The Ignite Theatre Intensive is a referendum-funded Student Experience available to PCS high school theater students. Students have many options when it comes to theatrical summer intensives and training, summer camps, and BFA preparatory programs offering packages, but these often cost thousands and thousands of dollars. It is not an exaggeration to estimate that some families spend upwards of $5000+ per summer on training and enrichment experiences for their student interested in auditioning for BFA programs across the country and beyond. Pinellas County Schools Performing Arts Department is creating this program to help ensure all of our theatre students have an opportunity to receive training and coaching on their audition materials from both local and national instructors, and experience the industry standard itself: Broadway Theatre in New York City.

 

IMPORTANT: STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SELECTED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

Program Dates:

 

Pre-Summer Workshops #1-3 are open to any junior enrolled in a theatre or musical theatre course for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

September 27, 2025   Pre-Summer Workshop #1: Musical Theatre Vocal Open Call

10am – 2pm                  Bring: No materials or preparation necessary.

 

October 18, 2025        Pre-Summer Workshop #2: Dance Open Call

10am – 2pm                  Bring: Dance attire and shoes (flats) if available, otherwise wear clothing you

feel comfortable moving and dancing in. No other preparation necessary.

 

November 8, 2025     Pre-Summer Workshop #3: NYC 2026 Cohort Auditions

10am – 2pm                  Bring: Vocal audition material (memorized)

            Sheet music for your audition in a 3-ring binder

 

December 6, 2025      District IV Thespian IEs: NYC 2026 Cohort Announced at Closing

all day                           Ceremonies

Bring: Clappy Hands 

 

 

Pre-Summer Workshops #4-6 are open to the NYC 2026 Cohort and their alternates only.

 

January 24, 2026         Pre-Summer Workshop #4: Planning Your NYC Audition Materials

10am – 2pm                  Bring: Any audition material you currently have—monologues you know,

sheet music for songs you have prepared for auditions or even districts/class assignments, headshots and resumes, etc. We will be selecting mock audition material to perform at Workshop #2.

February 28, 2026      Pre-Summer Workshop #5: BFA Audition Masterclass, Resume

10am – 2pm                  Critique & Headshot Session

Bring: Prepared audition materials, memorized (assigned at Workshop #4)

Actor’s resume

Professional attire for headshots

 

March 28, 2026           Pre-Summer Workshop #6: The Jimmy Awards: Prep & Masterclass

10am – 2pm                  Bring: Jimmy Role materials, memorized

            Jimmy audition packet materials, song lists

 

 

Pre-Summer Workshops #7-8 are open to the NYC 2026 Cohort (no alternates unless they are replacing a cohort member at this point).

 

April 25, 2026             Pre-Summer Workshop #7: Final Audition Review with Critique

10am – 2pm                  Bring: All materials polished for full faculty critique, memorized

Final headshot & resume submission for review

 

June 13, 2026              Pre-Summer Workshop #8: Ignite Summer Camp Appearance

TBA                            For this final workshop, we are considering a performance for the Ignite Summer Camps (middle school students), combined with some media capture work and perhaps even prep for fall PCS performance opportunities

 

July 16-20, 2026          Ignite Theatre Intensive 2026

                                    New York City, New York

 

Email:

hinzmand@pcsb.org

  

Grade Levels Served:

High school juniors who are interested in auditioning for a BFA Musical Theatre or BFA Theatre college program.

 

Program Cost:

 

Referendum-funded enrichment program.