The School Musical 2025/26 - Descendants

Musical 2025/26 - Descendants

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Audition Information for Descendants

The School Musical is a HUGE time commitment. Please do not audition if you are unwilling or unable to make the time commitment necessary. Cast members should plan on 4-5 nights per week (2 hours each, longer as the show gets closer). The final three weeks of the show will require everyone to be there 3-5 hours per night, show nights 5 hours a night. Students who do not attend rehearsals may not participate in the show. Please list any possible conflicts on your audition form (vacations, appointments, lessons). It is imperative that you review the rehearsal schedule prior to auditioning and make sure your schedule will work well with the musical’s timetable. The schedule is provided in this packet for you to look over. A google calendar format will be available if your child is cast in the show to help you to work around the rehearsals.

There is an activity fee of $40.00 to participate. This will be due at the first rehearsal. Additional costs may be incurred (makeup, personal costume pieces like tights and shoes, etc.) This is similar to being on a sports team and paying the activity fee, then buying cleats. We will need students to purchase their own jazz shoes for dancing in this production.

Students are required to have a parent of adult family member assist with the production. Set building, painting, sewing, crafting, shopping, etc. There are many ways to help out! The musical truly takes a village to produce.

The audition is a two day process for ALL students, three days if a student is called back to read for a specific role. Students should bring their signed permission slip and volunteer form to their first audition.

Day 1 (Required Singing/Acting Audition: Tuesday August 26th and Wednesday August 27th by sign up time).
Singing/Acting: Sign up for your audition time on Mrs. Hayward's door (room 1617). Download the mp3s and learn one of the required songs. Song choices are: Click Here for the Audition Files

• Evil Like Me (girls),
• Space Between (girls),
• Did I Mention (boys), and
• Chillin' Like a Villian (boys).

Students should come prepared to sing the song clip with the background accompaniment. Please come with the song you have selected memorized. After singing, students will do a quick "cold read" on one of the roles from the show.

Day 2 (Required Dance Audition, Thursday, August 28th 3:00 - 5:30 pm on stage)
Everyone who wants to be in the show must come to the dance audition on Thursday. This will be held on the stage. Please wear shoes that you can dance in. Do NOT dance in flip flops! This audition will begin at 3:00 pm and students will learn a dance and then pass it off in groups for the choreographer and director. If you have extensive dance or tumbling experience, please come prepared to show (tumbling passes, back handsprings, toe-touches, ballet leaps and tour jete, pirouettes, fuettes, etc.). Plan on staying until your pass-off is complete (anywhere from 5-5:30 pm, depending on how fast students learn the dance).

Callbacks for specific roles will be posted 8:00 pm on Thursday, August 28th on the website.

Day 3 (Callbacks - for those students on the list - Friday, August 29th, 3-8 pm in the choir room)
A callback audition is when a student is "called back" to sing/act/dance for a specific role. If you are on the callback list, please come Friday, August 29th at 3:00 pm to the choir room. Not all students will be called back to read for specific roles, but may be cast in the show. Some students may be assigned smaller roles without being called back. These callbacks will go as late as 8:00 pm for leading roles - other roles will be released when they have been heard. Please send a snack to the school for your student if they are called back and wish them well!

The Cast List will be posted by 9:00 am on Saturday, August 30th on Mrs. Hayward's website. If you were not invited to callbacks, please check the cast list to see if you are cast in the show. We do need everyone who is cast in the show to be dedicated. Please indicate on your audition form if you are unwilling to accept a part in the general cast if you are not cast as a lead.

Music Example and Audition Tracks:   [hide]

Here are the practice and audition tracks that you will need. Please practice the song both with and without the singer, but know that you will audition with the music only (the one WITHOUT the singer). Don't try to sound like the person singing on the clip. We want to hear YOUR voice and know YOUR talent.

These are in MP3 format, so you will need to have an MP3 player to listen. Click the icon to hear the song right now, or right-click and choose "Save Link As..." to save the song to your computer.

Audition Songs
With Singer	Just Music	Sheet Music
Evil Like Me Practice	Evil Like Me Accompaniment	Evil Like Me Sheet Music
The Space Between Practice	The Space Between Accompaniment	The Space Between Sheet Music
Chillin' Like a Villian Practice	Chillin' Like a Villian Accompaniment	Chillin' Like a Villian Sheet Music
Did I Mention Practice	Did I Mention Accompaniment	Did I Mention Sheet Music
Bring With You to Audition
Permission Slip	Volunteer Form	Student Audition Form

 

Cast of Characters:   [hide]

Callback List:   [hide]

Scene Breakdown for Musical:   [hide]