The Griffin Theatre
Auditions will be held by VIDEO SUBMISSION ONLY. Auditions are for “Disney’s Aristiocats Kids”, “Sister Act” Musical, and “James and the Giant Peach.” Video auditions are due by Friday November 29th at 9PM. Callbacks if Needed will be held on: Tuesday December 3rd for Aristocats, Monday December 16th for Sister Act, and Wednesday December 18th for James and the Giant Peach.
For auditions, please submit 16-32 bars of a Broadway song in the style of the show. You may use an accompaniment track with no background vocals.
Please note that we do not accept any tech week conflicts (this is the week leading up to the show beginning the Sunday before), show conflicts, or brush up rehearsal conflicts.
If you have any questions please email us at artistic.director@griffintheatre.org
Disney’s Aristocats
Show Dates: January 17, 18, 19, 24. 25, 26
Ages 7 through 16.
All Roles Open
Roles
Thomas O'malley
Thomas O'Malley is the charming and charismatic lead alley cat. He lives as a free spirit with no attachments but secretly desires to be part of a family.
Gender: Male Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: A3
Duchess
Duchess is the elegant and nurturing mother of the Aristokittens.
Gender: Female Vocal range top: Db5 Vocal range bottom: C4
Edgar
Edgar is the villainous butler of Madame. He's allergic to the pampered Aristocats and secretly hates tending to them.
Gender: Male Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: A3
Toulouse
Toulouse and Berlioz are Duchess's sons. Toulouse yearns to be seen as tougher than he is.
Gender: Any Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: D4
Berlioz
Toulouse and Berlioz are Duchess's sons.
Marie
Marie is the spirited and sassy daugher of Duchess. She is the youngest child and a charmer just like her mother.
Gender: Female Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: F#4
Roquefort
Roquefort is the naïve yet ultimately brave house mouse who overcomes his fears and saves the Aristokittens from Edgar. This role requires an actor who can believably play innocent and frightened.
Gender: Any Vocal range top: D6 Vocal range bottom: B3
Madame
Madame is the eccentric and kind human owner of the Aristocats who loves her pets more than anything else in the world. This requires a good actor who possesses the maturity to play a maternal role.
Gender: Female Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: C4
General Napoleon
General Napoleon and Private Lafayette are two country dogs in a comedic power struggle throughout the show. Napoleon is the power-hungry leader and Lafayette the not-so-subservient private.
Gender: Any Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: C4
Private Lafayette
Vichy
Vichy and Soisse are two privates in the dog army who report to General Napoleon. Gender: Any Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: C4
Soisse
Amelia
Amelia and Abigail are the two bold geese sisters who rescue O'Malley from the river and lead the way out of the country back to Paris.
Gender: Female Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: C#4
Abigail
Scat Cat
Scat Cat is the jazzy leader of the Alley Cat narrators. He or she is ultra hip and enjoys introducing the Aristocats to jazz music.
Gender: Any Vocal range top: C#5 Vocal range bottom: A3
The Alley Cats (Hep, Mad, Slick And Wacky)
These storytellers set up and comment on the action as well as execute the scene changes.
Sister Act
Show Dates: February 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23
Ages 16 and up
Deloris Van Cartier
An aspiring performer, trying to find both fame and a place in the world. When forced to hide in the convent, she initially refuses to embrace her new lifestyle but learns to embrace it when she works with the choir. Loud-mouthed, and sassy, but ultimately caring.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: E3
Mother Superior
The head of the convent, sarcastic and a bit stiff. Extremely protective about keeping her sisters away from the outside world, which puts her in direct opposition to Deloris and her musical teachings.
Age: 50 to 70
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: D3
Sister Mary Robert
A postulant, abandoned as a baby and raised at the convent. Shy and soft-spoken, but singing with Deloris lets her find her voice. Her wallflower lifestyle has made her live a shell of a life.
Age: 16 to 25
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Sister Mary Patrick
A nun of the convent. Consistently perky, enthusiastic, and easily excitable.
Age: 35 to 50
Sister Mary Lazarus
A nun of the convent and the head of the choir. Rather deadpan and the least welcoming of any of the nuns, but she gets caught up in Deloris's soul music.
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: F3
Monsignor O'hara
One of the heads of the convent. Constantly concerned with financial matters, though soul music surprisingly puts him in a different mood.
Gender: Male
Age: 45 to 60
Vocal range top: G4
Curtis
A club owner, notorious gangster, and Deloris's boyfriend. Cocky and controlling, always on the verge of violence.
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Eddie Souther
The desk chief at the Philadelphia police station and a high school classmate of Deloris who helps get her into hiding. Faces a lot of nerves when under pressure, causing him to sweat profusely. He still yearns for Deloris after all these years, and dreams of being her hero.
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Tj
Curtis's nephew and one of his thugs. Deft and cognizant of the fact, constantly in a state of ignorant bliss.
Age: 16 to 30
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: Db3
Joey
One of Curtis's thugs. Believes himself to be quite the ladies' man.
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Pablo
One of Curtis's thugs. A natural follower, constantly speaks in Spanish.
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Sister Mary Martin-of-tours
A nun of the convent. Clearly in her own world, but has her moments of surprising clarity.
Age: 40 to 60
Sister Mary Theresa
A nun of the convent, the oldest of the group. Decrepit at a glance, but secretly packs a punch.
Age: 60 to 70
Michelle
One of Deloris's back-up singers. Lippy and always quick with a retort.
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Tina
One of Deloris's back-up singers. A little thick and naive.
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Ernie
One of Curtis's thugs. Initially thought to be a mindless yes-man, he turns out to be an undercover police informant.
Ensemble
Nuns; Bar Denizens (Bar Patron, Waitress, Pool Player, Drag Queen); Homeless People; Fantasy Dancers
James and the Giant Peach
Show Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23
Ages 7 and up
Ladahlord
A strange, magical storyteller. Often inserts himself into the story, in disguise, to help push the action forward.
Gender: Any
Age: 25 to 55
Vocal range top: A4
James
A lonely young boy who lacks confidence. Having lost both his parents in a freak accident, he feels he belongs nowhere in the world. However, when given the right encouragement he becomes resourceful and innovative. A good friend.
Age: 7 to 15
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Spiker
James' mean aunt. A thief and a scoundrel. Shrewd and opportunistic. Very tall and thin.
Age: 30 to 60
Sponge
James' other mean aunt. Also a thief and a scoundrel, but not nearly as bright as her sister. Very corpulent, she often has her mind on food.
Spider
A normal spider who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Her husband was killed and eaten by Spiker and Sponge. She is warm and friendly to James. This actor also plays Woman with Purse and Reporter 1.
Age: 20 to 40
Green Grasshopper
A wizened grasshopper who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. An excellent musician. Has his eye on Ladybug. This actor also plays Man with Wallet and Garden Guild.
Vocal range bottom: C3
Centipede
An ornery centipede who becomes human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Hates humans, in part because Spiker and Sponge fumigated his family. Prickly and rude, everyone thinks he is a pest. This actor also plays Buzz, the Hollywood agent.
Ladybug
A motherly ladybug who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Respectable and classy, she has a warm, caring heart. Has her eye on Grasshopper. This actor also plays Matron Nurse and Reporter.
Earthworm
An earthworm who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. A bit of a scaredy-cat. He is neurotic and worried about everything, but is very friendly and brave when called upon. This actor also plays Bobby Cop and Bitzi Botana.
Age: 25 to 50
Vocal range bottom: C2
Crowd, Karl Kreatour, Reporters, Vagrants, Garden Guild, Bobby-Cops, Willy Wonka, Oompa Loompas, Hollywood Agents, Seaugulls, New Yorkers.
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