ONCE UPON A MATTRESS - Fort Worth, TX EPA
Allied Theatre Group Inc | Fort Worth, TX
Saturday, July 8, 2023
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (C)
To set up an audition appointment, please go to:
https://tinyurl.com/4cpcxvpt. If you are unable to attend the in-person audition you may send in a video submission. See instructions in the Breakdown.
SPT
$437 weekly minimum (SPT 4)
Equity actors for roles in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS (See breakdown).
Actors of all ethnicities, and gender are identities encouraged to audition.
Please prepare cuts of 2 contrasting songs in the style of the show. The songs can be from a musical or not. Please keep cuts at or under a minute each. Sheet music should be appropriately marked and in the appropriate key - an accompanist will be provided. Please also bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Stage West Theatre
821 W Vickery Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76104-1144
The Evie Theatre
Music by Mary Rodgers
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer
Expected to attend:
Director: Garret Storms
Interim Music Director: Alan Shorter
Choreographer: Amber Marie Flores
Executive Producer: Dana Schultes
EPA also on 7/9.
Rehearsals begin: Monday, September 25, 2023
Performances: Thursday, October 19, 2023 through Sunday, November 5, 2023
Rehearsal schedule is Monday through Fridays 6:30-11PM, Saturdays 1-5PM and 6:30-9:30PM with Sundays off. Times are subject to change.
Performances schedule is Thursdays at 7:30PM, Fridays at 8:00PM, Saturdays at 2:00PM AND 8:00PM, and Sundays at 2:00PM
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An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of
inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Synopsis: By royal decree of the Queen, all princesses must pass a series of tests if they want to marry the hapless Prince. Even worse, throughout the kingdom no one may wed until the Prince finds a worthy wife! Many have tried, all have failed, and the Queen plans to keep it that way. But when a bold and undeniably charming new princess makes a splash at court, it seems the Queen has finally met her match. Music and mischief reign in a tale where happily ever after has never been more ap-PEA-ling.
Video Submissions: If you are unable to attend the in-person auditions you may submit a video audition at:
https://tinyurl.com/yc2trpvc . The Submission Deadline is June 8th at 11:59pm CT. Please prepare the same material as described in the in-person auditions.
In reference to the character descriptions below—most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the following descriptions. But how ever limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender and non-binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. Let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide (Language developed by Kevin Kantor and Emily Tarquin from the Actors Theatre of Louisville).
Queen Aggravain - she/her; 40s-50s; Any Ethnicity; The wife of King Sextimus and mother of Prince Dauntless; arrogant, territorial of her son, and in constant disagreement with the King despite his not being able to talk; with the Wizard, she creates impossible tests that eligible princesses must pass in order to marry the Prince - she has decreed that no one in the kingdom may wed until the prince does.
King Sextimus - he/him; 40s-50s; Any Ethnicity; The husband of Queen Aggravain, father of Prince Dauntless, and friend of the Jester and Minstrel; he cannot speak due to a curse, and communicates via gestures.
Wizard - he/him; 40s-60s; Any Ethnicity; The Queen's minion and puts her tests for the princesses in
action; he knew the Jester's father.
Prince Dauntless - The son of Queen Aggravain and King Sextimus, who is slightly childlike, and eager to fall in love.
Princess Winnifred - A princess who comes from the swamps. She is slightly charming, off-beat, and slightly naive, and much less refined than the rest of the castle's residents.
The Minstrel - The narrator of the story - clever, kind, and smart.
The Jester - Friends with the King and the Minstrel, and translates for the King frequently.
Sir Harry - The noble knight of the kingdom, who is in love with Lady Larken.
Lady Larken - The very kind and refined nobility, who wishes to be married with Sir Harry, and carries his child.
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