WEST SIDE STORY auditions - Houston Grand Opera - Houston Grand Opera

West Side Story

Houston auditions for

Anita (dancer/singer/actress) and other

youthful male and female cast members



Preliminary Auditions – Saturday, September 14, 2024

Call Back Auditions – Sunday, September 15, 2024



On September 14 and 15, 2024, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will hold auditions for charismatic young dancers/singers (18+) of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to portray various roles in West Side Story, with a preference for Houston-area performers. Auditioning artists should have a strong dance technique and classical/traditional musical theater vocal training. Francesca Zambello will direct this production and Joshua Bergasse will revive the original Jerome Robbins choreography.



All interested candidates must be fully available to be engaged for the production period of January 2 through February 15, 2025. Performance dates in the Brown Theater at the Wortham Theater Center are January 31, February 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, and 15, 2025.



Artists who are cast can expect to earn a minimum of $8,370 US for small roles and more for larger roles with higher classifications.



Preliminary auditions will be scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston. At these preliminary auditions, artists will be taught dance sequences from the show to demonstrate, may be asked to sing a Broadway song of their choosing, and may be asked to read lines. Call-backs will be scheduled for Sunday, September 15, 2024. HGO will provide a pianist for the auditions, and detailed information will be sent to each candidate upon registration.



To register for the auditions, please complete and submit the document at this Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdul0ZOwMSImwK9Pfj_ZbTDImBmwkZhyk03c3wY8-JXYyCLNA/viewform?usp=sharing



For questions, contact rehearsal@houstongrandopera.org.


Salary: $1,394.68/week