Youth Audition for "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
Youth Auditions for “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. Please see the details below. About the project: Based on the beloved Disney animated feature and Victor Hugo’s epic novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame features an Academy Award-nominated score by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, with a new book by Peter Parnell. Set in fifteenth-century Paris, the story follows Quasimodo — a gentle bell-ringer kept hidden from the world by the manipulative archdeacon Frollo — as he ventures out and finds himself swept into a dramatic struggle involving the spirited Romani woman Esmeralda and the ruthless forces conspiring against her people. With sweeping choral music, gothic grandeur, and a story rooted in Hugo’s own words, this is a musical that asks the profound question “what makes a monster and what makes a man?”. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a breathtaking theatrical experience not to be missed. Additional info: Performance Dates November 6-8 & 12-15, 2026 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm Sundays at 3 pm Additional Saturday Matinee on November 14 at 3 pm You need only attend one session. Callbacks, by invitation only, will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 7:00 pm Prepare one minute or less of a Broadway song — ideally from The Hunchback of Notre Dame itself, or in a similar style. Additionally, prepare the brief one-page excerpt (download here), sung on your chorus part. (See the reference recordings here and here) An accompanist will be provided; please bring your sheet music in the correct key. Please wear or bring appropriate dance attire and shoes — everyone will participate in a dance call as part of the audition. Script readings may take place at callbacks. Rehearsal Dates Rehearsals will be held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings from 6:30–9:30 pm and Sunday afternoons from 1:00–4:00 pm. Schedule is subject to change based on cast and crew availability. A read-through is tentatively scheduled for late August, with rehearsals beginning the first week of September. Rehearsal Attendance The following dates require mandatory attendance for all cast and crew: Photo Shoot Day (TBD) Theater Clean-Up Day — Saturday, October 31, 2026 (morning) Tech Week — Sunday, November 1 through Thursday, November 5, 2026 All performances This is a youth production that will be presented as part of SLOC’s main stage season. All roles will be cast with performers entering grades 9 through 12 in September. If interested, please apply.
7 roles
The bell-ringer of Notre Dame — lonely, big-hearted, and brave when it counts. His vivid imagination brings the bells and gargoyles to life. (Bb2–Bb4 tenor)
Archdeacon of Notre Dame and Quasimodo’s guardian — powerful, calculating, manipulative, and obsessive. (E2–D4 bass/baritone)
A free-spirited Romani woman with a fierce sense of justice. Compassionate and bold, she defies Frollo and reluctantly falls for Phoebus. (Eb3–Db5 mezzo soprano)
The new Captain of the Cathedral Guard — charming and overconfident, but with a strong moral compass. (Ab2–Ab4 tenor/baritenor)
The clever, charismatic Leader of the Roma — witty and theatrical with a darker side beneath the performance. (C3–G4 tenor)
Roma, gargoyles, soldiers, and citizens of Paris. The ensemble in this show is very involved musically and theatrically, and secondary principals listed below will be portrayed from actors within the ensemble in ‘story theater’ style.
As a dramatic feature of this show, there will also be a separate choir, costumed, seated and on book in the balconies of the theater. They will have a more limited rehearsal schedule but will begin no later than early October. If you are not cast, we may ask you to consider joining the choir.
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