<p>Clarimom,</p>
<p>Kids travel to auditions both with and without parent - whatever parents and student are comfortable with. A hotel stay may be necessary - don’t know if age and credit card or ID could be a problem - but, I know of underage kids going off on their own and encountering no difficulties. Many of the kids that are enrolled in arts boarding schools - Interlochen, etc - travel to auditions from school without parent. There are often grad students auditioning on the same day as undergrads. They are generally own their own, so yours wouldn’t be the only one without company.</p>
<p>Does your S know anyone else doing the audition rounds? Even if not traveling together, perhaps knowing another student (possibly with parent) who will be at the same place, same time could be comforting!</p>