Pro, Youth and Children’s Theatres

• Act III Theatre Company

• Adventure Theatre

• American Music Stage

• Arena Stage’s Community Programs

• Arlington Players

• Blaire Mansion Inn

• Camp Arena Stage & Arena Stage’s Community Programs (Includes program for young playwrights.)

• Encore Stage and Studio

• Ford’s Theatre

• InterAct Story Theater (workshops for students and parents)

• Kinetic Dance Theater

• KMT (Kids Musical Theatre)

• Lazy Susan Dinner Theater

• Little Theater of Alexandria

• Mclean Community Players

• Mpulse Ann Arbor

• Musical Theater of Wichita’s Apprentice program

• Mystery Dinner Playhouse

• Signature Theatre; Overtures program and Stage One

• Synetic Theater, Washington DC

• The Alliance Theater

• The Children’s Theater (TCT)

• The Governor’s School for the Performing Arts (summer program for the arts for rising high school seniors)

• The Shakespeare Theatre, programs for young actors

• The Studio Theater

• The Theater Lab School of the Dramatic Arts

• The Theater Lab School of the Dramatic Arts, various programs

• Toby's Dinner Theatre, Columbia, MD

• Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Opera Companies

• Annapolis Opera

• Baltimore Concert Opera

• Bel Cantanti Opera

• Riverbend Opera

• The In Series

• The Washington Opera Chorus
  Auditions are usually held in January or February. Announcements will be available in the post and on line prior to the audition dates.

• Victorian Lyric Opera

• Virginia Opera

• Washington Concert Opera

• W

• Washington Savoyards

The Kennedy Center Programs

• Artsedge:

• Cue Sheet Library: an educational resource for young people. Understanding performances.

• Festivals:

• Free Performances Every Night of the Year on the Millennium Stage

• Opera Discovery Camp

• Performances for Young Audiences

• Performing Arts Series:

• WNO High School Summer Program

• WNO Young Artist Programs

More Opera for Youth:

• The Met: Back stage tours of the Metropolitan Opera House:
  http://www.metoperafamily.org/education/general/backstage.aspx

• The Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus:
  http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/auditions/childrens_chorus.aspx

• The Met's education programs:
  http://www.metoperafamily.org/education/schools/index.aspx

Adult Opera-Internships and Chorus:

• Crittendon Opera Workshops http://www.crittendenopera.org/

• Opera Theater of Northern Virginia https://www.auroraopera.org/

• Victorian Lyric Opera, Opera Chorus and Roles (Victorian Lyric rehearses and performs in Maryland. They use an auditioned, volunteer opera chorus.)

Resources

• < > (free admission interviews with Broadway stars sponsored by Shugoll Research)

  General info site with links: http://summerstocktheatre.info/

• League of Washington Theaters

• Professional Auditions

• Summer Stock

• South Eastern Theater Conference

• Straw Hat Theatre Conference

  • For an extensive list of theater programs affiliated with Straw Hat for middle school and high school age students go to: http://www.strawhat-auditions.com/younger.htm.

Unions:

• AEA: American Actors Association
  http://www.actorsequity.org/

• AFTRA: American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
  http://www.musicalartists.org/

• AGMA: American Guild of Musical Artists
  http://www.musicalartists.org/

• Equity: Actors' Equity Association
  http://www.actorsequity.org/membership/howtojoin.asp

• SAG: Screen Actors Guild
  http://www.musicalartists.org/

• American Arts Alliance, www.americanartsalliance.org

• Association of Performing Arts Presenters, www.artspresenters.org

• Classical Singer Magazine (singer oriented articles and audition listings)
  Singer’s source

• < >

  National Endowment for the Arts, www.nea.gov

• OPERA America, www.operaamerica.org

• Opera News

• The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, www.cultural-alliance.org

• The Opera Guild Of Northern VA

• Vocal Arts DC

• Vocal Arts Society

• YAP Tracker (online only)

Publications & On Line Audition Listings

• Actor's Lifeline http://www.actorslifeline.com/Home_Page.php

• Auditions.com, audition resource website http://www.1auditions.com/search.php  

• Backstage Magazine

• < > audition database in DChttp:// www.casting-call.us/washington-casting.php

  DC Metro Arts (auditions, reviews, theatre schedules, interviews)

• DCTheatre Scene (info on what's happening) http://dctheatrescene.com/

• Free Casting Call http://freecastingcall.com/

• Music Pro News at www.voiceanddrumnews.com (hosted by NM Productions, Inc.)

• Red Bird Studio

• Singers Source

• < > audition resource website http://www.showbizradio.net/auditions/  

  Studio Theatre

• The Actor’s Center
  A great resource for both the aspiring and the accomplished actor in the Washington Metropolitan Area. To have access to their audition hotline, membership is required.

• The Theater Pages: audition listings http://www.srbnet.com/  

   

• Classical Singer Magazine Competition for High School Singers, Classical Voice
  http://www.classicalsinger.com/convention/hscomp/rules.php

• Classical Singer Magazine University Level Competition, Classical Voice
  http://www.classicalsinger.com/convention/univcomp/

• Friday Morning Music Club Competition
  http://www.fmmc.org/cmstest/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=11

• Lions Club Competitions for Classical Voice

• National Arts Competition, Classical and Musical Theatre
  Link to main page: http://www.youngarts.org/

• Vocal Arts DC Competition: Young Artists Competition

• Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions

Rehearsal/Warm Up Studios for Rent by the hour in NYC

• Chelsea Theatre Works, USA
  Studio rental by the hour, NYC
  http://www.theatreworksusa.org/chelsea.cfm

• Ripley Grier Studios
  Studio rental by the hour, New York City
  http://www.ripleygrier.com/main.php

• The Jazz Vocal Workshop www.thevocalworkshop.net/home and also www.thejazzworkshop.net/ or contact Chris Grasso at thejazzworkshop@gmail.com

• The Songwriters Association of Washington DC
  http://www.saw.org/

• OpenMikes.org
  http://openmikes.org/calendar/DC  and
  http://openmikes.org/listings/nearzip.php?zip=20009&proximity=25

• Area clubs that support local artists performing original music:

• Jammin’ Java  in Vienna
  http://www.jamminjava.com/index2.php

• Jaxx’s Nightclub in Springfield
  Find contacts and calendar information at:
  http://jaxxroxx.com/

• MusicDC
  An additional source for area venues
  http://musicdc.com/

• The following site offers different books and publications related to the music business.
  http://www.recordingindustrysourcebook.com/

• The Yellow Pages of Rock lists contact information nationwide for Radio Stations, College Radio, Record Labels, Distribution, etc. When I look on line, the link I find gives you an address and telephone number. The link is: http://www.musicbiz.com/ 

• Union for composers, authors and publishers is ASCAP. Their website is full of information.
  http://www.ascap.com/ 

Sheet Music Stores in the Real World:

• Cramer’s Music Company
  Manassas, Virginia
  Phone: (703) 257-1572, (703) 257-1472
  Fax: (800) 257-1572 (Free) 
  Website: http://www.cramercenter.com/cramer'smusic.htm

• Fox Music
  416 S. Washington Street in Falls Church Virginia
  Phone: (703) 533-7393.

• Music and Arts Stores

On Line Sheet Music and Digital Sheet Music:

• www.musicnotes.com/  

• www.sheetmusicdigital.com

• SheetMusicPlus.com

• www.youraccompanist.com