Auditions
Shrek The Musical JR.
Summer Youth Production directed by Shanna Dixon; assistant director Celeste Cochran; student director Mollie Lafferty.
Auditions: Sat., May 11, 2-4 p.m. & Mon., May 13, 2024, 6-8 p.m.
Cast: ages 7-18.
Character descriptions: https://www.e-vtg.com/documents/2024-2025/shrek/shrek_characters_2024.htm.
Registration fee: $65; $45 VTG Family Members.
New: pay registration fees online at https://www.showclix.com/event/shrek-the-musical-jr-registration.
Hello! Thank you for showing interest in the summer youth program here at Parkside Playhouse! Each participant will need to prepare a song no longer than 2 minutes and a short script. A script can be chosen from the list provided or of their own choosing. If a child does not wish to sing or read they must understand that they may not be considered for a speaking or solo role. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to email us at vtgyouthprogram@gmail.com.
Audition Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQzRtviWC5hEdtOmO99USqJ8xylnSKlk-FqLJJmUDVWARfbQ/viewform.
Scripts for audition monologues: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iISAS9XbEsWNiZsq7IEniUYX-LOyW4X9.
Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he’s handed a task — if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, but a fairytale wouldn’t be complete without a few twists and turns along the way.
Shows: Jul 19-21 & 26-28, 2024.
Fri. & Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $10, $5 children (12 & under).
*Not part of the VTG Membership season: tickets must be purchased.
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
a comedy directed by Shanna Dixon
Set in 1940s Messina, Italy, this one has it all: sexual tension, flirtation, verbal zingers, and (relatively) amusing clowns. The beautifully drawn love-hate relationship between tart-tongued Beatrice and blustery, confirmed bachelor Benedick is more engaging to modern audiences than the supposed main plot, which hinges on an elaborate scheme of deception and vicious shaming.
Auditions: Sat., Jul. 27, 2 p.m. & Mon., Jul. 29, 2024, 6 p.m.
Cast: 24, men and women, wide age range
Webpage: https://www.e-vtg.com/documents/2024-2025/much_ado/much_ado.htm
Characters: https://www.e-vtg.com/documents/2024-2025/much_ado/much_ado_characters.htm
Facebook Auditions Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/480301394691130/480301404691129/
Online Audition Sign Up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciRtmikNxXpg7RlwgGYumbDXZmqAs69rXQFytl_8ic0l6Z4Q/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
Shows: Sep. 13-15 & 20-22, 2024
Fri. & Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $15, $10 senior citizens (65 & over) & youth (13-19), $8 children (12 & under)
Part of the VTG Membership season.
Twisted Tales Of Terror
by Jeanine Harvey.
horror farcical comedy directed by Sarah Goss.
In a spooky graveyard, the darkly lovely Claudia, a Guardian of Dark Tales, retells famous horror stories much to the delight of her lumpy husband, Igor. As she tells classics such as “Dracula,” “Frankenstein,” “The Three Werewolves,” “Jekyll and Hyde,” “The Tragic Tale of the Mummy,” and “The Three Witches,” the characters come to life. However, the stories are all a bit different than we expect. In fact, instead of being terrifying, they are actually quite humorous. Characters behave in unexpected ways, accidents occur, but all turns out well. Claudia’s tales are far more funny than scary, and all is resolved into a neat, happy ending (and an exciting, crowd-pleasing dance number!).
Auditions: Sat., Sep. 14, 2024 at 2 p.m. & Mon., Sep. 16, 2024 at 6 p.m.
Cast: 21 women, 16 men, ages 13 and up.
Webpage: https://www.e-vtg.com/documents/2024-2025/twisted/twisted.htm
Characters: https://www.e-vtg.com/documents/2024-2025/twisted/twisted_characters.htm
Facebook Auditions Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/8433638626666949/8433638633333615/
Online Audition Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_h3W7WyMuxGZX4JKKdXSKid1XT6BJn4a7m9fvt9J_eY/edit?ts=66defd32
Shows: Oct. 25-27 & Nov. 1-3, 2024.
Fri. & Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $15, $10 senior citizens (65 & over) & youth (13-19), $8 children (12 & under).
Part of the VTG Membership season.
Something Rotten
book by Karey Kirkpatrick & John O’Farrell
music and lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick
a musical comedy directed by Sarah Goss.
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
Auditions: TBA.
Cast: Ten principals, large ensemble with many speaking roles, ages 10 and up.
Shows: Jan. 31 – Feb. 2 & Feb. 7-9, 2025.
Fri. & Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $20, $15 senior citizens (65 & over) & youth (13-18), $10 children (12 & under)
Part of the VTG Membership season.
Gold in the Hills
an 1890s melodrama by J Frank Davis
directed by Sarah Goss
assistant director Ashleigh Holliday
Auditions: TBA
Cast: men and women, ages six through adult. Can-can dancers must be at least in the 9th Grade.
Cast Characters: https://www.e-vtg.com/documents/gold/gold_aud_reg2.htm
Online Audition Information Form: https://www.e-vtg.com/gold-in-the-hills-audition-information/
Presented yearly since 1936, Gold in the Hills is the Guinness Book of World Records’ longest-running show, featuring a relentless hero, a winsome heroine, a ruthless villain, beautiful can-can dancers, and the wilder side of city life in the infamous New York Bowery.
Shows: Mar. 28 – Apr. 6, 2025; Fri. & Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $12, $6 children (12 & under)
Part of the VTG Membership season.
Fools
by Neil Simon
a comic fable directed by Amy Crews
Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic. He’s landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives, he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for two hundred years, and Leon’s job is to break the curse. No one tells him that if he stays over twenty-four hours and fails to break the curse, he too becomes stupid. But he has fallen in love with a girl so stupid, she has only recently learned how to sit down.
Auditions: TBA
Cast: 3 women, 7 men (flexible), adults/older teens
Shows: May 2-5 & 9-11, 2025
Fri. & Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $15, $10 senior citizens (65 & over) & youth (13-19), $8 children (12 & under).
Part of the VTG Membership season.
VTG Open Audition Policy
It is the policy of the Vicksburg Theatre Guild that all auditions are open to the public. We need and want any interested people, newcomers and stage veterans alike, to participate in the fun and excitement of live theatre. We publicize our auditions in local and regional media to attempt to make all interested parties aware of our performing opportunities. Because the Directors of our plays only have limited roles for which they are casting, everybody who auditions will not be selected for a part. However, we are also always in need of assistance in other areas of theatre, including set construction, set artwork, lighting, and backstage technical activities, so people who are not selected for acting roles have other enjoyable activities available. We invite all members of the public to participate in these activities, as well.
We encourage everybody in the cast and production staff to be members of the Vicksburg Theatre Guild. View our membership rates and the benefits of membership.