2026-27 Outreach Group Auditions

2026-27 Outreach AUDITIONS 

Ages 13-18
Wednesday, April 1st
5:00 p.m.

 

We are looking for a small number of dedicated and talented group of performers ages 13-18 who will represent MTA at various community events throughout the Valley. Current Outreach members will need to audition in order to be considered for the new season.

Outreach is a year-round commitment of Veterans and Holiday-related gigs, MTA Holiday Show, plus events such as a Friendsgiving bonding activity, Team Building, Secret Santa, an October Fundraiser, our Annual Bowl-a-thon, and more! Participants also learn a "Song of the Year” that would be sung at our Annual Benefit and parents are expected to join a committee for the event. Participants have anywhere from 10-20 performance opportunities throughout the year which includes 15-20 rehearsals with well over 50 hours of vocal training, ear training, and harmony skill-building between the months of August to April.

We are seeking positive, motivated, and experienced individuals who want to make a difference in their community and grow as musical theatre artists and young people. Skills learned will include singing in complicated harmony in original arrangements, music theory, performance and cabaret techniques, dance and movement skills, public speaking, interacting with adults at events, time management, organization, strong work ethic, confidence and pride in your work, and much more! Interested performers should be strong singers and actors and also have dance ability.

Additional Ambassador spots may be available for this season. Some gigs might only have small groups attending where there are space constraints, last minute opportunities to perform, etc. 

For close to 18 years, MTA Outreach Members have incredible success stories and credit much of their success to MTA's program as well as the Outreach Group. We hope that if you are chosen to be a part of these select groups, you will remain an active participant throughout your high school years until you graduate. A great amount of time and work is put into arranging harmonies and only committing to one year makes it very time-consuming to rearrange and reassign the harmonies the following year. Outreach is similar to a National Honors Society program and is not just a "performance troupe."

Please note that we are able to work around the MTA Calendar, and school conflicts such as choir, dance, and band concerts. In addition, we will work with your private vocal or instrument lessons and studio dance schedules; however the expectation is that you also miss some of these activities so as to not always conflict out of Outreach rehearsals. Unfortunately, we are unable to work with schedules from other performance troupes as the schedules tend to overlap and it is a conflict of interest. For example, a person would not be on two competitive sports teams simultaneously. Thank you for your understanding and realizing the importance of honoring your commitments.

Outreach members are selected with assistance from MTA production staff using a points system. Outreach is not only a talent-based group, and many factors are taken into account when casting including commitment to MTA and behavior. Outreach is a family commitment. If your family can not make the commitment, please refrain from auditioning. 

We are unable to cast everyone in Outreach; if you are not selected this year, please continue to audition as more spots may open up as performers graduate.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

1. Potential gigs doc: Potential Outreach Gig Dates Document

 

2. Contract doc for reference:  Outreach Contract Document

 

3. Sign up for a 5 minute audition slot here: Sign Up for an Audition Time

4.  Prepare a one minute musical theatre song with accompaniment (phone is acceptable, or email your track to [email protected])

5.  After you sing, you may be asked an interview question from the list below:

• Why do you want to be a part of the outreach group?
• Why do you feel it is important to give back to your community, etc?
• What strengths can you bring to the group?
• What is an opportunity for growth that you see within yourself?
• What does honoring your commitment mean to you?
• Returning Members: What have you learned this past year? What was the most rewarding activity for you?

Please reference the Outreach Contract and Potential Gig Dates Document with tentative rehearsal and performance dates. We ask that you reserve these dates, and as the school year starts and you receive any school conflicts, we will solidify the dates as best as possible so you know your schedule far in advance. We appreciate your flexibility as sometimes rehearsals or gigs may change.