Auditions for Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr. Musical Theatre Training

Name: Auditions for Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr. Musical Theatre Training
Start: 2025-01-09T14:00:00-05:00
Location: 5 Valley View Drive, Rising Sun, MD, United States, Maryland 21911

Schedule

Thu, 09 Jan, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

5 Valley View Drive, Rising Sun, MD, United States, Maryland 21911 | Rising Sun, MD

Join Street Lamp Performing Arts Academy this winter for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr! In this musical theatre training program students will learn music, acting, and dance, while putting together a full musical production, with costumes for the public! Theatre training also teaches public speaking skills, learning flexibility, teamwork, self-confidence and so much more! Come train with our professionals! No experience necessary! Everyone gets a role! Ages 5-18. New class tuition includes a show shirt! Give your size at registration.
Shows March 20-23. Specific time given the first week of rehearsal.
Select from 3 different cast options-
Monday's Cast AGES 5-16 Rehearsals- Monday’s 6-8pm (Auditions 1/6)
Saturday’s Cast AGES 5-18 Rehearsals-Saturday’s 10am-12pm (Auditions 1/4)
Homeschool Thursday's 12pm-2pm AGES 5-18 (Auditions 1/9 during class)
To register for Beauty and the Beast Jr click here: street-lamp-productions.ticketleap.com/disneys-beauty-and-the-beast-jr-musical-theatre-programming/
We offer sibling discounts and tuition payment options. You may pay at the theatre in cash or check to save paying the online fees. If you would like the sibling discount or tuition payment option, please email our box office at [email protected] Tuition is non-refundable.
You must register online or in person before you will be able to sign up for an audition time slot.
Registration for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. will close once class is full.
Once you have registered you will be emailed the audition information and time sign up link. Any questions email our [email protected].
Rights provided by Musical Theatre International.
Character Breakdown
Belle
Belle is a smart, confident young woman from a small village. You will want a strong singer and actress who is able to stand up to Gaston while showing compassion for Maurice, the Servants and eventually the Beast.
Beast
The Beast is a young prince who was hideously transformed by the Enchantress' s spell. Casting for size is not as important as choosing a student who can handle this complex character: a dictator, a hurt child, a hero, a defender and a smitten prince. Cast an actor who can deliver a range of conflicting emotional states.
Narrators
The Narrators provide great opportunities to involve students who are more comfortable speaking than singing. The script is written to feature four Narrators, but you can incorporate more students (or fewer) depending on the size of your cast. Be sure the students you choose for these roles can enunciate and project, as they guide the focus and pace of this beautiful tale.
Old Beggar Woman/Enchantress
The Old Beggar Woman/Enchantress should be portrayed by an actor with a flair for the visually dramatic as this is a non-speaking role. Her transformation in the Prologue needs to entice the audience into the story.
Gaston
Gaston is pompous and dim-witted and will do whatever it takes to win Belle's hand. Gaston has all the confidence in the world but lacks the humility to balance it. Finding a strong singer and actor is more important than physical size and stature for this role. He has to be able to sell his big eponymous number with gusto and arrogance as well as lead the Villagers in "The Mob Song."
Maurice
Maurice is an aging and eccentric inventor, but more importantly, the adoring and protective father of Belle. This non-solo singing role is perfect for the student who can have fun interpreting this crazy old man while conveying some very strong emotions: fear and fatherly love.
Lefou
Lefou is Gaston's equally dim-witted lackey. This character needs to be Gaston's foil and should double the laughs for them both.
Les Filles De La Ville
Les Filles De La Ville are in love with Gaston and will do almost anything just to be near him. Look for three girls who can portray the comic nature of these roles and enjoy playing off each other.
Lumiere
Lumiere is a confident, charming French mâitred who (under the enchantress's spell) is becoming a candelabra. He has an incessant bickering rapport with Cogsworth. If you have a student who can handle the French accent, fantastic! This role covers a range of emotions (from charming entertainer to brave soldier) and requires prominent song and dance, so try to cast a strong, versatile performer.is a self-confident, charming, French mâitre d' who (under the Enhantress's spell) is becoming a candelabra. He has a never-ending give-and-take with
Cogsworth
Cogsworth is the British major-domo of the castle who is becoming a clock. Like all of the castle's Servants, he shows a fatherly compassion for Belle yet is perfectly submissive to the master, the Beast. Cogsworth enjoys feeling like the boss and has no problem getting into it with Lumiere. Cast a strong actor and singer who can act in charge.
Mrs. Potts
Mrs. Potts is the castle's endearing cook who is becoming a teapot. The actor you cast needs a strong, sweet voice and should be able to convey comforting, maternal qualities amidst the chaos that is breaking out in the castle. Look for a student who can play a loving mother figure to all the characters.
Chip
Chip is Mrs. Potts's son who is becoming a teacup. You may cast a younger student for this role, but it is not imperative. Chip has a wonderful naïveté that endears him to all of the Servants. Cast an actor who can portray the honesty and spirit of a child and is comfortable trying to sing Chip's few solo lines.
Madame De La Grande Bouche
Madame De La Grande Bouche is an opera singer who is becoming a wardrobe. Madame is larger-than-life in everything she does, including her singing and dancing. Look for that student who can portray the ultimate diva with a heart with an outsized personality and voice.
Babette
Babette is the maid of the castle who is turning into a feather duster. She misses the finer things in life. Babette is happy to be at Belle s service at a moment s notice, but her true heart comes through in Human Again. Look for a good actor with solid vocal skills to handle Babette's harmonies.
Monsieur D'Arque
Monsieur D'Arque is a sinister townsman who works for Gaston. Cast an actor who can believably exude his sinister personality. Although Monsieur D’Arque has few lines of solo singing in “The Mob Song,” this is primarily a non-singing role, so look for a solid actor first. Monsieur D’Arque can double as a Servant in the rest of the show.
Servants
The Servants of the castle can include Statues, a Dust Pan, Flatware, Plates, an Egg Timer, Napkins, a Carpet, Salt & Pepper Shakers and any other household (or castle hold items) you and your cast can imagine. These enchanted characters are the Rockettes of the castle. They should be able to handle a potentially awkward costume while singing and dancing in two big production numbers. These roles can also accommodate multiple ages if you are looking to augment your cast with some young students.
Villagers
The Villagers are the inhabitants of Belle' s town. There are some featured solos and lines that will come from this ensemble (Bookseller, Baker, etc.). The group must provide vocal power throughout the show and dance in the production numbers, so be sure to cast performers with a wide base of ability.