IMPORTANT AUDITION INFORMATION!
Please read this document very carefully as it explains what is expected from all
students auditioning for this production. !
The audition format has changed this year and it is important that you read and
understand how this process will work. !
We will not make exceptions for students who do not read or follow these !
audition instructions.
What areas will I be auditioning in?
1) DANCING!
2) ACTING/SINGING (combined)
Everyone will audition on 2 SEPARATE DAYS. !
1 day for DANCE (12/12 only)!
&!
1 day for ACTING/SINGING (12/8, 12/9, or 12/15 - your choice)!
You will sign up for a specific time slot and group to audition with.
DANCE AUDITIONS!
Fri., December 12
ACTING/SINGING
AUDITIONS!
Mon., December 8!
ACTING/SINGING
AUDITIONS!
Tues., December 9
ACTING/SINGING
AUDITIONS!
Mon., December 15
GROUP A (3:25 - 4:20)
GROUP A (3:25 - 4:20)
GROUP A (3:25 - 4:20)
GROUP A (3:25 - 4:20)
GROUP B (4:25 - 5:20)
GROUP B (4:25 - 5:20)
GROUP B (4:25 - 5:20)
GROUP B (4:25 - 5:20)
CALLBACKS - If needed, a few students will be selected to attend the call backs. !
Students will be notified via email if needed for a callback.!
If you do or don’t receive a callback, it does not guarantee a part, we just need to see you do some additional auditioning!
Audition Checklist
Use the checklist below to make sure you have signed up correctly and also as a !
reminder of when you are scheduled to audition.
TO DO:
DATE & TIME
Signed up for a Dance Audition? DATE: 12/12/14
Signed up for an Acting/Singing Audition? DATE:
TIME:
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TIME:
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Please see Mr. Engelmeyer right away if you have any questions.
What are we looking for?
Please use this sheet as a guide to understand what we are looking for and as a way to prepare for your audition.
In your acting audition we are looking for:!
* How well you follow directions.!
* How loud and clear you are on stage!
* How focused you are during your performance. If you make a mistake on stage, how do
you handle that?!
* How expressive you are with your face, voice, and body.!
* Can the audience see you?!
* Can the audience hear you clearly?!
* Have you spent enough time preparing your audition?!
* Stage Presence - what are you doing to make the audience want to watch and listen to
you?!
* Are you doing more than just saying the lines?!
* Have you thought about the character you created for the audition?!
* Think about how you move and stand on stage.!
* Don’t use too many gestures, or movements. Make sure every movement has a
purpose.!
* DO YOU HAVE A CHARACTER VOICE? This is a very stylized show, you must use a
character voice for your audition.!
In your music audition we are looking for:!
* Projection, Accuracy (Notes & Temp), Style,!
* Emotion (showing and feeling)!
* Singing and acting at the same time (characterization and emotional style)!
* Memorization!
* Overall performance!
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Overall audition expectations:!
* Are you having fun?!
* Are you quiet, respectful, and supportive during the other auditions?!
* Are you acting like a professional?!
Please visit www.wydowntheatre.com to listen to the audition
rehearsal tracks and other audition related information. !
Shrek The Musical
ACTING AUDITION MATERIAL
Choose 2 different monologues (must be 2 different characters).!
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Develop a physical, vocal and emotional style for each character.!
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Really think about the characters, take a risk – have fun with something new!...maybe do a
little research on the show, too :) Fiona (Girl) (stepping, aka interrupting her way, into the story): Oh hello! Sorry I’m late!
Welcome to Fiona, the musical! Yay, let’s talk about me! “Once upon a time, there
was a little princess named Fiona, who lived in a kingdom Far Far Away. One fateful
day, her parents told her that it was time for her to be locked away in a desolate
tower, guarded by a fire-breathing dragon – as so many princesses had for hundreds
of years before.”... Isn’t that the saddest thing you’ve ever heard? A poor little
princess hidden away from the world, high in a tower, awaiting her one true love.
Pinocchio (Boy or Girl) (having just been ‘dumped in the swamp): This place is a
dump! (reading a sign that says...) “All fairytale creatures have been banished from
the kingdom of Duloc. All fairytale freaks will be sent to a resettlement facility.” But,
I’m not a puppet, I’m a real kid (oops, his/her nose grows). ... Dumped on a swamp!
Man, I tell ya, being a fairytale character really stinks!
Donkey (Boy or Girl), (speaking to his/her ‘new friend’ Shrek, who just saved the day):
Can I just say? That was incredible. Man, they were trippin’ over themselves to get
away from you. I liked that. (Shrek keeps trying to walk away, but Donkey keeps
pestering him) Say, you lost or something?... Oh, Duloc! I know Duloc! You gotta let
me show you the way, because I am like a GPS with fur! (Shrek says he’s rather be on
his own)... But nobody’s fine on their own! Not when you look like we do! Hey, didn’t
you hear what they said? We gotta join forces! Otherwise, they’re gonna lock me up!
And I can not go back in a cage! I don’t know if I mentioned it or not, but I did six
years in solitary for impersonating a piñata.
Farquaad (Boy), (speaking to Gingy, the gingerbread man): ha ha heh heh
heh...”Run, run, run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me – I’m the gingerbread
man!”... You are a monster.. you and the rest of that fairytale trash poisoning my
perfect kingdom. And, it will be even more perfect just as soon as I find a princess to
marry. And I hear you know of one. Tell me where she is!
Donkey (Boy or Girl), (explaining ‘punch-buggy’ to Shrek): The rules are very simple,
whoever spots a horse and cart along the road – Punch buggy! Fun, right?! Haven’t
you ever been on a road trip? Man, you need to get out more, because – Punch
buggy! I gotcha with that wagon full of hay over there. See, that’s another reason
you need me around. Who else is gonna fill you in on all the fun stuff you missed out
Donkey (Boy), (ala Barry White): Shrek, I know you can’t hear me right now. But if you
could, I’d want to say a few things to you. I am in your corner, buddy. But you have
got to tell this girl what you’re really feeling deep down. You may not get another
chance. So just go on now. Just open your heart and.. here we go, that’s right baby,
you can tell her!
Shrek (Boy): For your information, there’s a lot more to ogres than people think... an
example you, say?... ummm, okay... Ogres are like onions. And, not only because
they stink and they make you cry, but because they have layers. Onions have layers.
Ogres have layers. Onions have layers – you get it? We both have layers. Are you
listening?…
Farquaad (Boy), (doing reps at the gym at perfecting how he’ll speak to the princess):
494, 495, 496. Princess Fiona? I am Lord Farquaad. What do you think? No, You’re
right, too formal. 600! Fiona? Hi, Farquaad, but you can call me Maximus, as I’ve no
doubt you will. Woof! But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is Fiona
and Farquaad is the sun.
Fairytale Character (Boy or Girl)- You Decide the Fairytale Character: Big Bad Wolf,
Three Little Pigs, White Rabbit, Fairy Godmother, Peter Pan, Wicked Witch, Sugar Plum
Fairy, Ugly Duckling, Three Bears, Mad Hatter, Humpty Dumpty, or Elf: What are we
doing in your swamp? Well gosh, we were forced to come here. Lord Farquaad, he
hoofed and he poofed and he signed an eviction notice. Maybe you could try
talking to him. He’d listen to you! You’re big and scary! Um, go back? We can’t go
back. Farquaad will turn us into bratwurst. The guy’s bad news. Look here Ogre, I’m
gonna spell it out for ya. We don’t want us here any more than you do. But you’re
the only one tough enough to stand up to that no-good flim flammer Farquaad.
Gingy: (Boy or Girl) Ohhh gosh. Uh oh, what’s happening now? Ohhh this is scary.
Ohhh, geez. Ohhh nooo! Oh, it’s you. (With disgust) Look what you’ve done to my
legs! You’re a monster! You say that the fairytale characters have poisoned your
kingdom? It’s not a kingdom because you’re not a king! You want me to tell you
where you can find a princess to marry? Bite me! Okay, well, maybe I have heard tell
of a princess. From who? From the Muffin man. Do you know the muffin man? Who
lives on Drury lane? Can I go now? No! Not the buttons! Not my gumdrop buttons!
Shrek The Musical
SINGING AUDITION MATERIAL
Choose one of the two options to sing for your audition!
GIRLS’S MUSIC CHOICE #1!
“Morning Person”
Shrek The Musical
SINGING AUDITION MATERIAL
GIRLS’S MUSIC CHOICE #2!
“Forever”
Shrek The Musical
SINGING AUDITION MATERIAL
BOY’S MUSIC CHOICE #1!
“Big Bright Beautiful World”
Shrek The Musical
SINGING AUDITION MATERIAL
BOY’S MUSIC CHOICE #2!
“Don’t Let Me Go!”