Registration:  Friday January 15 – Wednesday February 17, 2010 Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 6pm

Audition and performance Dates:
Preliminaries:    Friday February 19th 6 – 10p (acapella)
Saturday February 20, 10am till noon & 1pm – 4pm (acapella)

Late Audition: Friday February 26,  5pm till 8pm (acapella)

1st call back: Saturday, February 27, 2010 10am – 4pm (acapella)

Final call back:  Saturday March 6, 2010 10am – 1pm (Singers should bring music track accompaniment)

Stage Course Rounds

The stage course rounds will be held on Friday nights beginning at 6:30 PM. All contestants are expected to be on time for the start of the category. The perfomances and workshops will be at Park Lake Church located on 3702 Sachse Road in Sachse, TX. (Click here for a map.) Each round will feature a musical theme. Tickets during the course rounds are $5 children 5 and under are admitted free of charge.

Friday, March 26	Performance 1 – Performer’s choice
Friday, April 2	Performance 2 – Performer’s Choice
Saturday, April 3	Workshop One Postponed due to Easter, New dates TBA
Friday, April 9	Performance 2 – MOVIE SONGS 1930 – 2000 (Make up Session)
Saturday, April 10	Workshop One (Make up session)
Friday, April 16	Performance 3 – HITS OF MOTOWN
Friday, April 23 Saturday,  April 24	Performance 4 - PLANES, TRAINS OR AUTOMOBILES Work Shop Two – The Morning Show
Friday April 30 Friday, May 7	Performing Workshop – Ballard Cafe – Wylie Performance 5 – SONGS ABOUT MAMA & GRANDMA

 

 

 

The competition rounds will be held on Friday nights beginning at 6:30 PM. The first two (2) rounds will be held at Park Lake Church (May 14 & 21) All contestants are expected to be on time for the start of the category. The Semi-Finals and Finals will l be held at the First Baptist Event Center, located at 200 N. Ballard Ave in Wylie, TX. (Click here for a map.) During the competition rounds at Wylie Event Center the price increases to $6 per person with children 5 and under free.

Friday, May 14	Preliminaries  (Park Lake Church)
Friday, May 21	Round 2 (Park Lake Church)
Thursday,  May 27 Friday May 28,	Semi Finals  (First Baptist Wylie Event Center) FINALS!!    First Baptist Wylie Event Center)

The Finals!

The finals will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010 (time TBD). All contestants are expected to be on time for the start of the category. The finals will be held at the First Baptist Event Center, located at 200 N. Ballard Ave in Wylie, TX. During the finals the price increases to $6 per person with children 5 and under free.

The performers will sing two songs at the Finals; one will be performer’s choice and one will be chosen by the Searching for the Star founders.

Course and Competition Fees: 
Audition Cost:  $25.00 which is non-refundable
Stage Course and Competition fees (including workshops): $175.00
Note: (Ask about our performer sponsorship forms to help raise the $175.00)

All proceeds go into the SFAS Scholarship funds to reward participants, and fund the program overhead and facility costs.

Registration location:  Ballard School of Performing Arts
                                               130 North Ballard
                                               Wylie, Texas  75098
Phone: 972-429-0047