Upcoming Auditions
We hold auditions for our shows throughout the season. Each show will have their own set of audition requirements. Please check back for the latest audition information.
Auditions - The Enchanted Bookshop
Directed by: Chris Young and Elizabeth Battles
Audition Details
Who Can Audition?
Auditions are open to all performers 10-18 (Must be 10 years of age by auditions)
Audition Date and Location
Saturday, April 26th from 9 am to 4 pm
Callbacks will be on Sunday, April 27th at 9 am if necessary
Alfresco Arts Center, 2041 Delmar Ave., Granite City, IL 62040
Audition requirements
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Prepare one 16-32 bar cut of an upbeat musical theater song (Preferred, but any song will do!) No accompanist will be provided. Bring a backing track or be prepared to sing acapella.
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Actors will be asked to read from the script
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(Optional) Bring a headshot and resume, if one is available
Rehearsal Schedule
Rehearsals will occur on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm and Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm, beginning May 5th.
Tech rehearsals will be from June 23rd to June 26th at 6:30 pm. All cast members are required to be in attendance
All rehearsals will be closed to parents and the general public
Performance Dates and Venue
June 27th, 28th at 6:30 pm and June 29th at 2 pm on the Whitaker Stage @ Alfresco Arts Center, 2041 Delmar Ave., Granite City, IL 62040
Productions Cost
There is a $90 production fee. The fee covers the cost of the show, sets, props, and a cast shirt (for performers only, additional may be ordered.)
Production fees are due by May 8th
Performers will be required to provide their own costumes
Walk-ins are accepted, but sign-ups are encouraged
Please submit any questions to alfrescotheater@gmail.com
Show Synopsis
An ordinary used book shop by day, A Likely Story, becomes a magical place each night. Thanks to a spell from the Book Fairy, the characters inside the books come alive each and every night. Six of those characters — Dorothy Gale, Robin Hood, Pollyanna, Sherlock Holmes, Heidi, and Tom Sawyer — long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner, save her struggling store. But they’re not allowed to leave the building or be seen by human eyes.
So when a pair of bungling smugglers comes looking for a stolen necklace hidden inside one of the books, the characters are torn. Should they warn Margie and risk disappearing forever? Or can they find a way to defeat the crooks without being seen?
Character Descriptions
MARGIE ~ bookshop owner; scatterbrained, eternally hopeful
BOMBALURINA ~ Margie’s cat; likes to steal things
MOM ~ bored bookshop customer
TIMMY ~ kid; hates books
LADY IN RED ~ mysterious bookshop customer
OFFICER KETCHUM ~ confused police officer
FINGERS ~ jewel smuggler; dumb
EDDIE ~ another; bossy and dumb
BOOK FAIRY ~ brings the book characters to life; overbearing
Initial Book Characters
ROBIN HOOD ~ vain Medieval English outlaw
TOM SAWYER ~ mischievous Missouri schoolboy
SHERLOCK HOLMES ~ brainy English detective
TOTO ~ Will be played by a real dog
DOROTHY ~ Kansas farm girl; fearless, clever
HEIDI ~ Swiss mountain girl; melodramatic
POLLYANNA ~ New England schoolgirl; annoyingly optimistic
Later Book Characters
FAGIN ~ English pickpocket; sneaky
LONG JOHN SILVER ~ English pirate; treacherous
DOCTOR DOLITTLE ~ English veterinarian; talks to animals
QUEEN OF HEARTS ~ ruler of Wonderland; a hothead
FRANKENSTEIN ~ monster; grunts a lot
WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST ~ Dorothy’s nemesis; smart aleck
HOPALONG CASSIDY ~ noble cowboy