VYT Auditions
School of Rock: The Musical – Young Actors Edition
Rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme… You better get me to school on time! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock: Young Actors Edition is a dynamic, one-hour version of the musical based on the hit movie, designed especially for young performers. The tuner follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the school’s headmistress finding out?
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock: Young Actors Edition is a loving testimony to the transformative power of music. May the spirit of rock be with all who pledge allegiance to Lloyd Webber’s newest hit!
Show Dates: December 10th – 13th, 2026
Auditions: October 3rd, 2026
Check-In Time: 8:30am
Audition Time: 9:00am
**Everyone will have a chance to sing and perform a short monologue/poem. A callback announcement will be made after everyone has had a chance to audition; callbacks will immediately follow a lunch break. If you are not called back, it does not mean you are not cast! It just means that we need to see some more from certain auditionees.
Location: Birmingham Village Players Playhouse- 34660 Woodward Ave, Birmingham
Print, fill out, and BRING WITH YOU the following form: Audition Form
Review & practice one of the following songs:
If Only You Would Listen
School of Rock (With the Band Pt. 1)
Stick it to the Man (Competition Encore)
The Competition
Where Did the Rock Go?
Rehearsals:
Start October 5th. Mondays and Wednesdays @ 4:30-6:30p
Saturdays @ 10:00a-1:00p
(Not everyone will be called to every rehearsal…that’s why we need the conflict sheet so we can work around conflicts).
*Tech Week (week leading into the shows…no conflicts allowed): Tech Saturday (all day December 5th), Dress Rehearsal Monday (December 7th), Dress Rehearsal Tuesday (December 8th)
Audition Prep:
- Complete Audition Form (attached VYT Audition Form)
2. Choose the song whichever cut fits students voice the best.
3. Prepare a monologue/poem/joke to act out. No more than one minute, please!
VYT charges a production fee for participation in its musicals. The production fee for our musicals is $225 and covers the cost for sets, some costumes, royalties, props, instructional fees and much more. This will be due at the mandatory parent meeting the first week of rehearsals, Saturday, October 10th.
VYT’s production team will cast the best auditionees available. Unbiased and color-conscious casting is a value we respect. All roles — unless integral to the story/plot or specifically noted/ determined by the script, author or licensing house — are open to actors of all races, ethnicities, and gender identities.