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"Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Needs Boys and Girls

Dubuque, IA, United States
ID: 591545Exp: 9/28/2025
Description:

Kids age 8 and up are needed for "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas". Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Additional info: Please come prepared to move as the audition will start with a short movement/dance portion. Prepare a 1 min cut (approximately 32 bars) of a musical theater song in the style of the show. Please bring sheet music in the correct key as an accompanist will be provided. Actors may be asked to read from a selection of short sides. Callbacks, if needed, will take place in the evening on Wednesday, October 1. Performers should plan to arrive at the start of the audition time. Performances: November 28 & 29 and December 5 & 6 @ 7:30PM November 30 and December 7 @ 2:00 PM Full company rehearsals will begin tentatively on October 13 Dress/Technical and Brush-up Rehearsals are November 23 – 26 and December 4. There will be no rehearsal on Thanksgiving. Availability for dress/technical rehearsals and all performances is mandatory. If interested, please apply.

7 roles

Young MaxMale17-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Misery loves company, but this peppy new pup refuses to succumb to the Grinch’s negativity and pessimism. He is lovable, charming, and always eager to please. He is indefatigably positive and fun. Everything the Grinch tries to destroy, Max catches before it breaks, never tiring of the Grinch’s antics.

Cindy Lou WhoFemale8-13 y.o.All ethnicities

She is the youngest child of the central Who family. She is the one person with a genuine heart of gold that can find and express love to the Grinch. She is still young enough to be guided by her sense of wonder and empathy and believes in the possibility for goodness in the Grinch.

Boo WhoMale8-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Who Child

Danny WhoMale8-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Who Child

Annie WhoFemale8-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Who Child

Betty-Lou WhoFemale8-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Who Child

Citizens of WhovilleBoth genders8-18 y.o.All ethnicities