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  Into the Woods

  Saturday, March 3 1-4
  Call for Audition Time: 972.378.1234

Saturday, March 3^rd, 1-4pm

Looking for:

THE BAKER - A relatively kind man who lives a simple life in his cottage with his wife. In order to cope with insecurities, he tries to control his wife, while in reality relying on her for quite a lot. He and his wife are childless, and this is their only wish: to have a child. Baritone: A – high G

THE WITCH - A hideous, powerful witch who places a spell on the Baker and Baker’s wife, then demanding that they do as she says in order to have the spell reversed. She is selfish and cruel, but even so longs to be a good mother and to protect her child from the evils of the world. She denounces the other characters for being just as bad as she but for still pretending to be nice and good. Mezzo-Soprano: Low F - High F with good belt

CINDERELLA - A sweet, young, indecisive maiden who really does not know what she wants. She wants to marry a prince, but at the same time, she cannot see herself with that life. Mourning her dead mother and living under the thumb of an oppressive stepmother and stepsisters, she journeys into the woods to find out who she is. Soprano: G – High G

JACK - A poor boy who lives with his mother and his pet cow, Milky White. He is young and at the start not very worldly-wise. But as the story unfolds, Jack learns and discovers new things about this world, both through experiences in his own kingdom, and in a kingdom of giants up in the sky. Tenor or high Baritone: A – High G

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD - Like Jack, she has a lot to learn in this play. Starting out extremely naïve and trusting of all people, she easy to take advantage of. She goes into the woods innocently to see her granny, and comes out of the woods knowing many new things and ready to protect herself against all strangers and potential threats. Mezzo-Soprano: C – High E

THE BAKER’S WIFE - An independent and stubborn woman who wants to share an equal role with her husband in their relationship. She too, wants to have a child, and her persistence in doing whatever is necessary drives the Baker on when he would have given up. While she tries not to do so, she often ends up taking matters into her own hands. Mezzo-Soprano: G – High F

NARRATOR/MYSTERIOUS MAN - The ‘impartial observer’, he simply passes the story along to the audience, offering extra tidbits of commentary every once in a while about the morality of the characters in the story. He enjoys his role, sometimes making jokes, yet is completely confident that his position is absolutely necessary. It comes as quite a shock when later, the characters turn on him, calling him an “outsider” and… Baritone: G – High E

CINDERELLA’S PRINCE/WOLF - Much the same as his brother (Rapunzel’s Prince), he agonizes over tracking down the mysterious girl at the ball. He simply cannot figure out why in the world she runs away from him. Comparing his pain to his brother’s, he is sure that he is worse off and continues the endless pursuit for happily ever after. Baritone: B – High F

RAPUNZEL’S PRINCE - He is good-looking as any prince should be, and wanders about the kingdom looking for a maiden. Seeing Rapunzel in her tower, he is ‘smitten’ with love and agonizes over his inability to reach her. When he finally does, he (like most princes) is only satisfied for a short time. Baritone: C sharp – High E

JACK’S MOTHER - A single mother, raising Jack alone, she struggles to keep their small family unit afloat. She is constantly berating Jack for his lack of world sense, but it all comes out of her love for him. She does what she can to help herself and her family survive. Soprano: G – High F sharp

RAPUNZEL - A maiden locked away in a tower, she longs to see the world and to be a part of it. While she calls the Witch her mother and tries to please her, she eventually decides to make her own decisions. She is punished for her disobedience, and lives a fairly pain filled life for most of the play. High Soprano: C – High G flat

STEWARD - Servant to Cinderella’s Prince, he is ornery, demanding and cruel. He is also a selfish man and makes no effort to hide it except when sucking up to the Prince. He is the chief attendant to the Prince, and likes to do things his own way when not being watched. Open Vocal Range

CINDERELLA’S MOTHER - Though she is dead, she has a small part to play in this story as well. As Cinderella comes to visit her grave (a tree), she sings out advice and gives her gifts from the tree. Also, she makes sure the Prince chooses Cinderella instead of one of the stepsisters as his bride. Mezzo-Soprano: D – High F

CINDERELLA’S STEPMOTHER - A fairly small part, she has a few lines and some stage time, which she spends ordering Cinderella around, and/or groveling before her after she’s become the princess. She has a number of featured, short solos and trios within the group songs along with Florinda and Lucinda. Mezzo-soprano: A sharp – High F

FLORINDA - One of the two stepsisters, she has a similar attitude and disposition toward Cinderella, and receives consequences for her actions. Mezzo-Soprano: C – High E

LUCINDA - She is much the same as her sister and mother, and has about the same amount of stage time as the other two. Again, she is featured in short sections during many of the group songs. Mezzo-Soprano: C – High E

GRANNY - Granny is a no nonsense kind of character, and as sweet as she is ‘supposed’ to be, she is quick to take revenge on the wolf that ate her. This is a small part, featured in only one scene specifically. While she has quite a few lines in this scene, she will also participate in the chorus numbers along with the rest of the cast. Open Vocal Range

CINDERELLA’S FATHER - A battered, weak man who is led around by the nose by his new wife. He is oblivious to his suffering daughter and has not much to say about it… or anything. He has about as much stage time as the stepmother and stepsisters, but fewer lines.