Audition Information

***THE AUDITION BOOKING FORM LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE WILL OPEN AT THE END OF WEEK 2 (Term 1).

AUDITION DATES/TIMES

Wednesday 18th February AND Thursday 19th February
3.30pm-6pm 

VG.2- East Campus 

You will book into a 15 minute group audition (5 people) in a slot between 3:30-6pm. 

***Please note - there will ONLY be a limited number of audition spots (100 spots to cast approx 28 people).
There are NO other audition dates or times available. 

CALLBACKS FOR LEAD ROLES (by invitation only.)

Friday 20th February, 3.45pm-6pm
VG.2- East Campus

What and how to prepare for your audition is located below.

Rehearsals: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:45-5:30pm at East Campus

Starting in the last week Term 1: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Going throughout Term 2. 

and continue the first 2 weeks of Term 3. 

Sunday rehearsals:

There will be 3 Sunday rehearsals, 10am-5pm.
These dates will be confirmed in the audition info pack.  

Performances

Week 2, Term 3
Friday, July 24 & Saturday, July 25, 2026

Required Commitment

Full commitment to all scheduled rehearsals and performances is expected.
Due to the smaller cast size and high demand, casting preference will be given to those who can commit to all rehearsals without any late arrivals or early departures. More than two unexcused absences may result in a role reassignment or removal from the production.

There is a one-off production fee for participants of $35. This will cover your show t-shirt and other production week consumables, eg. makeup wipes. 

WHAT TO PREPARE FOR YOUR AUDITION

ALL MATERIALS AND LINKS REQUIRE YOU TO BE LOGGED ON WITH YOUR MCKINNON EMAIL. (Parents, do this with your child on their Chromebook).

PRINT AND COMPLETE THIS AUDITION FORM AND BRING IT TO YOUR AUDITION

Please note that it needs a parent's signature, and you need to have reviewed all the rehearsal and performance dates. 

For your audition you must prepare all of the following: 
1. A song from the below choices to sing solo (1 minute max). You will bring in and play your own backing track on your phone, or sing with no accompaniment. Backing tracks are available below. 

2. A monologue from one of the below choices to perform solo (You do not have to learn it off script, but it is recommended)

3. Learn the small dance break below to perform as a group

Go to this page to learn more about the characters.

1. AUDITION SONG CHOICES

SONG 1: I Know Things Now (recommended for thoses auditioning for the roles of: Little Red)
LINK to Backing Track
LINK to Guided Vocals Track
LINK to Lyrics

SONG 2: Giants in the Sky (recommended for thoses auditioning for the roles of Jack)

LINK Backing Track
LINK to Guided Vocals Track

LINK to Lyrics

SONG 3: Into the Woods Opening (recommended for thoses auditioning for the roles of: Narrator or Ensemble)

LINK to Backing Track
LINK to Guided Vocals Track

LINK to Lyrics

SONG 4: On the Steps of the Palace (recommended for thoses auditioning for the roles of: Cinderella, Rapunzel)

LINK to Backing Track
LINK to Guided Vocals Track

LINK to Lyrics

SONG 5: Agony (recommended for thoses auditioning for the roles of: Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince, Wolf)

LINK to Backing Track
LINK to Guided Vocals Track

LINK to Lyrics

SONG 6: It Takes Two (recommended for thoses auditioning for the roles of: The Baker or Baker's Wife)

LINK Backing Track
LINK to Guided Vocals Track

LINK to Lyrics

SONG 7: Stay with Me (recommended for thoses auditioning for the roles of: Witch)

LINK to Backing Track
LINK to Guided Vocals Track
LINK to Lyrics

2. AUDITION MONOLOGUE  CHOICES
Monologues are also located on THIS PDF for the ability to print for yourself.

There is no need for an accent (eg. American)

MONOLOGUE 1: LITTLE RED (recommended for thoses auditioning for the roles of: Little Red)

Mother says to keep to the path. Mother says not to dawdle. Honestly, all these rules! The woods are just trees, I mean, look at this cape- Doesn’t the red just pop. 

(She sees the Wolf.)

Oh! Good Day Mr. Wolf. Where is it I am off to you ask, well my Grandmothers… no no I’m sorry my mother said straight ahead. Straight to granny’s.

Yes, the flowers do look pretty, I guess a small delay won’t hurt, granny might like a fresh bouquet.
(While Little Red picks some flowers, the baker runs past and goes to take her cape)

What are you doing with my cape. I don’t like to be without it. Please give it back.
(Little Red stands numb for a moment and then lets out a bloodcurdling scream following by hysteric weeping).

MONOLOGUE 2: BAKER (recommended for those audtioning for the roles of: Baker, Prince or Wolf)

(The Baker rubs his temples, feeling overwhelmed by the strange demands of the quest. He tries to recite the list of ingredients to himself.)

"The items. The items. I must remember them exactly. If I miss one thing, one detail... the curse stays. The cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood... no, wait, is it as white as snow? I can't even remember my own laundry, let alone a magical list of impossible objects!

(He takes a nervous, hurried breath.)

I have to focus. I have to focus. If I want a child for my family, I have to go to the wood, Get that cape and the cow and then maybe, just maybe I can go back to just being a baker. Just a simple, honest man who hands out bread, not stolen slippers. And no BEANS. Absolutely no beans. If that’s how this curse started then I want nothing more to do with any beans.

MONOLOGUE 4: WITCH (recommended for those audtioning for the roles of: Witch, Cinderella's step mother, Jack's mother)

Oh, you want a child. You want a family. You want happiness. You people and your wants! You’re begging…always begging, as if I haven’t given up enough already. 

I was stunning once! I was glamorous! Now look at me—all thanks to a few stolen beans and a curse that never seems to end!

But you two are responsible. Your family started this mess, and now you have to finish it.

You want your child? Fine. Get me the four ingredients, gathered by tomorrow's midnight. One. the cow as white as milk. Two. The cape as red as blood. Three, The hair as yellow as corn and four, the slipper as pure as gold. Only then can the curse be reversed. But when you get what you wish for, don't come back crying that it's all my fault. Wishes come true, not free!

MONOLOGUE 5: NARRATOR (recommended for those audtioning for the roles of: Narrator or ensemble)
And so the mysterious man died, having helped end the curse on his house. For the Baker, there would be no reunion with his father and he and his wife, bewildered, returned home.

The witch, who had been punished with age and ugliness that night when her beans had been stolen and the lightning flashed, was now returned to her former youth and beauty.

And Milky-White, after a night of severe indigestion, was reunited with the now-wealthy Jack.

And it came to pass, all that seemed wrong was now right, the kingdoms were filled with joy and those who deserved to were certain to live a long and happy life.

MONOLOGUE 6: JACK (recommended for those audtioning for the roles of: Jack)

(Jack is breathless with awe and excitement)

Oh, you should see it! You should see it! The world up there—it’s not like our world at all. Everything is huge! The clouds are like fluffy white mountains, and when you look down, our village is just a little patch of green, like moss on a roof!

And there are giants! Real giants! One of them has golden hair that shines, and lives in a castle that goes on forever! 

They didn't even sound angry when I took the harp.

(He beams.)

I'm telling you, those beans—they were not ordinary. They were magical! And if you just climb high enough, you realise there’s always something bigger and more amazing than you ever imagined waiting right there, past the clouds!- There are giants in the sky!

MONOLOGUE 7: CINDERELLA (recommended for those audtioning for the roles of: Cinderella, Rapunzel, Cinderella's mother, Baker's Wife)
(conversational and questioning)

He's very nice. He is! He dances well, he talks of things that matter, and he never once mentioned the soot on my dress. He saw something in me, something that wasn't my rags.

But I just don’t know. I feel like I should curtsy. I feel like I'm supposed to say the right thing, wear the right shoes, and never, ever make a mess.

He is perfect. It is everything I wished for. So why do I keep leaving? Why do I keep running? I have the power to end my story. If I stay, it means the end. And what if the end is wrong? 

It’s a very nice ball and he's a very nice Prince. Perhaps he's too nice. Perhaps that's the problem.

3. AUDITION MOVEMENT ROUTINE: Into the Woods Opening
LINK to Music (choreography starts at 0.52 seconds in)

LUNCHTIME PRACTICE SESSIONS

The following dates and times will be used to practice the audition dance and to review the key ensemble song and ensemble monlogue.
Those going for character roles are expected to be at a level where they can practice the material on their own.

EAST CAMPUS HELP SESSION: Wed 11 Feb lunchtime in VG.2

MCK RD HELP SESSION: Thurs 12 Feb lunchtime in Theatre

CALLBACKS
Friday 20th Feb, 3:45-6pm
These will be by invitation only, and you will receive an email by Friday morning at 9am if you are being invited for a role callback. You will not need to prepare anything.
Everyone will be notified whether or not they have been cast in the show by Sunday  22nd Feb evening at 6pm.  

AUDITION SIGN UPS

Click this link to sign up for an audition

HAVE YOU DONE YOUR AUDITION FORM YET? Click this link, print and fill out (needs parent's signature) 

We're using an external website 'Sign Up' for audition bookings.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click the link above

2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.

Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.