Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2026 Tech Team

Welcome! TECH TEAM INFO

Overview Session
Required for All Applicants (Plus a Parent) New to YPT Mainstage Tech Team
Saturday, February 7, 2025  11:00am-12:00pm
Link to Sign Up for Info Session (SUG Signup)

Interview Appointment Dates:
All Applicants Sign Up for One Interview

Sunday, February 8, 2026  1:00-6:00pm
Link to Sign up for Interview Appointment (SUG Signup)

Callback Interview Appointments (If Needed):
Tuesday, February 10, 2026  6:00-9:00pm

First Workday/Orientation:
Monday, February 23, 2026 Company Orientation 6:00-8:30pm (Cast and Tech Team)
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 6:00-8:30pm (Full Tech Team Work Session/Orientation)

Ages:
6th – 12th Grade

Location:
YPT Studio
331 Metty Drive, Suites #2 and #3 and #4
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

SIGNING UP FOR AN INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT 

Sign-Ups will open on Sign Up Genius Friday, January 16th at Noon – Click Here!

REGISTRATION DETAILS:

  • NAME: Please enter the name of the applicant when signing up.
  • SUG ACCOUNT:  If you are signing up with your own Sign-Up Genius account, please select the option to display your young person’s name instead of your own.
  • EMAIL ADDRESS: Register email addresses that you would like to include through this link:

TECH TEAM INTERVIEW PREPARATION AND PAPERWORK
Please read carefully to ensure your success in every stage of YPT’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tech Team process!

1. Prepare and bring 4 packets of the following typed forms, stapled together in the following order. (Forms will be posted here by January 16th.)

Tech Team Application Form

  • Fill-in Format:  Type the form online, print it, and include a copy of it in each of your 4 audition packets. Feel free to attach resume!  Make sure that you fill out each section of the Audition Form carefully.

Tech Team Conflict Calendar Important:

  • Type this form online, print it, and include a copy of it in each of your 4 application packets.
  • Be complete, accurate, and thorough on this form. Triple-check that you have included all conflicts.
  • Make and keep a copy for yourself.

Recent Photo of Yourself (may be a copy).  Staple the photo facing the opposite direction as the forms in your application packet, so that when a director flips the packet over, your photo will be visible on top.

2. YPT Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Team Policies and Procedures Contract: 
     1 copy signed by parent and applicant.

Application Packet/Forms – Link

Plan to arrive with your forms carefully completed and copied ahead of time.
This expedites the application process for all!  Failure to come prepared results in a late and stressful start to your interview.

WAIT LIST – IF APPOINTMENTS FILL
If the interview slots please check with the YPT website for details on the Wait List.

MORE DETAILS

Production Calendar – Click Here For Important Dates

Performance Dates and Venue:
May 15-17. 2026
UM Power Center for the Performing Arts
Ann Arbor, Michigan

YPT’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Audition Crew
Parents: Interested in helping out on our Audition Team?
You can get involved in putting on a YPT show, too! Seeking volunteers willing to work a shift or two for auditions! To express your interest, email [email protected] and/or sign up here: YPT Audition Crew Signups on SUG