ANNOUNCING AUDITIONS for the
Starz Theater Company Production of
AUDITIONS: September 25-26, 2026 | CALLBACKS: October 3 | SHOWS: January 22-24, 2027
OKLAHOMA Creative Team
Coming Soon!
AUDITIONS & CALLBACKS
September 12, 8:00am - Audition Reservations open to the public
September 25, 6:45-8:45pm, Auditions for Turning Pointe School of Dance students ages 13-18
September 26, 1:00-4:00pm, Auditions for Turning Pointe School of Dance students ages 9-13 & 13-18
September 26, 4:30-6:00pm, Auditions for performers from the community ages 9-18
October 3, 1:00-6:00pm, Callbacks for select Auditionees
October 9, Cast List emailed to all Auditionees
Audition Times by Group
Youth (Ages 9-12) – TPD Students
Friday, 6:45 PM
Saturday - 1:00 PM
Saturday - 1:30 PM
Saturday - 2:00 PM
Saturday - 2:30 PM
Teen (Ages 13-18) – TPD Students
Friday, 7:15 PM – Girls & Boys
Friday, 7:45 PM – Girls & Boys
Friday, 8:15 PM – Girls & Boys
Friday, 8:45 PM - Girls & Boys
Saturday, 3:00 PM – Boys Only
Saturday, 3:30 PM - Girls Only
Saturday, 4:00 PM – Girls & Boys
Teen (Ages 13-18) – Community (Non-Turning Pointe Students Only)
Saturday, 5:00 PM – Girls Only
Saturday, 5:30 PM – Boys Only
Youth (Ages 9-12) – Community (Non-Turning Pointe Students Only)
Saturday, 6:00 PM
Note:
TPD Students = Currently enrolled at Turning Pointe Dance or participated in both The Prince of Egypt and Newsies.
Community slots are reserved for non-Turning Pointe students only.
NEWSIES SEASON CALENDAR
Production Dates
January 22-24. Five public performances.
Location: The ENT Center for the Arts, Shockley-Zalabak Theater
Required REHEARSALS & Planned Breaks
By signing up for auditions, you are confirming your availability on the required rehearsal dates. If you have a conflict due to an extenuating family, religious (church), or school commitment, please email Ms. Laura at starz.laurabergen@gmail.com before registering for auditions to discuss possible options.
October 23-24, 2026 (7-9pm) - Kick Off Rehearsal Intensive for STARZ Performers*
October 24, 2026 (12:30-6pm) - Kick Off Rehearsal Intensive for all STC performers*, Company Photoshoot Day*, STC Parent Meeting (Time TBD)*
October 31, 2026 - Early Release for all, 4pm
November 22-28, 2026 - Thanksgiving Break (NO rehearsals)
December 20, 2026 - January 2, 2027 - Christmas Break (NO rehearsals)
January 4, 2026 (Monday) - In-Studio Tech Rehearsals for full company*. 12-4PM
January 9, 2027 - In-Studio Dress Rehearsal*. 12-5PM
January 16, 2027 - In-Studio Dress Rehearsal*. 12-8PM
January 18-21, 2027 - In-Venue Tech & Dress Rehearsals*. After school hours.
*Required rehearsal. No absences will be allowed on these dates.
SEASON REHEARSALS
STARZ - Fridays (7-9PM), Saturdays (12:30-5PM)
STARZ Rizing - Saturdays (12:30-5PM)
All-STARZ - Saturdays (12:30-5PM)
ATTENDANCE POLICY
All students auditioning for a STC production must be prepared to wholeheartedly commit to the season. Rehearsal conflicts must be disclosed on the audition application to be considered for an excused absence. Any rehearsal time missed, whether partial or full, counts as an absence. Excessive absences may impact casting decisions and may limit the roles a student is considered for.
STARZ performers may have no more than three (3) excused absences without prior approval from the STC Admin Team.
STARZ Rizing and All-STARZ performers may have no more than two (2) excused absence without prior approval.
IMPORTANT: Once casting is finalized, we ask all cast members and their families to prioritize the rehearsal commitment. Additional absences, including late arrivals or early departures, will only be excused for emergencies or illness. Before auditioning, carefully review any family or personal commitments between October 23 and the show dates and list them on your audition application. Please especially look at the month of December when filling out audition application absence requests. All conflicts must be listed, as they directly impact casting and rehearsal scheduling. If a student has a potential absence, it should still be noted as tentative.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land.
Content in Oklahoma Youth Edition has been edited to better suit youth performers and audience members, but all the elements that make this show a classic remain.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: Youth Edition — Musical Numbers
“Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin’”
“The Surrey With The Fringe On Top”
“Kansas City”
“I Cain’t Say No!”
“Many A New Day”
“People Will Say We’re In Love”
“Out Of My Dreams”
“The Farmer And The Cowman (Part 1)”
“The Farmer And The Cowman (Part 2)”
Reprise: “People Will Say We’re In Love’’
“All Er Nuthin’”
“Oklahoma”
“Bows”
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: Youth Edition — CHARACTERS
PRINCIPALS
3 Women (Aunt Eller, Laurey Williams, Ado Annie Carnes)
4 Men (Curly McLain, Jud Fry, Will Parker, The Peddler)
FEATURED
1 Woman (Gertie Cummings)
1 Man (Andrew Carnes)
ENSEMBLE
Large singing and dancing ensemble with numerous small roles
CHARACTERS
Aunt Eller Murphy
Curly McLain, a cowboy
Laurey Williams, a farm girl
Jud Fry, a farm hand
Will Parker, a cowboy
Ado Annie Carnes, a farm girl
The Peddler
Gertie Cummings
Andrew Carnes, a farmer
Ike Skidmore, a rancher
Cord Elam, a rancher
Fred, a rancher
Slim, a rancher
Mike, a farmer
Joe, a cowboy
Tom, a cowboy
Vivian
Ellen
Kate
Virginia
Accolades
Winner! 1944 Pulitzer Prize
Winner! Two 1956 Academy Awards, including Best Music
Winner! 1993 Special Tony Award (50th Anniversary)
Winner! Four 1999 Olivier Awards, including Outstanding Musical Production
Nominee: Two 1980 Tony Awards
Nominee: Eight 2002 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Nominee: Seven 2002 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical
Winner! Two 2019 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical
Nominee: Eleven 2019 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Reviews
“One of the landmarks of 20th century theatre... a defining event of American culture.” – Houston Chronicle
“A masterpiece... Rodgers & Hammerstein are truly up there with Eugene O'Neill as the great American theatre creators.” – New York Post
“If ever a show earned its exclamation point, it’s this one!” – Wall Street Journal
“There’s nothing corny about this wonderful, fresh show. It’s not just a classic American musical but—and this is the real surprise—a truthful, touching and gripping drama about growing up and falling in love, about dreams and nightmares.” – London Daily Mail
“Forget baseball, hot dogs and apple pie. Nothing is more American than Oklahoma!... One of the landmarks of 20th-century theatre, it remains a defining event of American culture.” – Houston Chronicle
“Calling Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! a classic American musical is an understatement. Like Grant Wood's ‘American Gothic’ and Mark Twain's novels, or George Gershwin's ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ and Chuck Berry’s rock ’n’ roll, Oklahoma! is firmly embedded in the canon of America’s greatest cultural creations.” – Wichita Eagle
AUDITION INFO
Your audition will consist of a 90-second vocal audition and a dance audition. Students will audition in small groups for both their vocal and dance portions. Auditions will be closed.
Auditions will take place in 30-minute time slots on April 5. When selecting your time, please note that student check-in is 25 minutes prior to the scheduled audition time. Families should plan for a 60-minute total time commitment, from check-in to pick-up.
All STC performers must be between the ages of 9 - 18 (or a high school senior) at the time of auditioning.
AUDITION REGISTRATION
Auditions are by online reservation only. The link to the audition signup will be posted to our website the day signups open to the public.
VOCAL AUDITION BACKING TRACKS
All vocal auditions must be performed with a backing track - no exceptions.
Students must provide their own backing track and upload it prior to audition day.
A link to upload your audition song will be included in your confirmation email after registering.
Songs must be uploaded - tracks cannot be played from a personal device.
Additional Audition Guidelines
No costumes or props are allowed.
No monologues, sides, or cold reads will be used in the initial audition; these will be part of the callback process.
Review all required rehearsal dates (above) before signing up
STC Admin and Creative Team members cannot provide private coaching for STC auditions.
OUR APPROACH TO CASTING
At STC we do not have Role-specific auditions (where students choose to audition only for a certain role). All students auditioning for Oklahoma Youth Edition must be open to accepting any role, as STC is an educational program dedicated to fostering growth, community and a love for theater in all participants. We believe every role matters and our casting team carefully considers each placement, ensuring that every role has intention, meaning, growth, and purpose within the production. If a student is not willing to accept any role, we ask them to prayerfully consider whether this opportunity aligns with their goals and expectations before auditioning.
Auditions and Callbacks Location:
Turning Pointe School of Dance
5540 Library Lane
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Audition Cost:
$15 - Per Student
$30 - Families with 3 or more students
Cash or Check (make checks out to Turning Pointe) only is due at student check-in.