Audition Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Auditions will be held in-person at The Historic Palace Theatre: 7 Ledgewood Ave. Netcong, NJ.
Please Note: The Growing Stage Theatre is located in northwestern New Jersey. There is no regular mass transportation. We do not provide housing. Reliable transportation is needed.
Seeking:
Adult actors will play various roles in our next production Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical. The Growing Stage celebrates and encourages diversity in all of our productions. The Growing Stage is a professional company dedicated to presenting quality theatre for the entire family.
About the Show:
Script and Lyrics by Mo Willems
Music by Michael Silversher
Based on the book, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems.
Direction by: Lori Lawrence
Music Direction by: Melinda Bass O’Neill
Choreography by: Cari Sanchez
Based on the beloved Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical is filled with adventure, song, and dance! Six-time Emmy Award winner, Mo Willems, teams up with Grammy Award-winning composer, Michael Silversher, to create this heart-warming and hilarious musical.
The story: girl loves stuffed animal. Girl loses beloved animal. Girl fights to get animal back. Trixie, her father, and her favorite stuffed bunny set off on a trip to the Laundromat. The trip brings wonder, excitement and joy to the lively toddler until she realizes that she has left her Knuffle Bunny back at the laundromat. Can Trixie make her father understand the emergency before Knuffle Bunny is lost forever?
List of Roles:
Mom: A new mother who is adjusting to life with a child. She is loving, caring, and slightly exasperated.
Dad: An overconfident, new father who pretends to be the heroic daddy yet is truly a “little” bit incompetent in household maintenance.
Trixie: A 16-month-old child, as played by an adult. A simple-minded toddler who loves her stuffed bunny, she is excited and bright-eyed about the world.
Ensemble: Knuffle Bunny; Pigeon; Dancing Laundry
All roles are Non-Union positions. For adult artists (high school graduates and beyond), we will offer paid positions under our Professional and Emerging Artist contracts. The number of contracts available are determined individually by each production’s budget. For KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL we have a limited number of Professional Artist Contracts and Emerging Artist Contracts available. Our Emerging Artist rate is no rehearsal pay and $45 per performance. Our Professional Artist contract is $15/hr for rehearsals and $85 per performance. The number of contracts available are determined individually by each production’s budget.
Preparation:
Open call. Auditioners are asked to prepare sixteen measures of a musical theatre song with printed sheet music for the accompanist. There will be a brief dance routine taught by the company choreographer and cold readings from the script. Puppetry skills are a plus, but not required.
Video Submissions:
Video submissions will be accepted up until Friday, March 14th with the understanding that an in-person audition may be requested. We ask that you please submit a song and a monologue for consideration. Please send all video submissions to mfralley@growingstage.com.
Rehearsal Schedule:
Rehearsal schedules are generally 2 – 3 evenings during the week and a weekend afternoon. All cast members are expected for all performances, with no exception since the company does not cast understudies.
Tech Dates:
April 26th through May 1st, 2025
Performance Schedule:
May 2nd through 18th:
Opening Night: Friday, May 2, 2025 at 7:30PM
Other Performances: Saturdays at 4pm, and Sundays at 2pm
In addition, daytime School Matinees are scheduled weekday mornings (Monday through Friday) May 5-23 at 10am: May 5, 6,7,8,9,12,13,14,15,16,19,20,21,22,23
Please contact Matthew Clark-Fralley, Production Manager at mfralley@growingstage.com with any questions.
