A U D I T I O N S
"Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach"
Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
December 5, 4:30 - 8:30pm
Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
Prepare a 1-minute comedic monologue and a 2-minute up-tempo song. (Both should be memorized.) Bring clearly marked sheet music for accompanist. Wear comfortable shoes and be prepared to dance. Bring your headshot/resume if you have them.
To read the libretto, click HERE
To listen to the music from the show, click HERE
Need help finding a comedic monologue for musical theatre? Click HERE
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Staging and choreography rehearsals begin on Monday, January 30.
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Rehearsals for the first 5 weeks will be held during the evenings of M/T/W/TH/F
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Rehearsal and performance hours increase during weeks 6, 7, 8 and will include Saturdays and 1 Sunday.
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Performances are March 15 through March 25 on the main stage of the Performing Arts Center.
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All actors who are cast in the production must enroll in a Winter Intersession voice class (January 2023) and an 8-week spring Performance Studio class (Jan/Feb/March 2023).
Directed by Prof. Ruff Yeager
Musical Direction by Imahni King & Tracy Burklund
Choreography by Kevin Blax Burroughs
Costume Design by Jeanne Reith
Set, Lighting, Properties Design by Prof. Mike Buckley
Sound Design by Brandon Watterson
Performing Arts Coordinator - Silvia Nogales
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Ladahlord
A strange, magical storyteller. Often inserts himself into the story, in disguise, to help push the action forward.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
James
A lonely young boy who lacks confidence. Having lost both his parents in a freak accident, he feels he belongs nowhere in the world. However, when given the right encouragement he becomes resourceful and innovative. A good friend.
Gender: Female or Male
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Spiker
James' mean aunt. A thief and a scoundrel. Shrewd and opportunistic. Very tall and thin.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Sponge
James' other mean aunt. Also a thief and a scoundrel, but not nearly as bright as her sister. Very corpulent, she often has her mind on food.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Spider
A normal spider who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Her husband was killed and eaten by Spiker and Sponge. She is warm and friendly to James.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Green Grasshopper
A wizened grasshopper who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. An excellent musician. Has his eye on Ladybug.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Centipede
An ornery centipede who becomes human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Hates humans, in part because Spiker and Sponge fumigated his family. Prickly and rude, everyone thinks he is a pest.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Ladybug
A motherly ladybug who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Respectable and classy, she has a warm, caring heart. Has her eye on Grasshopper.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Earthworm
An earthworm who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. A bit of a scaredy-cat. He is neurotic and worried about everything, but is very friendly and brave when called upon.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C2
Ensemble
Crowd, Karl Kreatour, Reporters, Vagrants, Garden Guild, Bobby-Cops, Willy Wonka, Oompa Loompas, Hollywood Agents, Seaugulls, New Yorkers.
Gender: Any