AUDITIONS
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In this page you can find the in-person auditon dates for the 2023 - 2024 Season. If you have any questions, check out our AUDITION FAQ below or join our Mailing List to get the latest announcements about upcoming auditions. We also announce our auditions in our social media.
*AUDITION DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
AUDITIONS FOR...
Peter and the Starcatcher
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
OR
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Auditions start at 4pm. Doors open at 3:30.
Valley Youth Theatre's mission is to inspire young people to be the best they can be through a variety of performing arts opportunities. All roles will be played by young people unless otherwise noted. Our performers are not charged fees to be in our shows. There are no ticket quotas, costume or script deposits, ad sales or financial requirements of any sort to be in our mainstage shows.
Valley Youth Theatre welcomes all young people to audition.
For information on how to audition, please scroll down
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Please read this information in its entirety before your audition
Valley Youth Theatre's mission is to inspire young people to be the best they can be through a variety of performing arts opportunities. All roles will be played by young people unless otherwise noted. Our performers are not charged fees to be in our shows. There are no ticket quotas, costume or script deposits, ad sales or financial requirements of any sort to be in our mainstage shows.
Valley Youth Theatre welcomes all young people to audition. If you or your child need assistance auditioning, and your answer is not covered in this page, please contact VYT's Production Stage Manager, Morgan McCall at stagemanager@vyt.com or 602-253-8188 ext 308
The Neverland you never knew. This Tony award winning show uses imaginative storytelling and boundless creativity to tell the comic and epic origin story of Peter Pan. Starcatcher apprentice Molly, Peter and their friends are hunted by marauding pirates and their comically eccentric captain, BlackStache as they race to protect a trunk of magical "Starstuff." Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the bonds of friendship, duty, love and family. This is a play with music (not a full musical), and has a few leading singing roles. This promo link gives an idea of the style of the show: LINK
Molly Aster - (female) A young teenage girl and Starcatcher apprentice. Curious and intelligent, she is only beginning to understand the confusing romantic longings that come with her age. Strong singer.
Boy/Peter - (male) A lonely and hardened orphan who wants a home and a family. He is nameless and friendless at the beginning of the play and a hero by the end.
Black Stache - A notorious pirate, in search of a worthy adversary who is partial to the poetic and theatrical. Strong verbal and physical comedic skills, character singer.
Mrs. Bumbrake - A proper British nanny who teaches Molly about womanhood. Strong verbal and physical comedic skills, character singer.
Bill Slank - The nasty, greedy and cruel captain of the Neverland who steals the Queen’s secret treasure of starstuff.
Smee - Black Stache's dimwitted first mate and willing to participate in his captain’s hare-brained schemes. Strong physical comedy, character singer.
Ted - An orphan obsessed with food with an easy wit and poetic language. Character singer.
Prentiss - An ambitious orphan that yearns to be a leader but is a coward. Character singer.
Alf - A salty old sailor on the Neverland, who falls in love with Mrs. Bumbrake. Character singer.
Lord Leonard Aster - Molly's father, a loyal subject to the Queen. The very model of a Victorian English gentleman, he is a faithful friend and a secret Starcatcher.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Lord Aster's old school friend, the captain of the Wasp, Britain's fastest frigate. Lives with nautical bravura and heroic patriotism.
Fighting Prawn: The fierce chief of the tribe of Mollusk Islanders, who was sold into slavery in England as a boy. He speaks almost exclusively in Italian cooking terms.
Ensemble - plays multiple supporting roles and characters throughout the show, including…
Narrators; Sailors; Seafarers; Orphans; Pirates; Mermaids; Mollusks; Creatures; Hurricane Storm; etc.
Approximate rehearsal dates are December 13th, 2023 through February 8th, 2024, Monday through Thursday evenings and Saturdays. Before tech, evening rehearsals will be 5pm - 9pm; tech rehearsals will potentially go until midnight. We understand that some students may have conflicts where they may miss rehearsals, must arrive late or leave early. However, cast members will not be able to miss rehearsals during tech week or the run of the show.
Tech rehearsals start February 3, 2024.
Opening night is February 9, 2024 and runs through February 25, 2024 with several weekday matinees for schools in addition to the traditional evening and weekend performances.
DOWNLOAD OUR TENTATIVE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE HERE TO SEE IF YOU WILL HAVE ANY CONFLICTS
We will ask about the specific dates of your conflicts in the audition form. Again, cast members will not be able to have any conflicts between February 3, 2024 and February 25, 2024.
If you can, it's a good idea to pre-register. You will fill out the audition form online before hand so you won't have to fill it out when you get to the theatre. To pre-register, follow the link below.
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 at 4 pm. Doors Open at 3:30 pm.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 4 pm. Doors Open at 3:30 pm.
You only need to attend one of these auditions. We hold auditions at our theatre:
Valley Youth Theatre
525 North First Street
On the Southeast Corner of First Street & Fillmore in Downtown Phoenix
Please note: The VYT parking lot is permit parking only and there are not a lot of spaces to go around. Public paid parking is available at meters surrounding the theatre. Please plan accordingly.
Ready to pre-register? Fill out this form!
Please check the FAQ below which has answers to all of your audition questions
AUDITION FAQ
THEATRE
525 North First Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
OFFICE
1001 North Central Avenue
Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ 85004
boxoffice@vyt.com
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Since 1989, we have inspired children to be the best they can be through the magic of the performing arts. Our alumni include Oscar® winners, Grammy® award-nominees, Broadway stars, rocket scientists, doctors, lawyers, parents, and community leaders from all walks of life.
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