[Capdist-auditions] Shrek The Musical (Adult Show Auditions) Tuition based

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Auditions for Shrek The Musical at The Cue Theatre will be held May 24th and 25th from 5:30 - 8:00 pm at 339 Delaware Ave., Delmar, NY (entrance on Becker Terrace). Please come prepared with 16 bars of music from a Broadway musical. Please bring sheet music, an accompanist will be provided. Be prepared for a dance audition. This production is for ages 12 - adult. Performance dates are August 12, 13, and 14. Rehearsal times are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings as needed. Tuition for this program is $200 ***The Cue Theatre will not turn away any students for inability to pay tuition.
Ensemble may be double/triple cast.If auditioning for Lord Farquaad be prepared to wear kneepads as you must prove your ability to do so in order to play the part.
Donkey –Male or Female, Shrek’s self-appointed side-kick, as charming as he/she is clingy, a bright-eyed motor-mouth whose eagerness and quick with barely disguise the desperate need for a friend. Winning and easy charm, comic skills, soulful vocal style. Sing to A flat.Dragon – Female, charged with guarding Princess Fiona in her isolated castle. Donkey becomes trapped by Dragon and becomes her prisoner of love. Dragon helps save the day at the end of the musical. Mezzo/belter with gospel sound.Fiona – Female, Princess of Far Far Away, daughter of King Harold and Queen Lillian. Has spent most of her life locked in a dragon-guarded castle reading romantic fairy tales. Underneath lurks a smart, outspoken girl who can’t help burping or launching into hand-to-hand combat when needed. Soprano with belt.Lord Farquaad – Male, A pompous, power-hungry little villain with a raging Napoleon complex and intense dislike of all fairy tale creatures. Sets out to claim a beautiful princess as his bride in order to ensure himself a kingly throne. Character baritone or tenor.Shrek – (Male) An ogre who has spent most of his life as an outcast, living in a swamp far from civilization; crass and brutish exterior disguises a soulful and lonely heart. A reluctant hero. Powerful presence with great wit. Bari-tenor (to A).
Young Fiona/Young Shrek –looks age 10. As Princess Fiona, a bright little girl only recently locked in a tower, who passes her time reading fairy tales about being rescued by a handsome and charming prince. Strong singer. Teen Fiona – Female, Princess Fiona as a teenager; has been trapped in the tower for a few years and has angst about not being rescued yet. Sense of humor, strong voice, ensemble.Pinocchio – Male or Female, Banished to Shrek’s swamp along with other fairy tale creatures by Lord Farquaad. Comic role, ensemble. Three Little Pigs – Male or Female, Funny, anxious, have a German accent is possible.White Rabbit, Gnome and Peter Pan –  Female or male, (one or more roles) – Comedic role.Wolf – Male, Tough guy who isn’t afraid to let the world know he likes dressing up in Granny’s clothes. Comedic role, bass-baritone to high G.Wicked Witch  - Female, Comedic role, soprano, ensemble.Gingy (Gingerbread Man) – Female to play a male; a cookie that is tortured by Farquaad's guards. Comedic role, character voices a plus, sing with vocal versatility and solid mix, belts to a D, ensemble.Fairy Godmother - Female, comedic role, soprano to a high E, ensemble.Ugly Duckling - Female, comedic role, singer, ensemble.Shoemaker’s Elf - Female or Male, comedic role, singer, ensemble.Mama Ogre/Humpty Dumpty - Female, opens the show sending her young Shrek out into the world and telling him that the big, bright, beautiful world out there will only judge him by the way he looks. Comedic role, pop/rock belt, ensemble.Papa Bear – Male, From Goldilocks story. Comedic role, singer, ensemble.Mama Bear – Female, from Goldilocks story. Comedic role, pop/rock belt, ensemble.Baby Bear – Female or Male, The wide-eyes and precocious baby bear from Goldilocks. Comedic role, singer, ensemble.Other Ensemble & Fairy Tale Creatures –King Harold, Queen Lillian, Angry Mob, Happy People, Captain and his Guards, Knights, Pied Piper and Rats, Three Blind Mice, Bluebird, Bishop, Sugar Plum Fairy, Mad Hatter, Dwarf. All strong singers with some featured moments.
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