Auditions

Wonder Theatre is hosting open auditions for the 2025 season of musical productions. Auditions are by sign up only, for those ages 18 and up. 

ALL TIME SLOTS ARE FULL AND WAIT LIST IS CLOSED. We are no longer accepting requests for audition slots.

Audition Information:

DATES: FEBRUARY 9, 16-19, 2025

Auditions are by sign up only. Performers are to sign up for a time slot on either 2/9, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18, or 2/19. Do not sign up for more than one time slot. If all time slots are full, we will do our best to create additional ones, but we cannot guarantee it. If you need to cancel a time slot, please email alex@wondertheatre.org.

Auditions will take place at the Wonder Theatre located at the Wonderland of the Americas, 4522 Fredericksburg Rd A90, Balcones Heights, TX 78201. At this time we are not taking video submissions.

How to Prepare:

Please prepare a song that is 16-32 bars and no longer than 2 minutes. Please bring sheet music with a vocal line and piano accompaniment; an accompanist will be provided. No tracked music, acappella singing, or guest accompanists will be allowed. After the vocal portion of the audition, there will be a dance portion. Bring dance shoes and the appropriate clothing.

Closer to the audition day, all signups will receive an audition form via email to fill out. All signups must have this form filled out by February 7. On audition day, please arrive early to sign in and ensure we have your audition form. You will be able to specify what shows you want to be considered for when you fill out the audition form.

Performers will receive a small stipend for being in the shows. All youth roles in the season will be chosen from the Wonder Academy at a later date. Please note we are a community theater and do not work with Equity contracts at this time.

Production info:

The ages listed below are approximate. Performers should be able to play and appear as those ages on stage. Gender is provided as a guide to how the character will be presented on stage. Individuals of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to audition. 

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Character Breakdown

Carole King

An aspiring singer/songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good-natured, unassuming and often the peacemaker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music.

• Gender: female

• Age: 18 to 30

• Vocal range top: Eb5

• Vocal range bottom: Eb3

Gerry Goffin

Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner and eventual husband. Innately sympathetic, wounded and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more.

• Gender: male

• Age: 18 to 30

• Vocal range top: A4

• Vocal range bottom: D3

Barry Mann

A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good natured, appealing & neurotic. Ambitious, but likeable.

• Gender: male

• Age: 18 to 30

• Vocal range top: A4

• Vocal range bottom: C3

Cynthia Weil

A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. She is sophisticated, smart & chic with a quick wit. Although self-confident and sarcastic, she is also extremely likeable.

• Gender: female

• Age: 18 to 30

• Vocal range top: E5

• Vocal range bottom: G3

Don Kirschner

An influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker.

• Gender: male

• Age: 40 to 60

• Vocal range top: C#4

• Vocal range bottom: A2

Genie Klein

Carole’s Jewish mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life & her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes.

• Gender: female

• Age: 40 to 50

A multi-talented ensemble who will portray members of Carole’s inner circle as well as famous musical groups that Carole, Gerry, Cynthia, and Barry wrote for. Dance skills are a plus. 

NEIL SEDAKA/RIGHTEOUS BROTHER/ENSEMBLE: (20s-30s) A singer songwriter. Tenor. 

NICK/RIGHTEOUS BROTHER/ENSEMBLE: (20s-30s), A singer songwriter. 

LOU ADLER/ENSEMBLE: (20s-30s) A record producer. 

BOBBY VEE/ENSEMBLE: (20s) A singer.

BETTY/ENSEMBLE: (20s) Carole’s childhood friend.

MARILYN WALD/ENSEMBLE: (20s) A singer. 

DRIFTER #1 /ENSEMBLE: (20s-30s) Black, Member of the doo-wop group The Drifters.

DRIFTER # 2/ENSEMBLE: (20s-30s) Black, Member of the doo-wop group The Drifters.

DRIFTER # 3/ENSEMBLE: (20s-30s) Black, Member of the doo-wop group The Drifters. 

DRIFTER # 4/ENSEMBLE: (20s-30s) Black, Member of the doo-wop group The Drifters. 

SHIRELLE #1/UPTOWN SOLOIST/ENSEMBLE: (20-30s) Black, Member of the pop group The Shirelles. 

SHIRELLE #2/LUCILLE: (20s-30s) Black, Member of the pop group The Shirelles, Don Kirshner’s secretary.

SHIRELLE #3/JANELLE WOODS: (20s-30s) Black, Member of the pop group The Shirelles.

SHIRELLE #4/LITTLE EVA: (16-Late 20s) Black, Member of the pop group The Shirelles, Pop Singer of Locomotion.

Character Breakdown

Deloris Van Cartier

An aspiring performer, trying to find both fame and a place in the world. When forced to hide in the convent, she initially refuses to embrace her new lifestyle but learns to embrace it when she works with the choir. Loud-mouthed, and sassy, but ultimately caring.

• Gender: female

• Age: 25 to 35

• Vocal range top: F#5

• Vocal range bottom: E3

Mother Superior

The head of the convent, sarcastic and a bit stiff. Extremely protective about keeping her sisters away from the outside world, which puts her in direct opposition to Deloris and her musical teachings.

• Gender: female

• Age: 50 to 70

• Vocal range top: E5

• Vocal range bottom: D3

Sister Mary Robert

A postulant, abandoned as a baby and raised at the convent. Shy and soft-spoken, but singing with Deloris lets her find her voice. Her wallflower lifestyle has made her live a shell of a life.

• Gender: female

• Age: 16 to 25

• Vocal range top: A5

• Vocal range bottom: F#3

Sister Mary Patrick

A nun of the convent. Consistently perky, enthusiastic, and easily excitable.

• Gender: female

• Age: 35 to 50

Sister Mary Lazarus

A nun of the convent and the head of the choir. Rather deadpan and the least welcoming of any of the nuns, but she gets caught up in Deloris's soul music.

• Gender: female

• Age: 50 to 70

• Vocal range top: B4

• Vocal range bottom: F3

Monsignor O'hara

One of the heads of the convent. Constantly concerned with financial matters, though soul music surprisingly puts him in a different mood.

• Gender: male

• Age: 45 to 60

• Vocal range top: G4

• Vocal range bottom: E3

Curtis

A club owner, notorious gangster, and Deloris's boyfriend. Cocky and controlling, always on the verge of violence.

• Gender: male

• Age: 30 to 40

• Vocal range top: Ab4

• Vocal range bottom: A2

Eddie Souther

The desk chief at the Philadelphia police station and a high school classmate of Deloris who helps get her into hiding. Faces a lot of nerves when under pressure, causing him to sweat profusely. He still yearns for Deloris after all these years, and dreams of being her hero.

• Gender: male

• Age: 25 to 35

• Vocal range top: B4

• Vocal range bottom: Ab2

TJ

Curtis's nephew and one of his thugs. Deft and cognizant of the fact, constantly in a state of ignorant bliss.

• Gender: male

• Age: 16 to 30

• Vocal range top: Eb5

• Vocal range bottom: Db3

Joey

One of Curtis's thugs. Believes himself to be quite the ladies' man.

• Gender: male

• Age: 30 to 40

• Vocal range top: Eb5

• Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Pablo

One of Curtis's thugs. A natural follower, constantly speaks in Spanish.

• Gender: male

• Age: 25 to 40

• Vocal range top: F5

• Vocal range bottom: C4

Sister Mary Martin-of-tours

A nun of the convent. Clearly in her own world, but has her moments of surprising clarity.

• Gender: female

• Age: 40 to 60

Sister Mary Theresa

A nun of the convent, the oldest of the group. Decrepit at a glance, but secretly packs a punch.

• Gender: female

• Age: 60 to 70

Michelle

One of Deloris's back-up singers. Lippy and always quick with a retort.

• Gender: female

• Age: 20 to 30

• Vocal range top: F5

• Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Tina

One of Deloris's back-up singers. A little thick and naive.

• Gender: female

• Age: 20 to 30

• Vocal range top: F5

• Vocal range bottom: Ab3

Ernie

One of Curtis's thugs. Initially thought to be a mindless yes-man, he turns out to be an undercover police informant.

• Gender: male

• Age: 25 to 35

Ensemble

Nuns; Bar Denizens (Bar Patron, Waitress, Pool Player, Drag Queen); Homeless People; Fantasy Dancers

Character Breakdown

Sweeney Todd

A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focused on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist.

• Gender: male

• Age: Any Age 

• Vocal range top: Gb4

• Vocal range bottom: F2

Mrs. Lovett

An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture.

• Gender: female

• Age: Any Age  

• Vocal range top: E5

• Vocal range bottom: G3

Anthony Hope

A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.

• Gender: male

• Age: Any Age 

• Vocal range top: F4

• Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Johanna

A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward.

• Gender: female

• Age: Any Age  

• Vocal range top: A5

• Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Tobias Ragg

A poor apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.

• Gender: male

• Age: 30+ 

• Vocal range top: Ab4

• Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Judge Turpin

A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd.

• Gender: male

• Age: Any Age 

• Vocal range top: Gb4

• Vocal range bottom: E2

The Beadle

A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.

• Gender: Any Gender

• Age: Any Age 

• Vocal range top: D5

• Vocal range bottom: D3

Beggar Woman

A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.

• Gender: Female

• Age: Any Age 

• Vocal range top: F5

• Vocal range bottom: Ab3

Adolfo Pirelli

A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.

• Gender: Any Gender 

• Age: Any Age  

• Vocal range top: C5

• Vocal range bottom: B2

Jonas Fogg

The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.

• Gender: male

• Age: 35 to 60 

Ensemble

Townspeople; Policemen; Lunatics

Character Breakdown

Maria Rainer

A postulant at Nonnberg Abbey – young, free-spirited, warm, gentle and kind with much determination.

• Gender of Role: Female

• Age to be played: 20-35

• Vocal range: B5 to C4

Captain Georg Von Trapp

A retired Austrian naval captain. Polished, yet very military in the way he runs his life to repress his sadness over the death of his wife; underneath, he is warm, understanding, and determined.

• Gender of Role: Male

• Age to be played: 35-40+

• Vocal range: D5 to F#2/Gb2

Max Detweiller

Charming and vital; a man of sophistication who enjoys the good life; true and loyal friend to the von Trapp family.

• Gender: Male

• Age to be played: 30+

• Vocal range: F4-D3

Elsa Shchrader

A baroness of taste and elegance, sophisticated, dignified and mature.

• Gender: Female

• Age to be played: 35 to 45

• Vocal range: F5 to D4

Mother Abess

Motherly, understanding, strong and authoritative, but kind.

• Gender: Female

• Age to be played: 30+

• Vocal range: G#5/Ab5 to B3

Sister Berthe

Mistress of Novices, prudish, straight laced with a quick tongue, she is less tolerant than other nuns.

• Gender: Female

• Age to be played: [open]

• Vocal range: E5 to C4

Sister Margaretta

Mistress of Postulants, very kind, understanding and concerned.

• Gender: Female

• Age to be played: [open]

• Vocal range: E5 to B3

Sister Sophia

Neither demanding nor critical, sticks with the rules.

• Gender: Female

• Age to be played: [open]

• Vocal range: E5 to B3

Franz

The von Trapp butler, rather formal but not without spirit, he is very German and loyal to the Fascist cause.

• Gender: Any Gender

• Age to be played: [open]

• Vocal range: Ensemble Singer

Frau Schmidt

The housekeeper, stoic, very little personality; she does her job efficiently but without affection. Strong and somewhat dominating. (Often doubles as an other ensemble member.)

• Gender: Female

• Age to be played: [open]

• Vocal range: Ensemble Singer

Herr Zeller

Stern and unsmiling, a typical Nazi official whose primary concern is to see that everyone toes the line. (Often doubles as an other ensemble member.)

• Gender: Male

• Age to be played: 30+

• Vocal range: Ensemble Singer

Rolf Gruber

Suitor to Liesl, telegram delivery boy, later Nazi soldier. A very pleasant young man, somewhat aggressive but in a gentle way.

• Gender: Male

• Age to be played: 17

• Vocal range: E5 to C4

Liesel Von Trapp

The oldest child, blossoming into a young lady with an interest in boys. She has a maternal edge to her and cares very deeply for her younger siblings.

• Gender of Role: Female

• Age to be played: 16

• Vocal range: E5 to B3

Baron Elberfeld

A neighbor of the Von Trapps and one of the “Old Guards” of Austria - violently opposed to the takeover of his beloved country by Nazi Germany. Can double with other roles in the ensemble. The baron attends the ball thrown by Captain Von Trapp in Elsa’s honor. (Often doubles as an other ensemble member.)

• Gender: Male

• Age to be played: 30+

• Vocal range: Ensemble Singer

Baroness Elberfeld

A neighbor of Captain Von Trapp and wife to the Baron Elberfeld. (Often doubles as an other ensemble member.)

• Gender: Female

• Age to be played: 30+

• Vocal range: Ensemble Singer

Admiral Von Schreiber

An important figure in the Austrian Navy and appears to be much respected by Captain Von Trapp. He has obviously agreed to be part of the new regime with Germany. He arrives to collect Captain Von Trapp and bring him to Berlin. (Often doubles as an other ensemble member.)

• Gender: Male

• Age to be played: 30+

• Vocal range: Ensemble Singer

A New Postulant

A smart, well-dressed young girl who has a walk-on moment only. Can come from the nun ensemble. (Often doubles as an other ensemble member.)

• Gender: Female

• Age to be played: 16+

• Vocal range: E5 to B3

Saengerbund of Herwegen Trio

Three-person performance group who wins 3rd place in the Festival Concert. Can come from Dance Ensemble. (Often double as other ensemble members.)

• Gender: [open]

• Age to be played: 16+

• Vocal range: Ensemble Singers

Herr or Fraulein Schweiger

Female performer who wins 2nd place in the Festival Concert. Can come from the Dance Ensemble. (Often doubles as an other ensemble member.)

• Gender: [open]

• Age to be played: 18+

• Vocal range: Ensemble Singer

Nuns Ensemble 

Nuns, novices, and postulants who live in the Noonberg Abby. (Often double as other ensemble members.)

• Gender: Female

• Age to be played: 18+

• Vocal range: E5 to C4

Austrian and Nazi Ensemble

Nuns, novices, and postulants who live in the Noonberg Abby. (Often double as other ensemble members.)

• Gender: [open]

• Age to be played: 18+

• Vocal range: Ensemble Singers

​The Following roles will be cast from Wonder Theatre Academy at a later date.

Friedrich Von Trapp (tenor, dances/moves well)

Louisa Von Trapp (mezzo, dances/moves well)

Kurt Von Trapp (countertenor/falsetto, dances/moves well)

Marta Von Trapp (mezzo, dances/moves well)

Gretl Von Trapp (mezzo, dances/moves well)

Wonder Theatre Performance Troupe

Artistic Team: Alonzo Corona and Chris Rodriguez

Wonder Theatre’s Performance Troupe program is a group of individuals who rehearse and perform various shows on our mainstage and for special events during the day and/or evening. We are seeking any adults over the age of 18 and specifically seniors 55+ of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Performers would need various daytime availability for performances and rehearsals as well as occasional evening rehearsals. There will be a 4-6 week rehearsal process prior to each show. Shows would be during the daytime with occasional evening events and performances. 

Shows would be different styled revues such as Golden Age revues, Disney revues, TYA daytime shows for schools, customized shows for special events and organizations, etc. Small stipends will be available for performers.