AUDITIONS FOR THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Tuesday, May 2 and Wednesday, May 3 beginning at 7 pm. Callbacks (if needed) will be Tuesday May 9 beginning at 7 pm.
Auditions will be held at the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education, 99 City Hall Ave, Torrington, CT
PERFORMANCE DATES
Fridays & Saturdays: July 29, August 4, August 5, August 11, & August 12 at 8 pm
Sundays: July 30, August 6 (Sensory Friendly Performance), & August 13 at 2 pm
Oneglia Auditorium (Main Stage)
ABOUT THE SHOW
The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage. The power of optimism really can save the world!
Director: Joe Guttadauro | Music Director: Dan Ringuette
Choreographer: Caitlin Beaudry | Production Stage Manager: Craig Clavette
Auditions are open to the community. Actors of all ethnicities, abilities and gender identities are encouraged to audition and all roles are available. Additionally, roles may be cast without callbacks.
HOW TO AUDITION
Those auditioning should sing a fully memorized selection (up to one minute) from a song in the style of the show, or from the show, that demonstrates the style and range of the character for which you are auditioning. Bring sheet music with the piano accompaniment in your key, with your audition cut clearly marked. An accompanist will be provided. Recorded accompaniment and a cappella singing are not permitted. Additional vocalizing may be used to determine vocal range and harmonizing ability.
Auditioners will be asked to learn a short dance combination and perform a short reading from the audition materials supplied below.
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS
Video auditions will be accepted for those not able to attend the audition dates in person. Please submit video auditions to dterhune@warnertheatre.org by 6pm on Wednesday, May 3. Video Submissions must include:
· Song: Please submit up to one minute of a musical theatre song (songs can be from the show). We encourage all actors to sing with piano or accompaniment track.
· Reading: Please choose 2 characters to read for. (See audition reading below).
ROLES AVAILABLE
We are seeking a diverse company of actors. Actors of all ethnicities and genders will be equally considered for all roles and are encouraged to audition. All roles are open. Ages listed are “stage ages” so older/younger performers will be considered.
Eugene Krabs (Range: B2-Bb4) – male-identified, 30s to early 50s – Owner of the Krusty Krab restaurant; loves money and maybe his daughter Pearl.
Patrick Star (Range: Bb2-Bb4) – any gender, 20s to 40s – Spongebob’s BFF! Slightly befuddled and lazy, but Patrick has a heart of gold and is a good friend.
Sandy Cheeks (Range: A3-E5) female-identified – 20s to 30s – A Texas-born squirrel who loves science! Slight country twang; Sandy has a big heart and wants to save her town, even when people are not nice to her.
Sheldon J. Plankton (Range: B2-G#4) any gender – 20s to 40s – Owner of the Chum Bucket and the archenemy of Mr. Krabs; Sheldon is a tiny evil genius who has a plan to take over Bikini Bottom.
SpongeBob SquarePants (Range: C3-B4) male-identified – 20s to 30s – Our hero! SpongeBob is more than a simple sponge, he is an eternal optimist who loves his town, his job, and his friends. He wants to succeed in life and inspires people around him if he can just get them to listen.
Squidward Q. Tentacles (Range: A2-F#4) any gender – 20s – 50s – Squidward wants to be a performer more than anything, but is stuck working with Spongebob and Patrick at the Krusty Krab. Squidward loves organization and peacefulness. Must be able to tap dance.
Karen the Computer (Range: G#3-F#5) female-identified – 20s- 40s – Karen is Plankton’s computer wife in human form. She puts up with Plankton and helps him in his evil schemes.
Patchy the Pirate (Range: D3-F4 (F5 falsetto) male-identified – Patchy is a huge fan of Spongebob and will do anything to be in this show. He crashes the performance more than once and sings a memorable song.
Pearl Krabs (Range:Bb3-F#5) – female-identified – late teens – 20s – Pearl is Mr. Krab’s whale daughter. He wants her to take over the family business but all she wants to do is follow and possibly sing with her favorite boy band. She has dreams and ambitions and wants to blaze her own trail through life.
Perch Perkins (Range: E2-E4) – any gender – adult – the town reporter. Tries to keep it together as events in town get more and more desperate.
The Mayor of Bikini Bottom (Range: F#4-B5) – any gender – The Mayor needs to keep the townspeople calm and organized. It’s okay because the mayor has a plan at all
Adult Ensemble (ages 16+) – adult ensemble characters will play multiple roles including pirates, mob fish, security guards, sardines, the Electric Skates, Larry the Lobster, Old Man Jenkins, back up dancers, townsfish and many more. We are looking for strong character actors
AUDITION MATERIALS
Auditioners are welcome to use any of the readings below for their audition. Please be prepared and ready to perform at least 1.
Note for auditioners: These characters are larger than life. They tell the story with their voice and physical movement. We are looking for energetic and creative character choices. Use this opportunity to show us the character(s) you can create!
Sandy: Well I’ve got news, hot off the griddle. I did some calculations…and that volcano is gonna erupt, as sure as a rhinestone cowboy at a disco rodeo. I figured out when, too. It’s gonna happen at sundown – tomorrow. I’m serious as a guacamole shortage at a taco party. I determined the timeline through analysis of seismic activity, gas emissions, geomagnetic and gravimetric changes. Over the next thirty-six hours, tremors will increase and boulders will fall, eventually leading to a cataclysmic eruption which will completely destroy Bikini Bottom. The end is nigh.
SpongeBob: No, Mr. Krabs! I’ll find a way to stop that volcano! We’ll use science, like Sandy said. We can use her jetpack to get to the top! Wait, pretty sure it’s only built for one. I guess everyone was right. This will be the end….unless I can stop it. Gotta get my team together. I am not a Simple Sponge. We’ll have to climb it, then. Patrick can help with that. He’s super strong. Sandy’s brains plus Patrick’s brawn plus my … I’m not sure what my thing is. But that won’t stop me. When the going gets tough, this sponge gets going. I’m not a simple sponge! We won’t have to leave Bikini Bottom after all. I’m putting together a team to save our town! I am not a simple Sponge. But I can’t do this…I can’t do this – Let not the sand of time seep into your shorts – for it shall chafe. Give me the Erupter. OK One , two, three !
Squidward: I for one, have my sights set beyond this place. I’ve been developing a one-man show starring an as yet undiscovered young, handsome and very leggy…talent. I call it: Tentacle Spectacle, the Musical. I still remember that night, my third-great talent show, the other fish calling me Loser! Loser! To this day, when I hear that word, something in me just SNAPS! But you got me through it, Mama. You told me some day I’d play the Bikini Bottom Bandshell. Before time runs out, I will prove you right. I’m a pretty squid, Mama, and I’m going to show them what I’ve got!
Plankton: Oh yes, it is! What you said was true: it would take too long to hypnotize each of them into loving my chum burgers. But when fish are scared, they school together. If I get them all in one place, trapped where there’s nowhere to run, I can hypnotize them in bulk! First, though, I need to shut down this squirrel. I have a new scheme, Karen, my best one yet. But for
it to work, I need them to stay scared. ….Do any of you actually believe that science can save us? Oh come on – Next she’ll tell us tidal warming is real. We only have until sundown tomorrow! I am going to need to tell them my plan Karen. I am going to need to do it in a song. Give me some music. I need something with mass appeal. Give me a beat, Karen, a HIP HOP Beat!
Patrick: I missed a snack. This busy schedule has made it hard for me to stay on track. Now I’ll have to eat while I’m watching TV and there might not be time for a nap, I guess I’ll do what I can. They’re showing all episodes of Mermaid Man! Every single one. I’m spending all day underneath. Huh? Sorry. I found this belly button scratcher while I was packing, and we’ve been having a reaaaaaally nice time together. Finally someone understands the inner machinations of my mind!
Mayor of Bikini Bottom: We’ll order the escape pod, cash on delivery. Expedited shipping by six p.m. next business day. Just in time to get us out before sundown tomorrow. And it only costs ….NEPTUNE’s TRIDENT! There aren’t enough clams in all Bikini Bottom to pay for this! Ladies and gentlefish, if this mountain erupts, orange rivers of steaming lava will obliterate all we know and love. But don’t worry, your government has everything under control. I’m starting an initiative to assemble a committee to identify a strategy to evaluate the situation. In the meantime, all citizens must return home and remain indoors. The Threat Level is now CODE ORANGE.
Pearl: I can’t decide what to wear for the Electric Skates. You don’t understand me. Maybe it’s because we’re not the same species. Which is pretty weird now that I think about it. I just wanna find me someone who looks at me the way my Daddy looks at money! And I am going to meet the Electric Skates! And there is nothing he can do about it.
Karen: Don’t worry Sheldon. I’ve got just the thing. I found it in the hall closet, tucked back with the cleaning supplies. The Avalance Maker 3000. It was under your Tsunami maker 200, across from your Tornado maker 5000 …next to the mop.We can use it to start a landslide that they will never survive. Then Chumville, here we come!
Krabs: (to SpongeBob) Good luck with that – I’m packing. (to Pearl who is offstage) Pearl honey, how’s it going in there? Are you all packed yet? And for the last time, get it through your blowhole, you are not meeting those sting-ray degenerates. You’ve got your priorities all wrong. We’re in a crisis here – and when you’re in a crisis, there’s only one thing you can depend on. Money. Our fellow fish are feeling frightened and vulnerable. Which means there’s just one thing to do, exploit them to make even more money. I’m launching a new campaign. “One More Krabby Patty Before The End!”
Perch Perkins: Wit just one hour left on the Doomsday Clock, I’m coming to you live from the Bandshell. The benefit concert is about to begin. Our phone lines are open. It’s up to you our viewers across the ocean. We need your donations to pay for the escape pod..so we can get out before the volcano blows us all to oblivion. And there, you can see them now…The citizens of Bikini Bottom, led by the Mayor through the streets of our beleaguered town on their way to the Bandshell. It is truly a historic exodus.