auditions
Principal audition information for 'cinderella' 2024
We're delighted that you're interested in joining us for our 2024 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway 'CINDERELLA' and look forward to welcoming you at the auditions. Please note that this first round of auditions is for the remaining principal cast. We will be holding auditions for ensemble at a later date.
All the information you need to decide if you'd like to audition is available on this page. PLEASE NOTE that this is an AMATEUR production.
VERY IMPORTANT
If, after reading all the information, you decide that you do want to audition for us then you MUST register for an audition slot by emailing auditions@threepenny-theatricals.org by Friday 6th October and tell us your name and the part(s) you would like to audition for. This allows us to send you the relevant libretto and musical items to allow you to prepare, and allocate you an audition time to avoid lots of hanging around. It will also enable us to contact you with any further information you may need prior to the audition day.
If, after reading all the information, you decide that you do want to audition for us then you MUST register for an audition slot by emailing auditions@threepenny-theatricals.org by Friday 6th October and tell us your name and the part(s) you would like to audition for. This allows us to send you the relevant libretto and musical items to allow you to prepare, and allocate you an audition time to avoid lots of hanging around. It will also enable us to contact you with any further information you may need prior to the audition day.
general information
IMPORTANT DATES AND PLACES
AUDITION REGISTRATION: By Friday 6th October
AUDITIONS: Sunday 8th October 1.30pm - 6pm at Murrayfield Church Upper Hall, 2B Ormidale Terrace, Edinburgh (Click here for map). Please enter through the rear door of the Church Halls, accessed by walking up the RHS of the building. We will try not to keep people waiting. If you cannot make the audition day, please contact us at auditions@threepenny-theatricals.org and we will try to arrange a mutually agreeable alternative.
REHEARSAL EVENINGS:
PRINCIPALS: Thursday evenings 7.30pm - 10pm from 4th April 2024 at Murrayfield Church Upper Hall.
CHORUS and PRINCIPALS as required: 7.30pm - 10pm on the following dates/days:
Wednesday Evenings 3rd, 10th & 17th April at Murrayfield Church Upper Hall
Tuesday evenings from 23rd April until 27th August at Murrayfield Church Lower Hall (Summer Break 1st - 14th July)
Wednesday evenings from 4th September until 6th November at TBC
PERFORMANCE DATES: Dress rehearsal Tuesday 12th November 2024, Performances Wednesday 13th - Saturday 16th November 2024 (2 performances on Saturday 16th) at Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road, Edinburgh.
All cast members MUST be available for ALL evenings of show week and the Saturday matinee (Monday to Saturday).
Rehearsals for the show will commence on 3rd April 2024 and for most Tuesday (or Wednesday) and Thursday Evenings until the performance (with the exception of a short Summer break of 2 weeks). Cast members will be expected to attend as many of these rehearsals as possible and auditionees should inform us of any prior commitments (holidays/other productions etc.) on the audition form (provided at the auditions) to allow the production team to take these into consideration for casting. A rehearsal schedule will be produced so prior commitments will not necessarily prevent you from being cast. Additional rehearsals may be called in the week before the show.
AUDITION REGISTRATION: By Friday 6th October
AUDITIONS: Sunday 8th October 1.30pm - 6pm at Murrayfield Church Upper Hall, 2B Ormidale Terrace, Edinburgh (Click here for map). Please enter through the rear door of the Church Halls, accessed by walking up the RHS of the building. We will try not to keep people waiting. If you cannot make the audition day, please contact us at auditions@threepenny-theatricals.org and we will try to arrange a mutually agreeable alternative.
REHEARSAL EVENINGS:
PRINCIPALS: Thursday evenings 7.30pm - 10pm from 4th April 2024 at Murrayfield Church Upper Hall.
CHORUS and PRINCIPALS as required: 7.30pm - 10pm on the following dates/days:
Wednesday Evenings 3rd, 10th & 17th April at Murrayfield Church Upper Hall
Tuesday evenings from 23rd April until 27th August at Murrayfield Church Lower Hall (Summer Break 1st - 14th July)
Wednesday evenings from 4th September until 6th November at TBC
PERFORMANCE DATES: Dress rehearsal Tuesday 12th November 2024, Performances Wednesday 13th - Saturday 16th November 2024 (2 performances on Saturday 16th) at Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road, Edinburgh.
All cast members MUST be available for ALL evenings of show week and the Saturday matinee (Monday to Saturday).
Rehearsals for the show will commence on 3rd April 2024 and for most Tuesday (or Wednesday) and Thursday Evenings until the performance (with the exception of a short Summer break of 2 weeks). Cast members will be expected to attend as many of these rehearsals as possible and auditionees should inform us of any prior commitments (holidays/other productions etc.) on the audition form (provided at the auditions) to allow the production team to take these into consideration for casting. A rehearsal schedule will be produced so prior commitments will not necessarily prevent you from being cast. Additional rehearsals may be called in the week before the show.
ABOUT rodgers and hammerstein's cinderella (broadway)
In March 2013, a new Rodgers and Hammerstein musical opened on Broadway - new to Broadway, but based on a TV musical first written nearly sixty years before and beloved by audiences all over the world. It was Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, which very quickly became the belle of the ball of the Broadway season, winning cheers for its fresh take on a timeless classic.
Douglas Carter Beane has created a new, Tony-nominated book that has been hailed for complementing the inspirational themes of Rodgers and Hammerstein with a twenty-first-century sensibility, giving the musical new characters, surprising plot twists, and revelatory moments that harken back to the Charles Perrault version of the fairy tale. The score includes familiar songs from the television versions - 'In My Own Little Corner', 'Impossible', 'A Lovely Night', and 'Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?' - along with undiscovered gems from the "trunk". As adapted for the stage, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella features all the moments you love - the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball, and more!
Douglas Carter Beane has created a new, Tony-nominated book that has been hailed for complementing the inspirational themes of Rodgers and Hammerstein with a twenty-first-century sensibility, giving the musical new characters, surprising plot twists, and revelatory moments that harken back to the Charles Perrault version of the fairy tale. The score includes familiar songs from the television versions - 'In My Own Little Corner', 'Impossible', 'A Lovely Night', and 'Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?' - along with undiscovered gems from the "trunk". As adapted for the stage, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella features all the moments you love - the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball, and more!
available parts
Some of the Principal parts in this production have already been cast but we are looking for talented Principals to fill the following roles:
Madame (Mezzo/Alto)
Playing age: 40s - 50s
Ella's selfish stepmother. The epitome of vanity and fashion. A ravenous social climber who values wealth, status, and material possessions above all else. Unapologetically dismissive and sometimes cruel, Madame schemes her way up the social ladder.
Please email us at auditons@threepenny-theatricals.org if you decide you would like to audition for this role.
Gabrielle (Mezzo)
Playing age: 20s - 30s
Ella's stepsister and daughter of Madame. Encouraged by her mother and sister to value material wealth and social status, she unenthusiastically joins them in their abrasive behaviour. Quietly passionate, empathetic, and witty, she is drawn to Ella and Jean-Michel. Ironically aware that she doesn't fit in.
Please email us at auditons@threepenny-theatricals.org if you decide you would like to audition for this role.
Jean-Michel (Tenor)
Playing age: 20s - 30s
A feisty, passionate peasant determined to make a change for the starving class. Impetuous. A firebrand, but lacks authority and isn't taken seriously as a revolutionary. He has a crush on Gabrielle, though their courtship is forbidden because they are from different social classes.
Please email us at auditons@threepenny-theatricals.org if you decide you would like to audition for this role.
Lord Pinkleton (Tenor)
Playing age: any
He is the Lord Chancellor's right-hand man. Announces royal balls, banquets and even the weather to the villagers. A heavier singing role rather than speaking role but we will still be looking to make much of the character.
Please email us at auditons@threepenny-theatricals.org if you decide you would like to audition for this role.
Playing age: 40s - 50s
Ella's selfish stepmother. The epitome of vanity and fashion. A ravenous social climber who values wealth, status, and material possessions above all else. Unapologetically dismissive and sometimes cruel, Madame schemes her way up the social ladder.
Please email us at auditons@threepenny-theatricals.org if you decide you would like to audition for this role.
Gabrielle (Mezzo)
Playing age: 20s - 30s
Ella's stepsister and daughter of Madame. Encouraged by her mother and sister to value material wealth and social status, she unenthusiastically joins them in their abrasive behaviour. Quietly passionate, empathetic, and witty, she is drawn to Ella and Jean-Michel. Ironically aware that she doesn't fit in.
Please email us at auditons@threepenny-theatricals.org if you decide you would like to audition for this role.
Jean-Michel (Tenor)
Playing age: 20s - 30s
A feisty, passionate peasant determined to make a change for the starving class. Impetuous. A firebrand, but lacks authority and isn't taken seriously as a revolutionary. He has a crush on Gabrielle, though their courtship is forbidden because they are from different social classes.
Please email us at auditons@threepenny-theatricals.org if you decide you would like to audition for this role.
Lord Pinkleton (Tenor)
Playing age: any
He is the Lord Chancellor's right-hand man. Announces royal balls, banquets and even the weather to the villagers. A heavier singing role rather than speaking role but we will still be looking to make much of the character.
Please email us at auditons@threepenny-theatricals.org if you decide you would like to audition for this role.
notes on auditions
- Playing ages are the ages I expect the characters to appear on stage rather than the age I expect the actors to be. Much can be done with make-up/costume (within reason) and most importantly acting, to achieve what is required, so do not let the playing age put you off auditioning if you think it is the perfect part for you.
- As many of the characters make up part of a ‘pair’ then casting will be required to match people up as believable couples.
- All the parts available are of a significant size.
- You are not required to memorise the dialogue or music for the audition unless you prefer to do so and some people feel it helps them give more of a "performance" on the day. The main thing to remember is that we’d like you to be as comfortable and relaxed as possible during the audition so you should do whatever is required to achieve that. We are looking for potential – not a polished performance.
- Preparation is key. We are unable to accurately judge your ability if you have not made yourself familiar with the dialogue and music.
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