Audition Information
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
by Joseph Robinette
Summer Youth Production
Auditions open to anyone age 5-18.
Audition Dates:
Monday, May 6 and Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00pm
Auditions will be held at the Basile Westfield Playhouse 220 N. Union Street, Westfield, IN 46074. Please enter through the right-side doors at the front of the building. Auditions will be held upstairs.
How to Prepare:
Please prepare a 60-90 second monologue, story, or poem. Auditioners may also be asked to read selections from the script. Bring a list of all conflicts from May 19 through July 28.
Direct any questions to Brandi Davis 13brandi.davis@gmail.com
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will begin May 20 and will run three to four days a week between Sunday and Thursday. No Fridays or Saturdays until performance weekends.
Performance Dates:
July 18-28, 2024
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 pm. Sunday shows begin at 2:30 pm.
Synopsis:
This dramatization of C.S. Lewis' classic work faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia. The intense action features chases, duels and escapes as the witch is determined to keep Narnia in her possession and to end the reign of Aslan.
Roles to be cast:
(All roles are open. Some roles may double.)
ASLAN – a great lion
WHITE WITCH – an evil queen
LUCY – a child
EDMUND – a child
SUSAN – a child
PETER – a child
MR BEAVER – a forest animal
MRS. BEAVER – a forest animal
UNICORN – a forest animal
CENTAUR – a forest animal
TUMNUS – a faun
FENRIS ULF – a wolf, head of the Witch’s secret police
DWARF – a servant to the Witch
FATHER CHRISTMAS – a bringer of gifts
ELF – a helper of Father Christmas
WHITE STAG – an elusive omen of good fortune
ASLAN’S FOLLOWERS
WITCH’S ARMY
WOOD NYMPHS