THEATRE

Open auditions for Into The Woods will be held on:
Monday, June 11th at 7:00 - 8:30 pm, and 8:30 - 10:00 pm
Tuesday, June 12th at 7:00 - 8:30 pm and 8:30 - 10:00 pm.

Production Dates July 12 - 28
The show will be directed by Kate Adams Johnson with Musical Direction by Ginger Newman.

People auditioning should prepare 16 bars of a Broadway show tune and come prepared to move. Cold readings will be assigned from the script by the director.

Into the Woods combines the well-known fairy tales of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Ridinghoood with the story of the Baker and his Wife who desperately want a child. Unfortunately, the Baker and his Wife have been cursed with childlessness by a witch and must perform various missions involving the characters in the other fairy tales to break the spell. The Baker and his Wife must bring the witch a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, and a slipper as pure as gold. After a series of failed attempts, the Baker and his Wife finally are able to perform the tasks necessary to break the spell. Once the characters have accomplished their goals, however, they learn about the pitfalls of greed and gluttony. Finally, they learn about the need for community and family when they must unite to fight against the wife of the giant Jack killed who has decided to come back for revenge.

Character Descriptions:
Baker’s Wife: Determined and bright. A romantic at heart, but materialistic at times.

The Witch: Outwardly: self-serving, possessive, sarcastic, vain, charismatic. Inwardly: insecure and lonely.

Cinderella:Earnest, pretty, warm-hearted, kind, and trying to find her place in the world. A survivor.

Little Red Riding Hood: Spoiled, clever. Seeks approval in place of love, of which she has had none.

Rapunzel: A lovely maiden who is completely and utterly innocent of worldly matters and drifts through life.

Jack’'s Mother: A single mother and a fighter, working hard and determined to make a good life for her hapless son. Older

Cinderella's Stepmother: Mean spirited, greedy and demanding.

Lucinda: Cinderella's stepsister, lovely but black of heart.

Florinda: Cinderella's stepsister, lovely but black of heart.

Cinderella's Mother: Nurturing and loving. A spirit, who dispenses useful advice.

Granny: Bitter and vindictive, she is Little Red's feisty, savage, knife-wielding grandmother. Older

Snow White

Sleeping Beauty

Baker: An average working man. Warm hearted and determined but insecure, and has never faced his fears.

Jack: The feckless Giant Killer, almost a man. Eager to please and impulsive. A little slow of learning, and misled by his lack of self-knowledge.

Cinderella's Prince: Vain, gorgeous, self-dramatizing and endlessly confident. A hero in his own life’s story.

Mysterious Man: A mischievous vagrant with a secret.

Narrator: Intellectual and pleasant. A good storyteller who relates directly with the audience.

Rapunzel's Prince: Just as vain, gorgeous, etc as his older brother

Wolf: Hungry and insatiable. Seductive and sexy

Steward: Surly and bureaucratic, full of self-importance.

Cinderella's Father: A drinker, out of touch with his family but harmless and well-meaning. Older

Milky White: A sad sickly cow.