Summer 2025 YouthStage Spotlight Show:

SOMETHING ROTTEN

Grades 7-12 | Rehearsals begin June 7, 2025
Video Submissions due by Friday, November 15, 2024

Berkeley Playhouse is pleased to announce auditions for the 2025 Youthstage Summer Spotlight production of Something Rotten.

Please note: This production is only open to students currently in grades 7-12. Students graduating from high school in the Spring of 2025 are welcome to audition.

The YouthStage Spotlight Show is an opportunity for young actors to take their next step toward professional theater. Actors will audition for a role, rehearse on scheduled evenings and weekends with professional theater artists, and perform a fully produced production on the Julia Morgan Stage. Guest Artist workshops are also included in this program. Note: not everyone who auditions will be cast in this production.

Important dates:

Video Submission Deadline:
Friday, November 15, 2024

Callbacks:
Callback invitations will go out November 22.
Callbacks will be held in person December 6, 7, & 8.

Rehearsal Dates:
Starting Saturday, June 7, 2025, rehearsals will take place:
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-6pm
Monday-Thursday, 4:30-8:30pm (No rehearsal June 19 & July 4)

Tech Dates:
Mandatory tech rehearsals are:
July 5-6 10am-8pm
AND
July 8-11, 4-9pm

Performances:
Saturday, July 12, at 1pm & 7pm
Sunday, July 13, at 2pm & 7pm
Wednesday, July 16, at 7pm
Thursday, July 17, at 7pm
Friday, July 18, at 7pm
Saturday, July 19, at 1pm & 7pm
Sunday, July 20, at 2pm

Important Information:

General Audition Info: All first round auditions will be video submissions. Actors must follow the audition requirements stated below. We will be accepting video submissions until November 15, 2024 . Please email all audition links to youthstage@berkeleyplayhouse.org .

In-person Callbacks: Some participants will be asked to prepare specific callback materials. A separate email will be sent directly to these performers via email. Not all performers will be asked/needed at callback.

Casting: Not every actor will be cast in the Spotlight Show. Some roles will be double cast. Casting offers may be extended. Actors not cast in the Spotlight Show will be offered a first spot in the YouthStage Summer Production of Once Upon a Mattress!

Age Requirements & Tuition: This production is only open to students currently in grades 7-12. Students graduating from high school in the Spring of 2025 are welcome to audition. Tuition is $2300. Scholarships are available.

Audition submission requirements:

1) In your video, state your name, CURRENT grade, and the name of the song you will be singing.

2) Prepare and video record a 45-90 second cut of ONE comedic song.

Songs must be performed with pre-recorded or live accompaniment. Background tracks and karaoke tracks can be easily found on Spotify or Youtube. A cappella auditions are highly discouraged.

🎵 Advice for choosing an audition song: The director wants to see you sing something with strong comedic character! 😁

3) Prepare and record ONE monologue from these options here .

4) Include the following attachments to the email submission:

Headshot (or recent photo)
Resume (or list of relevant performance experience)
Completed audition form and conflict calendar

5) Email all audition links to youthstage@berkeleyplayhouse.org .

***Videos MUST be submitted as a Youtube or Google Drive link. Videos that need to be downloaded will not be accepted.
***Incomplete audition material will not be considered.

About Something Rotten:
A hilariously toe-tapping Renaissance tale! In this comical mash-up of 16th century Shakespeare and 21st century Broadway, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom set out to write the world’s first musical and reach stardom before The Bard announces his next hit.