Seussical Auditions


The Franklin Performing Arts Company is excited to announce auditions on Saturday, January 12 for their upcoming production of Seussical at THE BLACK BOX!

1:00 pm Grades 4-7

1:30 pm Grades 8 and 9

2:00 pm Grades 10-12

2:30 pm Adults

Please prepare 16 bars of a song in the style of the show. Seussical will run March 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17 at THE BLACK BOX in Franklin, MA.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

The Cat In The Hat: Our story's omniscient narrator, he is fun loving and enjoys rhyming. Pops up throughout the story to help the audience. Wise and attentive. Vocal range F2-F4.

Jojo: The Mayor's son, he is a Who that is always finding trouble. Bright, creative, and inadvertently mischievous. Possesses a wildly expansive imagination and finds solace in his friendship with Horton. Young boy or girl. Vocal range: Ab3-C5.

Horton The Elephant: Our story's main character, he is a compassionate and gentle elephant. Commonly misunderstood because of his larger size. He is protective and loving of all creatures in the jungle. Age: 20 to 40. Vocal range: A2-F4.

Gertrude Mcfuzz: Horton's one-feathered-tail bird neighbor. Gertrude is sweet and timid. Though kind and loyal, she is also self-conscious of her shortfalls. To play 20s. Vocal range: F3-F5.

Mayzie Labird: The most beautiful bird in all of the jungle. Oblivious to her self-centered ways, she relies on her talent of manipulation, and intoxicating beauty, to navigate her way through life. To play 20s. Vocal range: G3-Eb5.

The Sour Kangaroo: The 'leader' of the jungle. She is loud, brassy, and stubbornly set in her ways. A caring mother, but unabashedly sassy and soulful. Age: 25 to 40. Vocal range: F#3-F5.

Ensemble: Jungle Creatures (The Wickersham Brothers, Yurtle The Turtle, Bird Girls); The Whos (Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, General Gengus Khan Schmitz).

Tony winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once on This Island, Ragtime), have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination – Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos. The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many "thinks." Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family, and community are challenged and emerge triumphant.

 


Saturday
12 January
2019
1:00PM

Location

THE BLACK BOX
15 West Central Street
Franklin MA 02038
United States


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