All actors should prepare one comedic monologue. For musical auditions, also prepare 16 bars of an uptempo song. An accompanist and a CD player is provided for all auditions. Actors are given 3 minutes total to perform both the monologue and song; actors are stopped after 3 minutes.
All actors must provide two sets of headshot and resume.
All actors must enter the audition room alone (no parents, families, or friends).
All actors must be 9 years of age or older.
OTHER INFORMATION
All actors should be aware that all productions at the REP include MORNING PERFORMANCES during weekdays. Our weekly show schedule is: Monday at 10:30am, Tuesday at 10:30am, Thursday at 10:30am, Friday at 10:30am, Saturday at 2:00pm and 5:30pm, and Sunday at 2:00pm and 5:30pm. There are no performances on Wednesdays.
The REP’s 2018–2019 Season Titles are:
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD TYA Rehearsals Begin: August 17, 2018 Show Opens: September 4, 2018 Show Closes: September 30, 2018
JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK Rehearsals Begin: September 6, 2018 Show Opens: September 24, 2018 Show Closes: November 4, 2018
ELF THE MUSICAL Rehearsals Begin: October 22, 2018 Show Opens: November 12, 2018 Show Closes: December 30, 2018
ELLA ENCHANTED THE MUSICAL Rehearsals Begin: January 10, 2019 Show Opens: January 28, 2019 Show Closes: February 24, 2019
BEAT BUGS: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE Rehearsals Begin: February 7, 2019 Show Opens: February 25, 2019 Show Closes: April 7, 2019
SEUSSICAL TYA Rehearsals Begin: March 18, 2019 Show Opens: April 8, 2019 Show Closes: May 12, 2019
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS/CASTING REQUIREMENTS (We strongly encourage all ethnicities to audition for all productions. Casting Breakdowns subject to change.)
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD TYA (Numbers in parenthesis indicate gender & suggested age range)
ELLA ENCHANTED THE MUSICAL (Numbers in parenthesis indicate gender & suggested age range)
Ella (Female) (16-30) Prince Charmont (Male) (17-30) Mother/Dame Olga/Giant (Female) (25-65) Lucinda/Bird/Mistress Manners (Female) (25-65) Hattie/Ogre 2/Giant (Female) (16-30) Olive/Ogre 3/Giant (Female) (16-30) Sir Peter/Ogre 1/Giant/Squire (Male) (25-70)
BEAT BUGS: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE (Numbers in parenthesis indicate gender & suggested age range)
Walter (Male) (14-30) Jay (Male) (14-30) Crick (Male or Either, vocally) (14-30) Kumi (Female) (14-30) Buzz (Female)(14-30) Mr. Mustard (Male)(20-65) Prudence/Billy Shears (Female) (20-65) Minerbird #1/Pepper Band Member #1 /The Queen Bee (Female) (20-65) Minerbird #2/Pepper Band Member #2/ Joe Cockeroach(Male) (20-65) Minerbird #3/Mr. Sun/Sgt. Pepper (Male) (20-65)
SEUSSICAL TYA (Numbers in parenthesis indicate gender & suggested age range)
Horton (Male) (20-40) Mayzie (Female) (20-45) Gertrude (Female) (20-40) Sour Kangaroo (Female) (20-50) Cat In The Hat (Male)(20-50) Wickersham #1 (Male)* (16-35) Wickersham #2 (Male)* (16-35) Wickersham #3 (Male)*(16-35) Bird Girl #1(Female)* (16-35) Bird Girl#2* (Female)* (16-35) Bird Girl #3* (Female)* (16-35) Mayor (Male)* (20-65) Mrs. Mayor (Female)* (20-65) Jojo (Either) (9-15) *May take on other roles in the ensemble
THE GIVER *This show will play for a limited time off site for all Orange County Public Schools 8th Graders. The roles of Chief Elder and The Giver may be pre-cast. (Numbers in parenthesis indicate gender & suggested age range)
ASHER (Male) (11-17) or (18-25) FATHER (Male) (25-45) CHIEF ELDER (Female) (28-75) JONAS (Male) (11-17) or (18-25) LILY (Female) (9-13) FIONA/ROSEMARY (Female) (11-17) or (18-25) THE GIVER (Male) (40-100) MOTHER (Female) (25-45)