The Four Counts & Quarter Notes

The Four Counts

The Four Counts, supported by AdventHealth, represent the Dr. Phillips Center throughout the community and enjoy incredible access to professional training, discipline, and technique in musical theater performance, acting and dance through weekly rehearsal, special engagements, masterclasses with industry professionals, and performance opportunities. The Four Counts is an elite group of performers ages 14–18, led by artistic director , Lauren Langa.

Audition & Callback Information:

To audition, please submit a pre-screen audition of a 32-bar cut (approx. 1-minute) from a musical theater song as well as your headshot and resume to auditions@drphillipscenter.org.
• Please title your email "Four Counts Audition - First Name.Last Name" and include your grade, age, and school in the body of your email.
• Videos should be submitted via Unlisted YouTube video link. Other formats cannot be accepted.
Four Counts Audition Submission Deadline: Sunday, August 18 by 11:59 p.m. After your audition submission, you may receive a callback invite.
Scholarship Application Submission Deadline: Sunday, August 18 by 11:59 p.m.
Four Counts Callback Day: Saturday, August 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (invitation only).

Rehearsal Schedule & Tuition:
Rehearsals for Four Counts are held most Monday evenings (with the exception of holidays and some select dates) from 7–9 p.m. from September 2024 through June 2025. There will be a final Showcase in June for friends and family.
Students MUST commit to the remaining scheduled season of rehearsals and performances from September 2024 to June 2025, with varying performance dates and times.
All conflicts MUST be previously communicated and approved at least two weeks in advance.
Participation fee for the Four Counts is $75 per month ($675 in full).
Monthly payment plans are processed in 9 installments (September–May).
For questions, please reach out to tatiana.bello@drphillipscenter.org.

Lauren Langa has been performing and teaching voice for over 20 years. She attended Florida State University for her undergraduate studies where she majored in both vocal performance and choral music education, and she holds a master’s degree in vocal pedagogy from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.

Each year, her high school students consistently earn spots in the country’s leading top music theatre, classical voice, and commercial music programs such as Carnegie Mellon University, Florida State University, Penn State University, Shenandoah University, University of Michigan, Texas State University and many more! Additionally, many of her students have been selected as the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts’ Applause Awards representatives for the Jimmy Awards, including Sofia Deler who was named the national winner in 2017.

In addition to her high school students, her professional students can be seen on Broadway and in tv and film in projects like The Prom (movie), the Emmy Award-winning Jesus Christ Superstar Live on NBC, the Tony Award-winning The Outsiders (Broadway), the Tony Award-winning Stereophonic (Broadway), the Tony Award-winning Kimberly Akimbo (Broadway), Here Lies Love (Broadway), A Beautiful Noise (Broadway), Bad Cinderella (Broadway), MJ: The Musical (Broadway), Mean Girls (Broadway and National Tour), SIX (Broadway and National Tour), Spamalot (Broadway revival), Hadestown (National Tour), Hamilton (National Tour), among many others.

Lauren specializes not only in voice science and vocal pedagogy, but also in contemporary styles and extended techniques. Her expertise in current industry standards and trends, in addition to music theatre and commercial music repertoire, gives her the tools necessary in guiding her students’ paths through both college and professional music theatre auditions. She is proud to consult her professional students on their current projects while also guiding her high school students on their college audition journey. Lauren’s philosophy of student-centered education, belief in evidence-based vocal pedagogy, and passion for aligning students with the necessary tools for a successful path in meeting industry standards, while also staying rooted in authenticity, have yielded significant successes for her students.

The Quarter Notes

The Quarter Notes are a select group of 11–14 year old middle school students who also represent Dr. Phillips Center by receiving early access to elite and professional training, discipline, and technique in musical theater performance, acting, and dance, as well as performance opportunities, and led by director Tim Hanes.

Audition & Callback Information:

To audition, please submit a pre-screen audition of a 32-bar cut (approx. 1-minute) from a musical theater song as well as your headshot and resume to auditions@drphillipscenter.org.
• Please title your email "Quarter Notes Audition - First Name.Last Name" and include your grade, age, and school in the body of your email.
• Videos should be submitted via Unlisted YouTube video link. Other formats cannot be accepted.
Quarter Notes Audition Submission Deadline: Sunday, August 18 by 11:59 p.m. After your audition submission, you may receive a callback invite.
Scholarship Application Submission Deadline: Sunday, August 18 by 11:59 p.m.
Quarter Notes Callback Day: Monday, August 26 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (invitation only).

Rehearsal Schedule & Tuition:

Rehearsals for Quarter Notes are held most Monday evenings (with the exception of holidays and some select dates) from 5–7 p.m. from September 2024 to May 2025. There will be a final Showcase in May for friends and family.
Students MUST commit to the full scheduled season of rehearsals September 2024 to May 2025, with varying performance dates and times schedule TBD.
All conflicts MUST be previously communicated and approved at least two weeks in advance.
Participation fee for the Quarter Notes is is $62.23 per month ($560 in full).
Monthly payment plans are processed in 9 installments (September–May).
For questions, please reach out to tatiana.bello@drphillipscenter.org.

Tim Hanes is the founder and artistic director of the Orlando Youth Theatre and creator of Orlando Kids on Stage. He also serves as musical director for Valencia Community College and is a freelance accompanist and vocal coach. Tim received the 2006 Presidential Scholar in the Arts’ Teacher Recognition Award.

Prior to Orlando, Tim served as Artist-in-Residence for the State of Tennessee. Under his direction, the Resurrection Children’s Choir was selected in 2009 and 2013 to perform at Carnegie Hall with the International Children’s Choir Festival. His choirs have performed eight times at the White House. Tim is also the artistic director of our Quarter Notes performance group here at the Dr. Phillips Center. The Quarter Notes are a select group of middle school students, aged 11–14, who receive access to elite and professional training, discipline, and technique in musical theater performance, acting, and dance, as well as performance opportunities. Students of Mr. Hanes are working on Broadway, film and television.