AUDITION: MATILDA Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS:

 

CHARACTERS: All roles are open to all ages

• Matilda Wormwood – The hero of the show. She’s brilliant, resilient, creative, and kind, despite growing up in difficult circumstances. Her parents treat her poorly, but Matilda escapes into a world of books, which puts her reading level far above the other children in her class, and she develops a bit of magical power in an effort to defeat Trunchbull.
• Eric – A student at school with Matilda. He has the very first solo line of the entire show and also has some featured moments as one of Matilda’s schoolmates.
• Amanda – A student at school with Matilda. She has a few solos and lines, but her most featured moment is when Trunchbull throws her through the air using her pigtails.
• Bruce – One of Matilda’s schoolmates. He has the bad luck to get caught after eating Trunchbull’s cake. Bruce goes through quite a transformation throughout the show.
• Hortensia / Alice / Tommy – Classmates of Matilda who each sing solos, and Hortensia has a few lines.
• Lavender – One of the kids at school with Matilda. She is kind and bright (though not as brilliant as Matilda) and quickly decides that Matilda is her best friend.
• Nigel – One of the kids at school with Matilda. He is enthusiastic, sweet, and always in a bit of a panic. Nigel has a few solos and some great featured moments in the show.
• Mr. Wormwood – Matilda’s father. He is egotistical, rude, and not very bright, not to mention a liar. Though Mr. Wormwood is not a good person and he is mean to Matilda, his harebrained schemes can be hilariously funny.
• Mrs. Wormwood – Matilda’s mother. Like her husband, she dislikes Matilda and does not understand why her daughter loves to read. Mrs. Wormwood is selfish, obsessed with her own appearance, and believes everything she sees on TV. Her dancing lessons with Rudolpho are the most important part of her day.
• Michael – Matilda’s brother. He is not very bright, though he is the apple of his father’s eye.
• Mrs. Phelps – The kindly librarian who loves hearing Matilda’s stories.
• Escapologist – A character of Matilda’s creation. Everything this character does is grand and exaggerated – he’s performing for the cheap seats!
• Acrobat – A product of Matilda’s imagination.
• Miss Honey – A teacher at Matilda’s school. She is kind, is generous, and really cares about the children despite her own desperate circumstances.
• Agatha Trunchbull – The quintessential terrifying tyrant. As headmistress, she runs her school like a dictator, making up arbitrary rules to suit her every whim and dreaming up creative punishments. The Trunchbull can be played by a male or female (though the character is female).
• Rudolpho – Mrs. Wormwood’s self-obsessed dance teacher.
• Sergei – A customer swindled by Mr. Wormwood. Though he shows up looking for payback, Matilda has had quite enough of revenge, and Sergei lets the Wormwoods escape.
• Ensemble – Ensemble roles include Russians, Little Kids, Big Kids (including Big Kid 1, Big Kid 2, and Big Kid 3), Kids, Mums, Dads, the Cook, and the Mechanic.

 

SCHEDULE: (at Majestic Studios)

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

• Please prepare a musical selection that shows off the character of your voice; please bring sheet music (pianist provided) or a backing track (no voices); you may blu-tooth to our stereo or bring a CD. Audition may also consist of readings from the script (provided at audition time). The audition will also consist of the teaching of a 4-part arrangement from the show to see how well you can maintain a harmony.
• You do not need to make an audition appointment. To print and fill out the audition form ahead of time please click HERE.
• IMPORTANT: If you audition for our production and are cast it is expected you will follow through and do our production; failure to do so may prevent you from being cast in a future show as you will have possibly taken a spot from someone who was not cast. If you are auditioning ONLY for specific roles you may specify that on the audition form and you will only be considered for those roles. If you do not specify we will assume you will accept ANY role offered.
• There is a $175 production fee associated with this production; this includes all rehearsal materials for the show, a show t-shirt, and professionally taken photos from the production. If you need finnancial assistance please fill out our Majestic Theatre Scholarship App Form — this should be done immediately AFTER casting as needing scholarship assistance is NOT a factor in casting.
• In addition, there is a $100 “Doing Your Part” deposit that you get back once all production support items are completed. See the DYP requirements for these expectations. This form will be submitted electronically at the end of the production.