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All students will sing, dance and read lines at auditions.  Students should prepare a script selection (please scroll down) based on the character they would like to audition for.  You can audition with any classic Broadway song but if you receive a call back you will need to sing the song the character sings in the show.  Audition CD's are available at All About Music for $5 or you can download sheet music for your character's song by following the links below.  (Use your browsers back button to return to the All About Music website)

Rehearsal will be every Saturday from approximately 9:30 to 2:00, and some Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00pm.  Tech week starts April 6th and the shows are the weekend of April 9th, you cannot have any conflicts April 6th through April 11th. The larger the role the more rehearsals you will have.  Putting on a show of this magnitude requires everyone's commitment.  If you have 3 or more conflicts please speak to a staff member before auditioning.

If possible roles will be double cast.  All students with ensemble parts are featured in multiple songs and dances.  If you would like more info you can see the entire script at All About Music (it cannot be brought home)

Character Description Level/Ability Type of part Song (click to download use browsers back button to return to this page)
ALICE Outgoing girl who enjoys adventure and has a mind of her own Requires strong singing, acting and ability to dance Large Role Very Good Advice
SMALL ALICE Smaller version of Alice Requires strong singing, acting and ability to dance Large Role Zip A Dee Doo Dah
TALL ALICE Taller version of Alice Strong comedic actress Medium Role Very Good Advice
CHESHIRE CAT 1, 2 & 3 They Narrate the story together as a comedy team Good comedy skills, acrobat skills a plus, no solo singing Large Role Zip A Dee Doo Dah
WHITE RABBIT High energy and worrisome, never stops moving Vocal solo, fast paced dialog Medium Role I'm Late
TWEEDLE DUM & TWEEDLE DEE a comedy team of goofballs (twins would be great) Comedic actors who work as a team, singing duet Medium role How D'ye Do And Shake Hands
MATHILDA Alice's older sister, very practical Must be able to speak clearly and loudly Small but important role, starts and ends the story Zip A Dee Doo Dah
FLOWERS, ROSE, PETUNIA, LILY VIOLET, DAISY snooty somewhat mean wonderland flowers. Must be able to sing harmonies. Small/Medium role featured song and dance with speaking parts. The Golden Afternoon
CATERPILLAR Part sensei, part diva, one cool character, has a big, captivating presence Must be able to dance and sing a solo and be very comfortable on stage Medium role Zip A Dee Doo Dah
MAD HATTER Life of the tea party Must enjoy being crazy & outrageous, sings a solo. Medium Role The Unbirthday song
MARCH HARE Counter part to the Mad Hatter, also enjoys a good party, not quite as crazy. Must be comfortable being silly and singing a solo. Small Role The Unbirthday song
QUEEN OF HEARTS Larger than life, has a commanding presence, is a little scary but funny at the same time. Must have a big, full resonant voice, sings a solo. Medium Role Painting The Roses Red
KING OF HEARTS The forgotten ruler of wonderland, always in the shadow of the Queen Must be able to handle some high level vocabulary. Medium/Small role Zip A Dee Doo Dah
DOORKNOB Talks to Alice when she is trying to enter Wonderland. A small but funny role. Small but feature role Zip A Dee Doo Dah
DODO BIRD Captain of the Queen's Navy, in charge of Lobsters and other animals. Comedic role, requires solo singing. Small role Ocean Of Tears
Royal Cardsmen The Queen's guards They have lines and always speak, sing and dance as a group. Small role with feature song Painting The Rose Red
Lobsters Part of the Royal Navy Sing and dance as a group Ensemble, will appear in multiple roles Ocean Of Tears
Tea Party Guests Attend the Mad Hatter's Tea Party Group singing and dancing Ensemble, will appear in multiple roles The Unbirthday song
Jury Attend Alice's trial Group singing and dancing Ensemble, will appear in multiple roles Zip A Dee Doo Dah
Flowers In the garden with Rose, Lily, Petunia and so on Group singing and dancing. Ensemble, will appear in multiple roles The Golden Afternoon

 

AUDITION LINES BY CHARACTER

Alice, Cheshire Cat 1, 2, 3

ALICE: Should I or shouldn't I? You know what they say: "If you don't explore, you'll never discover." But my sister Mathilda always says, "Look before you leap." Well, I'm looking and it looks pretty deep and dark and I can't see the bottom and maybe it goes all the way to the center of the earth and I'll be burnt to a crisp in the molten core like the bad marshmallow we've all heard so much about! (pause) Or not. (pause) Ok, I looked. Now it's time to leap! (ALICE jumps down the rabbit hole and falls a long way. Her dress acts as a parachute.)

CHESHIRE CAT 1: Alice jumped into the dark rabbit hole—

CHESHIRE CAT 2: And fell for what seemed like three and a half weeks.

CHESHIRE CAT 3: More like four and a quarter.

CHESHIRE CAT 2: She fell and fell and fell.

CHESHIRE CAT 1: But she wasn't alone!

ALICE: I'm so confused!

CHESHIRE CAT 2: Until she meets me.

CHESHIRE CAT 1: Us.

CHESHIRE CAT 3: We!

CHESHIRE CAT 1,2,3: Aloha, Alice. I— We are the Cheshire Cat.

ALICE: Oh how do you do? I have a cat named Dinah just like you.

CHESHIRE CAT 2: Oh, really?

CHESHIRE CAT 3: Just like us, huh?

CHESHIRE CAT 1,2,3: Can Dinah stand on her head like this?

(The CHESHIRE CAT rearranges his body parts, so he is standing on his own head.)

Alice (learn this part too), Doorknob

(ALICE tugs on the DOORKNOB, which yelps in pain.)

DOORKNOB: Yeeooowwww! Leggo my schnazzola already!

ALICE: Oh, I'm sorry. I have to find the White Rabbit.

DOORKNOB: Who taught you to go around pulling on people's proboscises...essess... ss.

ALICE: You're not a person, you're a piece of housing material.

DOORKNOB: Well, doorknobs have feelings too.

ALICE: I'm very sorry I pulled on your proboscis, but I have to find the White Rabbit.

DOORKNOB: You're far too big to enter Wonderland.

ALICE: Oh no, no! But I just have to get in, I just have to! (ALICE starts to cry.)

DOORKNOB: Don't cry, please don't cry. Maybe if you drank some of the magic potion in that convenient, floating-nearby bottle, you might fit in.

ALICE: Remember, Alice: Look before you leap. I really don't know what's in this bottle, but it looks so pretty. But it could be poison, or mayonnaise, or floor polish, or a frothy combination of all three! But I have to find the White Rabbit. Oh well, if you don't explore, you'll never discover. Bottom's up!

Small Alice, Lily, Petunia, Rose, Violet, Daisy, Caterpillar

SMALL ALICE: Oh, I wish I could be just like you!

LILY: Keep dreaming, crabgrass!

PETUNIA: You're just a silly little uncool weed.

SMALL ALICE: I'm not a weed. I'm a little girl.

ROSE: Violet, she says she's a little girl!

FLOWERS: Eeeeeuuuuuuuuuu!

VIOLET: Whatever!

PETUNIA: You're way too uncool to become a Girl of the Golden Afternoon.

SMALL ALICE: You wouldn't talk to me like that if I weren't three inches tall.

ROSE: (cackling) But you are, Alice, you are three inches tall!

LILY: Beat it slug, before you wind up on the bottom of somebody's shoe.

DAISY: Look girls, I think she has bugs!

FLOWERS: Eeeeeeeeeeuuuuuu! (The FLOWERS laugh at SMALL ALICE as she stomps away.)

SMALL ALICE: Oh, they make me so mad! They think they can be mean to me just because I'm smaller than they are.

CATERPILLAR: (The CATERPILLAR enters, blowing bubbles.) Oh, don't let those dried out little annuals get you down, kid.

SMALL ALICE: I wish I could be as pretty as they are, then life would be so easy.

CATERPILLAR: Sweetiepie, lambchop, honeydew – they're just gonna wind up sitting around in somebody's imitation cut glass vase for three days 'til they wither and die, then it's "thanks a lot" and out with the garbage! But enough about them. Whooooo, pray tell, are youuuuuuu?

SMALL ALICE: My name is Alice. Whooo, pray tell, are youuuu?

CATERPILLAR: I am whoever you want me to be, if I, in fact, am indeed whoever I say I am or someday hope to be. You dig?

SMALL ALICE: Yes. Uhm, no.

CATERPILLAR: (snaps his fingers) I'm the Caterpillar, kiddo, your wonder of wonders, your miracle of miracles, your happy, happy day!

SMALL ALICE: Oh, I'm so confused. Nothing makes any sense here. Life can be so hard when you're only three inches tall.

CATERPILLAR: Alice, the caterpillar's gonna share two magical, hyphenated little words with you, guaranteed to make even your very worst day simply absolutely fabulous! Ready?

SMALL ALICE: Ready.

CATERPILLAR: Repeat after me: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah—

SMALL ALICE: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah—

CATERPILLAR: Zip-a-dee-ay!

SMALL ALICE: Zip-a-dee-ay. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay!

CATERPILLAR: You've been holding out on me! Hit it!

Tall Alice, Dodo Bird, White Rabbit

TALL ALICE: (TALL ALICE enters wearing the house like a dress and the roof as a hat.) Oh, no. I can't go out in public in this house dress. I've got to do something.  I'm not a monster, I'm a little girl. Okay, a very big little girl.

DODO BIRD: Whoa! Love the hat.

WHITE RABBIT: I'm late! Help me! Help me!

DODO BIRD: I have the answer!

DODO BIRD: We'll burn the house down!

WHITE RABBIT, TALL ALICE: Nooooo!

DODO BIRD: Hurry up now, gather the wood. Anybody got a light? I'm all out.

TALL ALICE: Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with matches?

WHITE RABBIT: Just hurry!!! Pleeeease!!! I'm—

ALL: Late. We know.

TALL ALICE: Oh dear, I better do something fast. Maybe if I eat one of those carrots growing in the rabbit's garden!

The White Rabbit (learn this line too)

WHITE RABBIT: (The WHITE RABBIT runs on, blasting a trumpet. ALL snap to attention.) Attention, attention, inhabitants and subjects and all other direct or indirect objects of Wonderland: fall to your knees and tremble before her majestic majesty, her royal regality, yes, folks, your favorite monarch of mean and mine, The One, The Only, Queen of Hearts!!!

Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee

TWEEDLE DUM: Oh, how do you do, Sorry! I'm Tweedle Dum.

TWEEDLE DEE: And I'm Tweedle Dee. I've never met anyone named Sorry before.

(ALICE and the TWEEDLES shake hands at the same time in a confusing, elaborate handshake.)

ALICE: Oh, I'm sorry, but I'm not Sorry. I'm sorry.

TWEEDLE DEE: Oh, how do you do! I'm Tweedle Dee.

TWEEDLE DUM: No, I'm Tweedle Dee.  (ALICE and the TWEEDLES shake hands.)

TWEEDLE DEE: No, I'm Tweedle Dee. You're Tweedle Dum.

TWEEDLE DUM: Oh, am I? I'm sorry.

TWEEDLE DEE: What a coincidence! So is she!

TWEEDLE DUM: (to ALICE) Are we related?!

ALICE: I'm sorry?

TWEEDLE DUM: Oh, how do you do! I'm Tweedle Dum.

TWEEDLE DEE: Then I must be Tweedle Dee.  (ALICE and the TWEEDLES shake hands.)

ALICE: Don't you know who you are?

TWEEDLE DUM: Well, there's no need to attack us!

TWEEDLE DEE: Yes, we've only just met!

ALICE: I thought you knew each other, I'm sorry.

TWEEDLE DUM: Oh, how do you do? I'm Tweedle Dum.

TWEEDLE DEE: And I'm Tweedle Dee. (ALICE and the TWEEDLES shake hands.)

ALICE: And I'm out of here! It's been fun, but I have to find the White Rabbit. (ALICE tries to leave.)

TWEEDLE DUM: Meeting and running ain't very polite.

TWEEDLE DEE: Don't you have no couth?

TWEEDLE DUM: There's a right way—

TWEEDLE DEE: And a wrong way—

TWEEDLES: To do things!

Mathilda

MATHILDA: ...and of course these bright red uniforms made them look just like giant walking lobsters that went...(looking up into ALICE's huge face) Eeeeek!!! (taking the magnifying glass away from ALICE) Alice, honestly, when are you ever going to grow up?

ALICE: Look, Mathilda, I'm a lion! Roooarrrrrr!!! (ALICE slinks through the grass, pretending to be a lioness.)

MATHILDA: Alice, you're just a silly little girl pretending to be a lion. Remember what the Immortal Bard said: "To thine own self be true." Oh, let me find that book and I'll show you...(MATHILDA searches for The Complete Works of Shakespeare while ALICE gets comfy on the grass.)

Queen of Hearts, Royal Cardsmen

QUEEN OF HEARTS: And just what do we have here, hmmmmm?

ALICE: I believe you mean "whom do we have here."

QUEEN OF HEARTS: (bellowing) Silence! We speak the Queen's English here, you nameless little whelp!

ALICE: Yes, your Loudness. I mean your Largeness. I mean your Highness! And my name is Alice.

ROYAL CARDSMEN: (gasping) Alice!?

QUEEN OF HEARTS: That's impossible, everyone knows Alice doesn't live here anymore!

ALICE: All I want to do is find my way back home.

ROYAL CARDSMEN: (gasping) Her way home?!?

QUEEN OF HEARTS: Your way home?? You'll find my way home or we'll cut off your head! You'll be who I say you are and no one else, do you understand?

King of Hearts, Queen of Hearts (learn this part too)


KING OF HEARTS: I'm afraid the match goes to Alice!

QUEEN OF HEARTS: You may have won the match, but you've just lost your head! Royal Cardsmen! Off with her—

KING OF HEARTS: Wait my dearest, why don't we have a trial. Just this once, you know, shake things up a bit.

QUEEN OF HEARTS: Well, all right, but make it fast. I want to see her head rolling around like a bowling ball.

WHITE RABBIT: (blowing his trumpet) All assemble for the high tribunal of Alice vs. Queen of Hearts.

(All the WONDERLAND CHARACTERS crowd in for the grand trial.)

KING OF HEARTS: (like a seasoned trial lawyer) The prisoner is charged with enticing her majesty, the Queen of Hearts, into a game of Simon Says, and thereby willfully and with Alice of forethought, didst put a bee in her royal bonnet and cause our beloved Queen to lose her royal temper!

ALICE: Don't be silly, I just beat her at her own game.

QUEEN OF HEARTS: (weeping like a distraught witness) She beat me, do you hear, she confesses, she beat me, beat me.

Mad Hatter, March Hare

MAD HATTER: Rules can be so limiting.

MARCH HARE: It's so much more fun to make up your own rules.

ALICE: But if everyone makes up their own rules, how do you know if you're playing the game right?

MAD HATTER: Well, that's part of the game, I guess.

MAD HATTER: Your watch is slow, silly. Here, let me fix it for you. (The MAD HATTER grabs the watch. He and the other WONDERLAND CHARACTERS huddle over it like surgeons over a patient. The CHESHIRE CAT makes the sound of a heart monitor beeping.) Scalpel!

MARCH HARE: Scalpel!!

MAD HATTER: Scalpel!!!

MAD HATTER: Forceps!

MARCH HARE: Forceps!!

MAD HATTER: Axel Grease!

MARCH HARE: Axel Grease!!

MAD HATTER: Peanut butter!

MARCH HARE: Crunchy or smooth?!

MAD HATTER: Hurry, we're losing him!!  Bring me the liverwurst!

MARCH HARE: The liverwurst!!

MAD HATTER: (like a mad scientist) Live, live, I command you to liiiive!!!!!

MARCH HARE:  Oooops. You might want to get a new watch.

ALICE: Oh no, you broke it!

MAD HATTER: I know! Wasn't it fun? Let's do it again!!