Audition FAQs

Acceptance to a program does not guarantee a place in the program. Only registration into the program can guarantee your spot. Registration is filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Programs fill quickly and capacities are limited, so we encourage students to register as soon as possible. Once the program is at capacity, students will be placed on a waitlist and contacted if a spot becomes available in the order their waitlist request was received.

Online registration is required to attend our annual Audition Tour. Students are able to register online up until the start of the audition. 

Students should audition according to their age on the date of the audition – not the age they will be during the time of the program. Students will be considered for all programs that they are eligible for based solely on technique. 

Students who cannot make it to a live audition or who do not fall within the audition age groups offered may submit a video audition during our annual Audition Tour.

Students will be considered for all programs that they are eligible by age for based solely on technique. 

Students will be accepted and placed into programs based on their audition and solely at the discretion of the artistic staff. All students can expect to receive their results from the 2024 Audition Tour sometime between February 5, 2024, and February 18, 2024. All results are final and scholarships are merit-based. If you have not received your results by the end of February, please reach out to [email protected]. 

Yes, the Grainger Academy encourages families to fill out the financial aid application early even if their student has not auditioned or received an audition result.