Legally Blonde The Musical JR.

Think pink. Find your voice.

Big dreams. Bold choices. Your next moment onstage. Audition for DAMPA’s spring 2027 production.

SPRING 2027

Ages 8–17 • Sunday rehearsals • Dallas • Four shows • April 2–4 • $599 tuition • scholarships by request

A little pink. A lot of possibility.

Elle Woods heads to Harvard Law and discovers that being true to yourself can change everything. Legally Blonde The Musical JR. is an upbeat, 60-minute story of friendship, determination and finding your voice.

Join DAMPA’s educational theatre production with professional guidance, a live band and opportunities onstage and behind the scenes. We’re aiming for approximately 34 students; final casting and cast size are determined through auditions.

Performers rehearse on the Cox Playhouse stage under purple and warm stage lights. — The stage is waiting. A previous DAMPA production at Cox Playhouse, our home for Legally Blonde JR. performances April 2–4, 2027.

Your path to the stage

Register. Complete one audition form per student with a parent or guardian. Share your role interests and any questions for the team.
Prepare. Choose the official MTI script side and vocal excerpt for a role that interests you. If that role has no vocal excerpt, choose another role’s song excerpt or the featured ensemble. We can help you choose.
Audition. Auditions are planned for early December 2026. The exact date, time, location, sign-up/video deadline and callback details are TBA. A video option is available if you cannot attend in person.
Join the company. Review your availability, accept your role and get ready for rehearsals. Registration and role preferences do not guarantee casting.

Browse audition materials by character →

Dates at a glance

Auditions · Early December 2026. Exact date, location and submission deadline TBA.
Rehearsals · Usually once a week on Sundays at Artstillery in Dallas. Start date, times, breaks and the full calendar TBA.
Tech week · March 29–April 1, 2027 at Cox Playhouse in Plano. Daily rehearsal and student call times TBA.
Four performances · Friday, April 2 at 7 p.m. • Saturday, April 3 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. • Sunday, April 4 at 2 p.m. All times Central.

Please consider your availability for the full theatre week before accepting a role. Share scheduling questions with the DAMPA team.

Our performance home: Cox Playhouse

Four performances. One memorable theatre weekend in Historic Downtown Plano.

Cox Playhouse is a flexible black-box theatre managed by Plano Stages, part of the City of Plano’s Creative Arts Department. Its adaptable seating, theatrical lighting and sound make it a setting built for live storytelling. Our students will bring their rehearsal work into this dedicated performance space for tech week and all four shows.

Cox Playhouse · 1517 H Avenue, Plano, TX 75074. Regular Sunday rehearsals take place at Artstillery in Dallas.

View from the Cox Playhouse technical booth, with a sound console in the foreground and performers onstage. — Beyond the spotlight. The view from the technical booth during a previous DAMPA production at Cox Playhouse.

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Learn by making theatre

Apply the skills you’re building in private lessons to a full production: singing with a live band, making acting choices, learning blocking and working as an ensemble. Students also help with costuming and prop building, guided by professionals active in the theatre community.

Prefer to work behind the scenes? Technical theatre and production crew positions are available. Contact DAMPA to discuss the right opportunity and responsibilities. School-required student hours may be possible with your school’s advance approval and required documentation.

Three adults observe young performers rehearsing onstage in a previous DAMPA production. — From first rehearsal to opening night. Coaching, blocking and ensemble work in a previous DAMPA production.

Tuition & support

$599 total production tuition.
$99 non-refundable audition fee, credited toward tuition if the student accepts a cast role and participates. It is part of the $599 total.
$500 remaining balance, due by the first rehearsal unless a payment plan is arranged.

The audition fee remains non-refundable if a student does not accept a role. DAMPA will provide payment instructions; contact the front desk before the first rehearsal to discuss a payment plan.

Scholarships are available by request for partial or full tuition support. One application can include multiple children; no exact income figures or financial documents are requested. Funding is limited, and an application does not guarantee an award or a role.

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Meet your production team

Lexie Pritchard · Director
Lynn Ambrose · Musical Director
Caleb Dean · Producer
Todd Griffith · DAMPA Director

A group of young DAMPA performers pose together in a theatre. — Find your theatre community. Students from a previous DAMPA production.

A welcoming place to grow

Ages 8–17. New and experienced performers are welcome. For ages 8–9, please speak with the team about readiness for group rehearsals, independent practice and tech week.

Families are welcome to discuss the material before auditioning. This JR. adaptation includes dating and breakups, a murder trial and an unwanted advance from a professor.

Need help with audition materials, a video submission, tuition support, backstage opportunities or access needs? Our team is happy to talk. DAMPA welcomes students of all backgrounds and experience levels.

Ask the production team →

Dallas Academy of Music & Performing Arts

Production of Legally Blonde The Musical JR.

Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin

Book by Heather Hach

Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture

Take your next step: register to audition →

Why enroll? Learn every side of the stage.

Educational theatre with professional production standards. Students grow as performers, collaborators and theatre makers as they help bring a full musical to life.

Learn from working professionals. Develop singing, acting and dance skills with artists active in the theatre community, with guidance and feedback throughout rehearsals.
Put private lessons into practice. Apply vocal technique, musicianship, movement and acting choices directly to a full production.
Perform with a live band. Build musical timing, listening and ensemble skills while experiencing the energy of live accompaniment.
Help create the show. Participate in costuming, prop building and blocking—the planned movement and stage positions that bring scenes to life.
Find your place backstage. Technical theatre and production crew positions are available for students who want to work behind the scenes. Contact DAMPA to discuss opportunities and responsibilities.
Explore school-hour opportunities. Participation may qualify toward school-required student hours, subject to your school’s approval. Confirm eligibility and documentation requirements with your school and DAMPA in advance.