For Grades 6-8 (grade as of fall 2025)

A loving send-up of the 1960s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock & roll, BYE BYE BIRDIE Young Performers’ Edition remains as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted, so he chooses all-American girl Kim McAfee for a very public farewell kiss. When Albert and Rosie head to Sweet Apple to prepare for Birdie’s arrival, things start to unravel. Kim’s father is starstruck at the thought of being on Ed Sullivan with his daughter, and Kim’s new steady, Hugo, gets jealous at the thought of Kim kissing Conrad on national television. Rosie gets tired of waiting for Albert to muddle through excuses not to marry her. And Conrad Birdie is a handful to manage!

Bye Bye Birdie Young Performers’ Edition is an abbreviated version of the full production running approximately 60-75 minutes.

Audition Registration for Bye Bye Birdie Young Performers’ Edition is coming soon!
Auditions will take place on Sunday, January 4 and is for students in grades 6–8 (as of fall 2025). There are no exceptions to this grade requirement

Vocal and Dance Auditions will be held in four different time slots with a maximum of 30 auditioners in each group. Auditioners will sign up for one time slot, which will likely be: 9:30-10:30am, 10:45-11:45am, 12:30-1:30 pm, 1:45-2:45pm

If after the initial vocal and dance audition the auditionee is given a callback, callbacks will be held from 3:00-4:45 pm on that same day..

Additional details—including audition materials, times, and registration information—will be posted in mid-November. Keep an eye on this section for more details coming soon!