| Director: | Lizi Baldwin |
| Contact: | [email protected] |
AUDITIONS
Please prepare the song cut for the character you are auditioning for (see list below). The tracks provided below are the tracks that we will be using for auditions.
Be prepared to dance! (There will be an opportunity to change clothes/shoes prior to the dance audition if needed)
You may also be asked to read sides from the script (these will be provided at the audition as needed, not everyone will read)
Once you arrive at the theater for an audition please check in at the box office. We will start auditions with individual vocal auditions then will move to group dance auditions. If you are not needed to read you will be released after you have sung & danced; those who have been asked to read will stay and do that at the end of the auditions.
CALLBACKS
If needed callbacks will be held Tuesday 2/10 at 6:00 PM
PERFORMANCES:
May 1st - May 16th
You must be available for all of tech week (4/26 - 4/30) and all of the performances to take part in this show.
MUSIC CUTS FOR AUDITIONS
Here is the folder for each audition cut listed by characters please use the sheet music and tracks in the folders to prepare for the audition. Since there are no measure numbers listed in the sheet music the start and stop of each audition cut have been noted & highlighted in the music.
Please learn any “optional” notes/coloratura sections of the audition cuts if you are able
Songs for Auditions
Frederic - Is There Not One Maiden Breast
Mable - Poor Wandering One
Major General - Modern Major General
Pirate King - Oh Better Far to Live and Die
Ruth - When Frederic Was A Little Lad
Edith/Kate - Edith Solo in Rocky Mountain
Police Captain - When a Felon’s Not Engaged
Samuel/Pirates - Pour Oh Pour The Pirate Sherry
Sisters - Climbing Over Rocky Mountain
Mable/Frederic - please also look at the duet cut from “Stay Frederic Stay” not all auditioners will be asked to sing this duet
*Please learn all “optional” notes/coloratura sections of the audition cuts as you are able*
Character Breakdown:
Frederic - 20s male presenting
vocal range - G4 - Bb2
Mabel - 20s - 30s female presenting
vocal range - Db6 - Bb3
Pirate King - 20s - 40s - male presenting
vocal range - F4 - A#2
Major General - 50s - 60s - male presenting
vocal range - E4 - Bb2
Ruth - 40s - female presenting
vocal range - Eb5 - G3
Kate - 20s - 30s - female presenting
vocal range - G5 - Ab3
Edith - 20s - 30s - female presenting
vocal range - G5 - Ab3
Isabel - 20s - 30s - female presenting
spoken
Samuel - 20s - 40s - male presenting
vocal range - F4 - Bb2
Sergeant - 30s - 50s male presenting
vocal range - E4 - G2
Daughters - any age - female presenting
All female vocal ranges needed
Pirates - any age - male presenting
All male vocal ranges needed
Police - any age - male presenting
All male vocal ranges needed
The Pirates of Penzance is a swashbuckling operetta full of hilarity, hijinks, and heart. Join Frederic, a duty-bound young pirate apprentice, as he grapples with love, loyalty, and ludicrous legal loopholes. With Gilbert and Sullivan’s signature wit and catchy melodies, this delightful tale pits tender romance against uproarious misadventure. Expect bumbling policemen, noble pirates, and a cast of characters so absurdly endearing, they’ll steal your heart—without looting your valuables. Fast-paced, family-friendly, and musically masterful, The Pirates of Penzance is a joyous escape into a world where operatic absurdity reigns supreme.