Auditions for PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Valley Youth Theatre announced for December 5 & 6

Valley Youth Theatre’s production of  Peter and the Starcatcher

Director: Mark Stoddard

Music Director: John Luke Osorio

Auditions: December 5th and 6th, 2023 @ 4pm at Valley Youth Theatre, 525 N 1st Street, Phoenix AZ. (doors open at 3:30pm)

Tentative Callbacks: December 7th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 2023 

To pre-register for your audition (preferred, but not required), and for more details please go to: https://vyt.com/section/auditions

Please bring a headshot (it doesn't have to be professional. Just a good photo that looks like you!) and an acting or theater resume.

For the general auditions, there are 2 parts to prepare…

Part 1 - Please prepare a monologue

- a memorized or well prepared monologue: pick a monologue from the links provided below - OR – you can perform a monologue of your choosing (keep it to about 1 min in length). 

- Make strong character choices with your voice, gestures and facial expressions as you perform in your audition.

We have provided several short monologues from characters in the show. Peruse the monologues at the link below and choose one that you feel fits your strengths. 

Note: In 'Starcatcher', British accents are used for many of the characters. If you have a British accent, please try to use it for your monologue. If you don't feel confident with a British accent, no worries - you can use an American dialect, but try to create an interesting vocal style for the character you choose.

Starcatcher Monologues:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AMmpnF_BXjLi60WN967ePxeQPabX6iru/view?usp=share_link

 

Part 2 - Please prepare a song

There are some featured singing roles in Starcatcher and group singing in the ensemble, so we want to hear your singing ability.

- Choose a 30-45 secs segment of a musical theater song that best highlights your singing voice. We would prefer no acapella singing. (Choose a song that is appropriate for your vocal range, and make strong character choices with your voice, gestures and facial expressions as you perform in the audition)

- We will have a piano accompanist present, so bring well marked sheet music to give to the pianist.

- Or use a backing track (karaoke track) and have it cued to the portion of the song you will use. You will only sing 30-45 secs, so choose a segment that highlights your singing. A speaker will be available for playback of your backing tracks. 

Rehearsals: Approximate rehearsal dates are December 13th through February 8th, Monday through Thursday evenings and Saturdays. Before tech, evening rehearsals will be 5pm - 9pm; tech rehearsals will potentially go until 10pm.

Performances: February 9th through 25th, 2023 with several weekday matinees for schools in addition to the traditional evening and weekend performances.

Tentative rehearsal/performance schedule available on our auditions page: https://vyt.com/section/auditions

If you still have questions, please check out the Frequently Asked Questions section at the bottom of our auditions page at https://vyt.com/section/auditions

Synopsis:

The Neverland you never knew. This Tony award winning show uses imaginative storytelling and boundless creativity to tell the comic and epic origin story of Peter Pan. Starcatcher apprentice Molly, Peter and their friends are hunted by marauding pirates and their comically eccentric captain, BlackStache as they race to protect a trunk of magical "Starstuff." Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the bonds of friendship, duty, love and family. This is a play with music (not a full musical), and has a few leading singing roles. This promo link gives an idea of the style of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=satpkIYiGuM 

Characters: 

NOTE: All roles (except Peter and Molly) can be cast as any gender

Molly Aster - (female) A young teenage girl and Starcatcher apprentice. Curious and intelligent, she is only beginning to understand the confusing romantic longings that come with her age. Strong singer.

Boy/Peter - (male) A lonely and hardened orphan who wants a home and a family. He is nameless and friendless at the beginning of the play and a hero by the end.  

Black Stache - A notorious pirate, in search of a worthy adversary who is partial to the poetic and theatrical. Strong verbal and physical comedic skills, character singer.

Mrs. Bumbrake - A proper British nanny who teaches Molly about womanhood. Strong verbal and physical comedic skills, character singer.

Bill Slank - The nasty, greedy and cruel captain of the Neverland who steals the Queen’s secret treasure of starstuff. 

Smee - Black Stache's dimwitted first mate and willing to participate in his captain’s hare-brained schemes. Strong physical comedy, character singer.

Ted - An orphan obsessed with food with an easy wit and poetic language. Character singer.

Prentiss - An ambitious orphan that yearns to be a leader but is a coward. Character singer.

Alf - A salty old sailor on the Neverland, who falls in love with Mrs. Bumbrake. Character singer.

Lord Leonard Aster - Molly's father, a loyal subject to the Queen. The very model of a Victorian English gentleman, he is a faithful friend and a secret Starcatcher.

Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Lord Aster's old school friend, the captain of the Wasp, Britain's fastest frigate. Lives with nautical bravura and heroic patriotism. 

Fighting Prawn: The fierce chief of the tribe of Mollusk Islanders, who was sold into slavery in England as a boy. He speaks almost exclusively in Italian cooking terms. 

Ensemble - plays multiple supporting roles and characters throughout the show, including…

Narrators; Sailors; Seafarers; Orphans; Pirates; Mermaids; Mollusks; Creatures; Hurricane Storm; etc.

 

For more information on Valley Youth Theatre, visit www.vyt.com.