Auditions

Peter and the Starcatcher 

By Rick Elice

Produced by TheatreLab Dayton

Directed by Garrett Young

Musical Direction by Brennan Paulin

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TheatreLab Dayton is seeking performers all genders, ethnic backgrounds, and abilities for our upcoming production of Peter and the Starcatcher 

 

About the Show

Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair... and the bonds of friendship, duty and love.

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This is a NON-AEA production. Performers will be contracted and receive a stipend.

 

AUDITION DETAILS

In-Person Auditions:

• October 13 & 14

Callbacks:

• October 18

Rehearsals & Performance Schedule:

• Rehearsal Start Date (Tentative) - November 16

• Tech - January 18-20

• Performances - January 21-24 at the PNC Arts Annex at Dayton Live

*Please note, this is a longer rehearsal period than normal because we will be off the week of Thanksgiving and for 2 weeks over the holidays in December

Audition Location:

•  TheatreLab Dayton

• 116 N Jefferson St, Dayton

Video Submissions:

•  Accepted through 11:59 PM on October 17

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Please prepare:
   •     A comedic monologue and a 32 bar cut of a song (musical theater, sea chanty, lullaby, or something in the style of the show)
   •     Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided
   •     Be prepared for movement/dance at callbacks

 

 

ROLES AVAILABLE

Character Breakdown

*all roles open to any gender 

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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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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. Optional Doubling as TEACHER.

 

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 starstuff. Optional Doubling as HAWKING CLAM.

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

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Please send videos to: auditions@theatrelabdayton.org

SIGN UP HERE for in-person auditions

 

We can't wait to see what you've prepared!