PETER AND THE STARCATCHER AUDITIONS

All those cast in PETER AND THE STARCATCHER are required to become a KVTA member at some level (minimum $25) by a certain date during the rehearsal process. One parent being a member of KVTA does cover the membership requirement for all family members 17 and under. Memberships paid during the 2021-2022 season will also fulfill this requirement.

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PLEASE NOTE: Following the updated Health Department recommendations, the KVTA Board of Directors has decided that effective immediately, masks should be worn by anyone entering the KVTA Studios, regardless of vaccine status. Please arrive at your audition time with a mask on. 

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AUDITION AND CALLBACK DATES/LOCATION:

AUDITIONS: December 2 & 3 starting at 6 pm

CALLBACKS: December 4 starting at 9 am

KVTA Studios  1 Stuart Dr  Kankakee IL 60901

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PERFORMANCE DATES/LOCATION:

February 5-6 & 12-13, 2022

KVTA Studios  1 Stuart Dr  Kankakee IL 60901

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Further questions regarding auditions, callbacks, or casting may be emailed to the Co-Directors, Josh Hedding-Hess and Beth Sutter, at: jheddingphoto@gmail.com  Please include Peter and the Starcatcher in the subject line.

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AUDITION INFORMATION:

We are looking to cast 12-15 people. All auditioners must be 16 and older. All auditioners must complete an audition form, a conflict calendar, sign our social media policy, and sign our sexual harassment policy.

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You can choose one of the monologues provided or prepare your own 1-2 min monologue. It does not need to be memorized. In this show you will play multiple characters so we are looking for actors with range. 

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Please sign up for an audition time here: https://forms.gle/oq1UCEbiFFaicdp88

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Monologue Selections

Please choose one monologue from the three provided or come prepared with your own one to two minute monologue. Does not need to be memorized. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11_PCgnDmp7uAGZT7JUR3mnG9GjMDsBg7e4E_gRM6SzI/edit?usp=sharing

 

Please sing us a sea shanty, this show has some singing. We are not looking to cast the best singers but just wanted to know everyone’s ability. Example of a sea shanty to sing: https://youtu.be/qP-7GNoDJ5c

 

Audition Form can be downloaded here: MICROSOFT WORD   PDF

Conflict Calendar can be downloaded here: PDF
KVTA Policies to be signed: PDF
All participants, on-stage or off-stage, will be required to sign KVTA's Social Media and Sexual Harassment Policies. An Emergency Card and Waiver of Liability must also be completed and signed in order to participate. These forms will be distributed when you first volunteer with KVTA. If you have any questions please email: kvta@kvta.org

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Please have your forms filled out when you arrive at your audition time.

 

You can print or read your monologue off of a tablet.

 

We will have everyone in your time slot perform their monologue, then we will have a few readings from the play. Callbacks will be Saturday December 4 at 9 am.

 

Character Descriptions

This play is traditionally cast as one woman and the rest men, but we are open to casting anyone. We are focused on characters and actors who can play multiple roles.

 

Black Stache

A notorious pirate, terrorizing the seven seas in search of a worthy adversary. Heartless, hirsute, and suspiciously well read. Partial to the poetical and theatrical, which causes him to behave quite flamboyantly.

Age: 30 to 50

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Molly Aster

A young girl and Starcatcher apprentice who is taken aboard the Neverland as precious cargo. Curious and intelligent, she is only beginning to understand the confusing romantic longings that come with her age. She will risk anything for the sake of what is right.

Age: 16 to 30

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Boy/Peter

A lonely and hardened orphan who doesn't miss much. Nameless, homeless, and friendless at the beginning of the play and a hero by the end. He wants a home and a family more than anything, and dreams of a life of being free.

Age: 16 to 30

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Grempkin

The schoolmaster of St. Norbert's Orphanage for Lost Boys. Mean and malodorous, he revels in keeping his boys in the dark and malnourished. 

Age: 40 to 60

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Mrs. Bumbrake

Molly's nanny, a stereotypical British cad and outfitted with the duty of teaching Molly about womanhood. She still has enough charm in her age to attract a sailor or two.

Age: 40 to 60

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Bill Slank

The vicious orphaned captain of the Neverland. Does not possess the capacity to lead anyone but himself, which puts himself constantly in disaster. Greedy enough to send boys to their doom for the chance of gaining star stuff.

Age: 35 to 55

 

Smee

Black Stache's first mate. He is single-mindedly dedicated to his captain's every whim.

Age: 25 to 55

 

Prentiss

An orphan, ambitious, hyper articulate, and logical. He yearns to be leader, even when he knows in his heart that he'll never be one. A bit of a blowhard with a touch of cowardice.

Age: 16 to 25

 

Alf

A seafarer, an old sea dog proud of his tenure. His kind heart gives him an appeal to the feminine sensibility.

Age: 50 to 65

 

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.

Age: 40 to 60

 

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.

Age: 35 to 45

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Ted

An orphan obsessed with food. A natural performer with easy wit and quite poetic language.

Age: 16 to 25

 

Ensemble

Sailors; Seamen; Seafarers; Orphans; Pirates; Mermaids; Mollusks; Narrators

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Questions? Send an email to: jheddingphoto@gmail.com  Put Peter and the Starcatcher in the subject line. 

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Thank you,

Peter and the Starcatcher 2022 Staff