September 8-10 – Christmas Revels Children’s Auditions

WHO:  Children entering grades 3-5 (about ages 8-10)
WHEN: Friday, September 8 (late afternoon/evening)
Saturday, September 9 (morning)
Callbacks on Sunday, September 10 (afternoon)
Please Note — The number of audition slots is limited.
WHERE: Washington Revels Studio Space,
531 Dale Drive, Silver Spring, MD
WHAT: Each child should prepare a short unaccompanied song to sing; this should be something simple that they are comfortable with and enjoy singing (something from school or camp, a carol, folk song, even “Happy Birthday” can suffice — no pop, please).

APPOINTMENT REQUIRED — You must call Washington Revels at 301-830-4407 for an audition slot any time after August 7. 

Download 2017 Children’s audition form
please print, fill out, and email or bring with you to your audition appointment.

Rehearsals and Performances

The children’s chorus rehearses for The Christmas Revels on 10 Wednesday afternoons from 4:30 to 6:00pm, at the Washington Revels Studio Space in Silver Spring, MD, beginning in mid-September. In addition, the children attend some weekend rehearsals with the adult cast, as well as in-theater rehearsals at Lisner Auditorium during Tech Week before the show opens.

View 2017 Children’s rehearsal and performance schedule

About Casting

All children auditioning will be cast in one of two productions, the 2017 Christmas Revels or our 2018 May Revels. The children who are invited to perform in the May Revels rehearse on Wednesday afternoons starting in late March or the first week in April. They join the adult and teen choruses for 2-3 rehearsals in the two weeks prior to the performance, which takes place on the first Sunday in May.

About the 2017 Christmas Revels

The 2017 Christmas Revels will take place at Lisner Auditorium in Washington DC on the weekends of December 9-10 and 15-17, 2017. Please visit The Christmas Revels pages to learn more about previous shows.