Auditions for Matilda Jr. – winter musical (ages 7-14)

The children are rising up. Join the revolt in this Broadway Junior adaptation of the Tony Award-winning hit!

Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.

Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence… and special powers! She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace!

Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

 

Show information:

Auditions, Tuesday, December 6^th

Register online. Rehearsals begin, Tuesday, January 5^th

Rehearsals: Tuesdays 4:00 p.m-5:45 p.m.  Thursdays 4:15-6:00(Principals only) Saturdays 10:00-12:30 p.m.  Rehearsal every day during tech week (Week of November 2^nd)

Cost: $525 (40 hours/12.00 hour)

Performances:

Friday, March 24^th, Saturday March 25^th (Black Box at Apex-Family performances)

Friday, March 31^st, Saturday April 1^st, Sunday April 2^nd (The Waterworks in St. Augustine).

 

Roles available:

Matilda Wormwood (Please note this role may8ht7guvyt  be double cast)

The hero of the show. She’s brilliant, resilient, creative, and kind, despite growing up in difficult circumstances. Her parents treat her poorly, but Matilda escapes into a world of books, which puts her reading level far above the other children in her class, and she develops a bit of magical power in an effort to defeat Trunchbull.

Gender: Female

Vocal range top: D5

Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Eric

A student at school with Matilda. He has the very first solo line of the entire show, so make sure to cast a good singer in this role.

Gender: Male

Vocal range top: Eb4

Vocal range bottom: C3

 

 

Amanda

A student at school with Matilda. She has a few solos and lines, but her most featured moment is when Trunchbull throws her through the air using her pigtails.

Gender: Female

Vocal range top: Eb5

Vocal range bottom: C4

Bruce

One of Matilda’s schoolmates. He has the bad luck to get caught after eating Trunchbull’s cake.

Gender: Male

Vocal range top: F#4

Vocal range bottom: C3

Hortensia

Alice, Hortensia, and Tommy are classmates of Matilda who each sing solos, and Hortensia has a few lines.

Gender: Female

Vocal range top: D5

Vocal range bottom: C4

Alice

Alice, Hortensia, and Tommy are classmates of Matilda who each sing solos.

Gender: Female

Vocal range top: D5

Vocal range bottom: C4

Tommy

Alice, Hortensia, and Tommy are classmates of Matilda who each sing solos.

Gender: Male

Vocal range top: Eb4

Vocal range bottom: C3

Lavender

One of the kids at school with Matilda. She is kind and bright (though not as brilliant as Matilda) and quickly decides that Matilda is her best friend.

Gender: Female

Vocal range top: D5

Vocal range bottom: C4

Nigel

One of the kids at school with Matilda. He is enthusiastic, sweet, and always in a bit of a panic.  .

Gender: Male

Vocal range top: D4

Vocal range bottom: C3

Mr. Wormwood

Matilda’s father. He is egotistical, rude, and not very bright, not to mention a liar.

Gender: Male

Mrs. Wormwood

Matilda’s mother. Like her husband, she dislikes Matilda and does not understand why her daughter loves to read. Mrs. Wormwood is selfish, obsessed with her own appearance, and believes everything she sees on TV.

Gender: Female

Michael

Matilda’s brother. He is not very bright, though he is the apple of his father’s eye.

Gender: Male

Mrs. Phelps

The kindly librarian who loves hearing Matilda’s stories.

Gender: Female

Escapologist

A character of Matilda’s creation. Everything this character does is grand and exaggerated – he’s performing for the cheap seats!

Gender: Male

Vocal range top: F3

Vocal range bottom: E3

Acrobat

A product of Matilda’s imagination. Cast an actor in this featured role that can give their all!

Gender: Female

Vocal range top: A4

Vocal range bottom: D4

Miss Honey

A teacher at Matilda’s school. She is kind, is generous, and really cares about the children despite her own desperate circumstances.

Gender: Female

Vocal range top: D5

Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Agatha Trunchbull

The quintessential terrifying tyrant. As headmistress, she runs her school like a dictator, making up arbitrary rules to suit her every whim and dreaming up creative punishments.

Gender: Female/Male

Vocal range top: F#5

Vocal range bottom: C4

 

 

Rudolpho

Mrs. Wormwood’s self-obsessed dance teacher. This is a hilarious featured role for a comedic performer who moves well.

Gender: Male

 

Sergei

A custoner swindled by Mr. Wormwood. Though he shows up looking for payback, Matilda has had quite enough of revenge, and Sergei lets the Wormwoods escape.

Gender: Male

Ensemble

Ensemble roles include Russians, Little Kids, Big Kids (including Big Kid 1, Big Kid 2, and Big Kid 3), Kids, Mums, Dads, the Cook, and the Mechanic.