ABOUT THE SHOW
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
AUDITIONS
Auditions for this production will take place Fri 9/25 and Sat 9/26 from 6-9pm. Invitational callbacks for the show will be by invitation on Friday, Oct 2 from 6-9. Video submissions are accepted; please review the requirements below and email to and/or share your video with [email protected] by the end of the second night of auditions.
The initial audition will consist of a singing audition and acting exercise. The invitational callbacks will include dance, singing, and readings from the script. We will be casting ages 6-18.
Audition Requirements:
Please prepare a 32 bar (~60 second) cut from a song that fits the style of the show and suits your voice. This is a modern comedic musical, so consider songs from musicals like Hairspray, Something Rotten, Grease, Spamalot, Xanadu, Aida, Little Shop of Horrors, Bat Boy, Footloose, Spelling Bee, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Wedding Singer. Selections from the show are also welcome. Consider the roles you might like to play. If you are auditioning for a lead who belts, we need to hear you belt! If you want to play a comedic role, show us the funny. Avoid musicals from very different genres (“Les Mis”, for example, will not tell us how your voice will fit into this show!)
Your audition should be memorized and show your ability to portray the character’s emotions, mannerisms, etc. Dance will not be done until the invitational callback. Please bring a device to play your accompaniment track on, such as a smartphone.
Please note: There is a $190 tuition to participate in this MainStage production. If the tuition would create a hardship for your family, please apply for a scholarship.
NOTE: If auditions are full, you may arrive and wait to be seen (we recommend arriving as close to 6:00 as possible), or you can submit a clear video of you performing your audition song to [email protected].
CALLBACK LIST (coming soon)
CAST LIST (coming soon)
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals will be held 3 times per week: Sundays 12-4, Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-8:30pm. Tech Week rehearsals are mandatory and will be Sun 11/29 through Thurs 12/5, 5-9pm.
The first rehearsal will be Tuesday, 10/20.
PERFORMANCES (Dec 4-6)
Friday, Dec 4 at 7pm
Saturday, Dec 5 at 2pm & 7pm
Sunday, Dec 6 at 2pm