MATILDA Equity Principal Auditions - Broadway Theatre TBA Auditions

Matilda, the Musical – Equity Principal Auditions

Broadway/Production Contract $1,703/week minimum.

Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford-upon-Avon, UK

Score: Tim Minchin

Book: Dennis Kelly

Dir: Matthew Warchus

Choreo: Peter Darling

Mus Suprvsr: Chris Nightingale

Adult Casting (and title role): Jim Carnahan

Children’s casting (and title role): Nora Brennan

1st rehearsal, opening dates TBA (early 2013). Broadway theatre TBA.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Friday, March 16, 2012 Ripley-Grier Studios

Saturday, March 17, 2012 520 Eighth Avenue, 16th Floor

10 AM - 6 PM both days. New York City

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30.

Please prepare a short, contemporary musical theatre song. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but may not transpose. Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.

Seeking (all roles are available):

IMPORTANT NOTE: These Equity Principal Auditions are for characters that will be played by adults. A separate EPA for children’s roles will be held at a later date.

Miss Trunchbull:

Seeking a MALE actor to play this female character, 30s–40s. Actor MUST be 6 foot plus. Trunchbull is headmistress of Crunchem Hall Primary School. Miss Honey’s aunt. Once a famous athlete, Trunchbull is described as a “Gigantic Holy Terror,” a “fierce tyrannical monster” who “marches like a storm trooper with long arms swinging” with an “aura of menace”. High baritone with strong top F#. Needs EXTREMELY good enunciation and vocal dexterity. Should be quite a physical character actor – must be physically fit and agile – able to convincingly play a “woman”. This is NOT a drag role.

Miss Honey:

20s–30s. Mild, quiet person who never raises her voice and seldom seems to smile, yet possesses the rare gift of being adored by every child under her care. She should have a curious warmth that should be almost tangible. Physically should be “slim and fragile that if she fell over she would smash into a thousand pieces like a porcelain figure”. Vocally needs a sweet, melodic and pure-sounding voice. Could even have a slightly folksy quality. Soprano up to Bb, with strong and solid belt up to D.

Mrs. Wormwood:

Late 20s–late 30s. Mother of Michael and Matilda, and wife of Mr. Wormwood. She is obsessed with her amateur ballroom dancing and her looks. Like her husband, she thinks very little of Matilda’s unique abilities, and often berates her. She is as loud in her makeup and dress-sense as she is in her voice – MUST have strong comedy. Needs a really strong belt voice, with matching vocal stamina. The number “Loud” is a hard sing, and requires a very strong tone, up to top F/G – with higher ad libs. Should have strong dance – Latin a particular advantage.

Mr. Wormwood:

Late 20s–late 30s. Dealer in second-hand cars, “a mean crooked crook” with a penchant for wearing jackets with large, brightly colored checks. Physically should have a weasely or ratty essence. Should ideally be a clown with an ex-punk rocker vocal. Again, needs to be agile, with precise enunciation, and have a firm rhythmic sense.

Michael Wormwood:

20s. The Wormwoods’ monosyllabic son. Needs good deadpan comedy and the ability to find a character during a lot of stage time with few words. Should be able to fully participate in all ensemble vocal and dance numbers.

Mrs. Phelps:

30s–40s. Warm and nurturing local librarian who encourages Matilda’s love of reading.