CASTING REQUEST FORM
AND AGREEMENT
please print out, complete, and
bring to your audition
What To Prepare For Auditions. You will be preparing a short portion of a song from the musical. You can choose from the two options below: "Big Bright Beautiful Day," and "I Know It's Today." First, open the pdf file for the corresponding sheet music. Read along while you listen to the Vocal Guides of both songs which you will find if you scroll down. Then, pick one of these pieces to prepare and present at auditions.
FULL SCRIPT
"BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL WORLD"
"I KNOW IT'S TODAY"
"Big Bright Beautiful World" - This is the Vocal Guide track for "Big Bright Beautiful World." You will hear other singers guiding you.
For "Big Bright Beautiful World," you will learn measures 88 to the end. This is around 3:00 mins on the track. Regardless of whether you're interested in the part of Shrek, if this music is a good fit for your vocal range, and you enjoy singing this music, you should prepare these measures.
When you feel confident singing along with the Vocal Guide, then practice with the Performance Track.
"Big Bright Beautiful World" - Performance Track. This is the Performance Track for "Big Bright Beautiful World." There are no other voices. After you have practiced many times with the Vocal Guide, you are ready to sing along with the performance track. You will be singing with the performance track during your audition. Spend lots of time practicing with both tracks so that you are singing with confidence and accuracy.
"I Know It's Today" - This is the Vocal Guide track for "I Know It's Today." You will hear other singers guiding you. Read and sing along with the sheet music while listening to the Vocal guide, please prepare measures 48-92 when Adult Fiona sings. This starts around 1:25 on the track. When the other Fionas join the Adult Fiona, stop there.
If you are only interested in being in the Dance Ensemble, please prepare "I Know It's Today." For the Dance Ensemble, they will be auditioning/singing "I Know It's Today," as a group.
"I Know It's Today" - Performance Track. This is the Performance Track for "I Know It's Today." There are no other voices. After you have practiced many times with the Vocal Guide, now move on to singing with this performance track.
You will be singing with the performance track during your audition. Spend lots of time practicing with both tracks so that you are singing with confidence and accuracy.