The Mystery of the Missing Letter Auditions

Performances:

April 17 & 18 (Saturday matinee & evening shows)
@ Avon Middle School North

Auditions:

Friday, February 20 from 5:30-7 PM and Saturday, February 21 from 10-11:30 AM
@ The Biz Academy of Musical Theatre

Performer Ages:

11-18 years old

Callbacks:

If needed, Sunday, February 22: 6:00-8:00 PM

Production Fee:

The Production Fee is $175 (includes show shirt & libretto). Being in a live play production with The Biz includes approx. 50-100 hours of acting instruction, depending on what role is accepted. Plus, your child gets the experience of being on stage, with costumes, props, and a set, and learns memorization skills, coordination, time management, and many other life skills.

*Financial assistance available through The MRA Foundation

Rehearsal Schedule:

The first rehearsal and parent meeting will be on Friday, February 27 at 6:00 PM, followed by another rehearsal Saturday, February 28 at 10:00 AM. During tech week (the week before the show opens), there will be mandatory rehearsal EVERY evening from 5:30-9:30 PM (with final dress rehearsal on Thursday possibility going later). If this is too late for your child, considering these are school nights, please do not have them audition. We will get the full schedule out to you as soon as possible, normally within a week after casting. PLEASE submit all conflicts on the back of your AUDITION FORM (NOT the Attendance Policy).  We will not be accepting any conflicts for the week of tech week or ANY shows, and please note, as always, your conflicts may affect casting decisions.

Preparation:

Prepare a 1-2 minute monologue that shows off your acting skills! We will also have you cold read some lines from the script. Complete these two forms (Audition Form & Attendance Policy) prior to arriving for your audition.  It is preferred for the Audition Form to be filled out on a computer so that all fields are completed and legible.  The form works best when opened and completed in Adobe Acrobat (not a web browser).

Arrive on the day of your audition at least 10 MINUTES early to sign-in at The Biz office and be sure to bring the following:

1. YOUR COMPLETED AUDITION FORM & ATTENDANCE POLICY
2. ALL MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY CONFLICTS (including holidays) FROM FEBRUARY 27 – APRIL 18 WRITTEN ON THE BACK OF THE AUDITION FORM. Please include any vacations! We require ALL cast members to be available for every night of tech rehearsals and ALL shows. (Conflicts added after casting may result in being asked to step down from the show.)

Synopsis:

The letter Z has gone missing and the cast of the adorable Fluppet show, Meemoo’s Universe, are all suspects. Can hard-boiled detective Jack McCracken determine if it was Reginald the Grump, Zuzu the Little Witch or even the sugar-addicted Sweets Beast who’s responsible in this hilarious one-act murder mystery parody?

This show blends acting, comedy, and puppetry—perfect for performers who love character work and trying something new.

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

The Detectives
DETECTIVE JACK MCCRACKEN (or Jacqueline)
BOONE, his assistant detective.
GOONS
The Stars of the Show
MEEMOO, a furry little monster, talks about themselves in the third person.
REGINALD THE GRUMP, a grumpy monster, Reginald has stared into the abyss. The abyss has stared back into Reginald.
VERY LARGE CHICKEN, a very large chicken.
ZUZU THE LITTLE WITCH, a witch who can’t yet control her magic spells.
SWEETS BEAST, a monster obessed with sweets.
Other Fluppets
THE FUNGANUMGUS, an imaginary giant furry elephant only visible to the Very Large Chicken.
THE HAMMER, a personal injury attorney who might also be a very large hammer.
HAMMER’S ASSISTANTS, assistants to the Hammer.
WICKED WITCH, Zuzu’s mommy.
CHAIRY, an animated chair.
THE SUN, the literal sun.
THE LETTER Y, the 25th letter of the alphabet.
THE LETTER U, a vowel.
Additional goons and monsters may be added.

Click HERE for additional information from Concord Theatricals on cast and other details.