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Episode 16: What if Audition Season is a Sh*tty Infinity Scarf?

Elise and Marcelle are back on their own this week, and the TEA IS HOT.  ☕️ As an industry, we’re facing a delayed audition season, and one that looks like it may be mostly virtual as per the Houston Grand Opera audition announcement (NOTE: in the episode, we incorrectly refer to this as a post…

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BONUS EPISODE- 6.5: Revising the YAP Process

Not ones to feel defeated by rejection, Marcelle and Elise have a candid conversation about the problems with the current YAP application process and share their ideas for how it can be revised.  Opera America’s Guide to Choosing a YAP Are you someone on the other side of the table (admin, artistic director, etc.)? We’d…

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Episode 2: Do you data?

Audition season is gearing up and application deadlines are fast approaching! On today’s episode we chat about how we sift through the mounds (a literal f*ckton, amirite?) of audition notices on YAP Tracker and find the opportunities that are right for us. Mostly, we geek out over the spreadsheets we use to collect audition data…

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