The Junior Theater Festival (JTF) is the world’s biggest and best celebration of young people performing musical theater. JTF brings together student musical theater troupes from all over the world for a weekend of musical theater mayhem and madness.

January 16-20, 2025

Important Info:

When are Auditions? August 17- Sign up for a time slot between 9 and 3. You will be sent a dance combination via video to learn prior to your audition. You will perform your dance during your audition time slot. You will also need to sing a 16-32 bar cut of a music theatre song of your choice. You will need to bring a track (with no voices) and a device to connect to our bluetooth speaker.

What show are we doing? We will be deciding on the show based on the talent that we see at auditions. We have a show in mind but we want to make sure we can best feature our groups talents. The show choice will be determined by the vocal and dance skill levels we see at auditions so bring your A Game!!

When will rehearsals take place? We are planning for rehearsals to take place once per month for September and October and then pick up frequency after Thanksgiving. We will have mandatory rehearsals on January 2, 3, and 4 and a parent preview night on January 11. A conflict calendar must be completed before you are added to the team. We will attempt to schedule rehearsals around conflicts. Conflicts will be heavily considered in casting and acceptance to the team.

How much does it cost? Last year’s trip was around $1200 per person. Payment can be made in a lump sum or paid out on a monthly payment plan. We will be having multiple fundraisers and opportunities to earn money toward the cost of your trip for those who participate.

What if I can’t make the audition date? Although in person auditions are our preference, we will be accepting video submissions for our JTF team this year. Please still sign up for a time slot and notate in the comments section that you will be needing to submit a video. We will send you the information and the choreography cut to learn. You will need to submit your video audition by the end of the day on August 17 unless special provisions are made with the director.

Additional Questions? Email us at info@txmtc.org