Audition Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:30 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 needed to play various roles throughout the performance. 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.
Character List:
ARTHUR
DW/ ULYSSES NAPOLEON BAGGYPANTS
BUSTER
THE BRAIN/ DAD/ PALACE MEMBER 3
MUFFY/ MOM/ PALACE MEMBER 1
FRANCINE/PALACE MEMBER 2
MR. RATBURN/ THE QUEEN
All roles are Non-Union positions. For adult artists, 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. ARTHUR AND FRIENDS MAKE A MUSICAL will have four (4) Professional Artist Contracts and three (3) Emerging Artist contracts available.
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 cold read sides from the script and a brief dance routine taught by the company choreographer.
Video Submissions:
In-person auditions are preferred. Video submissions will be accepted up until Friday, January 19 with the understanding that you may be invited to attend the in-person audition on January 23. Please send all video submissions to mfralley@growingstage.com.
Rehearsal Schedule:
Rehearsal schedules are generally two or three 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.
Performance Schedule:
Tech week:
March 2nd through March 7th, 2024
Performances:
March 8th-2th: Saturdays at 4pm and Sundays at 2pm with a special Opening Night performance on Friday, March 8th at 7:30pm.
Additional School Matinee performances will be scheduled during the week.
About the Show:
Book & Music by John Maclay; Musica and Lyrics by Brett Ryback
Based on the PBS Kids animated series by creator Marc Brown
Directed by: Stephen L. Fredericks
Musical Direction by Melinda Bass O’Neill
Choreography by Cari Sanchez
Depending on who’s doing the counting, anywhere from 15% to 75% of Americans are said to have a fear of public speaking. Arthur Read knows their pain. The title character of “Arthur and Friends Make a Musical” faces a challenge that seems more daunting than all the labors of Hercules combined: Write his own story or song … and perform it in a third-grade class production … alongside his friends, who all seem more creative … in front of the entire Elwood City community.
Please contact Matthew Clark-Fralley at mfralley@growingstage.com with any questions.
