Hi-Liners Musical Theatre in Burien, WA: Putting People Downstage Center Since 1966! Our productions, classes, workshops and camps are open to students ages 3 to 22. We are a non-profit youth theatre dedicated to providing professional direction to our young cast members to develop their talents with the backdrop of quality sets, costumes and a live orchestra, to give both the performers and the audience a genuine Broadway musical experience.

Auditions:

DownStage Center Winter

Beetlejuice JR.

It's our show now, kid. The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR., the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon. Lydia Deetz is a strange and unusual teenager, still grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter shows his true stripes, unleashing a (Nether)world of pandemonium.

Age Range

Auditions are open to actors ages 7-18.

Audition Dates: Initial Auditions are Monday, September 15. You will be assigned an audition time slot (one hour long) after we receive your audition registration. Time slots begin at 5:00pm.

Callbacks: Thursday, September 18 beginning at 5:00pm. Everyone will be asked to come to the dance audition. You do not need to prepare a dance in advance. You will learn the combination at the dance audition. Some will be asked to stay for singing callbacks.

Audition Requirements

Young or inexperienced performers should prepare a song they know very well, like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, without accompaniment. More experienced performers can prepare 16 bars from a broadway musicals. All songs will be sung a cappella.

Performances: January 2-4, 8-11 & 16-18

Tuition for this Show: $575

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Academy Program

A Chorus Line

Academy is a year long Performance Intensive with showcase performances on March 31 and April 1. We will be doing a deep dive into the characters, relationships, songs and dances of the hit Broadway musical, A Chorus Line, which just celebrated its 50th Anniversary. This exploration will include script analysis that is seldom possible during musical theatre rehearsals. Students will also have opportunities to try their hand at choreography, staging scenes/monologues, teaching music, designing sets, lights, props or costumes, or stage managing. This is a chance to try on new theatrical hats and consider a future in theatre arts that includes, but is not restricted to, acting.

Submissions Due: September 10 by 8:00pm

Callbacks: September 12, 5:00-7:00pm

Performances: March 31-April 1

Tuition: $1,000*

*In order to help make this even more accessible, and maintain the quality of our DSC productions, we are offering Academy students full scholarships if they audition and are cast in our school year DownStage Center shows, Beetlejuice Jr. and The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition.

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