Auditions
Most COCA auditions are held annually. Check this page regularly for dates and times as each audition is scheduled, or sign up for our newsletter to stay informed.
Open Auditions
Casting Opportunities for Joshua’s Boots, a musical work for young people by Adolphus Hailstork and Susan Kander!
Rehearsals: September 14 – October 20
Performances: October 21-24 at the Catherine B. Berges Theatre
Openings for:
- Four male baritones and tenors ages 14 – 22
- One teenage, female soprano
- One Black, female soprano
- One Black, male treble (unchanged) voice, age 9 or older
Audition instructions:
Send an email with your link and a completed audition form to afelter@opera-stl.org AND pwoodmore@cocastl.org
Submit a horizontal format video with good lighting, 90 sec or a verse + chorus of one, familiar musical theater or art song- with or without accompaniment
Post recording as a private YouTube video, Dropbox link, or Google Drive link
Regional Summer Intensive Auditions (RSIA)
Please check back for 2027 dates.