BEDTIME STORIES Auditions -

Monday, Tuesday July 20 & 21st 6:30-9:30pm

Honey McGee Playhouse, 313 Mulberry St, Sherman

Synopsis: It's Dad’s turn to tell his three rambunctious kids their bedtime stories, but when he gets fuzzy on the details, the classics get creative: a prince with a snoring problem spices up The Princess and The Pea, The Boy Who Cried Wolf cries dinosaur instead, and Rumpelstiltskin helps turn all that pesky gold into straw. These fairy tales may seem familiar, but not the way Dad tells them!

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Character Descriptions

Dad----adult male age 25-45----Warm, funny, engaging storyteller

The Kids: Wally, Ashley, Katie---juvenile performers age 8-15---Bright, energetic characters, possible gender-neutral casting where necessary (script permits name changes)

Ensemble---12-15 performers---Juvenile performers age 8-18---Bright, energetic performers who will play the various characters who populate Dad’s messed-up stories. Many can be gender-neutral. Performers may portray multiple roles as necessary. Characters include:

THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA

Prime Minister (gender neutral)

Queen-female

Prince 1-a male

Princess 1-female

Princess 2-female

Mindy-female servant

THE BOY WHO CRIED DINOSAUR

Wilbur-the person who cries “Dinosaur!” (gender-neutral)

Sheep-one or many (gender neutral)

Horace-The Dinosaur-broad, physical, comedic character (gender neutral)

Mayor (gender neutral)

Mom- female

Father-male

Captain (gender neutral)

The Militia—one or many (gender neutral)

RUMPELSTILTSKIN

Prince 2-male

Poor old woman (or man)

Daughter-female

Rumpelstiltskin—broad, physical, comedic character (gender neutral)