Call for Auditions
Matilda Jr.
Announcing Auditions for ECT’s Main Stage Spring Musical
Epping Community Theater is excited to announce auditions for the fall production, a musical with casting opportunities for ages 8 to 18!
Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the "revolting children" who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.
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Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
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Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
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Audition slots available Sunday January 11th starting at 12pm and Tuesday January 13th 6:00pm. Auditions will be held at Watson Academy!
Should Callbacks be necessary they will be Thursday January 15th beginning at 5:30pm. Callbacks will be held at the Watson Academy
In order to audition please do the following:
Fill out an audition form here.
There will be a mandatory cast (and parents of cast under age 16) meeting on Sunday January 18th at 1:00pm followed directly by a read/listen-through for the entire cast. The meeting should last approximately 30 minutes and it is where we collect production fees and go over expectations etc.
Rehearsals will run Sunday afternoons 1:00-5:00 pm at the theatre and Tuesday/Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00 pm at Watson Academy.
Mandatory tech rehearsals:
Sunday 4/12 @ TBA
Monday 4/13 @ 5:30
Tuesday 4/14 @ 5:30
Wednesday 4/15 @ 5:30
Thursday 4/16 @ 5:30
Performances:
Friday 4/17 @ 10:00am AND 7:00pm
Saturday 4/18 @ 2:00pm
Sunday 4/19 @ 2:00pm
Mandatory Strike to follow Sunday 4/19’s matinee performance.
For auditions, expect to do the following:
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Sign up for an audition time slot
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Choose one (1) song from the provided list to perform at auditions:
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For Matlida/Featured Child Role, learn the selected portion of “Naughty”
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For Trunchbull, learn the selected portion of “Smell of Rebellion”
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For Miss Honey, learn the selected portion of “This Little Girl”
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For an Adult or Ensemble Role, learn the selected portion of “Revolting Children” (alternatively, plan to sing Happy Birthday)
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There is no need to prepare more than one song, for example those that sing the Trunchbull selection will be considered for other roles if not given the role of Trunchbull.
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Review and learn the audition dance via the provided video.
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Optional: review the audition sides provided.
You will receive links to access ALL of the above in an email after you complete the audition form above.
There will be an audition dance workshop held at the theater on Sunday January 4th from 3-5pm. Come meet the director and choreographer and have some fun getting help on your audition dance.
Cast: All roles are open!
Matilda Wormwood
The hero of the show. She’s brilliant, resilient, creative, and kind, despite growing up in difficult circumstances. Her parents treat her poorly, but Matilda escapes into a world of books, which puts her reading level far above the other children in her class, and she develops a bit of magical power in an effort to defeat Trunchbull.
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Amanda
A student at school with Matilda. She has a few solos but her most featured moment is when Trunchbull throws her through the air by her pigtails.
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Bruce
One of Matilda's schoolmates. He has the bad luck to get caught eating Trunchbull’s cake.
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Lavender
A classmate of Matilda. She is kind and bright (though not as brilliant as Matilda) and quickly decides that Matilda is her best friend.
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Eric, Alice, Hortensia, Nigel, and Tommy
Featured classmates of Matilda who each sing solos
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Mr. Wormwood
Matilda’s father. He is egotistical, rude, and not very bright, not to mention a liar. Though Mr. Wormwood is not a good person and he is mean to Matilda, his harebrained schemes can be hilariously funny.
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Mrs. Wormwood
Matilda’s mother. Like her husband, she dislikes Matilda and does not understand why her daughter loves to read. Mrs. Wormwood is selfish, obsessed with her own appearance, and believes everything she sees on TV. Her dancing lessons with Rudolpho are the most important part of her day.
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Michael Wormwood
Matilda’s brother. He is not very bright, though he is the apple of his father’s eye.
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Mrs. Phelps
The kindly librarian who loves hearing Matilda’s stories.
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Escapologist
A character of Matilda’s creation. Everything this character does is grand and exaggerated.
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Acrobat
A production of Matilda’s imagination.
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Miss Honey
A teacher at Matilda’s school. She is kind, generous, and really cares about the children despite her own desperate circumstances.
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Agatha Trunchbull
The quintessential terrifying tyrant. As headmistress, she runs her school like a dictator, making up arbitrary rules to suit her every whim and dreaming up creative punishments. The Trunchbull can be played by a male or female, but the character is female.
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Rudolpho
Mrs. Wormwood’s self-obsessed dance teacher. This is a hilarious featured role for a comedic performer who moves well.
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Sergei
A customer swindled by Mr. Wormwood. THough he shows up looking for payback, Matilda has had quite enough of revenge and Sergei lets the Wormwoods escape.
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Ensemble
Ensemble roles include Russians, Little Kids, Big Kids (including Big Kid 1, Big Kid 2, and Big Kid 3), Kids, Mums, Dads, the Cook, and the Mechanic
