AUDITION & SHOW SCHEDULE General Auditions will be video submissions. Callbacks in August, September, and possibly October will be in person. Please submit a video to the link below by August 2, 2024.
All actors should be aware that full season productions at Orlando Family Stage 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 10:30am and 2:00pm**. There are no performances on Wednesdays. A Charlie Brown Christmas and Theatre for the Very Young shows will be a slightly different show schedule and will be shared at the callbacks at the latest.
*Certain field trip titles will have two performances each weekday, with the second show generally beginning at noon and completed by 1:30pm.
**Some of the weekend showtimes may vary slightly because of show length and all times are subject to change, but these are the general times. Calendars available at callbacks.
GUIDELINES
AUDITION GUIDELINES • Orlando Family Stage will only be accepting video auditions for this season. All auditions must be submitted via the link below. • Actors should prepare one comedic monologue and a portion of an up-tempo song. Actors are given 3 minutes total to perform both monologue and song; submissions should not exceed 3 minutes. If you are only submitting for Junie B., then a song is unnecessary. • Please double check that you have stated your name clearly at the beginning of the video. • All actors should provide a digital headshot and resume. • All actors must be 11 years of age or older. Please submit a video to the link below by August 2, 2024.
PERSONNEL Jeff Revels, Artistic Director; Company Manager, and Directors/Music Directors as they are secured are among the personnel viewing audition videos. Production Teams hired by callback dates will be posted at callbacks.
OTHER INFORMATION
Orlando Family Stage’s 2024–2025 Season Titles with Open Auditions are:
Theatre for the Very Young YO, HO, HO! LET’S GO! Rehearsals Begin: September 11, 2024 Show Opens: September 25, 2024 Show Closes: October 20, 2024
JUNIE B. JONES IN BOO…AND I MEAN IT! Rehearsals Begin: September 5, 2024 Show Opens: September 30, 2024 Show Closes: November 1, 2024
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS: LIVE ON STAGE Rehearsals Begin: October 17, 2024 Show Opens: November 11, 2024 Show Closes: December 29, 2024
DRAGONS LOVE TACOS Rehearsals Begin: January 8, 2025 Show Opens: February 3, 2025 Show Closes: March 9, 2025
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID Rehearsals Begin: February 13, 2025 Show Opens: March 10, 2025 Show Closes: April 20, 2025
Theatre for the Very Young DINOSAUR DANCE PARTY Rehearsals Begin: March 27, 2025 Show Opens: April 12, 2025 Show Closes: May 9, 2025
P.Nokio: A Hip-Hop Musical was cast over the summer. There may be additional auditions later in the season for specialty projects.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS/CASTING REQUIREMENTS
· We strongly encourage all races, ethnicities, gender identities, ages, sizes, and disabilities to audition for all productions. · Actor Tracks are subject to change and ensemble tracks are listed as possible actor tracks that give a general idea. Actor tracks finalized after auditions. · Ages are simply guidelines and are fluid. ·Swings will be hired for each production. Swings will be paid for all rehearsal and performance weeks. This is a change from previous years when rehearsals and when the swing had to go on were paid. Swings may or may not actually appear in every performance, but have a swing contingency plan when covering certain roles.
CAST BREAKDOWNS
Theatre for the Very Young YO, HO, HO! LET’S GO! By Jennifer Adams-Carrasquillo
Play with Music
(In parenthesis are the suggested age ranges)
3 Actor Tracks (17-50)
JUNIE B. JONES IN BOO…AND I MEAN IT! By Allison Gregory and Adapted from Barbara Park’s Junie B., First Grader Boo…and I Mean It! and Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake Non-Musical
(In parenthesis are the suggested age ranges)
Junie B. Jones (17-30) Mr. Scary track (24-55) Grace track (17-55) Lucille track (17-55) Ricardo track (17-55) Jamal track (17-55) May track (17-55) 2 swing positions (17-55)
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS: LIVE ON STAGE By Charles M. Schulz, Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson. By special arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson.
DRAGONS LOVE TACOS THE MUSICAL Adapted from the best-selling book, Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. Script by Cristina Pippa and Music and Lyrics by Sharon Kenny
Musical
(In parenthesis are the suggested age ranges)
Robbie (11-30) Kodi the Dog (17-40) Sammie (15-30) Professor Puff (20-65) Orla O’Leary (20-65) Bell the Dragon (17-60) Shishito the Dragon (17-60) Florina the Dragon/Swing (17-30) Swing Position (11-30)
Theatre for the Very Young DINOSAUR DANCE PARTY By Jennifer Adams-Carrasquillo Play with Music
(In parenthesis are the suggested age ranges)
3 Actor Tracks (17-50)
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID THE MUSICAL Book by Kevin Del Aguila Music and Lyrics by Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler Based on the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book series by Jeff Kinney and the 20th Century Fox Films
Musical
(In parenthesis are the suggested age ranges)
Greg Heffley (11-30) Rowley Jefferson (11-30) Chirag Gupta (11-30) Roderick Heffley (14-30) Frank Heffley (25-50) Susan Heffley (25-50) Manny Heffley (11-30) Patty Farrell (11-30) Fregley (11-30) Bryce Anderson (11-30) Joshie (20-35) Claire (11-30) Pauline & Yvette (11-30) Chris/Christine & Lionel/Leona (11-30) Mr. Winsky/Bill Walter (25-60) Mrs. Clayton/Fregley’s Mom (25-50) 2 Swing Positions (11-30)