Child Actors
Child Actors are cast by audition or submission, as needed. Any child who meets the artistic and professional requirements may be considered for non-singing roles. All roles for child actors are by audition or submission only. Stage or performing experience is sometimes, but not always, required. When a child is invited to perform in a production, guardians will be asked to commit to the child’s attendance at all costume fittings, rehearsals, and performances, except for reasons of illness.
Program Structure
All roles for child actors are by audition or submission only. In order to be considered, children must have the ability to take artistic direction and to focus for long periods. Stage or performing experience is sometimes, but not always, required.
When a child is invited to perform in a production, guardians will be asked to commit to the child’s attendance at all costume fittings, rehearsals, and performances, except for reasons of illness.
Additional Information
The Met performs on Monday through Saturday evenings, Saturday afternoons, and on some Sunday afternoons. Operas are rarely repeated on successive nights; instead, an opera may be performed two or three times in a week and may run for four to six weeks of performances.
For each production, there are usually five or six studio rehearsals held after school, in the evening, or on Saturdays, followed by an equal number of onstage rehearsals—weekdays between 9:30AM and 3:30PM—scheduled in compliance with New York State child labor law.
Requirements
Participation as a Child Actor requires a commitment to all scheduled events—fittings, rehearsals, performances.