Casting Call for Boys and Girls for "The SpongeBob" Musical
Audition for "The SpongeBob" Musical. Ages 8+, diversity is one of the main themes of The SpongeBob Musical. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Additional info: You will be given a place to submit your resume and headshot, as well as a place to sign up for a specific time slot. For those performers age 15 and under, please follow the following guidelines: Please prepare ONE song in the style of the show (16-32 bars each). Please do not use a song from the show. Bring your own accompaniment track on your device, teams will provide a Bluetooth speaker, apple dongle or aux cable for you to connect to. No further movement audition is required. For those performers over the age of 15, please follow the following guidelines: Please prepare TWO CONTRASTING songs in the style of the show (16-32 bars each). Please do not use a song from the show. Bring your own accompaniment track on your device, directors will provide a Bluetooth speaker, apple dongle or aux cable for you to connect to. The first part of the audition will consist of the vocal audition at your chosen time slot. For the second half, please be prepared to move. You will be doing approximately 3 counts of 8 of basic movement. For accessibility purposes, those who register to audition will receive the dance audition via email the week before. Callbacks Callbacks will be held on Monday, May 13th from 7-10 pm. Actors will be notified via email if they are called back. Not everyone will receive a callback. Teams are not calling back for every role so not receiving a callback does not mean you have not been cast. If you are offered a callback, you will be required to learn a musical excerpt from the show. Rehearsal Dates: Rehearsals will begin on Monday, 5/19. Rehearsals will be Su/M/W/Th from 7-10 pm Performances August 9-11, 16-18Fri/Sat @ 7 pm, Sat/Sun @ 2 pm. If interested, please apply.
27 roles
C2 - B4 Everyone’s favorite yellow sponge, and the hero of our story. Bright, cheery, and always optimistic, SpongeBob knows how to maintain a positive attitude, even when a deadly volcano threatens to destroy his beloved town.
A2 - F#4 SpongeBob and Patrick’s cranky, clarinet- playing neighbor. He has a very gloomy outlook on life, believing the world’s “a horrible place filled with fear, suffering, and despair”, but nonetheless, he dreams of becoming a famous stage star for the sake of his late mother, and is willing to do just about anything to achieve his big break.
B2 - Bb4 The greedy owner of the Krusty Krab, and employer of SpongeBob and Squidward. While everyone is off panicking about Bikini Bottom’s imminent doom, he decides to strike the iron while it’s hot and puts on a huge “apocalypse sale” at his restaurant, exploiting the fear of his fellow fish to make him even richer.
B2 - G#4 The scheming owner of the Chum Bucket who has big plans for world domination. He uses the Mount Humongous disaster to his advantage by convincing everyone to leave Bikini Bottom and settle into a new town, where he’ll tyrannically take them over as their new Evil Overlord. But they don’t know that, of course.
D3 - F4 (F5 Falsetto) The pirate president of the SpongeBob fan club. Eager to see his idol star in his very own Broadway musical, Patchy sets up his own little VIP seat right in front of the stage, before getting booted out by security guards. He constantly tries sneaking his way back into the theater throughout the majority of the show.
Bb2 - Bb4 Well-intentioned but lacking common sense or skills; kind and somewhat clueless, an innocent; a big softie, who can also be prone to sudden child-like fits of rage or frustration
G3 - E5 A brainy and athletic Texan squirrel who came to Bikini Bottom for a research project. She acts as SpongeBob’s most trusted ally on their quest to stop the volcano from erupting, using her vast amount of scientific knowledge and brilliant inventions to aid the mission.
Bb3 - F#5 Mr. Krabs’ teenage whale daughter. Even though her father spoils her silly, she deeply detests his greed and wants him to prioritize his family, not his profits. She’s also a huge fan of the famous rock band the Electric Skates, and eventually plans to run away with them after she’s had enough of her dad’s neglect.
G#3 - F#5 A waterproof supercomputer who is Plankton’s snarky sidekick and wife. She aids her husband in his plot to take everything over after realizing that his Evil Plan is putting the spark back into their relationship.
E2 - E4 The head anchor of Bikini Bottom News. He keeps everyone up-to-date on the current state of their doomed hometown. Has a booming bass voice and progressively becomes more and more frazzled.
The overbearing mayor of Bikini Bottom. She claims that everything is under control as the apocalypse draws nearer, but it’s pretty clear that she has absolutely no idea what to do... so she decides to become a dictator.
A muscular lobster who spends most of his time “getting his claws swole”. He eventually becomes the Mayor’s bodyguard.
A famous rock band who’s hired to perform at the Bikini Bottom benefit concert. Pearl’s a huge fan of these guys. They’re known to rock out while zipping across the stage on skateboards and roller skates, hence the name.
Who hands off an receives a whole slew of props
A staged role that produces all sound effects specified in the script and score using percussion instruments, triggered digital effects, and other creative sound makers. The show is meant to be performed with a Foley Artist Fish playing sound effects live, and within view of the audience to accompany the stage action.
SpongeBob’s teacher at Boating School, an underwater school where students learn to drive boats like cars. She and SpongeBob are on an endless quest to get him a driver’s license, but due to his unintentional recklessness behind the wheel, they are never successful.
A cranky old fish who leads an Angry Mob against Sandy for being a land creature.