Auditions

Audition details

All are welcome to audition for CCP. For this production we are seeking performers age 13 and up. No need to sign up for a time slot. Audition times are allocated in order of arrival. If you don’t like to wait, we recommend arriving later.

Preparing for auditions

• Prepare 32 measures of a song (no more than 2 minutes) of your choice that fits the style of the show or desired character
• An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a copy of your music, in your key, clearly marking your start and end point for the pianist, printed double-sided and in a 3-ring binder. Please do not staple your music.
• Come prepared to move for some light choreography
• Be aware that you may be asked to read lines or sing a selection from the show at auditions or callbacks
• You will be asked to complete an actor agreement. Please bring a performance resume if you have one. If under age 18, a parent signature is required on the Actor Agreement.
• Bring a listing of all your potential rehearsal conflicts from May through June 2025.
• Bring a headshot. A simple selfie is all that is needed.
• In-person auditions are strongly preferred
  

Rehearsals:

• First rehearsal will be in early May
• All cast members must be available for rehearsals during tech week June 14 – June 19, 2025
• Rehearsals will generally be held Sunday through Thursday evenings in the northwest suburban area
• All cast members will be asked to contribute a $30 activity fee
  

Performances:

• Performances will be held at the Town Green Amphitheater in Maple Grove, MN. We will have an alternative venue should the weather not cooperate.
• June 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m., June 22 at 4:00 p.m. and June 29 at 2:30 p.m.
  

Cast of characters

The age ranges below are suggested to appropriately fit the age of the character.

Character	Age range	Vocal range	Description
Queen Aggravain	40 and up	Alto	Leading role: The vain and aggravated Matriarch of the Kingdom. Bold, brash, and condescending, she is all too sure she knows what’s best for her son, Dauntless, and takes council from no one. Relishes her authority and wields her power with the broad smile of a graceful dictator. She is the antagonist of the play.
Princess Winnifred the Woebegone	20 to 40	Mezzo-Soprano	Leading role: A brash and unrefined princess from the Marshlands; strong, independent, optimistic — she is the Kingdom’s last hope for a bride for Prince Dauntless. She is the hero of the play.
Prince Dauntless	20 to 40	Tenor	Leading role:  The son of the King and Queen. Dauntless has been kept in a state of arrested development by his mother. Desperately wants to grow up and get married, but the Queen rejects every potential bride. Falls in love with Winnifred at first sight, certain she’s the one to restore the Kingdom!
Jester	20 and up	Tenor	Supporting role:  The King’s right-hand man (or woman!), often plotting with the Minstrel to disrupt the Queen’s schemes; playful, wry, and quick-witted — often serves as translator for the King.
King Sextimus the Silent	40 and up	Silent role	Supporting role:   The kind, playful, and expressive Patriarch of the Kingdom. Due to a curse of silence,he must communicate solely through gestures and facial expressions; loves his son Dauntless and plots with the Jester and Minstrel to undermine his overbearing wife’s schemes.
Lady Larken	20 to 40	Soprano	Supporting role:  The classic musical theater ingenue; a graceful, charming, beautiful and eager-to-please lady-in-waiting. She is in love with Sir Harry and desperately wants to marry him.
Minstrel	20 to 40	Tenor	Supporting role: A handsome, charismatic narrator who acts as the play’s storyteller; he becomes smitten with Lady Larken and plots run away with her; frequently joins forces with the Jester to thwart the Queen’s schemes.
Sir Harry	20 to 40	Tenor	Supporting role:  A chivalrous knight who is deeply in love with Lady Larken, but cannot marry her until Prince Dauntless finds a suitable princess. Dedicated and bold, but doesn’t always look before he leaps.
Wizard	55 and up	Baritone	Supporting role:  The proud, egotistical servant of the Queen; responsible for creating the elaborate and often ridiculous tests that potential princesses must pass in order to marry the Prince.
Ensemble of featured roles and chorus members	13 and up	SATB