The six-show, 2027 season will include:
• Oklahoma! (Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1943)
• The Secret Garden (Norman and Simon, 1991)
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Styne, 1949)
• The New Moon (Romberg, 1928)
• The Sorcerer, with a Cox and Box curtain warmer (Gilbert and Sullivan, 1866; Burnand and Sullivan, 1866)
• An Offenbach Double Bill – Two Blind Men and Regrets Only

The Ohio Light Opera offers two types of agreements to singers: Resident Young Artist Fellowship and Resident Professional Artist.  Both come with compensation and housing for the entire season.For 2027 we will continue using a hybrid audition process, with an option for EITHER an in-person or virtual audition experience.  You may audition in either of the following two formats:

• In Person – travel to a site, audition live for company artistic staff (accompanist provided)
• *Fully Online – upload a complete audition “package” for review

*If you chose to audition online, our application will ask if you are willing to travel to a live audition IF we wish to consider you for a Resident Professional Artist contract.  We will only ask you to travel if, after reviewing your online submission, we are seriously considering you for a substantial contract with the company (think of it as a call-back).  If you are unable to travel, additional recorded selections may be substituted at our request.

2027 Season Live Auditions

• New York City, NY – Thursday, October 29^th, Friday October 30^th, and Saturday, October 31^st, 2026
• Wooster, OH – Friday, November 6^th and Saturday, November 7^th, 2026

All applications are due Sunday, October 25^th by midnight eastern time.

 If you plan to audition in person, you will be asked to submit:

• One vocal selection from the operetta/light opera, operatic, or golden age musical theatre repertoire.  Your selection MUST be in English.
• One monologue of your choice (60-90 seconds in length), must be in video format
• A current resume
• A recent headshot
• A $20 application fee

After an initial review of your materials, we will invite you to schedule an audition appointment.  If we have more live audition requests than space and time at an audition site, your initial materials will serve as a pre-screening for the live audition.

If you plan to audition fully online, you will be asked to submit:

• Two contrasting vocal selections from the operetta/light opera, operatic, or golden age musical theatre repertoire.  At least ONE selection MUST be in English.  Your selections MUST be in video formation.
• One monologue taken from a play or a musical.  If you wish, you may choose one from the linked lists that most closely aligns with the gender you feel most comfortable representing on stage: Man or Woman.
• A current resume
• A recent headshot
• A $20 application fee

After an initial review of your online application, we may request additional submissions based on positions we may be considering you for within the season.  These may include a request to audition in person (if able), additional vocal selections, and/or a short movement combination (instructional materials would be provided).

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Online audition information for the orchestra for the 2027 Festival Season will be posted by February 2027.

Technical production opportunities will posted in early December 2026.