North Texas Performing Arts celebrates the 12th anniversary of their Page to Stage Series of professional daytime children's programming with a production of Princess Penelope’s Parrot, A Musical.
The Page to Stage series develops literacy through the performing arts by bringing beloved books to life for local school and children’s groups. Children and teachers alike are delighted by fully-staged musicals performed by a professional troupe of actors. All shows in the Page to Stage series are approximately 1hr and perfect for preschool-5th grade.
Princess Penelope’s Parrot, A Musical will be directed by Bethany Bourland, who has been directing and teaching children’s theatre for nine years and holds Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama: Acting Emphasis from the University of Oklahoma Peggy Dow Helmerich School of Drama.
North Texas Performing Arts is looking for diverse, non-union actors over the age of 18, and high school graduates, to star in their Daytime Theatre for Young Audiences production of Princess Penelope’s Parrot, A Musical.
Auditions will be held at NTPA’s Willow Bend Center of the Arts, 6121 W Park Blvd, Suite B216, Plano, TX on September 12 and 13 from 1:00-4:00 PM. Actors should bring a headshot and resume. Actors should prepare and memorize a one-minute Theatre for Young Audiences monologue and a one-minute musical theatre song.
Rehearsals will be held Monday-Thursday, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM, starting October 1. Actors must come to the first rehearsal memorized. Final Dress will be Sunday, October 14, if needed.
Princess Penelope’s Parrot, A Musical will perform at schools and children’s organizations around the DFW area during October 15-November 30 and January 7-February 14. All performances will be held during the day Monday-Thursday. The official schedule and number of performances is TBD. Full Actors must be available to perform during these times. Actors will report to the performance locations via their own transportation.
All actors cast will be responsible for every aspect of the production, including load-in and out of all props, costumes and set pieces. The actors will be asked to help find costume and prop pieces for the production. All actors will be paid a flat rate rehearsal stipend of $200, and an additional $40 per performance. All actors will report to the performance locations via their own transportation and therefore must have reliable transportation. All rehearsals and performances will be held during the day; actors who are unavailable during the day should not audition. Please note that all rehearsals, tech rehearsals, and performances are mandatory. Actors who fail to be on time on a regular basis or make all of the rehearsals will be compensated less than the above rate.
Princess Penelope’s Parrot, A Musical is written by Books Alive!
Character Breakdown:
PRINCESS PENELOPE: Indulgent, spoiled, entitlement issues, bossy, used to having people do as she says, used to having everything handed to her on a plate, but she doesn’t realize where the plate comes from. Obnoxiously loud. General Range: A3 to A5
ALFRED, THE BUTLER: A proper English Butler, deadpan, calm and reserved. Can’t wait to retire and can’t believe he is still stuck here with the princess. He secretly is the giver of the bird. (Also portrays the PARROT (puppet) - Relaxed, no worries man, I’m a bird with a plan.) General Range: A2 to A4
PRINCE PERCIVAL: He is going to be very rich as soon as he inherits his family’s money. He is looking for true love. Very romantic, he idealizes what his future wife will be like. From a different country from across the world. General Range: A2 to A4
Questions may be directed to Bethany Bourland at bbourland@ntpa.org.
Actors should go to ntpa.org/princess to schedule an audition slot.
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