13 JR Seniors 11-15Yrs
South Side Theatre Academy are on the lookout for 11-15 year olds to join our Christmas production of 13 JR.
Every member of our Senior classes, regardless of experience, will have a moment to shine in our full scale shows!
Be a part of our award-winning Weekly Theatre Academy as rehearsals kick off this April in our Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Senior classes. Working with our professional production team, ahead of a spectacular production at the cornerHOUSE in December, fit with full lights, sound, costumes and set!
To join the cast, book a free trial class in our Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Surbiton Senior classes.
Find out more information below about how we run our productions.
AUDITIONS & REHEARSALS
Rehearsals take place within our Weekly Theatre Academy classes, for an hour and a half a week. We will spend the Summer term working through the ensemble numbers in the show, learning the vocals and choreography, along with workshopping the show and it's characters.
Following the Summer break, we will hold our audition workshops, where the young actors will have an opportunity to perform a selection of scenes from the show, and learn a routine and vocals to a song from the show, where everyone will be given the chance to showcase what they can do. Students will then be given the opportunity to perform a solo from a part of a song taught to them if they wish. Following this, casting will be announced, with casting designed to give everyone their moment, no matter their role, allowing them to learn and grow.
We then get to work with rehearsals, starting with the big full company number so everyone is involved, and then working through the full show material.
Alongside the regular weekly rehearsals, at the theatre there will be one Saturday Technical rehearsal on Saturday 29th November and a dress rehearsal on either Wednesday 3rd or Thursday 4th December depending on cast.
JOIN OUR CASTS
For 13 JR, we have 3 Senior casts performing, with rehearsals on different days and times:
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Mondays at Esher Theatre, Esher, 6:30-8pm
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Tuesdays at Hook Church, Surbiton, 6-7:30pm
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Thursdays at Christ Church Surbiton Hill, 6-7:30pm
PRODUCTION DATES
Friday 5th-Sunday 7th December 2025 │ the cornerHouse, 116 Douglas Rd, Surbiton, KT6 7SB
Any questions about our casting process or joining us please email info@southsidetheatre.com
About 13 JR
With a catchy rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown, and a hilarious book by Tony winner Robert Horn and Dan Elish, 13 JR. tells a timeless story about fitting in - and standing out!
Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents' divorce. Now the new kid at school, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain... or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!?
A true coming-of-age musical, 13 JR. is made especially for adolescents with a universal message about friendship and being true to yourself.