AUDITION INFORMATION 

Gneral Auditions 

• General Auditions - Thursday, January 30th beginning at 3:00pm.

• Everyone will be asked to sign in and fill out an audition form 

• You WILL need to prepare one of the general audition songs linked above for your audition. 

• You will need your ipad or phone.

• At your general audition, you will be asked to perform the audition piece linked above.

• Memorization is not required but strongly recommended. 

• Please remember that we are looking for you to perform the song not just read it correctly. Make some choices about these characters are and how they speak and move about the world. 

• RELAX! Remember to keep breathing. Everyone in the room is wishing you the very best. We want you to do well, and we know you can!! In the interest of time, you may be stopped before you reach the end of your scene. 

Callback Auditions 

• Callback Auditions - Friday, January 31st at 3:00pm - Choir Room 

• The Callback list will be posted to Classroom on Thursday, January 30th after general auditions are over. If your name appears on that list you will need to attend the callback audition on Friday, January 31st at 3:00pm in the choir room. 

• You may be asked to prepare a specific song for each character for which you are called back. 

• You may be asked to read from the script. 

• You will need your ipad or phone.

• Memorization is not required but strongly recommended. 

• Please remember that we are looking for you to perform the song not just read it correctly. Make some choices about who these characters are and how they speak and move about the world. 

• RELAX! Remember to keep breathing. Everyone in the room is wishing you the very best. We want you to do well, and we know you can!! In the interest of time, you may be stopped before you reach the end of your scene. 

Rehearsals

• Rehearsals will begin In March

• Rehearsals may be called Monday-Friday for a minimum of 3 hours. We will rehearse 5 days a week. A preliminary rehearsal schedule will be provided at our first rehearsal.   

•  You may not be called to every rehearsal.  

• If you are cast, you will be expected to attend ALL rehearsals to which you are called. Exceptions will be made on a case by case basis. 

• Technical rehearsals will be held from 5:00pm - 10:00pm the week prior to opening.  

Performance & Tech Rehearsals 

• Tech rehearsals: 4/28/25 - 5/1/25 at  5:00pm - 10:00pm 

• Performances:   5/2/25 & 5/3/25 5pm Call - 7pm performance, and 5/4/25 12pm call - 7pm performance                                                                          

Cast of Characters

Queen Aggravain

Queen Aggravain is the ruler of the kingdom (since her husband the king is silent). She is extremely domineering and generally bullies everyone into doing whatever she says. The only person who seems immune to her forceful attitude is Winnifred, which is a large part of the reason Aggravain doesn’t like her. Aggravain is very protective of Prince Dauntless, her only son. She has made it almost impossible for Dauntless to marry anyone so that she can continue to control him. She is the main antagonist of the story.

Princess Winnifred The Woebegone

A fun-loving, spirited, and outspoken young woman who arrives at the palace to compete for Dauntless’ hand in marriage. She is a princess of the Marshlands, and isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. Winnifred also wants to get married, but must go through the queen's unfair test. She isn’t too good with manners, but she is a very down-to-earth person as well as a true friend. It is her natural, ingenuous quality that sets her apart from the other Ladies of the kingdom and makes Dauntless fall in love with her. Winnifred (or Fred, as she is called) is the main protagonist of the story.

Lady Larken

Lady Larken is a lady-in-waiting to Queen Aggravain. Larken desperately wants to marry Sir Harry because she is pregnant with his baby. She tries to flee the Kingdom after having an argument with Sir Harry, but is convinced by Winnifred to reunite with Sir Harry. She is the Queen’s Lady-in-Waiting but is put in charge of Princess Winnifred. Of all the Ladies, it is Larken who most hopes that Winnifred will pass the test. She is passionate, impulsive, loving, and very pretty.

Minstrel

The Minstrel is the narrator of the story. He knows several different versions of the “Princess and the Pea” tale, but this one is his favorite, because it’s the honest truth. The Minstrel becomes smitten with Lady Larken after her fight with Harry, and tries to convince her to run away to Normandy with him. The Minstrel also teams up with the Jester to discover the truth of the Wizard’s test for Winnifred-- and works with him to foil the Queen’s plans.

Sir Harry

Sir Harry is a knight at the royal court. He is deeply in love with Lady Larken and wants to marry her as soon as possible, since she is pregnant with his child. Harry is brave and dedicated, and ventures out on a "perilous journey" in hopes of finding a genuine princess for Dauntless. Harry's impetuous nature sometimes gets the better of him: he can be jealous, romantic, and occasionally obtuse.

Wizard

The Wizard lives at the palace with rest of the royal household. As the Queen’s right-hand man, he is in charge of devising and conducting the “princess tests.” He also is famous for his sleight-of-hand magic, which he happily demonstrates for the Minstrel. The Wizard is arrogant and easily duped by the Minstrel and the Jester into revealing the secret behind Winnifred’s test.

Lady Mabelle

Mabelle is a lady-in-waiting from France, and doesn’t speak English very well. (Mainly she just says “yes” a lot). Lady Larken becomes jealous of her when she catches Mabelle flirting with Sir Harry. Like the rest of the royal court, she is anxious for Dauntless to find a bride so she can be married herself!

Lady Rowena

Lady Rowena is one of the ladies-in-waiting to Queen Aggravain. She cannot stop herself from giggling hysterically when she’s anxious. Like the rest of the royal court, she is anxious for Dauntless to find a bride so she can be married herself!

Nightingale Of Samarkand

A pet of the royal household whose job it is to sing Princess Winnifred to sleep. She does her best, but unfortunately Winnifred is unable to sleep due to her uncomfortable mattress!

Princess No. 12

When the story begins, Princess No. 12 is the latest girl to try for Dauntless’ hand in marriage. She is intelligent, beautiful, and altogether lovely---a perfectly standard princess. However, she is no match for Queen Aggravain: she is forced to take an extremely tedious history test, which she of course fails, eliminating her from the competition.

Sir Luce

A friend of Sir Harry’s. Like the rest of the household, Sir Luce is quite distressed about Queen Aggravain’s marriage law. He and the rest of the nobility want the law to be changed so that they can all marry one another!

Ladies-In-Waiting, Knights, Soldiers, Servants, Musicians

The ensemble is made up of medieval courtiers, ladies-in-waiting, musicians, knights, and other household staff.