10/16/2024
AUDITION NOTICE
Once Upon a Mattress
Music by Mary Rodgers, Lyrics by Marshall Barer, and Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer
DIRECTED BY: Alaxandra Luegers
POSTER BY: Mason Bray
TIME & PLACE
WHEN: November 6th & 7th
WHERE: First Avenue Presbyterian Church
418 N First Ave Evansville, IN 47710
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
WHEN: January 17th-19th and 24th-26th Friday, Saturday @ 7:30PM Sunday @ 2PM
WHERE: Benjamin Bosse High School
1300 Washington Ave, Evansville IN 47714
RUNTIME: 2 HOURS 15 MINUTES
SYNOPSIS: Summary from Concord Theatricals
“Many Moons ago in a far-off place, queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but non could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the alter? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.”
WHAT TO PREPARE
Please fill out the audition form linked below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GT93KaBzNlOPLuZQXxbCjsG0uvMxV7dCZg5mfkrF_Tc/viewform?ts=670d1dd7&edit_requested=true
Please come prepared with 16 bars of a song from ‘Once Upon a Mattress’. Auditions will include a movement audition and cold readings from the script.
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
The schedule is available on the Google form.
Auditioners are asked to fill out the conflict list in their audition form, including work commitments through January 26th. Tech Rehearsals start Sunday, January 12th. All actors MUST be available for rehearsals from that date through the show’s opening date. There are no conflicts allowed during production/tech week. Strike will happen post-show on January 26th.
ROLES
*Some Roles will be open to gender bending
Must be 13 years or older to audition.
Students will be given priority when it comes to roles.
Princess Winnifred the Woebegone
GENDER: Female-presenting
PART SIZE: Lead
VOCAL PART: Mezzo-Soprano
Queen Aggravain
GENDER: Female-presenting
PART SIZE: Lead
VOCAL PART: Alto
Prince Dauntless
GENDER: Male-presenting
PART SIZE: Lead
VOCAL PART: Tenor
Jester
GENDER: Male-presenting
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Tenor
King Sextimus the Silent
GENDER: Male-presenting
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Silent
Lady Larken
GENDER: Female-presenting
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Soprano
Sir Harry
GENDER: Male-presenting
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Tenor
Wizard
GENDER: Male-presenting
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Baritone
Minstrel
GENDER: Male-presenting
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Tenor
Lady Mabelle
GENDER: Female-presenting
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Alto
Lady Rowena
GENDER: Female-presenting
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Soprano
Nightingale of Samarkand
GENDER: Female-presenting
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Soprano
Princess No. 12
GENDER: Female-presenting
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Spoken
Sir Studley
GENDER: Male-presenting
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Tenor
Kitchen W***h
GENDER: Female-presenting
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Silent
Sir Luce
GENDER: Male-presenting
PART SIZE: Ensemble
VOCAL PART: Tenor
Ensemble
Singing and dancing ensemble consisting of Ladies-in-Waiting, Knights, Soldiers, Servants and Musicians
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN CASTING
The Evansville Civic Theatre is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse creative environment. We actively welcome actors from all races, backgrounds, and lifestyles. We believe in considering all auditioners, regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, stage of pregnancy, disability, age, or veteran status. We encourage anyone who is interested to audition! Every auditioner will be considered for a role, unless the race, age or gender of a character is integral to the story or explicitly specified by the playwright and required by the production contact.
