STAND AUDITIONS
SPRING 2025
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH AUDITIONS
Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach is now a musical for the whole family to enjoy! Featuring a wickedly tuneful score by the Tony Award-nominated team of Pasek and Paul (Dogfight and A Christmas Story the Musical) and a curiously quirky book by Timothy Allen McDonald (Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley), critics rave: James and the Giant Peach is a "masterpeach!"
When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach... and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James' quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.
A delightfully offbeat adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl adventure, the creative possibilities with James and the Giant Peach are endless. Actors will love playing the outlandish characters and performing brand new material from one of Broadway's hottest duos.
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
Ages: 10+
Audition Info:
For the audition, please prepare a 32-bar cut of a song in the style of the show, as well as one of the preselected monologues from the show, which can be found here.
The monologue does not need to be memorized. You simply need to be familiar with it.
Important Dates:
Auditions: June 30th from 6-9 PM, Callbacks on July 1st
Rehearsals: Mondays and Tuesdays 6PM-8:30PM, July 7th-September 9th
Tech & Dress: September 10th-11th
Shows: September 12th-14th and September 19th-21st, Fridays 7pm, Saturdays 7pm, and Sundays 2pm
Production Fee: $100 (one time fee collected prior to show)
The Con AUDITIONS
In this hilarious heist whodunit, a rare first-issue comic is up for grabs. Set at a Comic Con, this play consists of a series of vignettes, each with their own stand-alone story that also furthers the under-lying plot of a con in progress. There’s a bat-tastic hero clowning around with his foe in “The LARP Knight Rises,” a video game menace who loses it in more ways than one in “A Plumber Cracks,” a D&D newbie who wants to let her inner gnome shine in “The Ballad of Lena Moonfallen,” some costumed competitors who will stop at nothing to complete their quartet in “Cosplaying with Fire,” and much more. Keep your audience laughing and guessing with this clever Comic Con caper!
Audition Info: Grades 7th-12th. Please prepare a 45 Second - 1 Minute Monologue displaying a unique character. Be prepared to take direction to modify your monologue and or character.
Grades: 7-12
Important Dates:
Auditions - Tuesday July 22, 6 PM or 7:30 PM
Rehearsals every Tuesday from 6:30-9:30 PM.
Tech: December 8, 9
Dress: December 10, 11
Shows: December 12 (7 pm), 13 (2 PM, 7PM), 14 (2PM)
The Green Room Players AUDITIONS
The Green Room Players is Stand Performing Arts’ premier musical theatre performance group, offering year-round training and performance opportunities. Members develop their skills through classes, productions, and travel experiences, representing Stand at local and national events. Our team is grades 7th-12th.
Prepare a one-minute song and a one-minute monologue
Learn and perform a dance combo at the audition
Our first gathering as a team will be Monday, August 18th 4-5PM and a meeting with Parents from 5:15 to 6 PM. Our team will continue to meet August 25 through May 22 from 4 to 6 PM on Mondays.
Grades: 7-12
Important Dates:
Auditions: August 7th and 11th
Rehearsals: Mondays 4-6 PM
Performances: Perform in a Fall Cabaret on Saturday, October 18th at 7PM. JTF West in Sacramento, CA February 6th-9th. With a public send-off performance on February 2nd at 6PM. MTI Jr. Production April 4th at 2PM, 5PM, and 7PM. Final showcase on Monday May 18th at 5PM
Tuition: $130 Monthly
OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS AUDITIONS
Over the River and Through the Woods by Joe DiPietro is a heartwarming, family-centered comedy that follows Nick, a young Italian-American from New Jersey, who enjoys Sunday dinners with both sets of his doting — and sometimes overwhelming — grandparents. When Nick announces he’s been offered his dream job across the country, his grandparents hatch a series of schemes (including setting him up on a blind date) to convince him to stay. Full of humor, heart, and the universal struggle between honoring family and chasing personal dreams, this play is a touching reminder of the bonds that tie us together.
Casting Age Ranges:
• Nick Cristano — 20s to early 30s (young professional)
• Frank Gianelli (Grandfather) — 60s–70s
• Aida Gianelli (Grandmother) — 60s–70s
• Nunzio Cristano (Grandfather) — 60s–70s
• Emma Cristano (Grandmother) — 60s–70s
• Caitlin O’Hare — 20s to early 30s (Nick’s potential love interest)
Over the River and through the Woods is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
Audition Info:
Please prepare 1-2 monologues from the above button. Select one time slot and prepare to stay the full hour to do the monologue(s) and cold read, from the script, with others in your group. If the slots fill up- we will add another slot. Callbacks TBD.
Important Dates:
Auditions: August 22nd 6:30PM-8:30PM
Rehearsals: Rehearsals are Fridays 6:30-8:30PM and Saturdays 2:30-5PM August 29th-Nov 1st.
Tech & Dress: November 3rd-4th 6PM-9PM, 5th-6th 6PM-9:30PM
Shows: November 7-9 and 14-16. Fri 7PM/Sat 7PM/Sun 2PM
STAND OUT SELECT
Fall 2025
What Is STAND Select? This is STAND’s Professional Performance Team. We are hired to perform and minister at Festivals, Schools, churches, and more! (Bonus: If Stand is paid - you are paid!)
Who can Audition? Performers between the ages of 14-30.
The audition will include a Hip Hop Combo (sent to learn beforehand) and a 30-second vocal audition.
Rehearsals: Tuesdays from 5-6 PM and Saturdays from 1-2 PM
NOTICE: Performance Teams are a 2-semester commitment - auditions don't happen again till the next summer for the next year.
AUDITIONS IN 2025.
STAND UP
Fall 2025
What Is STAND Up? This is STAND’s K-6th Performance Team.
Who can Audition? K-6th Students who are advancing in Hip-Hop, Acting, and Vocals.
The audition will include a Hip Hop Combo (sent to learn beforehand) and a 30-second vocal audition.
Rehearsals: Tuesdays from 6-7 PM.
NOTICE: Performance Teams are a 2-semester commitment - auditions don't happen again till the next summer for the next year.
AUDITIONS ARE IN 2025.
STAND STRONG
Fall 2025
What Is STAND Strong? This is STAND’s 5th-12th Performance Team.
Who can Audition? Performers between the ages of 8-19.
The audition will include a Hip Hop Combo (sent to learn beforehand) and a 30-second vocal audition.
Rehearsals: Mondays from 5-6 PM.
NOTICE: Performance Teams are a 2-semester commitment - auditions don't happen again till the next summer for the next year.
AUDITIONS IN 2025.