Upcoming Auditions

Aristocats Kids, Sister Act, James and the Giant Peach

Auditions will be held by VIDEO SUBMISSION ONLY. Auditions are for “Disney’s Aristiocats Kids”,  “Sister Act” Musical, and “James and the Giant Peach.” Video auditions are due by Friday November 29th at 9PM.  Callbacks if Needed will be held on: Tuesday December 3rd for Aristocats, Monday December 16th for Sister Act, and Wednesday December 18th for James and the Giant Peach. 

For auditions, please submit 16-32 bars of a Broadway song in the style of the show. You may use an accompaniment track with no background vocals.

Please note that we do not accept any tech week conflicts (this is the week leading up to the show beginning the Sunday before), show conflicts, or brush up rehearsal conflicts.

If you have any questions please email us at artistic.director@griffintheatre.org

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Disney’s Aristocats

Show Dates: January 17, 18, 19, 24. 25, 26

Ages 7 through 16.

All Roles Open

Roles

Thomas O’malley

Thomas O’Malley is the charming and charismatic lead alley cat. He lives as a free spirit with no attachments but secretly desires to be part of a family.

Gender: Male Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: A3

Duchess

Duchess is the elegant and nurturing mother of the Aristokittens.

Gender: Female Vocal range top: Db5 Vocal range bottom: C4

Edgar

Edgar is the villainous butler of Madame. He’s allergic to the pampered Aristocats and secretly hates tending to them.

Gender: Male Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: A3

Toulouse

Toulouse and Berlioz are Duchess’s sons. Toulouse yearns to be seen as tougher than he is.

Gender: Any Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: D4

Berlioz

Toulouse and Berlioz are Duchess’s sons.

Gender: Any Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: D4

Marie

Marie is the spirited and sassy daugher of Duchess. She is the youngest child and a charmer just like her mother.

Gender: Female Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: F#4

Roquefort

Roquefort is the naïve yet ultimately brave house mouse who overcomes his fears and saves the Aristokittens from Edgar. This role requires an actor who can believably play innocent and frightened.

Gender: Any Vocal range top: D6 Vocal range bottom: B3

Madame

Madame is the eccentric and kind human owner of the Aristocats who loves her pets more than anything else in the world. This requires a good actor who possesses the maturity to play a maternal role.

Gender: Female Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: C4

General Napoleon

General Napoleon and Private Lafayette are two country dogs in a comedic power struggle throughout the show. Napoleon is the power-hungry leader and Lafayette the not-so-subservient private.

Gender: Any Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: C4

Private Lafayette

General Napoleon and Private Lafayette are two country dogs in a comedic power struggle throughout the show. Napoleon is the power-hungry leader and Lafayette the not-so-subservient private.

Gender: Any Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: C4

Vichy

Vichy and Soisse are two privates in the dog army who report to General Napoleon. Gender: Any Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: C4

Soisse

Vichy and Soisse are two privates in the dog army who report to General Napoleon. Gender: Any Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: C4

Amelia

Amelia and Abigail are the two bold geese sisters who rescue O’Malley from the river and lead the way out of the country back to Paris.

Gender: Female Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: C#4

Abigail

Amelia and Abigail are the two bold geese sisters who rescue O’Malley from the river and lead the way out of the country back to Paris.

Gender: Female Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: C#4

Scat Cat

Scat Cat is the jazzy leader of the Alley Cat narrators. He or she is ultra hip and enjoys introducing the Aristocats to jazz music.

Gender: Any Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: A3

The Alley Cats (Hep, Mad, Slick And Wacky)

These storytellers set up and comment on the action as well as execute the scene changes.

  • Sister Act 

    Show Dates: February 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23

    Ages 16 and up

    All Roles Open

    Roles

    Deloris Van Cartier

    An aspiring performer, trying to find both fame and a place in the world. When forced to hide in the convent, she initially refuses to embrace her new lifestyle but learns to embrace it when she works with the choir. Loud-mouthed, and sassy, but ultimately caring.

    Gender: Female

    Age: 25 to 35

    Vocal range top: F#5

    Vocal range bottom: E3

    Mother Superior

    The head of the convent, sarcastic and a bit stiff. Extremely protective about keeping her sisters away from the outside world, which puts her in direct opposition to Deloris and her musical teachings.

    Gender: Female

    Age: 50 to 70

    Vocal range top: E5

    Vocal range bottom: D3

    Sister Mary Robert

    A postulant, abandoned as a baby and raised at the convent. Shy and soft-spoken, but singing with Deloris lets her find her voice. Her wallflower lifestyle has made her live a shell of a life.

    Gender: Female

    Age: 16 to 25

    Vocal range top: A5

    Vocal range bottom: F#3

    Sister Mary Patrick

    A nun of the convent. Consistently perky, enthusiastic, and easily excitable.

    Gender: Female

    Age: 35 to 50

    Sister Mary Lazarus

    A nun of the convent and the head of the choir. Rather deadpan and the least welcoming of any of the nuns, but she gets caught up in Deloris’s soul music.

    Gender: Female

    Age: 50 to 70

    Vocal range top: B4

    Vocal range bottom: F3

    Monsignor O’hara

    One of the heads of the convent. Constantly concerned with financial matters, though soul music surprisingly puts him in a different mood.

    Gender: Male

    Age: 45 to 60

    Vocal range top: G4

    Vocal range bottom: E3

    Curtis

    A club owner, notorious gangster, and Deloris’s boyfriend. Cocky and controlling, always on the verge of violence.

    Gender: Male

    Age: 30 to 40

    Vocal range top: Ab4

    Vocal range bottom: A2

    Eddie Souther

    The desk chief at the Philadelphia police station and a high school classmate of Deloris who helps get her into hiding. Faces a lot of nerves when under pressure, causing him to sweat profusely. He still yearns for Deloris after all these years, and dreams of being her hero.

    Gender: Male

    Age: 25 to 35

    Vocal range top: B4

    Vocal range bottom: Ab2

    Tj

    Curtis’s nephew and one of his thugs. Deft and cognizant of the fact, constantly in a state of ignorant bliss.

    Gender: Male

    Age: 16 to 30

    Vocal range top: Eb5

    Vocal range bottom: Db3

    Joey

    One of Curtis’s thugs. Believes himself to be quite the ladies’ man.

    Gender: Male

    Age: 30 to 40

    Vocal range top: Eb5

    Vocal range bottom: Bb2

    Pablo

    One of Curtis’s thugs. A natural follower, constantly speaks in Spanish.

    Gender: Male

    Age: 25 to 40

    Vocal range top: F5

    Vocal range bottom: C4

    Sister Mary Martin-of-tours

    A nun of the convent. Clearly in her own world, but has her moments of surprising clarity.

    Gender: Female

    Age: 40 to 60

    Sister Mary Theresa

    A nun of the convent, the oldest of the group. Decrepit at a glance, but secretly packs a punch.

    Gender: Female

    Age: 60 to 70

    Michelle

    One of Deloris’s back-up singers. Lippy and always quick with a retort.

    Gender: Female

    Age: 20 to 30

    Vocal range top: F5

    Vocal range bottom: Bb3

    Tina

    One of Deloris’s back-up singers. A little thick and naive.

    Gender: Female

    Age: 20 to 30

    Vocal range top: F5

    Vocal range bottom: Ab3

    Ernie

    One of Curtis’s thugs. Initially thought to be a mindless yes-man, he turns out to be an undercover police informant.

    Gender: Male

    Age: 25 to 35

    Ensemble

    Nuns; Bar Denizens (Bar Patron, Waitress, Pool Player, Drag Queen); Homeless People; Fantasy Dancers

      • James and the Giant Peach

        Show Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23

        Ages 7 and up

        All Roles Open

        Roles

        Ladahlord

        A strange, magical storyteller. Often inserts himself into the story, in disguise, to help push the action forward.

        Gender: Any

        Age: 25 to 55

        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: Any

        Age: 7 to 15

        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: Any

        Age: 30 to 60

        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: Any

        Age: 30 to 60

        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. This actor also plays Woman with Purse and Reporter 1.

        Gender: Female

        Age: 20 to 40

        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. This actor also plays Man with Wallet and Garden Guild.

        Gender: Male

        Age: 20 to 40

        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. This actor also plays Buzz, the Hollywood agent.

        Gender: Male

        Age: 20 to 40

        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. This actor also plays Matron Nurse and Reporter.

        Gender: Female

        Age: 30 to 60

        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. This actor also plays Bobby Cop and Bitzi Botana.

        Gender: Male

        Age: 25 to 50

        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