The company is holding auditions for “Peter and the Starcatcher” show and looking for performers, please see the details below.
About the project:
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is “starstuff,” a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure. 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.
Additional info:
What to Prepare: At the audition, you will be reading scenes (sides) from the script. Please prepare to read for the role, or roles, that interest you. If a specific accent is indicated, please incorporate that (to the best of your ability) in your audition.
What to Bring: Headshot with resume (if possible) and a list of your conflicts for the rehearsal dates. No conflicts allowed for the week before tech through the run of the show (please be aware that conflicts may affect casting).
Rehearsals: Begin Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (Unless otherwise noted).
Cast Orientation: Monday, April 8, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Tech week: Sunday, June 9 through Thursday June 13, 2024
Performances: Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 30, 2024. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
Please apply if interested.
20 Project roles
Black Stache
Male
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
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. British.
Application deadline closed.
Molly Aster
Female
18
-
30
y.o.
All ethnicities
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. Upper class British.
Application deadline closed.
Boy/Peter*
Male
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
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. British.
Application deadline closed.
Lord Leonard Aster
Male
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
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. Upper class British.
Application deadline closed.
Mrs. Bumbrake
Female
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
Molly’s nanny. British to the bone and outfitted with the duty of teaching Molly about
womanhood. She still has enough charm in her age to attract a sailor or two. Possible
doubling as Teacher, an ancient, knowledgeable mermaid. Middle class British.
Application deadline closed.
Bill Slank
Male
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
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. Lower class British. Possible
doubling as Hawking Clam, son of Fighting Prawn who will one day ascend to throne as
the head of the Royal Clam Clan.
Application deadline closed.
Smee
Male
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
Black Stache’s first mate. He is single-mindedly dedicated to his captain’s every whim.
Lower class British.
Application deadline closed.
Prentiss
Male
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
An orphan, ambitious, hyperarticulate, and logical. He yearns to be a leader, even when
he knows in his heart that he’ll never be one. A bit of a blowhard with a touch of
cowardice. British.
Application deadline closed.
Ted
Male
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
An orphan obsessed with food. A natural performer with easy wit and quite poetic
language. British.
Application deadline closed.
Alf
Male
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
A seafarer, an old sea dog proud of his tenure. His kind heart gives him an appeal to the
feminine sensibility. Lower class British.
Application deadline closed.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott
Male
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
Lord Aster’s old school friend, the captain of the Wasp, Britain’s fastest frigate. Lives
with nautical bravura and heroic patriotism. Upper class British.
Application deadline closed.
Grempkin
Male
18
-
56
y.o.
All ethnicities
The schoolmaster of St. Norbert’s Orphanage for Lost Boys. Mean and malodorous, he
revels in keeping his boys in the dark and malnourished. Middle class British. Possible
doublings include: Fighting Prawn, King of the Mollusks who vengefully murders any
English who land on his island home; Mack, a very bad sailor who longs to be out from
under the thumb.
