AUDITIONS
Interested in performing with Operativo?
Please see the information below to become part of the Operativo Family!
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(updated April 7, 2026)
Rules for application when auditions are open:
1. You MUST RESIDE at an address located within 100 miles of Houston/Greater Houston area during the rehearsal process.
2. If your Houston address is greater than 50 miles from the Houston Heights area or the Sugarland area, you are welcome to still perform with us. However, you will not qualify for gas stipends included in the fine print of our contracts.
3. Please be a local artist that wants to live and help the local music & theater communities. We don't mind hiring one or two out of town singers, but it gets expensive, hairy, and just a lot more liability is involved as our mission statement SERVES the LOCAL community.
Shows: Thursday June 25, Friday June 26, Saturday June 27, and Sunday June 28. Which cast is on which day will be determined based off conflicts submitted.
Rehearsals: M-F with Wednesday off every week, weekends off for most part until tech week from June 1st-June 24th. Times are flexible and will be determined by conflict sheets.
Into the Woods Auditions
This year we are doing a classical Mentoring Program setup as we have in the past. There will be two casts, one made up of professionals, the other with professional hopefuls or community theater performers. The professional cast will serve as an example to the other cast, and both should work as if they are colleagues. The Emerging/Young Artist cast will have ALL roles open.
Open Roles in
Professional Cast
Cinderella's Prince/Wolf
Little Red Ridinghood
Jack
Cinderella's Father
Rapunzel's Prince
Jack's Mother
Florinda
Lucinda
Cinderella's Stepmother
Granny
Giant
Cinderella's Mother
Steward
Milky White
There are three tiers in our Mentoring Program:
1. Professional Cast (post graduate)
Professional Cast is paid with a (admittedly low) one time fee of $500 being the most you can earn, $100 being the least. Professionals wanting a lead role taken by precast roles (Baker, Baker's Wife, Witch, Cinderella, Rapunzel) may be cast in Young Artist show, but interest must be expressed so we can plan appropriate casting for age groups.
2. Emerging Artists (high school or college)
Emerging Artists are unpaid, or paid $50 at the most.
3. Young Artists (high school and below)*
Young Artists will pay a one time fee of $350 per artist tuition. If financial assistance is needed because $350 is too much, please let us know so we can try to fund raise so you can take part!
*Young Artists that are cast as Little Red or Jack in the Professional Cast will have waived tuition.
AUDITIONS:
We will be holding three auditions at three different locations. I will be looking for multiple spaces to rehearse, but our free location is in Sugarland right off Main Street and Brooks Street. Keep this in mind when auditioning. The more money we save is more money in professional pockets!
Auditions requirements are as follows:
Professional Cast Auditioners must bring 3-5 full arias/musical theater songs contrasting in style or language. Preferably a Sondheim or something Sondheim-esque. You will probably only sing 2 unless we have extra time. Auditioners will speak with you after and make notes then send out offers within a week!
Emerging Artist Auditioners must bring 2-3 total songs/arias/musical theater selections and they may be either full song or 32 bar cuts. You will sing 2 unless there is extra time in 8-10 minute slots. Auditioners will speak with you after and make notes then send out offers within a week!
Young Artists may either audition in person or by video and must prepare 1-2 32 bar cuts from whatever they wish. If you would like to be considered for more "lead" quality roles please follow the Emerging Artist Auditioner guidelines, even if you planned to pay tuition. Auditioners will speak with you after and make notes then send out offers within a week!