Cinderella Wore Combat Boots Audition Monologues Don’t forget to fill out your audition form and turn it in at auditions! Keep in mind this will be performed in front of a young audience, so we’re looking for interesting characterization and risk taking! Memorization isn’t mandatory but is appreciated. One chair will be provided. You may use your own props. Storyteller and Fairy Godperson are combined roles, but may be split up to allow a larger cast. Those auditioning or being considered for ensemble/understudies will be featured in the ballroom scene, as well as providing animal noises for the Fairy Godperson scene. Storyteller (male or female): Hey! Hello! Today we have the story of Cinderella! Since before people ​ ​ ​ can remember, the Cinderella story has been told in many different languages to each generation. The story begins a long time ago in a far away place ­­ a place called a kingdom. In some ways, like the other kingdoms you’ve heard about ­­ knights and dragons, peasants and a king to rule over everything ­­ but in other ways it was very different. Here we are in the palace and now we are going meet the king himself. Take it way, king! Fairy Godperson (male or female): Cinderella, why are you crying? I’m your Fairy Godperson. I’ll ​ always come to help you if you really need me. You are a very bright, hard working person. You’re a little smudged from work, but you are every bit as attractive as your sisters. Now you are ready to go to the ball. Wait! You let me forget the most important thing. What does Cinderella have to know? When does she have to be home? Right! Before midnight, because the dress will be rags again. And the horses?? Yeah, mice again. Cinderella, you must be home by midnight. That’s the time all the magic disappears. Promise me that you won’t try to stay later. King (male): Hail boys and girls. I am King Charming. This is a wonderful kingdom and I am a ​ wonderful king. Under my rule the people share their lives. The blessings and the burdens are assumed by all. The people with a lot of money pay a lot of tax and the people with little money pay a little tax. And once a week I lead the nobles to work in the fields and we all sweat together. This keeps any of us from getting too royal or snooty. It’s a happy kingdom, but I do have one big problem: my son! My son will be king one day but he won’t settle down and take any responsibilities. All he does is hunt dragons ­­ all the time nothing but dragons ­­ We’ve got dragon trophies all over the castle ­­ even the bathrooms ­­ dragons, dragons, ­­ the only way we’ll get him to the altar is by draggin’ him there. Here, I’ll let you ​ ​ meet him. Son! Prince Charming! Prince (male): Hey, those are great boots, where did you get them? Do you think they make them in my ​ size? You know, I never was supposed to make an important decision tonight, but ever since I met you, all my thoughts and feelings are clashing around in a delightful turmoil… I’m going to ask this lady to share my life. Listen, I know you’re a foreign exotic princess or something, and I’m just Prince Charming from this kingdom… but I love you, and I must ask you a very important question… will you marry me and be our Queen? … Where did she go? Cinderella (female): Wow! Look at this dress! I can go to the palace and see the people and ​ everything… Oh, gee ­­ I can’t go without shoes, and all I have left are the combat boots my father left me. I love them. They help me feel relaxed and happy. ...You really think I should wear them? I don’t know how to thank you. Stepmother (female): Don’t be gauche! You’re too dirty and stupid to go to the ball. Suppose the Prince ​ saw you and found out we knew you. You’d spoil your sister’s chances to marry the Prince. No, Cinderella. You must stay and clean the fireplace, and beat the rugs and slop the pigs ­­ or is it slop the rugs and beat the pigs? Oh, well, it doesn’t matter…. I don’t mean to upstage you girls, but when we get to the palace, it’s every girl for herself. Come, lovelies, our carriage awaits! Mazzarella (female): Hi kids! I’m Mazzarella, and I know what you’re thinking… if she’s that pretty, ​ she must be dumb. But I’m not just pretty ­­ inside this head… whole continents of knowledge. There he is. That’s him. Oooooooooh, I’ll have to be very clever and alluring... Hello there. I’d love to dance with a handsome virile man, but no one will ask me. I guess I’m too weak and shy. Oooh, just being here with you makes me limp. I think I may faint. Oh, I hope someone catches me. Godzella (female): Hi kids! I’m Godzella and I work hard at being beautiful. Of course you’re wondering ​ how I got this way. I don’t blame you. Well, I’ll tell you. It’s the right clothes, the right deodorant, and, of course, you must eat in the right restaurants. I think I’ll sit here and just be lovely. Wow! There’s the Prince. I’ll bowl him over. You only go around once in this kingdom; you gotta grab all the gusto you can. Hi there. ... He said hello! Hello! You’re really funny. You wanna dance? Hit it! You like dragons? Ohhh, that’s really funny! Don’t you think I’m sort of regal? All my friends say I’m regal. .