Hello parents and performers!

Don’t tell the , it’s time for auditions for the Sandbox Theatre’s Kids production of Jr! In this packet you will find:

● Information about auditions, the show (including a synopsis and character breakdown), rehearsals, and performances.

● Audition Form

● Audition Scenes

Please note: students must be in grades K-5 to participate. WST is a tuition based program, and a non-refundable registration fee of $495 is due before the start of rehearsals. We look forward to seeing you at auditions! Please feel free to contact us with any questions and break a leg.

You’re ,

Jason Summers Artistic Director, WST

Jenna Dallacco Associate Artistic Director, WST

Auditions

LOCATION

Sandbox Studios 300 Waverly Avenue, 2nd Floor, Mamaroneck, NY

WHAT TO PREPARE

Please prepare a short song of your choosing. You may sing a capella or with an electronic device. Please prepare ONE audition scene found in this packet. Performers do not need to memorize their audition scene.

WHAT TO BRING

● Your completed Audition Form

● Your audition scene

● Your PERSONALITY & CONFIDENCE!

HOW AUDITIONS WORK

Plan on arriving ten minutes prior to your audition time. This allows us to collect your form and for you to be relaxed and ready to do your best!

You will perform your short song for a member of the creative team of the show. This gives us the opportunity to hear your singing voice, as well as learn about your unique strengths as a performer. Following your song, you’ll act one of the audition scenes in this packet. This combination of singing and acting will give WST the information needed to best cast Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. We respectfully ask that no family members watch auditions. Please remember that we want all of our auditioners to succeed and we are rooting for you!

CALLBACKS

If our creative team needs to see you for a callback, you will be notified via email from the address [email protected]. Please add this address to your contacts now to prevent it from getting ​ ​ lost in spam. We use callbacks as a tool to learn more about performers in the areas of singing, acting, and ​ ​ dancing. An invitation to callbacks is not an indicator of how the performer will be cast. Callbacks will be held on Friday, May 3rd by appointment.

CASTING

Cast lists for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. will be emailed before the parent/performer meeting.

A NOTE ON CASTING

"Please understand that the casting process is complicated and takes into account many factors. We will not entertain questions about why a certain performer was or wasn’t cast in a certain role. Please trust our judgment and know that we will do everything we can to ensure that every performer has a good time and learns a lot along the way!"

Rehearsals

SCHEDULING

Rehearsals may be held Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 4:00pm and 8:00pm, Saturdays between the hours of 11:00am and 8:00pm, and Sundays between the hours of 11:00am and 7:00pm. These hours are a range of possible days and times. Rehearsals will be held at Sandbox Studios in Mamaroneck. All performers will be required to complete a Conflicts Request Form. We will use this information to make our ​ ​ show’s full schedule, which will be emailed to everyone from the address [email protected]. We do our ​ ​ ​ best to create the rehearsal schedule around the schedules of the performers. Please note, performers ​ ​ ​ will not be called to every rehearsal. Rehearsals will begin on or around Saturday, May 11th. There will be ​ ​ approximately two to three rehearsals each week, for one to three hours at a time depending on what we are trying to accomplish. This commitment with increase in the two weeks leading up to the first performance. Performers may not have any conflicts the week leading up to their cast’s first performance. This is known as tech week, and it is mandatory that cast members are available. Select days during tech week will be held ​ at the Bendheim Performing Arts Center, our performance venue.

MANDATORY DATES for CAST(S) PERFORMING JUNE 13-16 June 6-16, 2019

MANDATORY DATES FOR CAST(S) PERFORMING JUNE 20-23 June 13-23, 2019

The rehearsal schedule will have ALL of the rehearsals listed as follows:

DATE

TIME

WHAT WE ARE DOING AT REHEARSAL

WHAT CHARACTERS ARE CALLED

CONFLICTS

There will be an email reminder each day there is rehearsal, letting you know any other important information for that day. Please try to avoid new conflicts!

WHAT TO BRING TO REHEARSALS

● Your highlighted script, in a binder ● A refillable water bottle ● A pen or pencil to write your blocking and to take notes ● Shoes and clothing you can comfortably move in

AN IMPORTANT NOTE ON CONFLICTS

If you are listed as a conflict for a rehearsal, OR if you cannot attend due to unforeseen circumstances, it is the performers responsibility to learn the material taught at home.

Conflicts will no longer be permitted during performance weekends. This is to ensure the integrity of the production as well as to respect the cast as a whole. Only select a performance weekend if you are completely available.

PICK UP AND DROP OFF

Performers may be dropped off no earlier than 10 minutes before the start of a rehearsal. This is to give our staff members adequate preparation time, and to ensure the safety of cast members. We respectfully ask that you pick up performers on time from rehearsals.

Show Synopsis

An eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts sets about restoring an old race car from a scrap heap with the help of his children, Jeremy and Jemima. They soon discover the car has magical properties, including the ability to float and take flight. Trouble occurs when the evil Baron Bomburst desires the magic car for himself. The family joins forces with Truly Scrumptious and batty Grandpa Potts to outwit the dastardly Baron and Baroness and their villainous henchman, the Child Catcher.

Character Breakdown

Caractacus Potts An eccentric, brilliant, English inventor and loving father and son. His inventions and children are his life. Seeking a lovable and charismatic actor.

Baron Bomburst Tyrannical ruler of Vulgaria and a lover of toys. A man-child, he is very immature, needy, and whiney.

Baroness Bomburst Head of the Vulgarian Parliament and a hater of children. Tyrannical and dramatic. Seeking an over the top and wacky villainess.

Child Catcher He makes sure that Vulgaria is child-free. Evil and manipulative. Hates children almost as much as the Baroness.

Grandpa Potts Caractacus Potts's father, who is a former war hero. He loves to tell old War stories. A sort of second father to Jeremy and Jemima.

Jeremy Potts Caractucus's son. An adventurous boy with a vivid imagination. A total child at heart who loves his

family.

Jemima Potts Caractucus's daughter. She is an adventurous girl with a vivid imaginations. A total child at heart who loves her family.

Truly Scrumptious Daughter of the famous candy maker, Lord Scrumptious. Strong and independent, but gentle. Falls in love with Caractacus. Truly must have a beautiful and sweet singing voice.

The Toymaker With all children outlawed in Vulgaria, this toy-making genius only works for the child-like Baron. Smart but frightened.

Boris A member of the two-person Vulgarian gang that works for the Baron and Baroness. Though he is not very smart, he is the leader.

Goran One member of the two-person Vulgarian gang that works for the baron and Baroness. A dumb oaf.

Lord Scrumptious Owner of the Scrumptious Sweet Factory. Extremely busy, important, and decisive.

Miss Phillips Miss Phillips is the no-nonsense assistant to Lord Scrumptious.

Toby, Marta, Greta Toby, Marta, and Greta are Hidden Children who help Potts plan Jeremy and Jemima’s rescue.

Ensemble Kids, Inventors, Soldiers,Townspeople, English

Citizens, Chefs

MEETING

Our Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Parent / Performer meeting will be held “open house” style. Please come between the hours of 1pm-3pm on Sunday, May 5th to pick up your script and mingle with your cast and creative team. We’ll be happy to answer any questions should you have any.

If you have not already made your payment, the non refundable registration fee of $495 will be due at this time. You will receive your script at this meeting and costume measurements will be taken.

PERFORMANCES

Performances of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be held at the Bendheim Performing Arts Center, located in the JCC of Mid Westchester, 999 Wilmot Avenue, Scarsdale, NY.

Conflicts will no longer be permitted during performance weekends. This is to ensure the integrity of the production as well as to respect the cast as a whole. Only select a performance weekend if you are completely available.

CHOOSE ONE AUDITION SCENE FROM THE FIVE BELOW

AUDITION SCENE 1 PAGE 1 OF 2 JEREMY, JEMIMA, OR GRANDPA

JEREMY, JEMIMA Good evening, Grandpa!

GRANDPA Attention! (JEREMY, and JEMIMA stand at attention.)

JEREMY, JEMIMA Attention!

GRANDPA As you were. I got up this morning and I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How an elephant got-

JEREMY, JEMIMA -into my pajamas I shall never know.

GRANDPA You've heard it before.

JEREMY Absolutely not. First time.

GRANDPA So my girl, how's the sweet-making machine coming along?

JEMIMA Well, it's very nearly perfectly perfected. (JEMIMA hands GRANDPA the candy with the holes in it.)

GRANDPA Is it supposed to have all these holes in it?

AUDITION SCENE 1 PAGE 2 OF 2 JEREMY, JEMIMA, OR GRANDPA

JEMIMA No, that's the imperfect part.

GRANDPA Boiling point of the sugar's too high-

JEREMY So she’s been told.

JEMIMA Grandpa, Mr. Coggins is going to sell Chitty-

JEREMY To the junkman.

JEMIMA And he's going to melt her down for scrap.

GRANDPA Melt the world famous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Poppycock!

JEREMY He said we could have it-

JEMIMA For just thirty shillings!

GRANDPA Thirty shillings is a lot of money. Good night, God Bless, don't let the bugs undress. (JEREMY and JEMIMA exit.)

AUDITION SCENE 2 PAGE 1 OF 1 MISS PHILLIPS

POTTS Excuse me?

MISS PHILLIPS There are no vacancies. Goodbye.

POTTS But, I've invented a sweet, so if you would please inform Lord Scrumptious-

MISS PHILLIPS Appointments are scheduled on the third Monday of every month. You're welcome to schedule an appointment to schedule an appointment, but not until next Thursday when appointments for appointments are scheduled.

POTTS How on earth does anything get done around here?

MISS PHILLIPS By appointment.

AUDITION SCENE 3 PAGE 1 OF 1 TOYMAKER or POTTS

TOYMAKER Sir, madam, I don't know who you are or what you're doing here, but take my advice and get out of Vulgaria.

POTTS My father has been kidnapped by the Baron and Baroness. We came to get him out and that's what we're going to do. Please show us the way to the castle.

TOYMAKER If I don't finish this toy for the Baron's birthday tomorrow he'll have me shot.

POTTS All right, I'll go myself. Truly, you stay here with Jeremy and Jemima.

TOYMAKER No, listen. There is a way, a secret way. It's past the hidden children.

POTTS Children?

TOYMAKER Those we have managed to hide. They're in the sewers under the castle.

POTTS Take me there. TOYMAKER (to TRULY) You'll be safe as long as you stay in my shop. The Child Catcher has been here already, he'll be looking elsewhere.

AUDITION SCENE 4 PAGE 1 OF 2 BARON, BARONESS or BORIS BARON I vant that car. The one that defeated us in the Grand Prix. Three times!

BARONESS But that was years ago-

BARON I vant it, I vant it, I vant it!

BARONESS Then you must have it my little teddy bear. Call the spies-

BARON The spies! (The BARON picks up a telephone. The spies BORIS and GORAN appear on the opposite side of the stage. A phone rings.)

BORIS It's the phone! The spy phone! (answering the phone) Hello?

BARON Hello, is this... you?

BORIS This is us... is this... you?

BARON Of course it's me, who else would it be?

AUDITION SCENE 4 PAGE 2 OF 2 BARON, BARONESS or BORIS BARONESS Give me the phone. (taking the phone) Is this Boris, the spy?

BORIS Yes, this is Boris the spy - I mean - what's the password?

BARONESS The password is, I vill have you hung upside down by your pinkie toes unless you speak to me now.

BORIS That works, how can I help you?

BARONESS Boris darling, we vant the car.

BARON (into the phone) The one that wins the Grand Prix- BORIS But it crashed and burned; nobody knows what happened to it.

BARONESS It's in England at a place called Coggins Garage. I vant that car brought to Vulgaria in time for the Baron's birthday celebration. Find it or else. (The BARONESS slams the phone onto its cradle.)

BARON You know vhat you are to me, don't you my darling?

BARONESS Remind me.

AUDITION SCENE 5 PAGE 1 OF 1 LORD SCRUMPTIOUS or TRULY

LORD SCRUMPTIOUS Good morning, Truly. TRULY Daddy, this is Mr. Potts and he's invented something.

LORD SCRUMPTIOUS I'm hoping it's not a sweet. TRULY Daddy, please. LORD SCRUMPTIOUS Very well, you have exactly twenty seconds. (LORD SCRUMPTIOUS removes a pocket watch and tracks the ​ time.)

POTTS Thank you. Well sir, the fundamental novelty of this particular brand of confectionery is its musical quality-

LORD SCRUMPTIOUS Ten seconds- TRULY By placing one's fingers over the holes.

LORD SCRUMPTIOUS Five-

POTTS And blowing thusly-

LORD SCRUMPTIOUS Too late! Goodbye Mr. Potts.

TRULY Daddy, listen. Go ahead, Mr. Potts.