Windham Actors Guild

Auditions for

Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach

Audition Dates:    May 7 and 8th, with call backs on May 9th

Show Dates July 19, 20 & 21

Sign up calendar and forms will be linked soon

CAST BREAKDOWN:

Ladahlord

A strange, magical storyteller. Often inserts himself into the story, in disguise, to help push the action forward.

Vocal range top: A4

Vocal range bottom: Bb2

James

A lonely young boy who lacks confidence. Having lost both his parents in a freak accident, he feels he belongs nowhere in the world. However, when given the right encouragement he becomes resourceful and innovative. A good friend.

Vocal range top: G5

Vocal range bottom: G3

Spiker

James’ mean aunt. A thief and a scoundrel. Shrewd and opportunistic. Very tall and thin.

Vocal range top: E5

Vocal range bottom: F#3

Sponge

James’ other mean aunt. Also a thief and a scoundrel, but not nearly as bright as her sister. Very corpulent, she often has her mind on food.

Vocal range top: E5

Vocal range bottom: F#3

Spider

A normal spider who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Her husband was killed and eaten by Spiker and Sponge. She is warm and friendly to James. This actor also plays Woman with Purse and Reporter 1.

Vocal range top: E5

Vocal range bottom: G3

Green Grasshopper

A wizened grasshopper who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. An excellent musician. Has his eye on Ladybug. This actor also plays Man with Wallet and Garden Guild.

Vocal range top: G4

Vocal range bottom: C3

Centipede

An ornery centipede who becomes human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Hates humans, in part because Spiker and Sponge fumigated his family. Prickly and rude, everyone thinks he is a pest. This actor also plays Buzz, the Hollywood agent.

Vocal range top: G4

Vocal range bottom: C3

Ladybug

A motherly ladybug who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. Respectable and classy, she has a warm, caring heart. Has her eye on Grasshopper. This actor also plays Matron Nurse and Reporter.

Vocal range top: E5

Vocal range bottom: G3

Earthworm

An earthworm who has become human-sized after eating a crocodile tongue. A bit of a scaredy-cat. He is neurotic and worried about everything, but is very friendly and brave when called upon. This actor also plays Bobby Cop and Bitzi Botana.

Vocal range top: A4

Vocal range bottom: C2

Ensemble

Crowd, Karl Kreatour, Reporters, Vagrants, Garden Guild, Bobby-Cops, Willy Wonka, Oompa Loompas, Hollywood Agents, Seaugulls, New Yorkers.

 

Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach

Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

  • www.mtishows.com

 

Want to help backstage by helping paint, build sets, props and costumes?  Let us know – we’re always looking for techies.  Questions or comments please contact [email protected]

General Information for All Auditions

HOW TO PREPARE TO AUDITION FOR A STRAIGHT SHOW:

You are not required to prepare a monologue, however, a prepared monologue is always welcomed and preferred to be in the same style of the show.  If you have a prepared one, you may audition with it along with cold readings from the script.

HOW TO PREPARE TO AUDITION FOR A MUSICAL:

Please come prepared to sing 16 to 32 bars of a song in the style of the show that makes your voice shine!  Please also bring printed sheet music in the proper key, ideally 3 hole punched and in a binder for the accompanist. Those auditioning will also be asked to do a cold read from the script.  Some places you can find music:
Monologues are optional.
Please be dressed to dance.  Our Choreographer will teach you some dance steps.  Most musicals have some sort of dancing and dancers with experience are encouraged to audition.
Important Information for Auditions:

Conflict dates MUST be noted on your audition forms – this may shape casting but does not mean you will not be cast

When attending auditions please come in comfortable clothing and please bring, soft sole, non-marking shoes (not street shoes) and be ready to dance.  (If you don’t have any, you can dance in socks)  That is, if there is dancing in the show.

MANDATORY DATES:

Tech Week, being the weekend and the week prior to the performance and the Strike which will immediately follow the last performance (or the Sunday following the show IF there is no Sunday show) and is MANDATORY.

Want to help backstage by helping paint, build sets, props and costumes?  Let us know – we’re always looking for techies.  Questions or comments please contact [email protected]