Peter and the Starcatcher Auditions

Peter and the Starcatcher

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

www.mtishows.com

A Play by Rick Elice

Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

Music by Wayne Barker

Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert,

Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions

PRODUCER: Maui OnStage

808-242-6969

boxoffice@mauionstage.com

DIRECTOR: Kristi Scott

MUSIC DIRECTOR: Sara Jelley

ALL ROLES ARE OPEN

Only one traditionally female role is available for the age of 12-16. All other roles are male. Females willing to play male are welcome to audition.

Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors, Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, and written by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair… and the bonds of friendship, duty and love. Featuring a dozen actors portraying more than 100 unforgettable characters, Peter and the Starcatcher uses ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination to bring the story to life!

AUDITIONS:

Friday December 15th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Saturday December 16th, 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Callbacks (By invitation only) Sunday December 17th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Auditions and Callbacks will be held at the Maui OnStage Education and Youth Program Studio at Queen Kaahumanu Center, 275 W. Kaahumanu Ave. Kahului, HI

Please prepare one comedic monologue up to 60 seconds in length and one sea shanty up to 60 seconds in length.

Bring a picture and resume, if you have one. Plan on arriving 10 minutes early to check in. Please book your audition BELOW.

VIEWING AUDITIONS:

Director: Kristi Scott

Music Director: Sara Jelley

Stage Manager: Tina Kailiponi

MOS Artistic Consultant: Kalani Whitford

VIDEO SUBMISSION: If you are not available to attend auditions in person, we will be accepting video auditions. Please submit one comedic monologue up to 60 seconds in length and one sea shanty up to 60 seconds in length. Also a picture and resume, if you have one.

Submit to stagemanagermaui@gmail.com The deadline to submit videos is Friday December 15th.

Maui OnStage has adopted the Chicago Theatre Standards, which seeks to foster an environment of communication, safety, respect, accountability, and the health, safety, and well being of institutions and its participants.

REHEARSAL:

Table Read and Design Presentation: Monday December 18th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Rehearsals: Monday – Friday 6:00pm – 9:00pm & Saturday afternoons

Tech week: Monday February 19th – Thursday February 22nd, 6:00pm – 10:00pm

REHEARSAL LOCATIONS:

Maui OnStage at the Historic Iao Theater, 68 N. Market St., Wailuku, HI

Maui OnStage Education and Youth Program Studio at Queen Kaahumanu Center, 275 W. Kaahumanu Ave. Kahului, HI

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Friday February 23rd – Sunday March 10th

Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 3:00pm

PERFORMANCE LOCATION:

Maui OnStage at the Historic Iao Theater, 68 N Market St., Wailuku, HI

CONFLICTS:

Please check and make sure you are available for all rehearsals and performances. You will be required to submit any conflicts prior to auditioning. Conflicts will be taken into account when casting.

ONCE THE SHOW IS CAST, NO MORE CONFLICTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

THE FINAL SCHEDULE WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON PEOPLE’S AVAILABILITY. PLEASE NOTE THAT DURING TECH WEEK, REHEARSAL HOURS ARE LONGER.

ALL ROLES WILL BE UNDERSTUDIED.

MAUI ONSTAGE UNDERSTUDY POLICY

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

BLACK STACHE

A notorious pirate, terrorizing the seven seas in search of a worthy adversary. Heartless, hirsute, and suspiciously well read. Partial to the poetical and theatrical, which causes him to behave quite flamboyantly.

Gender: Male

Age: 30 to 50

MOLLY ASTER

A young girl and Starcatcher apprentice who is taken aboard the Neverland as precious cargo. Curious and intelligent, she is only beginning to understand the confusing romantic longings that come with her age. She will risk anything for the sake of what is right.

Gender: Female

Age: 13 to 25

BOY/PETER

A lonely and hardened orphan who doesn’t miss much. Nameless, homeless, and friendless at the beginning of the play and a hero by the end. He wants a home and a family more than anything, and dreams of a life of being free.

Gender: Male

Age: 13 to 25

GREMPKIN

The schoolmaster of St. Norbert’s Orphanage for Lost Boys. Mean and malodorous, he revels in keeping his boys in the dark and malnourished. Optional Doublings include: FIGHTING PRAWN; MACK; SÁNCHEZ.

Gender: Male

Age: 40 to 60

MRS. BRUMBAKE

Molly’s nanny, a stereotypical British cad and outfitted with the duty of teaching Molly about womanhood. She still has enough charm in her age to attract a sailor or two. Optional Doubling as TEACHER.

Gender: Male

Age: 40 to 60

BILL SLANK

The vicious orphaned captain of the Neverland. Does not possess the capacity to lead anyone but himself, which puts himself constantly in disaster. Greedy enough to send boys to their doom for the chance of gaining starstuff. Optional Doubling as HAWKING CLAM.

Gender: Male

Age: 35 to 55

SMEE

Black Stache’s first mate. He is single-mindedly dedicated to his captain’s every whim.

Gender: Male

Age: 25 to 55

PRENTISS

An orphan, ambitious, hyper articulate, and logical. He yearns to be leader, even when he knows in his heart that he’ll never be one. A bit of a blowhard with a touch of cowardice.

Gender: Male

Age: 13 to 25

ALF

A seafarer, an old sea dog proud of his tenure. His kind heart gives him an appeal to the feminine sensibility.

Gender: Male

Age: 50 to 65

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.

Gender: Male

Age: 40 to 60

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.

Gender: Male

Age: 35 to 45

TED

An orphan obsessed with food. A natural performer with easy wit and quite poetic language.

Gender: Male

Age: 13 to 25

ENSEMBLE

Sailors; Seamen; Seafarers; Orphans; Pirates; Mermaids; Mollusks; Narrators

ABOUT THE DIRECTORS:

Kristi Scott (Director) Kristi Scott has been working in the Maui Theater Ohana since she moved here from San Francisco in 2004. Since landing on Maui she has taught, directed , performed and had various administrative jobs at MAPA, MauiOnstage, ProArts, Hana Arts, Theatre Theatre Maui, and Maui Prep Fine Arts Department. Her most memorable roles: Madame Thenardier: Les Mis, The Car: Theopholis North, Mrs. Peacock: Clue. She has directed Mouse Trap, Meshuggah Nuns, Sweeney Todd, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, And Then There Were None, and many others. Kristi is also a founding member of Free Range Comedy Improv Group. She is very excited for the Peter and The Star Catcher Journey.

Sara Jelley (Music Director) Sara Jelley is a singer and vocal coach, with performance credits such as Maui’s Mary Poppins, Miss Honey in Matilda and Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Sara was the music director for the youth musical “My Son Pinocchio” in 2019, and has been sound engineering and sound designing at ProArts Playhouse for the last 3+ years. She is a singer/songwriter who has played her original music at international songwriting and yoga festivals and released her debut album in 2020. Sara has performed at such venues as the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, the Historic Iao Theater, ProArts Playhouse, and private corporate events. She coaches in her private vocal studio with a specialty in supporting the vocal instrument, mind and nervous system of adult performers so that singers who are new or coming back to the stage after time away can experience sustainable vocal expansion and transformation.

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Peter and the Starcatcher Auditions