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Auditions: The Emperor's New Threads & Into the Woods JR.

THE EMPEROR’S NEW THREADS (A FASHION STATEMENT)

Produced by Parker Arts

Parker Arts is hosting auditions for their theater for young audiences production, The Emperor’s New Threads (A Fashion Statement) – Music and Lyrics by George Howe, Book by Frances Limoncelli

Please note that Parker Arts are under contractual obligation to perform The Emperor’s New Threads as written. We are prohibited from making adjustments to the script or score.

Personnel

Brandon Bill – Director and Musical Director
Britni Minichino-Sikora and Kirstin Fletcher – Executive Producers

Audition Notice 

CALL TYPE | Non-Union
Actors must be 18 or older.

Audition Details

Initial Auditions: Sunday, March 2, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Callbacks: Tuesday, March 4, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

What to Prepare

  • This is a show for kids! So, keep it fun and entertaining. There are only 4 performers and they will play multiple characters.
  • Please bring a headshot and a performance resume. Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled audition time to check in and complete any necessary forms.
  • Song: 32 bars of an up-tempo piece – an accompanist will be provided so please bring properly marked music in the correct key. No a cappella or tracks.
  • Monologue: (NOT required, but encouraged) no longer than 1 minute.

Contract/Compensation

All actors will be paid $60/show plus a $300 rehearsal stipend. Cast may be eligible for a potential bonus based on ticket sales post-production, as verified through Parker Arts. Details will be outlined upon contracting.

Location

PACE Center |20000 Pikes Peak Ave. | Parker, CO 80138
To sign up for an audition time, please follow this Link.
If you have any questions or would benefit from an accommodation, please email stage management at aswoosley@gmail.com.

Rehearsal And Performance Information

There will be an initial cast meeting immediately following auditions and callbacks on Thursday. March 6 in the evening. Regular rehearsals will generally be Tuesday – Thursday evenings, March 25 – April 29. They will be held at Parker Arts’ facilities, and a detailed rehearsal schedule, along with all locations and addresses, will be available at auditions. Please note that performers must be available for the entirety of tech week and all performances to be considered for casting. *The rehearsal schedule is subject to change.*

Dates
Please review all technical rehearsal and performance dates, including remount in June.

Tech week (no conflicts accepted): April 21 – 26 & April 28 – 29

Show Dates (no show conflicts accepted):
Wednesday, 04/30/2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, 05/01/2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, 05/02/2025 at 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Monday, 05/05/2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, 05/06/2025 at 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, 06/05/2025 at 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. (Remount)

Casting Information

(We are seeing actors for all roles)

Breakdown

The Emperor’s New Threads (A Fashion Statement)
Music and Lyrics by George Howe
Book by Frances Limoncelli
Based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson

Synopsis

A crazy quilt of mixed-up psychedelic fashion trends is the setting for this tongue-in-cheek retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, set to a fun and sprightly score. The country is ruled by a foppish fashionista of an Emperor who has bankrupted the treasury with his clothing expenditures. Frustrated by the Emperor’s “fool for fashion” mentality, eleven-year-old Kid’s romantic dreams of being a hero make her determined to change everyone’s materialistic views. She travels to the palace to reveal the superficiality of the emperor, only to end up revealing much more of him than she predicted.

Cast Size

  • Performer #1: Kid and Model 2
  • Performer #2: Mom, June and Marissa Slithers, Primp
  • Performer #3: Dad, Huckster, Preen, Model 3
  • Performer #4: Emperor and Model 1

KID: an idealistic and civic-minded 11 year old, who wishes her Mom and Dad had more time for her
MOM: a cheerful, if fashion-obsessed, career woman
DAD: a jovial, if fashion-obsessed, career man
HUCKSTER: a charming, if disheveled con man
JUNE SLITHERS/MARISSA SLITHERS: a mother and daughter TV team (NOTE: Marissa is a puppet operated by JUNE)
PRIMP: a groveling, scraping yes man
PREEN: a jaded, burnt-out yes man
EMPEROR: a super cool cat and a gorgeous fashion plate with a spoiled toddler’s temper
MODEL #1, MODEL #2, & MODEL #3: Chic human clothes hangers; dead inside

INTO THE WOODS JR.

Produced in partnership with Sasquatch Productions

Ages: 10 – 18
Fee: $400 R / $440 NR

Audition for the youth summer musical, Into The Woods JR. Students will learn the process of putting up a professional musical production while developing confidence and skills in acting, singing, and dancing. Participants must sign up for auditions scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 17, from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Students will rehearse up to three times a week (M,W 5:30pm-8pm, Sa 9:30am – 12:30pm), increasing to Monday-Friday the week before opening night (July 21-24), with a total of seven performances July 25-Aug 2.

Auditions

Saturday, May 17, from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: PACE Center

 Audition Link

People will be seen in the order they arrive within their one-hour time slot.
The cast will be announced the night of May 17th after auditions. Registration will open once the show has been cast. Follow the links to register to Cast (class 53014) and Crew (class 53015).

Auditions will be held in person. It is imperative that we are able to see what the students are able to do in the moment, with directed corrections, so no video submissions will be taken at this time. Concessions may be taken on a case by case basis, IF the student has performed with us in a past production/class. Please reach out to us directly if you feel this fits your situation.

Please prepare:

  • Bring with you some form of resume. If you have not performed in anything previously, that’s perfectly fine. Your resume should contain your name, age, any extracurricular activities you are involved in, any dance experience, any singing experience, any acting experience, etc.
  • Prepare 32 bars (roughly 1 minute) of a musical theatre song that showcases your vocal range in the style of the show. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided. We will also have a Bluetooth speaker available if you’d prefer to use a recording of your music, but the recording should contain NO vocals whatsoever, even background singers.
  • Be prepared to be asked to cold read from the script. You may also be asked to read with others, so when your individual audition is complete, do not leave until you are told that you are clear to do so.
  • Be prepared to provide your schedule availability for the duration of the class. Absences for the rehearsal portions of the class as long as they are pre-arranged with the Director/Instructor, and are no more than 3, will not prevent you from being cast, however any absences during tech week and performances will not be accepted. Emergency absences happen and should be coordinated on a case by case basis with the Director/Instructor.
    Please sign up for a 1-hour time slot, you may or may not be used the entire hour, so students should prepare to bring something to occupy their time while waiting.

Schedule

Auditions: Sa, May 17, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Rehearsals: M, W, F, May 19 – Jul. 19, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Tech Week: M – F, Jul. 21 – Aug. 2
Performances: F., Jul. 25 & Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Sa, Jul. 26 & Aug. 2, 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Su., Jul. 27, 2:00 p.m.