Artista Academy will be presenting “The Lion King” in Spring of 2025.

Artista’s Musical Theatre program consists of 2 Saturday rehearsals a month with Gr. 5/6/7/8 students from 9:30-12 noon and Gr. 2/3/4 students alternating one Saturday from 12:30-2:00 PM and the other Saturday from 10:30-12:00 noon for rehearsal mixed with the older students. Students of all ages must audition for a spot in the program.

Auditions for Artista Academy’s “The Lion King”:

Audition Prep: Saturday, September 7th:

• All students interested in auditioning can sign up and come for FREE audition prep/coaching on Saturday, September 7th (links above)
• Senior students (Gr. 5/6/7/8) audition prep Saturday, September 7th 9:30-12:00 noon, Junior students (Gr. 2/3/4) audition prep Saturday, September 7th from 12:30-2:00 PM. 
• Your child does not need to know ahead of time if they want to audition for a main role or to be in the Senior chorus. All seniors will attend audition prep together. 
• Audition time slots will be signed up for after audition prep via an email link.
• Audition prep videos and vocal tracks will be available for all students (after September 7th audition prep) to rehearse with at home in preparation for their audition.

Auditions: Saturday, September 14th:

• Auditions will be on Saturday, September 14th (AM – main roles PM – Senior Chorus and Junior chorus. Note: If your child auditions for a main role but does not receive a main part, they may still be invited to join Senior Chorus)
• Auditions will have a singing, dancing and acting component and will be done in small groups of 5 or less
• Audition time slots will be 10 min for anyone wanting to audition for Senior Chorus or Junior chorus. Auditions for main roles will be 2 hour time blocks where all students auditioning for that role will stay for the entire 2 hour duration.

Audition Results and Registration: Monday, September 16th

• Audition results will be emailed on Monday, September 16th and registration will open after this date.  
• Registration will be done using Studio Director program (same program used by Boss Dance/Stoney Brook Dance) (payments options are e transfer or cheque)
• Cost for program Senior Chorus/Main Roles (Gr. 5/6/7/8) = $315 plus $25 admin fee and $25 volunteer waiver Junior Chorus (Gr. 2/3/4) = $215 plus $25 admin fee and $25 volunteer waiver

There is no cap on how many students can audition, so please encourage other friends and family to come join us for “The Lion King” audition prep on Saturday, September 7th and see what Artista Academy is all about!

There will be 3 or 4 performances for each cast (your child will only belong to one) in Spring of 2025. Students must audition for a chorus or main part role this year as we will have approx. 70 slots for Gr. 5/6/7/8 students and 40 slots for Gr. 2/3/4 students.