Singing Opportunities for Kids in "The Enchanted Bookshop"
Looking for youth performers ages 10-18 years old for "The Enchanted Bookshop" Musical. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: 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? Additional info: 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. Actors will be asked to read from the script. (Optional) Bring a headshot and resume, if one is available 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 Note that the fee will be applied. If interested, please apply.
22 roles
Bookshop owner; scatterbrained, eternally hopeful
Margie’s cat; likes to steal things
Bored bookshop customer
Kid; hates books
Mysterious bookshop customer
Confused police officer
Jewel smuggler; dumb
Another; bossy and dumb
Brings the book characters to life; overbearing
Vain Medieval English outlaw
Mischievous Missouri schoolboy
Brainy English detective
Kansas farm girl; fearless, clever
Swiss mountain girl; melodramatic
New England schoolgirl; annoyingly optimistic
English pickpocket; sneaky
English pirate; treacherous
English veterinarian; talks to animals
Ruler of Wonderland; a hothead
Monster; grunts a lot
Dorothy’s nemesis; smart aleck
Noble cowboy