AUDITIONS!
Oliver!
Descendants the Musical
Auditions will be held by VIDEO SUBMISSION ONLY.
Auditions are for Oliver! and Disney's Descendants.
🎥 Video auditions are due by Sunday, July 5 at 8:30 PM.
📅 Callbacks (if needed) will be held on: Tuesday, July 14 for Oliver! and Wednesday, July 15 for Disney's Descendants.
For auditions:
Please submit 16–32 bars of a Broadway song in the style of the show. We highly encourage you to use a backing track without vocals for youraudition. We do not encourage a cappella auditions.
🚫 Please note: We do not accept any tech week conflicts (this is the week leading up to the show, beginning the Sunday before), showconflicts, or brush-up rehearsal conflicts.
📧 If you have any questions, please email: artistic.director@griffintheatre.org
Oliver Dates and Casting Breakdown
Show Dates: October 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18Ages: 7 and up
All Roles Open
Consider yourself at home with Lionel Bart's classic musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning show is one of the few musicalsto win an Academy Award for best picture and is widely hailed as a true theatrical masterpiece by actors and audience members alike.
The streets of Victorian England comes to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and findsacceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr.Brownlow, takes him in. Fearing for the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver's chances ofdiscovering the true love of a family.
Roles:
Oliver Twist - A workhouse boy about 11 years of age. Gender: Any. Age: 8-12. Vocal Range: A3 to E5.
Fagin - An elderly receiver - runs training academy for young pickpockets. Gender: Male. Age: 50-70. Vocal Range: A2 to F4.
The Artful Dodger - Fagin's brightest pupil - an undersized 16. Gender: Any. Age: 14-18. Vocal range: A3 to E5.
Bill Sikes - A villain in his prime. Gender: Male. Age: 30-45. Vocal Range: A2 to D4.
Nancy - 23 years old - a graduate of Fagin's academy, and Bill's doxy. Gender: Female. Age: 20-25. Vocal Range: F3 to E5.
Bet - A 15 year old lass in Fagin's establishment - idolizes Nancy. Gender: Female. Age: 14-18. Vocal Range: Ab3 to G5.
Mr. Bumble - A large and pompous Beadle of the workhouse. Gender: Male. Age: 35-60. Vocal Range: C3 to Ab4.
Mrs. Corney - A sharp-tongued, domineering widow - the Workhouse Mistress. Gender: Female. Age: 40-55. Vocal Range: C4 to F5.
Mr. Brownlow - A old gentleman of wealth and breeding. Gender: Male. Age: 55-70.
Mr. Sowerberry - The undertaker. Gender: Male. Age: 45-60. Vocal Range: C3 to F4.
Mrs. Sowerberry - Mr. Sowerberry's wife and his overseer. Gender: Female. Age: 45-60. Vocal Range: C4 to F5.
Charlotte - The Sowerberry's sluttish young daughter. Gender: Female. Age: 18-25.
Noah Claypole - Mr. Sowerberry's pimply apprentice. Gender: Male. Age: 18-25.
Mr. Grimwig - A doctor. Gender: Male. Age: 30-50.
Mrs. Bedwin - The Brownlow's housekeeper. Gender: Female. Age: 45-60. Vocal Range: C4 to B4.
Old Sally - A pauper. Gender: Female. Age: 50-70.
Charley Bates - A boy in Fagin's establishment. Gender: Male. Age: 10-18.
Ensemble - Workhouse boys, workhouse assistants, bow streetrunners, street vendors, crowd, etc.
Oliver Rehearsal and Show Dates
Tuesday, July 14 from 6:30-9:30pmSunday, July 19 from 1:00-6:00pm
Sunday, July 26 from 5:00-9:00pm
Saturday, August 8 from 11:00am-3:00pm
Wednesday, August 26 from 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, August 29 from 5:00-9:00pm
Saturday, September 5 from 11:00am-3:00pm
Sunday, September 6 from 1:00-6:00pm
Tuesday, September 8 from 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, September 19 from 11:00am-3:00pm
Thursday, September 24 from 6:30-9:30pm
Tuesday, September 29 from 6:30-9:30pm
Wednesday, September 30 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, October 1 from 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, October 3 LOAD IN
Sunday, October 4 from 1-9pm TECH
Monday, October 5 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Tuesday, October 6 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Wednesday, October 7 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Thursday, October 8 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Friday, October 9 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Saturday, October 10 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Sunday, October 11 -- 12:30pm Call, 2:00pm SHOW
Friday, October 16 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Saturday, October 17 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Sunday, October 18 -- 12:30pm Call, 2:00pm SHOW, Set Strike
Descendants the Musical Dates and Casting Breakdown
Show Dates: November 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22Ages: 8 and up **Adults are needed for this production!!
All Roles Open.
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy,adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films!
Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost - home of the most infamous villains who ever lived - the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen,Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island... until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongsidethe children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents' wicked footsteps or learn to begood?
Roles:
Mal - Our hero and Maleficent's daughter. Under her hardened, sarcastic exterior, she has a sense of justice and a heart of gold. (Gender:Female. Range: G3-D5)
Evie - The Evil Queen Grimhilde's daughter. She hides her brilliance behind a superficial, image-obsessed attitude. (Gender: Female. Range:G3-D5)
Jay - Jafar's son - an outwardly arrogant thief. He conceals a strategic, collaborative nature. (Gender: Male. Range: Eb3-G4)
Carlos - Cruella De Vil's son. Despite a fear of dogs and just about everything else, he has the capacity to be brave and kind. (Gender: Male.Range: Eb3-G4)
Maleficent - The infamous evil fairy. She is a profoundly selfish, absentee parent with an unquenchable taste for vengeance. (Gender: Female.Range: A3-D5)
Grimhilde - Snow White's wicked adversary. An aging beauty queen, she is still desperate to be fairest of them all. (Gender: Female)
Jafar - Aladdin's nemesis. He is a slimy, washed-up crime lord desperate for a way back to the top. (Gender: Male. Range: B2-E4)
Cruella De Vil - A dalmatian-loving dog-snatcher. She is an obsessive, eccentric, and overbearing helicopter mom. (Gender: Female. Range:B3-B4)
Ben - Son of Beast and Belle. He is a classically regal, optimistic kid who bears the weight of soon becoming king of Auradon. (Gender: Male.Range: Ab2-Bb4)
King Beast - Ben's father and King of Auradon. Royal and rule-driven, he knows a bit about being marginalized. (Gender: Male)
Queen Belle - Ben's mother and Queen of Auradon. Warm but cautious, she doesn't understand her son's generation. (Gender: Female)
Fairy Godmother - Headmistress of Auradon Prep. Busy and bubbly, she'll do anything to keep the school afloat. (Gender: Female. Range: D4-D5)
Jane - Fairy Godmother's daughter. Meek and mousy, but hungry for attention, she's looking for her moment to shine. (Gender: Female. Range:E4-D5)
Chad - Cinderella and Prince Charming's son. An arrogant and spoiled blockhead, he's never wanted for anything. (Gender: Male. Range: B2-D4)
Audrey - Sleeping Beauty's daughter. The malicious queen bee of Auradon Prep. She has her eye on the throne. (Gender: Female. Range: A3-B4)
Doug - Dopey's son. Nerdy and sweet, he does all the work that his fellow classmates don't want to do. (Gender: Male. Range: C4-E4)
Royal Page - Auradonian messenger, enormously nervous.
Royal Guard - Museum employee, less than vigilant.
Maurice - Chemistry teacher and Belle's father. He is kooky and stuck in his ways. (Gender: Male)
Coach - Tourney coach, resigned to the team's mediocrity until meeting a surprise star player.
Snow White - Red carpet reporter. She is the voice of the masses. (Gender: Female)
Ensemble - Roles include: Isle Ensemble (including Smitten Kids 1 & 2), Auradonians (including Auradonians 1 & 2), Coronation Crowd(including Crowd Members 1, 2, & 3), Auradonian Choir
Descendants the Musical Rehearsal and Show Dates
Monday, July 27 from 6:30-9:30pmMonday, August 3 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, August 27 from 6:30-9:30pm
Sunday, August 30 from 1:00-5:00pm
Thursday, September 3 from 6:30-9:30pm
Monday, September 21 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, October 8 from 6:30-9:30pm
Tuesday, October 20 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, October 22 from 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, October 24 from 11:00am-3:00pm
Tuesday, October 27 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, October 29 from 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, October 31 from 11:00am-3:00pm
Tuesday, November 3 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, November 5 from 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, November 7 LOAD IN
Sunday, November 8 from 1-9pm TECH
Monday, November 9 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Tuesday, November 10 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Wednesday, November 11 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Thursday, November 12 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Friday, November 13 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Saturday, November 14 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Sunday, November 15 -- 12:30pm Call, 2:00pm SHOW
Friday, November 20 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Saturday, November 21 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Sunday, November 22 -- 12:30pm Call, 2:00pm SHOW, Set Strike
