Performances:
February 22, 23, and March 1, 2 2025
@ Avon Middle School North
Auditions:
Sunday, December 1 from 5-8 PM and Monday, December 2 from 6-9 PM
@ The Biz Academy of Musical Theatre
Performer Ages:
10-18 years old
Callbacks:
If needed, Thursday, December 5 from 6-9 PM
Production Fee:
The Production Fee is $225 (includes show shirt & libretto). Being in a live production with The Biz includes approx. 50-100 hours of acting, vocal, and dance instruction, depending on what role is accepted. Plus, your child gets the experience of being on stage, with costumes, props, and a set, and learns memorization skills, coordination, time management, and many other life skills.
*Financial assistance available through The MRA Foundation
Rehearsal Schedule:
There will be two rehearsals between Dec. 13-19 (exact days will be determined by conflicts given at auditions, so BE SURE to write conflicts for ALL days on the back of the AUDITION FORM!). During tech week (the week before the show opens), there will be mandatory rehearsal EVERY evening from 5:30-9:30 PM. If this is too late for your child, please do not have them audition. Final dress Friday rehearsal WILL go much later, as it is a Friday evening. We will get the full schedule out to you as soon as possible. PLEASE submit all conflicts on the back of your AUDITION FORM (NOT the Attendance Policy). We will not be accepting any conflicts for the week of tech week or ANY shows, and please note, as always, your conflicts may affect casting decisions.
Preparation:
Prepare 16-32 bars of an age appropriate song in your range that also shows off your acting skills! Complete these two forms (Audition Form & Attendance Policy) prior to arriving for your audition. It is preferred for the Audition Form to be filled out on a computer so that all fields are completed and legible. The form works best when opened and completed in Adobe Acrobat (not a web browser).
Arrive on the day of your audition at least 10 MINUTES early to sign-in at The Biz office and be sure to bring the following:
- SHEET MUSIC or A BACKUP TRACK OF YOUR SONG ON A PHONE (no singing can be on the backup track)
- YOUR COMPLETED AUDITION FORM & ATTENDANCE POLICY
- ALL MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY CONFLICTS (including holidays) FROM December 13-19 AND December 27-March 2 WRITTEN ON THE BACK OF THE AUDITION FORM. Please include any vacations! We require ALL cast members to be available for every night of tech rehearsals and ALL shows. (Conflicts added after casting may result in being asked to step down from the show.)
- CLOTHES THAT YOU CAN DANCE IN. We will hold a mandatory 30 minute dance audition after every 2 sets of singing time slots.
Synopsis:
Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. Once Upon A Mattress: Youth Edition is as funny and inventive as ever, and you will fall in love with this musical comedy gem just like audiences and performers have for decades. After all, a princess is a delicate thing.
Click HERE for additional information from Concord Theatricals on cast/roles, songs, etc.
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