About The Mainstage
These are large-scale, high-budget, commercial productions that are put on twice a year - once in the winter and once in the summer. They run for two weekends at The Tarrytown Music Hall. Participation is by audition only.
Auditions are held in the fall for the February show and in the winter for the August show. They are open to anyone in elementary school through college, regardless of whether or not you participate in the Workshops. No prior experience is needed to audition. RFKT typically has 150-300 actors audition for its Mainstage productions. 4 casts of 35 are cast in the show.
The Mainstage cast is made up of principal and ensemble roles. Actors cast in a principal role will have speaking lines and/or solos. Actors in the ensemble sing and dance as part of a group but do not always have individual lines or solos.
Click HERE to see pictures of our past productions.
Commitment
Rehearsals are held in the evenings (4:30-8:30 in the winter, 5:00-9:00 in the summer) 3 times a week (depending on role) for three weeks before the show opens, plus every night the week before the show. The casts rehearse two at a time but perform separately (each cast does aprox. 2 shows).
Fee
There is no fee to audition for a Mainstage production. A cast list is posted aproximately one week after auditions. If you are cast in the show, there is a $465 registration fee plus a $50 deposit.
