AUDITIONS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS!
There are two sides to every story, and when the Big, Bad Wolf takes the stand in Piggsylvania's trial of the century, he finally gets his say. But whether he'll get a fair trial in a corrupt piggy court is anyone's guess. Will the pigs' splashy show make a mockery out of justice, or is the wolf's catchy song and dance about a sneeze gone wrong all razzle-dazzle? Enter the jury box and decide the fate of Big 'n' Bad in this musical adaptation of the hit children's book.
Book and Lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric
Music by Paul Gilvary & William Rush
Based on the book by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
Director: Melodie S. Rivers
Music Director: Rachel Lamell
Producers: To Be Announced
All Actors must be FULLY VACINATED for COVID 19, receiving the recent BOOSTER.
Or provide a doctor’s certification of a vaccination waiver.
AUDITIONS
Auditions will be held on:
Sunday, November 9 from 5:00-8:00pm
Monday, November 10 from 3:45-6:30pm
No appointment needed. Actors only need to attend one day of auditions.
Sign Up Required for a time slot to help us manage the auditions.
Callbacks will be held on:
Day one: Thursday, November 13 from 5:00 to 7:00pm
Day two: Friday, November 14 from 3:30-5:45pm
**You will be notified via email in advance if you will be needed for
callbacks and given a schedule. Actors will likely only need to attend one day of callbacks.
All auditions, and any necessary callbacks, will be held at the
2627 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA
Street parking available.
Venice Family Clinic’s parking lot is available on weekends and on weekdays after 6 p.m. Do not park at our neighbors AAMCO/Viking Motors or SGI or you will be towed.
PREPARE
Prepare 32 bars (a verse and chorus) of any song in the standard musical theatre style and BRING accompaniment on an iPhone, iPad or the Android equivalents. Please do NOT sing pop songs, liturgical music or country western. Do not sing without a track so we know you can sing with music.
Be prepared to dance with comfortable clothes and dance shoes or sneakers.
PEFORMANCE DATES
Weekends: January 24 through February 8, 2026;
Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00 am
PLUS a double performance day of February 7 @2:00pm.
PLUS School Shows: Friday, January 30 and Wednesday, February 4 @9:15am and 11:15am
School shows will require actors to miss their morning classes, but some schools give community service credit. Please note that actors MUST be available for all performances, including all school shows.
This is non-negotiable!
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, 11/18 with a readthrough/parent meeting.
All other rehearsals will be held during the time frames of Monday through Fridays from 4:00 to 6:30pm
as well as Saturday midmorning or afternoons and Sunday midmorning/afternoon/or evening depending
on theatre availability. A calendar with more specific time slots will be available at the audition.
Actors are not called for all rehearsals, only ones where they are being used for a scene/music/dance.
Typically, large cast rehearsals are held on weekends. We will try to limit most actors
to 4-5 rehearsals a week until we reach the last few weeks.
SPECIAL NOTE: Due to the rehearsal period crossing over the holidays, we will do our best to accommodate those that have pre-planned travel or conflicts. However, per usual, actor availability will factor into casting and role decisions. We will work around youth workshop commitments.
BRING
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Accompaniment music on an iPhone, iPad or the Android equivalents. Do not sing without music accompaniment.
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A printed copy of your vaccination card with updated booster listed.
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A picture (school picture or snapshot is fine) *even if you have done shows with us before, we need a new one
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Resume or list of shows done.
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Your conflicts for the rehearsal period. All conflicts MUST be submitted prior to callbacks using the calendar provided on the audition form.
CONFLICTS
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At the audition, all actors must fill out a calendar form with all potential conflicts.
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PRIOR to auditioning, make sure to check with your school choir/band/theatre director, your sports coach, any pending field trips, or any other adult who schedules your time.
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We anticipate some conflicts around winter breaks. We will accommodate if possible but an extended conflict may result in not being cast.
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Weekends are KEY TIMES for rehearsals – more than 3 weekend day conflicts may result in an actor not being cast.
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NO conflicts will be accepted after casting. If they do arise it may result in an actor being replaced.
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Note: There is a tech rehearsal on Monday, 1/19 (MLK day) NO ABSENCES are allowed
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
In reference to the character descriptions that follow, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible. We will list race/ethnicity/gender/ability when specific to the character but otherwise encourage actors of any ethnicity, identity and ability to audition for any role. We also encourage gender non-conforming, genderfluid, transgender and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. Please let us know if you have any questions, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.
We are actively committed to casting an inclusive show that reflects the community.
Note: Ages eligible to audition for this cast are: 8-18 years
*18 year olds must be enrolled in high school
ALEXANDER T. WOLF
Gender: Male/Male Presenting, Vocal range: Upper Tenor (F3-A4)
A soulful wolf with a rumpled suit and a toothy grin. Beneath the gruff image is a love for gourmet cooking and the fine arts.
JULIA
Gender: Female/Female Presenting,Vocal range: Alto (F3-Gb5)
A dramatic, over the top firebrand of a lawyer pig; prone to speechifying. Will do anything to win a case, no matter how low or manipulative.
REPORTERS (Magill, Lillian, Nancy)
Gender: Male or Female Presenting, Vocal range: upper Alto (G#3-Gb5)
Three Fast talking and inquisitive reporters. Tough sows in a hog’s world who seek justice and the audience’s best friend in their hunt for the full story.
PRUDENCE
Gender: Female/Female Presenting, Vocal range: Alto (F3-Gb5)
A thoroughly biased, hard-as-nails, utterly corrupt judge in Piggsylvania. Their chief weakness is a love of musical theatre.
ENSEMBLE:
Gender: Any, Vocal range: See below
To play other courtroom characters; townspeople who reenact the events; courtroom pig dancers
Rocky, the bailiff pig, wider vocal range (C3-Gb5)
Martha, well meaning neighbor pig, wider vocal range (C3-Gb5)
Maxwell, a sensitive pig who knows how to build, vocal range (any)
Dr. Robert, a vain and smooth talking pig, vocal range (any)
The Slops, pig dancers (Ace, Beecher, Cassidy, Dionysus), vocal range (any)
Non-Equity, there is no pay.
Questions? Contact Eve Keller at eve.keller@morgan-wixson.org.