Written By: Blanche Marvin, Set to Tchaikovsky’s Classic Ballet
Directed and Choreographed by: Nathalie Velasquez
For all roles: Dance Training Helpful -- while not a full ballet, there will be numerous ballet sequences. All levels welcome!
Characters
Prince – Male, age 16. Charming, charismatic, and goofy. The hero, and storyteller of the show; speaks directly with the audience (especially the children).
Ladies, Lords, Soldiers, Page– a variety of comical characters that make up the royal court.
Princess - Female, age 16. The heroine of our story. Falls under Barbel’s evil spell, making her sleep for 100 years until a handsome prince comes to wake her up.
Emilia- The Princess’s lady-in-waiting.
King and Queen - The Princess’s kind and loving mother and father.
Cook - A bossy, impatient individual, responsible for preparing all the royal meals. Physical comedy required.
Boy – The Cook’s (rather unhelpful) young assistant. Physical comedy required.
Fairy Queen, First Fairy, Second Fairy – The good fairies who protect the infant Princess from Barbel’s evil curse.
Barbel (The Wicked Fairy) – The villain of our story. Casts an evil curse on the Princess and the kingdom.
Jester – The entertainer of the royal court. Physical comedy and dance required.
Synopsis
Valley Youth Theatre’s production of Sleeping Beauty is a restoration comedy, based on the play by famed children’s author Blanche Marvin (New York City’s Merri Mimes), and set to Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet.
Dates
Auditions are in person on December 7th and 8th. Doors open at 3:30pm for registration. The audition will begin at 4:00 with a dance audition and then actors will be asked to read sides before being released. Please bring dance shoes if you have them and wear something you are comfortable moving in. You may pre-register on our website.
Approximate rehearsal dates are December 19 – December 23, 2022 and January 2-February 9, 2023, Monday through Thursday evenings and Saturdays. Before tech, evening rehearsals will be 5p - 9p; tech rehearsals will be potentially until 10pm. We understand that some students may have conflicts where they may miss rehearsals, must arrive late or leave early. However, cast members will not be able to miss rehearsals during tech week or the run of the show. Tech rehearsals start February 4, opening night is February 10, 2023 and runs through February 26, 2022 with several weekday matinees for schools in addition to the traditional evening and weekend performances.
For more information, a full schedule, and pre-registration, please visit https://www.vyt.com/auditions/sleeping-beauty/
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