In order to be considered for the casts of Little Women or Shakespeare in Love: High School Edition, students need to perform a 1-minute monologue for the directors on Monday, January 27th in the Mini Theater.
Before auditioning, the directors would recommend reading the plays and looking over the list of characters in the show. Also, please be sure to review the page, "How We Cast a Show," for more information about the casting process.
To access the Little Women script, you will need to be logged into your NAPLS account.
For Little Women, we will have two casts, each with at least 16 actors playing the following roles:
Marmee March
Aunt March
Meg March
Jo March
Beth March
Amy March
Hannah
Mrs. Mingott
Messenger
Theodore "Laurie" Laurence
John Brooks
Parrot
Mr. Laurence
Robert March
Mr. Dashwood
Doctor
To access the Shakespeare in Love: High School Edition script, you will need to be logged into your NAPLS account.
Shakespeare in Love: High School Edition will only have one cast, with at least 32 actors playing the following roles:
Will Shakespeare - poet and playwright
Kit Marlowe - Shakespeare's colleague, friend, and inspiration
Fennyman - the money
Lambert & Frees - Fennyman's henchmen
Henslowe - owner and manager of the Rose Theater
Richard Burbage - lead actor of the Chamberlain's Men
Mistress Quickly - wardrobe mistress
Actors playing Valentine and Proteus
Burbage's Heavies
Queen Elizabeth I
Edmund Tilney - the Lord Chamberlain
Viola De Lesseps - disguises herself as actor Thomas Kent
Nurse - servant to Viola
Sir Robert De Lesseps - Viola's father
Lord Wessex - betrothed to Viola
Catling - guard at De Lesseps Hall
Guards (2) at De Lesseps Hall
Rower
Server
Bartender
Molly & Kate - barmaids
Musicians
Ralph - novice actor, plays Nurse and Petruchio
Nol - novice actor, plays Benvolio and Sampson
Robin - novice actor, plays Lady Capulet
Adam - novice actor, plays Gregory, Benvolio, and Servingman
John Webster - street urchin, aspires to be a player
Wabash - novice actor, Henslowe's stammering tailor
Ned Alleyn - lead actor fo the Admiral's Men, plays Mercutio
Sam - actor, plays Juliet
Peter - actor, plays Tybalt
Other actors, including one who plays Abraham
Monologue auditions will be held in-person on Monday, January 27th from 2:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. in the Mini Theatre.
For these auditions, you need to prepare a 1-minute monologue from a play or musical.
During your audition for the directors, you will perform your 1-minute monologue. At the beginning of your audition, we ask that you slate with the following information:
Name
Grade
Titles of the piece you are performing
Name of the character you are portraying
This year, the monologue auditions are open call, which means that you do not need to sign up for an audition time.
On January 27th, please plan to arrive at the Mini Theater by 2:45 p.m. When you arrive, you will sign in with the stage managers. If you need to leave early, let the stage managers know, and they will ensure that you are one of the first people to audition. Once you have finished performing your monologue, you are free to leave.
Remember, on the day of your monologue audition, fill out the audition form with all of the requisite information.
Callbacks for Little Women will be held on Tuesday, January 28th from 2:45 p.m. - 5 p.m. in the Mini Theater. Shakespeare in Love: High School Edition's callbacks will be held the next day, Wednesday, January 29th, again in the Mini Theater from 2:45 p.m. - 5 p.m.
This article from Backstage has some tips on finding an audition monologue.
Monologues also can be found on these two sites:
When choosing a monologue, the directors recommend selecting one that showcases your natural talents, features a character that is relatively close in age to your own, and is something that you enjoy.
The following forms are required for auditions.
Audition Form (Complete and Submit)
Little Women Parent / Guardian and Student Participation Agreement (Print and Sign or Sign and Email)
Little Women Parent / Guardian and Student Expectations Sheet (Print and Sign or Sign and Email)
Shakespeare in Love: High School Edition Parent / Guardian and Student Participation Agreement (Print and Sign or Sign and Email)
Shakespeare in Love: High School Edition Parent / Guardian and Student Expectations Sheet (Print and Sign or Sign and Email)
Please complete and submit the audition form by the time of your audition on Monday, January 27th.
Performers must bring their signed forms -- Parent / Student Participation Agreement, Parent / Guardian and Student Expectations Sheet -- to their audition or email them to Mr. Lemberg at lemberg.1@napls.us.
If a student does not turn in ALL REQUIRED auditions forms by the time of their audition, they will not be permitted to complete the audition process.
We look forward to seeing you at the auditions!!