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Singing Opportunities for Kids in "The Enchanted Bookshop"

Granite City, IL, United States
ID: 583803Exp: 4/25/2025
Description:

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

MARGIEFemale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Bookshop owner; scatterbrained, eternally hopeful

BOMBALURINAFemale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Margie’s cat; likes to steal things

MOMFemale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Bored bookshop customer

TIMMYMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Kid; hates books

LADY IN REDFemale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Mysterious bookshop customer

OFFICER KETCHUMMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Confused police officer

FINGERSMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Jewel smuggler; dumb

EDDIEMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Another; bossy and dumb

BOOK FAIRYFemale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Brings the book characters to life; overbearing

ROBIN HOODMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Vain Medieval English outlaw

TOM SAWYERMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Mischievous Missouri schoolboy

SHERLOCK HOLMESMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Brainy English detective

DOROTHYFemale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Kansas farm girl; fearless, clever

HEIDIFemale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Swiss mountain girl; melodramatic

POLLYANNAFemale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

New England schoolgirl; annoyingly optimistic

FAGINMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

English pickpocket; sneaky

LONG JOHN SILVERMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

English pirate; treacherous

DOCTOR DOLITTLEMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

English veterinarian; talks to animals

QUEEN OF HEARTSFemale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Ruler of Wonderland; a hothead

FRANKENSTEINMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Monster; grunts a lot

WICKED WITCH OF THE WESTFemale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Dorothy’s nemesis; smart aleck

HOPALONG CASSIDYMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Noble cowboy