(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center’s Youth Performing Arts Company, now in its 13th year, is seeking talented, serious musical theatre performers ages 13-21 who can sing, dance, and act and are looking to use their talent to better the community! Auditions will be held on Sunday, September 12 from 1:00pm to 7:00pm and Monday, September 13 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
This musical troupe acts as ambassadors for the Mayo Performing Arts Center by performing Broadway-style musical numbers at community events, fundraisers, hospitals, special events, and festivals around New Jersey. Opportunities may also include high profile events including performing alongside celebrity performers on the MPAC stage. This is a great opportunity to sharpen your skills, gain exposure, and help those in need. The group rehearses Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm and some Sundays 1:00pm-4:00pm. Performances vary, mostly weekends and Thursday evenings. There is no charge to be a member of this group. Click here for more information on the group.
Please prepare an uptempo song that shows off your vocal range and personality. Auditions will be held at Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South Street in Morristown (Please use their9 Pine Street entrance)
Sign up here for an audition time: Email pas@mayoarts.org with any questions
Each year the group connects with new organizations and perform for some of MPAC's regular community partners such as: The Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, The American Heart Association, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The March of Dimes, Care One and many more. Whether it is for 35 senior citizens, 350 attendees at a gala or 3500 at an outdoor festival, the students pour their hearts out to make a difference!
Company members have also had the unique opportunity to perform in some high profile performances, including “Broadway at The White House,” and on Broadway with Kristin Chenoweth. They have also appeared alongside many celebrity performers on the MPAC stage, including: Marvin Hamlisch, Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes-Mitchell, Linda Eder, Foreigner, Abbamania, John Pizzarelli, Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, Carolee Carmello, Laura Benanti, and more!
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) is located at 100 South Street in Morristown, New Jersey. MPAC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2021-2022 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. Mayo Performing Arts Center was named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres, and is ranked in the top 50 mid-sized performing arts centers by Pollstar Magazine.
