The Reluctant Dragon
Spring Play Series | 6th Grade & Under
Thursday, April 11th | 5pm – 8pm
The Superior Arts Youth Theater announces auditions for The Reluctant Dragon
Location
All auditions and callbacks will take place at Marquette Hope Connection Center, Marquette, MI 49855. We will have volunteers stationed in the hallway upon arrival. Auditions will take place in the rehearsal room downstairs. Please check in at the table in the lobby! All auditions and callbacks will be held in this space.
Audition FAQ
Pre-Audition Checklist:
- Read all of the instructions and information
- Sign up for a 5 minute audition time slot
- Save the email address production@saytheater.org to your email contacts
- Complete this audition form before your scheduled audition
Production Company: Superior Arts Youth Theater
Website: saytheater.org
Director: Sara Parks
Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Grant Ottaway
Producer: Becky Heldt
Performance Location: Masonic Theatre, 128 W. Washington, Marquette, MI 49855
Email: production@saytheater.org
Audition Dates
Acting Auditions:
Thursday, April 11: 5 – 8pm
Callbacks:
Friday, April 12: 5 – 8pm
The callback list will be posted and emailed out after auditions on Thursday, April 11.
Key Dates
Rehearsals Begin: Monday, April 15
Mandatory Rehearsals: May 6 – May 16
Performances: May 17 & 18
Key Audition Information
This production is open to youth ages 4 years old through 6th grade.
Acting Auditions
Come prepared with a 60-90 second monologue, or two contrasting monologues. Those auditioning for a lead role are strongly encouraged to memorize their monologue. Comedic monologues are also encouraged. Sign up below for a 5 minute time slot!
Callbacks
Only those listed on the callback list will need to attend. At callbacks youth will be given scenes to read with other actors who are attending callbacks.
Financial Information/Cost
There is no cost to audition for SAY Theater productions. If you are cast, registration for this SAY Theater production is $100 for the first child and $50 for each additional family member. Financial Aid is available. To apply for financial aid prior to auditions use this online form:
Rehearsals
Rehearsals will take place between 4-8pm on weekdays and between 10am-8pm on weekends. We will do our best to base the rehearsal schedule on youth conflicts that are listed on their audition form!
Synopsis & Character Bios
In this version of Kenneth Grahame’s beloved children’s story, our hero is a young underdog named Widget. Widget and his pal Hairytoes discover a dragon lurking in a cave. Their secret is exposed by neighborhood bullies, and suddenly the entire town is whipped into a fury and the cry goes up: “The Dragon Must be Slayed!” King Fancy Pants summons the Great Saint George to do the deed! The only problem is, Mortimer the dragon is friendly. Our heroes love him and are desperate to save his life. So they travel to the Master Guru on the Mountain, who teaches them how to train their dragon for battle!
Casting Note: Character ages and genders are very flexible and will be based primarily on audition turnout and casting needs.
WIDGET: A child who longs for adventure.
HAIRYTOES: Widget’s friend
MORTIMER: A dragon
SAINT GEORGE: A dragon slayer
KING FANCY PANTS: High King of Pleasant Valley
MOTHER: Widget’s mother
OLD FOLKS: Storytellers
SEASONED SALLY/SAL
ESTEEMED ELLIE/EDDIE
HIGH FALUTIN HAL/HELEN
LORDLY LOU/LORI
MAGNIFICENT MAGGIE/MOE
VENERABLE VAN
SHEPHERDS
ANGUS: Widget’s father
GILROY
LUDWIG
GRODY GOBSTERS: Neighborhood bullies
SCUMWORTH: A bully prince, son of King Fancy Pants
BRILLOPAD
SNORGGLES
FESTER
RATSBEAK
YELLSALOT
VILLAGERS
TOWN CRIER
MILKMAID
BLACKSMITH
COBBLER
FARMER
BAKER
WOODSMAN
GURU GUYS
MASTER GURU
MANTRA MOLLY
TRANSCENDENTAL TIM
PEACEFUL PETE
ENSEMBLE ROLES: Sheep, Villagers
Technical Crew Application
If you are interested in being on the technical crew for this production, please complete this form.
Audition Submission Information
QUESTIONS???
Please email us at: production@saytheater.org or call 888-785-0512
Financial Aid
We believe every kid deserves access to theatre education and the arts. Partial to full financial coverage is available for participation in all SAY Theater programming.
Inclusion Statement
SAY Theater is working to make sure we are a welcoming space for peoples of all ability, ethnicity, economic status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Our program includes need-based financial aid, ADA compliant rehearsal and performance spaces, all-gender restrooms, and a faculty happy to work with families in order to meet participants’ individual physical, learning, and social needs. If there are ways we can be more welcoming to your family, please let us know at info@saytheater.org.
Wheelchair Access and Mobility
SAY Theater encourages the use of mobility equipment whenever necessary to improve access to our productions and programs. Wheelchair-accessible entrances at our rehearsal space, the Marquette Hope Connection Center, are located near both the upper and lower level parking lots. A wheelchair-accessible restroom is located on the upper level of the building and may be accessed from the lower level via elevator. Please contact Becky Heldt at becky@saytheater.org for more information.
Service Animals
SAY Theater acknowledges the vital relationship between a person with disabilities and their service animal. Examples of service animals include dogs used by people who are blind, hearing-alert animals for people who are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing, and animals trained to alert an individual to an oncoming seizure and lead them to safety. Service animals are welcome at SAY Theater. Please contact Becky Heldt at becky@saytheater.org prior to bringing a service animal to an activity or program to ensure the appropriate arrangements are made.
Support Persons
A person with a disability who is accompanied by a support person will be allowed to have that person escort them on our premises. There is no fee for support persons attending any of our programs.
Allergies
SAY Theater is sensitive to allergy-related concerns and maintains a nut-free environment.
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