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November 4, 2015
Dear ,
Congratulations! You have been asked to participate in a callback audition for SFE’s Winter Musical— Shrek the Musical, Jr. As stated in the contract packet, callback auditions will be held on
Thursday, November 5th^ from 4:00pm-6:00pm on the stage. You must stay for the entire time.
In order to prepare for this callback, you will be asked to alter your original audition material as
well as learn some new speaking lines and songs. The new speaking lines and songs do not have to be memorized, but do come prepared. Callbacks are performed in front of all callback auditionees.
For the callback audition, have the following materials ready for performance:
FEMALES:
NEW song: “I Know It’s Today” - Princess Fiona - memorized or learned NEW song: “Freak Flag” - Fairytale Characters - memorized or learned NEW/OLD Selection #1: Princess Fiona & Storyteller - memorized or learned NEW Selection #2: Gingy - memorized or learned NEW Selection #3: Pinocchio, Pigs, Wicked Witch, Bears - memorized or learned
MALES:
NEW song: “Big Bright Beautiful World” - Shrek - memorized or learned NEW song: “Freak Flag” - Fairytale Characters - memorized or learned NEW/OLD Selection #1: Donkey & Shrek - memorized NEW Selection #2: Farquaad - memorized or learned NEW Selection #3: Captain, Shrek, Pinocchio, Pigs, Wolf, Baby Bear - memorized or learned
Shrek is a very humorous show…and, yes, part of that humor comes from different accents and
voices. However, please DO NOT feel like you need to do accents and voices for the callback. You should be expressive and try to have good timing. The bottom line is, first and foremost, we want to
understand what you are saying.
All callback materials are attached to this letter. The callback materials and audition
accompaniments are also posted on Mrs. Leigh’s website.
See you Thursday afternoon!
Thank you,
Mrs. Leigh, Mrs. Fanning & Mrs. Inker
“FREAK FLAG”— both Boys and Girls
“I KNOW IT’S TODAY”— Girls only
“ BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL WORLD ”— Boys only
Shrek the Musical —Selection
Girls: Fiona or Storyteller Boys: Donkey or Shrek
DONKEY: Did you see that? Did you see that? Shrek here found an axe, laying right there in that tired old castle and then BAM! He cut this rope! And the rope held up this ol’ gothic looking chandelier! And the chandelier fell right on the dragon and that’s how we escaped the fire breathing dragon! Who the man? Who the man? Shrek the man!
FIONA: You did it! You-did-it-you-did-it-you-did-it. You’re amazing, you’re wonderful, you’re…a little unorthodox I’ll admit but— Thy deed is great, and thine heart is pure. I am eternally in your debt. (SHREK enjoys the attention. DONKEY; however, feels slighted.)
Shrek the Musical —Selection
Girls: Gingy Boys: Farquaad
FARQUAAD: Bring in the cookie!
GINGY: No! No! I won’t speak! I won’t! (Farquaad’s GUARDS bring GINGY onstage.) Oh, it’s you…
FARQUAAD: “Run, run, run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me – I’m the Gingerbread Man!”
GINGY: You’re a monster!
FARQUAAD: I’m not the monster here, you are. You and the rest of that fairy tale trash poisoning my perfect kingdom.
GINGY: It’s not a kingdom! Because you’re not a king!
FARQUAAD: Oh, but I will be. Just as soon as I find a princess to marry. And I hear you know of one. Tell me where she is!
GINGY: Never!
FARQUAAD: That’s it! My patience has reached its end. Present the devices of torture! (Farquaad’s GUARDS pull out torture devices – a rolling pin, a giant spatula, an egg-beater, etc…)
GINGY: Uhhh, now wait a minute. Let’s not get crazy. Maybe I have heard tell of a princess.
FARQUAAD: From who? GINGY: Do you know the Muffin Man?
FARQUAAD: The Muffin Man? GINGY: The Muffin Man.
FARQUAAD: Yes. I know the Muffin Man. Who lives on Drury Lane?
GINGY: Well, I heard it from the Muffin Man. FARQUAAD: The Muffin Man?!
GINGY: The Muffin Man! FARQUAAD: (to himself) He heard it from the Muffin Man…
Shrek the Musical —Selection
Girls: Pinocchio, Pigs, Wicked Witch, Mama Bear, Baby Bear
Boys: Captain, Shrek, Pinocchio, Pigs, Wolf, Baby Bear
(GUARDS led on a group of FAIRY TALE CREATURES.) CAPTAIN: Right this way. Don’t mind the mud. You’ll get used to it.
PINOCCHIO: This place is a dump! WOLF: It’s not fit for a pig! (PIGS in a German accent.) PIG #3: Hello! PIG #2: Vee can hear you! PIG #1: Vee are standing right here!
CAPTAIN: Look, you all read Lord Farquaad’s decree.
PINOCCHIO: Yeah, yeah, we read it. “All fairy tale creatures have been banished from the Kingdom of Duloc. All fruitcakes and freaks are hereby evicted.”
SHREK: What are you doing in my swamp?
PINOCCHIO: Well gosh, we were forced to come here. SHREK: Forced? By Who?
PIG #2: Lord Farquaad! He hoofed und he poofed, und he signed an eveection notice.
SHREK: Huh. Well, not my problem. Now you all need to turn around and go back where you came from.
MAMA BEAR: Go back?! We can’t go back! PIG#1: Farquaad vill turn us into bratvurst!
WOLF: The guy’s bad news. PIG #3: Hey, maybe you could talk to him.
BABY BEAR: Yeah, he’ll listen to you! You’re big and scary.
SHREK: I’m also an ogre, which means I stay on my swamp and avoid large crowds. Or haven’t you read the stories?
WOLF: You mean those stories that say I’m a big “bad” wolf?
WITCH: And the ones that say I’m a “wicked” witch? (FAIRY TALE CREATURES all laugh.)
PINOCCHIO: Or the ones that say I’m a “wooden” boy! (Uncomfortable silence.) What? I’m NOT a wooden boy. (PINOCCHIO’s nose grows.) I have a glandular condition.
WITCH: Look here, ogre, I’m gonna spell it out for ya. You’re the only one tough enough to stand up to that no-good flim-flammer Farquaad.
SHREK: Okay, fine, I get it! Attention all…fairy tale things! I’m gonna go see this Farquaad guy right now, and get you all off my land and back where you came from!
