Auditions for The Pirates of Penzance
Schedule
Sun Mar 15 2026 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
7120 Old Nashville Highway, Murfreesboro, TN, United States, Tennessee 37129 | Murfreesboro, TN
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Consider This Theatre Company invites you to audition for its third production of the 2026 season, Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance (Age 14+) and The Pirates of Penzance Jr. (Ages 9-18). Auditions will be held at the Mills Pate Art Center on March 15th and 16th for the Adult Show from 6-9. Auditions will be in 1.5 hour slots consisting of a vocal, dance, and side reading auditions. You MUST sign up for a slot on sign up genius- ADULT SHOW- Consider This: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FAEAB22ABF4C25-61387196-pirates#/
You MUST sing an audition song from our resources. No one may come in with their own audition song or cut. Rehearsal and instrumental tracks and sheet music will be provided to all who sign up for auditions. Dance auditions and side readings do not need to be prepared in advance. Please dress appropriately for all aspects of the audition.
Synopsis:
Pirates of Penzance Jr. is a fast-paced, comedic operetta filled with pirates, police officers, mistaken identities, and lots of humor. The story follows Frederic, a young man who was mistakenly apprenticed to a group of tender-hearted pirates. On his 21st birthday, Frederic believes he is finally free—but thanks to a confusing technicality, his pirate duty may not be over after all. With clever wordplay, energetic songs, and silly characters, Pirates of Penzance Jr. is a lighthearted show that celebrates loyalty, duty, and doing the right thing—even when things get complicated.
Cast:
Genders for characters are optional! Please feel free to audition for any character you wish. Vocal parts are also adjustable. If you can’t sing a song as written, please feel free to adjust it to fit your abilities. We are looking for performers who are the best fit for the character, not those who can sing the song perfectly as written.
FREDERIC (MALE PRESENTING)- THE YOUNG PIRATE APPRENTICE. HE’S
YOUNG, MANLY, HEROIC, INNOCENT, A BIT NAIVE, BUT GENUINE AND
SINCERE. MUST BE WELL-SPOKEN, AND BELIEVABLE AS A ROMANTIC LEAD. FREDERIC IS ON STAGE A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME WITH MANY SINGING AND ACTING OPPORTUNITIES. HE IS “THE SLAVE OF DUTY” AND IS BUFFETED BETWEEN LOYALTY TO THE PIRATES AND HIS ABHORRENCE TO THEIR CALLING.
AUDITION SONG- OH IS THERE NOT ONE MAIDEN HERE
PIRATE KING (MALE OR FEMALE)- SWASHBUCKLING LEADER OF THE BUCCANEER PIRATE BAND. A BLOODTHIRSTY PIRATE AND AN ORPHAN -TOUGH UNTIL HE MEETS ANOTHER ORPHAN. A SELF-ASSURED, COMEDIC CHARACTER. COMEDIC TIMING, PHYSICAL COMEDY, AND STRONG SINGING
AUDITION SONG- OH BETTER FAR TO LIVE AND DIE
MABEL (FEMALE PRESENTING)- THE FEMALE ROMANTIC LEAD, THE
SWEET AND INNOCENT DAUGHTER OF THE MAJOR-GENERAL. ESTABLISHES HER CHARACTER THOUGH SINGING.
AUDITION SONG- POOR WANDERING ONE
RUTH (FEMALE PRESENTING)- PIRATE MAID-OF-ALL WORK (NURSE-MAID AND A MEMBER OF THE BAND OF PIRATES). MATRONLY, BUT STILL VIBRANT AND FULL OF ENERGY. SHE LOVES HER “PIRATE APPRENTICE,” BY ACT II, SHE HAS REESTABLISHED HER STATUS WITH THE PIRATES, AND EVEN HELPS IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO BRING FREDERIC BACK TO THE BAND. COMEDIC TIMING WITH ABILITY TO HOLD A VOCAL HARMONY.
AUDITION SONG- WHEN FREDRIC WAS A LITTLE LAD
MAJOR-GENERAL STANLEY (MALE PRESENTING)- FATHER OF MABEL
AND HER SISTERS, AND AN UPPER-CLASS (BUT QUIRKY) MILITARY MAN. MUST BE ABLE TO CONVEY A HIGH-CLASS, FASTIDIOUS, PRETENTIOUS TYPE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS ACTOR MUST HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF RHYTHM AND ARTICULATION FOR HIS FEATURED SONG, WHICH IS DELIVERED WITH RAPID-FIRE PRECISION.
AUDITION SONG- I AM THE VERY MODEL OF A MODERN MAJOR
GENERAL
THE SERGEANT OF POLICE (MALE OR FEMALE)- A NATURAL LEADER. THE SERGEANT LEADS THE COMEDIC BUMBLING POLICE FORCE. HE PUTS ON A BRAVE FRONT.
AUDITION SONG- WHEN THE FOEMAN BARES HIS STEEL
SAMUEL (MALE OR FEMALE)- THE PIRATE KING’S LIEUTENANT AND RIGHT-HAND MAN WHOSE SUCCESS ONSTAGE IS DEPENDENT ON CREATING A MEMORABLE PERSONALITY, ONE INFUSED WITH GOOD-WILL. HE OCCASIONALLY LEADS THE CHORUS WITH A SOLO, HAS SOME EARLY DIALOGUE, AND OFTEN HAS HIS OWN VOCAL LINE IN ENSEMBLES.
AUDITION SONG- WITH CAT LIKE TREAD
EDITH (FEMALE PRESENTING)- GENERAL STANLEY'S DAUGHTER. DARING. SUGGESTS THAT SHE AND HER SISTERS “MAKE THE MOST OF FLEETING LEISURE” AND THEN OFFERS THE SHOCKING SUGGESTION THAT THEY ALL TAKE OFF [THEIR] SHOES AND STOCKINGS AND PADDLE!
AUDITION SONG- CLIMBING OVER ROCKY MOUNTAINS
KATE (FEMALE PRESENTING)- GENERAL STANLEY'S DAUGHTER. KATE IS
MORE THE ROMANTIC AND SERIOUS Sister.
AUDITION SONG: CLIMBING OVER ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
ISABEL (FEMALE PRESENTING)- GENERAL STANLEY'S DAUGHTER.
AUDITION SONG: CLIMBING OVER ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
PIRATES (MALE OR FEMALE)- ROWDY! LOUD! AND LOVEABLE! IS THE ONLY WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS MOTLEY CREW OF SEA- LOVING PIRATES. A BAND OF OVER-THE-TOP RASCALLY PIRATES WHO ARE EAGER TO SERVE THEIR PIRATE KING. THE PIRATES ARE INVOLVED IN FUNNY CHASE AND FIGHT SCENES. SOME MAY HAVE FEATURED SOLOS.
AUDITION SONG: WITH CAT LIKE TREAD
THE POLICE (MALE OR FEMALE)- A BAND OF BUMBLING, COMIC
POLICEMEN WHO ARE TRYING TO APPEAR BRAVE, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE A BUNCH OF SCAREDY-CATS.
AUDITION SONG: WHEN THE FOEMAN BARES HIS STEEL.
THE DAUGHTERS (FEMALE PRESENTING) - DAUGHTERS OF MAJOR
GENERAL STANLEY, THOUGH MOSTLY ON STAGE AS A GROUP, EACH OF THESE LADIES IS UNIQUE, POSSESSING INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS.
AUDITION SONG: CLIMBING OVER ROCKY MOUNTAINS\
Crew:
Producer: Jessica Grasso and Emily Wilder
Director: Olivia Jackson
Stage Manager: Ava Wilder and Malinda Morgan
Assistant Director: Ella Grasso
Assistant Stage Manager: Malinda Morgan and Anya Vincent
Choreographer: Caleb Heath
Music Director: Sarah Beth Golden
Fight and Intimacy Choreographer: Jamie Stevens
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Where is it happening?
7120 Old Nashville Highway, Murfreesboro, TN, United States, Tennessee 37129Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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