A production for teens and young adults, by teens and young adults
Key Dates
First rehearsal & auditions: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Rehearsals: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings 6:30pm- 9:30pm (Tuesday rehearsals for actors will start at 7:30 PM, no rehearsal 7/2/2026)
Rehearsal Location: Melodic Remedy Dance Studio (767 Industrial Road in San Carlos)
Performances:
Friday, August 7, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Strike immediately after final performance on Saturday Aug 8 [Required for Actors & Production Staff]
Performance venue:
College of San Mateo Theatre, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd. in San Mateo
Tuition: $350
(Discount available for eTc 2026 summer camp staff.)
**Referral Discount: Bring someone new to eTc & when they register for YAC Summer as an actor, you receive $50 off your tuition price**
Additional dates listed at the bottom of this page.
ACTORS
Feeling the need to perform this summer? Working during the day? Sad that you have aged out our traditional summer camps? Join us in a NEW exciting program!
In this fast-paced and educational experience, you will be cast in a mature musical production complete with costumes, sets, and props that will culminate with two performances for family and friends! No pre-audition necessary - you will be sent audition/callback information prior to the first rehearsal!
Want to learn what it’s like on the other side of the audition table? Have a desire to add your artistic touch to the production? Join us on the other side of this exciting program and in this fast-paced & educational experience, you can be a member of the Production Team!
As a member of the Production Team you will work under the mentoring and tutelage of Bay Area eTc’s amazing professional Mainstage Production Staff to bring this show to Opening Night.
You can apply to be the Director, Vocal Director, Choreographer, Stage Manager, Prop & Set Dressing Designer, Costume Designer, or Lighting & Sound Designer.
Anyone may apply by completing an application and interview - no experience necessary – just a developing passion for theater and a desire to learn! But don't worry! If you are not selected to join the Production Team, you can still register and be cast in the show!
[Note: If you are selected as a member of the Production Team, you will be required to register and pay for this program].
Ready to apply for the Production Team? Complete and submit the application at the link below by May 26, 2026. (Note: This is NOT registration.)
PRODUCTION STAFF
There are TWO ways to join SOMETHING ROTTEN JR. this summer!
Other important details and dates
Production Team Member Application Deadline: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Production Team Member Interviews via Zoom: May 27 – June 2, 2026
Production Team Meetings: Tuesdays 6:30pm, starting June 9, 2026
Actor Registration Deadline: Tuesday June 16, 2026
Tech Week at College of San Mateo Theater [Required for Actors & Production Staff]:
Mon Aug 3 [Load in, q2q] 6:00pm – 9:45pm
Tues Aug 4 [tech run] 6:00pm – 9:45pm
Wed Aug 5 [show run] 6:00pm – 9:45pm
Thur Aug 6 [final dress] 6:00pm – 9:45pm
Performances at College of San Mateo Theater [Note: Call 1.5 hour before show time]:
Friday August 7 at 7:30pm
Saturday August 8 at 2pm
Strike immediately after final performance on Saturday Aug 8 [Required for Actors & Production Staff]
Optional Cast Party Dinner at Celia's Mexican Restaurant (in Laurelwood Plaza) after Saturday Show & Strike [not included in tuition]
Questions? Email yac@bayareaetc.org
About the show
About the show:
Something Rotten JR.
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music & Lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
In the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
Check out the script