Summer Concert

Dancing in the Moonlight
Muse Machine in Concert
Wednesday, August 13 at 7:30pm
Victoria Theatre

After nine years, the popular Muse Machine summer concert returns to the Victoria Theatre! With a wide array of song and dance productions as only Muse can present them, the summer concert features not only current students but also returning alumni from Muse musicals across the past 40+ years. It’s an all-star cast of Muse talent on stage for one night only!

 

Purchase Tickets

Performance tickets may be purchased beginning later this June through Dayton Live using the link below or in person at the Dayton Live box office at the Schuster Center.

Also available on the ticket order form: the Muse Machine VIP reception which will gather Dayton’s arts enthusiasts at the Victoria Theatre prior to the concert to support and celebrate Muse Machine’s current students as they share the stage with accomplished Muse alumni. Each ticket includes appetizers and two drink tickets (cash bar available).

Tickets on sale this June

How to Audition

Find info about auditions and request audition appointments through the links below. The grade levels refer to what grade a student will be in during the upcoming 2025-26 school year. Alumni of any Muse musical from 1984-2025 are invited to perform as well as current students!

Audition Info: Grades 9-12 and Alumni Audition Info: Grades 3-8

Musical

Bravo to the remarkable student company of Cats!

View the Cats Archive Page with photos, video and more!

 

Frequently Asked Questions

When will the next Muse Machine musical be announced?

The winter 2026 musical will be announced in summer 2025.

What are the next musical performance dates?

The 2025-26 musical will run Thurs, Jan 15 – Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at the Victoria Theatre. Public tickets for this performance swill be available via Dayton Live beginning mid November.

How may I audition and when do they occur?

You may reserve an audition appointment online beginning in late August. Links will be posted on this page to reserve an audition appointment. For planning purposes, musical auditions occur during the last week of September with callback auditions the following week (specific dates posted here months in advance, prior to the title announcement).

What grade levels may audition?

Grades 8-12 may audition for any Muse musical. Often, students in lower grades also have an opportunity to audition (it depends on the show selected — whether the younger grades participate will be clarified in early August).

What do I prepare for auditions?

Shortly after the show is announced, links are provided with detailed info about exactly what you should prepare. In short, for a cast audition you select and prepare your own brief monologue and song segment. There is nothing to prepare in advance for the dance audition. There is less to prepare for auditions for students in grades 2-7. You will also find info pages for orchestra auditions and production assistant interviews — we’ll help to make it easy!

Do I need to be a Muse Machine member to audition?

Middle school and high school students must be a member of Muse Machine to audition. Muse “membership” doesn’t exist for elementary school students, so it is not a requirement for those performers.

How do I become a Muse Machine student member?

In most cases, you may join through this page on our website. Be patient, most school links will become available in July, August or September. If your school doesn’t participate in Muse and is not on that list, scroll down that page to “my school is not on the list” and you may join Muse directly there. You may join for the 2024-25 season beginning in August 2024.

When and how often do you rehearse?

This is difficult to answer because it is different for different members of the cast. Usually, rehearsals occur from 4:30-8:30pm Mon-Thurs, 10am-5pm on Sat and noon-5pm on Sun. However, only certain performers will be needed at each rehearsal, so there may be weeks when many students are only needed one or two days. Rehearsals begin in mid October and run through the performances in January, with breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Most of our performers are also in shows at their schools, other orchestras, play sports, etc, and we make every effort to be flexible around students’ other school commitments and to be a complementary experience.

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