2025 Auditions

WHEN: Saturday Morning, October 26, 2024

WHERE: South Suburban Sports Complex, Rink 2

7:00 am: Check-in opens (Upstairs – follow SOI volunteer instructions)

7:30 am – 8:00 am: Pre-Preliminary

8:00 am – 8:25 am:  Preliminary & Pre-Bronze

8:25 am – 8:55 am: Bronze & Pre-Silver

8:55 am – 9:30 am: Silver, Pre-Gold, & Gold

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Learn to Skate Group

Audition Day Help Needed – Sign up HERE

AUDITION DAY INFORMATION

USFS Pre-Preliminary to Gold levels:
Please arrive at the rink at least 30 minutes before your audition time so you have time to check in, get your audition number and get skates on.

Learn to Skate Group:
Please arrive at the rink by 8:30am to give you time to check in, get your audition number, check measurements if needed, and get skates on before your audition.

*Please note that Learn to Skate is in our last audition time slot to allow our largest group enough time to get through the check-in process and be on the ice by 9:30am.

ALL SKATERS MUST BE REGISTERED BEFORE AUDITION DAY – NO WALK INS.

COSTUME MEASUREMENTS

LTS skaters’ measurements can be verified on Audition Day.

WHAT TO WEAR

Learn to Skate – If your skater has a favorite skating skirt or dress, this is the perfect time to wear it! However, skaters can wear anything that they are comfortable with. Please don’t go out and buy anything special for this day. We also encourage gloves and/or hats to keep warm. If your skater wears a helmet, please bring it.

USFS – Wear your favorite competition or testing dress/outfit. Please do NOT dress as specific characters for our show themes. Skaters must wear their hair secured back and off the face. This is your opportunity to WOW the Directors, Committee and casting coaches.

AUDITION DAY TIPS

TIPS – Learn to Skate skaters

  • Be on time and warmed up.
  • Dress warm and bring your helmet, if you wear one.
  • Be cooperative, courteous and good listeners! Open those ears!
  • SMILE!!
  • Most of all – HAVE FUN! That is what Showtime on Ice is all about.

TIPS – USFS skaters

  • Be on time and warmed up.
  • Be cooperative, courteous and good listeners.
  • Be familiar with the theme that you are auditioning for.
  • Be familiar with the music.
  • Know your lyrics and DROP your jaw!
  • Be prepared to show your acting skills.
  • Connect to the casting coaches and committee members.
  • SMILE!!
  • Do not overplay the audition. Be believable to the best of your ability.
  • Show your skating skills – turns, edges, jumps and POWER.
  • DON’T JUST SKATE – PERFORM!
  • Most of all – HAVE FUN! That is what Showtime on Ice is all about
  • Lastly – show that you are a team player by being positive regardless of the role you are assigned.
CASTING

Casting will take place directly after auditions. The final cast list will be announced late November.

Learn to Skate – Learn to Skate skaters will be cast, in a group number, in the first half of the show. Skaters will be grouped by age and skating level.

USFS Skaters – these skaters will be cast in both halves of the show. A skater will be assigned to two group numbers in each half OR one group number and one character role. Please see the Casting Criteria section in the Registration Guide for more information.