GENERAL INFORMATION
- Check for spelling errors and typos on the ENTIRE form. We will be printing everything exactly as you submit it.
- Auditions will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis in the order that completed applications are received.
- Registration, including paying the fee, must be completed before an audition will be confirmed.
- Once all steps are complete and submitted, you will receive an audition confirmation within 7-10 days. A confirmation is required in order to participate in the auditions.
- Complete your application early in order to secure your spot at the auditions. The auditions fill up every year. A waiting list will be started once all slots have been allocated.
- There is no limit on the number of students that may audition from a specific high school.
To participate in GHAA, a student must:
- Be an enrolled high school senior on track to graduate;
- Have a 2.75 minimum GPA on a 4.0 scale (unweighted);
- Plan to major in theatre in college;
- Be approved by their theatre teacher as a candidate for these auditions; and
- Complete the registration process, including paying the $25 registration fee.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 1: 2023 GHAA Student Registration Form
Complete and submit the registration form below, including paying the $25 registration fee. It will take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete the form.
- The registration form consists of many pages and requires typical theatrical résumé information:
- Personal information including name, address, GPA, etc.
- A headshot photograph to upload into the form (must be 2.5”x 3.125”).
- A list of shows that you have participated in (up to 8).
- A list of theatre courses/workshops that you have taken (up to 7).
- A list of honors, awards, special skills, etc.
- You should have all information ready prior to beginning the form.
- Paying your registration fee online is strongly recommended. Please have credit card information ready.
- You must complete the form and submit it in one online session.
STEP 2: Fee
Pay the $25 registration fee.
CONFIRMATION
To avoid being placed on the wait list, you should complete your application as soon as possible. The auditions fill up each year and a wait list always forms.
Once you have completed your registration and paid your registration fee, you will receive a confirmation for participation in the auditions or a wait list notification. Please allow 7-10 days for processing. (This formal confirmation is different than the automated one you will immediately receive after submitting your online registration form.)
If you do not receive a confirmation or wait list notification within 10 days after you believe all forms and fee have been submitted, send us an email.
AUDITION SCHEDULE
*Subject to minor changes; final schedule will be announced prior to your audition
- 10:00am – Doors open for Program Representatives to register and set up exhibit tables and callback rooms
- 10:30am – Tech candidates report for check-in and set-up
- 11:15am – Musical Theatre Candidates report for check-in
- 11:30am-12:30pm – Design/Technical Theatre Round-Robin Auditions
- 12:00pm-1:00pm – Lunch
- 1:00pm – Musical Theatre Auditions
- 1:00pm – Design/Technical callbacks begin
- 1:15pm – Acting candidates report for check-in
- 2:30pm – Acting Auditions
- 2:30pm – Musical Theatre callbacks begin
- 4:00pm – Auditions end
- 4:00pm – Callbacks for all areas
- 6:00pm – Callbacks conclude
Auditions will be done in groups according to the schedule above. Audition times cannot be changed for any reason and we do not take requests for specific audition times, no exceptions. You must report on time for check-in and be ready to audition at your call time.
Please plan on staying for callbacks, which may last until 6:00pm, depending on the number of callbacks that you receive.
PREPARING TO AUDITION
Please review the Rules and Advice for complete information on getting ready for your audition, including material selection, slate, dress, and more.
You will receive final instructions for the event on or before November 13.
LOCATION
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is centrally located in the heart of downtown Houston.
Kinder HSPVA
790 Austin Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Visitor parking is not available in the school garage for any reason. You may take advantage of street parking, which is free on Sundays (check signs and meters for restrictions). You may also make use of the many parking garages and lots located around the campus.
