Performance Lab
Performance Lab is the Warner Theatre Education’s premiere program for High School students ages 14-18. Treated like an AP level course, students are expected to dedicate themselves to this rigorous program designed to help them develop core theatrical skills including acting, singing, dance, and theater tech. Shows are chosen to challenge and excite students, and give them the opportunity to rise to meet or exceed all that is put before them. Fully supported by our devoted staff, students work to improve self-reliance and group dynamics in the process of creating a professional level stage performance.
PERFORMANCE LAB AUDITION NOTICE

It's 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. As luck would have it, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.
Auditions for the WTCAE Performance Lab will be held at Warner Theatre Education on:
Monday, December 13th, 2021 at 6:00pm
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Tuesday, December 14th 2021 at 6:00pm
Monday, December 13th, 2021 at 6:00pm
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Tuesday, December 14th 2021 at 6:00pm
Performance Lab students will participate in a focused, rigorous theater program, which includes instruction in music performance, acting, and dance. This year’s Performance Lab program will culminate in a production on March 4-6, 2022, which will take place in the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.
Students auditioning for Performance Lab must be at least 14 years of age. It is recommended that students have prior experience in a rigorous production and/or training environment.
Those auditioning for Performance Lab must be available for the following:
Students auditioning for Performance Lab must be at least 14 years of age. It is recommended that students have prior experience in a rigorous production and/or training environment.
Those auditioning for Performance Lab must be available for the following:
- Rehearsals, which will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings in January from 5-7:30 PM. Sunday rehearsals will be added in February from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
- Tech Week, which will begin on Saturday, February 26, 2022
- Performances, which will be Friday, March 4th, 2022 - Sunday, March 6, 2022.
PREPARING FOR YOUR AUDITION
- Please prepare a monologue (can be dramatic or comedic- should be no more than one minute long). Auditioners may also be asked to read select sides.
- Be prepared to sing. Bring 32 measures of a prepared piece to present. We will vocalize and learn a section of a song at the audition to perform.
- Wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to learn a short dance combination.
- Bring your best - we can’t wait to meet you!