Auditions

September 4th or 5th from 2:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Call backs on September 6th from 2:45 – 5:00 PM

At the KHS Little Theater

Open to all students in grades 6-12

Please prepare a short monologue and a short song that portrays a character.

For more information go to KHSDramaLewis.weebly.com

or email ben.lewis@student.dodea.edu

To sign up for an audition time go to: https://goo.gl/vZsE6Y

James and the Giant Peach Jr. is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theater International

(MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

www.MTIShows.com

Dear Parents and Students, Thank you for your interest in auditioning for Kinnick High School Drama Club’s production of James and the Giant Peach, Jr. No matter how much experience you have had on stage, this is the perfect show to audition for! For the audition, all students should come prepared to sing a selection of a song (one verse/chorus only) and be prepared to perform a short monologue (one to two minutes). Please choose a song from a stage or movie musical and use a karaoke track to perform to. Please do not use a recording that already has someone singing because we want to hear you sing, not anyone else. In addition to hearing you sing, we are also looking for how well you can portray a big character. For ideas for a monologue or song, please visit our website: http://khsdramalewis.weebly.com/ and click on the “Auditioning” link. If you cannot prepare a monologue we will have cold reads available. If you cannot bring a song, we will ask you to sing “Happy Birthday.” Parents, participating in this show is an excellent opportunity for your child to develop important skills in communication, teamwork, public speaking, and in building their self-confidence. We truly look forward to working with each student we cast and do everything we can to help them feel successful on stage and off. We will be holding a number of Saturday fundraisers to pay the cost of show royalties, costumes, sets, and props (it will cost about $3000 to put on this show). We will ask for parent assistance or food donations for these important fundraisers. Additionally, if you have sewing, painting, or woodworking skills and would like to volunteer a few hours in helping us construct costumes and set pieces, please contact Mr. Lewis by email at ben.lewis@student.dodea.edu or on Facebook as KHS Drama Lewis. Included in this packet are a permission slip, audition information and form, tentative schedule, and a short description of each character. Break a leg! Mr. and Mrs. Lewis

How Auditions Will Work To sign up for an audition time, please go to http://khsdramalewis.weebly.com/ and click on the “Audition Sign Up” tab. Open auditions will be held for 6th grade to 12th grade students at the Little Theater at Kinnick High School on both Tuesday, September 4th and Wednesday, September 5th from 2:30 PM-4PM. You only need to come one of these days, not both. Please come with your permission slip signed and audition form filled out (including the availability schedule). Students with a pressing need to leave early will be allowed to audition first. Each student will audition alone in the theater for Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and other production team members. We will ask you to introduce yourself (your name and grade) and then perform your monologue and song selection on stage. We highly encourage you to bring a karaoke track of the song you are performing, but this isn’t required. You bring it on CD, or on a mobile device (we can hook it up to our sound system). Please know that we are not there to critique you; we are there to support you. We are excited for you and know it takes a lot of guts to get up on stage in front of people. We may have questions for you about your availability or past experience either before or after you perform. After you have completed your audition you are free to go. We will post the callback list online on the Club website (http://khsdramalewis.weebly.com/) on the Facebook wall of KHS Drama Lewis, and in paper form on the doors to the Little Theater and outside the drama teacher’s classroom at YMS. These will be posted Wednesday evening by 7pm. Students will be called back for specific roles (i.e. James, Ladybug, Spiker, etc.). Callbacks will be Thursday, September 6th from 2:45-4:45 at the Little Theater. Please be prepared to stay the whole time. During callbacks we will assign students to roles we would like them to read in small scenes. We will give you a few minutes with your scene group to read it over together and then we will ask groups to perform for us. All of the callback scenes and music will be on the club website. Feel free to be familiar with these selections even before auditions! At callbacks we do not expect anything to be memorized or perfect. We just want to see your best interpretation of the assigned character. There will also be a short dance audition in which we will teach you a few steps of choreography as a group as then watch you do it. Callbacks must be concluded by 5 pm. The cast list will be posted Thursday evening no later than 7 pm in the same manner as the callback list (on the website, on KHS Drama Lewis on Facebook, and in paper at both schools). We ask that all students cast attend a first read through rehearsal on Friday, September 8th, from 2:45-4:45 at the Little Theater. Cast members will receive their scripts and music and we will read through the script and listen to the music together as a cast. We will also take measurements for costumes. It is important that you are able to attend this rehearsal, plus it’s fun!

And even before we see you audition we want to thank you for your interest in being in the show! We truly try to cast every student that we can because we know what an awesome experience being in a show can be. We look forward to meeting you. Break a leg! If you have questions, you can email Mr. Lewis at ben.lewis@student.dodea.edu or on Facebook at KHS Drama Lewis. Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis

James and the Giant Peach Jr. Character Descriptions Ladahlord Ladahlord is a mysterious character who seems to have a hand in the magical things that are happening. Though he may seem a bit off, he carefully watches over James, making sure James moves towards to a better life. Ladahlord also serves as a guiding narrator throughout the story. James James is the hero of our story, on an epic quest to find a family of his own and gain confidence in himself. He’s a young boy with an unchanged voice, a clever brain, and an open heart. Ladybug Ladybug immediately takes on a doting, maternal role in James’ life. Grasshopper Grasshopper, the leader of the Insects, is ever the optimist and assumes a paternal role in James’ life. Spider Spider is a clever creature who becomes a fun-loving older sister to James. Earthworm Earthworm is a gentle spirit, although he can be a bit of a coward. Luckily, he gains enough courage to save the day by baiting some gullible seagulls. Centipede Centipede may be a bit of grouch, but he is ever-loyal to the pack, and by the end of the story, he s won over by James. James sees Centipede as that cranky uncle with a heart of gold. Spiker and Sponge Spiker and Sponge are the sort of aunts (or monsters) that you fear ever being stuck with. They take James into their home but only so that he can be their own personal servant. Spiker is the brains of the operation, and Sponge is more concerned with finding something to eat. A HUGE ensemble The ensemble will be portraying a variety of characters, including: Mr. Trotter, Mrs. Trotter, Karl Kreatour, The Matron Nurse of the Painswick Orphanage, Billy and Bobby Bobby-Cop, The Vagrants, The Reporters, the Ladies Garden Guild, The Hollywood Agents, The Angry Crowd, The Cruise Ship Crowd, The Sharks and Seagulls, The New Yorkers, and The Screaming Women.

Name: _____________________________________ Grade:___________

James and the Giant Peach Jr. Audition Sheet

Contact Information: Do you check Facebook Messenger regularly? If so, what is your Facebook name? _____________________ What email address do you check regularly? ___________________________________________ If you have a cell phone, what is your cell phone number? ________________________________________ What is/are your parent’(s) name(s)? ___________________________________________ What is a good email address to contact your parents? ___________________________________________ What is a good phone number for your parents? __________________________________________ Past Performance Experience

Please list any past performance experience:

Acting Singing Dancing Other:

Character Preference If there a roll that you are most interested in what is it? Are you willing to accept any role in this production? Yes / No.

If not, which role(s) would you accept?

Costume Measurements

Height:

Shirt size:

Pant size:

Dress size:

Shoe Size:

Rehearsal Attendance

Rehearsals will be up to four or five days a week between September 8th and November 8th. Rehearsals will start at promptly at 2:45PM and end sometime around 4:45 PM. Wednesday rehearsals will be from 1:45-3:45. Please see the Tentative Rehearsal Calendar for more information. The schedule may change based on actor and director conflicts. Mandatory Attendance:

Tech week (Mandatory rehearsals; these cannot be missed for any reason except illness): October 30th and 31st, November 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th.

There will be six public performances on November 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th, and 18th. On November 11th and 18th, we may have either a matinee or an evening performance.

No performances during the school day have been scheduled. If performances are scheduled, it will require no more than two school days.

Regular Conflicts: For example lessons and other after school activities.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Occasional Conflicts: Also, if you have any specific conflicts (ex: Days that you will be out of town between now and the performances, previous obligations, etc.) please list them: Other Extracurricular Activities: Please list your involvement in any other extracurricular groups/activities, that may require you to miss rehearsal, i.e. Band/Orchestra, NHS/NJHS, Scouts, NJROTC, other clubs, etc. I understand that if I am cast in this production, I am committing to come to all rehearsals and performances. The only exceptions are the ones that I have written above. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis can say no to any conflicts not stated above. I will give at least 2 days’ notice for any appointments, etc., that may conflict with rehearsal. I will immediately and personally notify Mr. or Mrs. Lewis of any emergencies or illness that will prevent me from attending rehearsal. I understand that if I miss rehearsal I am responsible to learn on my own everything that was taught that day. I also understand that if I have unexcused absences from rehearsal I may be cut from the show. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Student Signature Parent Signature I understand that if I am cast in this production, I am committing to keep my GPA above a 2.5. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Student Signature Parent Signature I consent to my (or my student’s) photo to be used for publicity purposes in print or online without their name attached. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Student Signature Parent Signature