ACANY’s Spring 2025 Junior Off-Broadway Production: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR.

Actors 7-13 Eligible (Email us for an Age Exception) 

Students ages 12 & 13 may also audition for our the Senior Production of LEGALLY BLONDE JR! We’ll cast you where you fit best!

SYNOPSIS:  Troy, Gabriella and the students of East High must deal with issues of love, friends and family while balancing their classes and extra curricular activities. The show’s infectious, danceable songs are sure to engage performers and audiences alike.

Director: Rebecca O’Sullivan Reres (INTO THE WOODS, LITTLE MERMAID JR, SEUSSICAL JR)

Audition Information
When: Saturday, Jan. 11 and Sunday, Jan. 12 (select 1 date upon registration)
Time: 11 AM – 2 PM (select 1 time slot upon registration)
Where: Ripley-Grier Studios – 305 W 38th St (b/t 8th and 9th Ave.), NYC

Sign in 15 minutes prior to audition time. Callbacks may be held on the same day, so be prepared to stick around.

Come in clothing you can move in.

CLICK TO REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE AUDITION!

Audition Materials:
CLICK HERE! Please choose 1 song and 1 scene to perform! 

*AUDITION SONG NOTE: Sing both parts in your vocal range, so in BREAKING FREE sing both Troy’s lyrics and Gabriella’s. Same goes for WHAT I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR – sing both Sharpay’s part and Ryan’s part in your range!

**GENERAL NOTE: Look over the other materials, scenes and songs, in case we want you to perform something else in your audition!

Get ready for your audition with a member of our staff! Learn more about our audition prep workshop on Sunday, Jan. 5th!

Can’t make it to the live audition? 

Submit a self-tape by Friday, January 10 at 9 AM to auditions@AClassActNY.com 

Click here for self-tape guidelines and video submission instructions.

Questions? Contact us here!

If cast, please find the rehearsal and performance schedule below, plus other pertinent information, including conflicts, tuition, and mandatory tech nights! 

Rehearsal Conflicts
We accept 2-3 pre-approved absences. We film each rehearsal. If you miss, you are expected to review the material on your own time before the next rehearsal.

Rehearsal Schedule
There will be 12 rehearsals!

Saturdays: Apr. 5; May 10
Sundays: Feb. 2, 9; Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23; Apr. 6, 27; May 4, 11 (Sunday, May 11 will be extended until 7:30 PM)
Time: 1:30-6 PM
Where: Pearl Studios – 500 8th Ave, NYC

Mandatory Tech Night
Both Casts: Friday, May 16
Time: 3:30-9:30 PM
Where: The Riverside Theatre – 91 Claremont Ave, NYC (b/t 120th and 122nd St. – near Columbia University)

*Tech Is Mandatory

Performance Dates & Showtimes
When: Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18 (each cast performs in 2 shows)
Gabriella Cast: Saturday, May 17 at 10:30 AM and Sunday, May 18 at 1 PM
Troy Cast: Saturday, May 17 at 1 PM and Sunday, May 18 at 10:30 AM
Where: The Riverside Theatre – 91 Claremont Ave, NYC (b/t 120th and 122nd St. – near Columbia University)

Tuition if Cast: 995.00 *includes a beautiful production T-Shirt! 

Payment plans available.

CLICK TO REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE AUDITION!

Past Productions

  • Fall 2020: Lion King Jr. at The Riverside Theatre
  • Fall 2020: Chicago High School Edition at The Riverside Theatre
  • Fall 2019: A Chorus Line and Frozen Jr. at The Riverside Theatre
  • Spring 2019: The Addams Family and Shrek Jr. at The Riverside Theatre
  • Fall 2018: The Drowsy Chaperone and Peter Pan Jr. at The Riverside Theatre
  • Spring 2018: Godspell and Seussical Jr.
  • Fall 2017: Les Miserables School Edition and The Little Mermaid Jr. at The Riverside Theatre
  • Spring 2017: Spamalot and Aladdin Jr. at the 52nd St. Project
  • Fall 2016: Urinetown and Annie Jr. at the 52nd St Project
  • Spring 2016: Beauty and the Beast Jr. at the 52nd St Project
  • Fall 2015: Honk Jr. and Thoughoughly Modern Millie Jr. at the 52nd St Project
  • Spring 2015: Legally Blonde Jr. at the 52nd St Project
  • Fall 2014: Seussical Jr. and High School Musical Jr. at The York Theatre
  • Spring 2014: The Little Mermaid Jr. at Manhattan Movment and Art Center
  • Fall 2013: Into the Woods Jr. Manhattan Movment and Art Center