Featured Cast and Movement auditions are only for students already signed up to participate in Shrek JR.
If your student is selected for a Featured Cast role, an additional $50 fee will be due by March 1st.
There is no additional charge for students placed in the Movement Ensemble.
Audition Info
For Featured Cast auditions, students should prepare:
A Song (16–32 bars / about 30–60 seconds)
- Pick a musical theatre song that best shows off your voice.
• Do NOT sing anything from Shrek the Musical JR. - Bring an instrumental/karaoke track on a phone to plug into our sound system.
- Please do NOT sing a cappella or with background vocals—we need to hear their pitch and musicality clearly.
A Monologue (30–60 seconds)
- Choose a monologue that highlights your acting ability.
- Again, do NOT use material from Shrek JR.
Cold Read Scenes
During auditions, students will also read scenes as a variety of characters from the show.
They are being considered for all roles, no matter which characters they read for. Students should be ready to read for any character in any scene.
Sides
You can view the scenes we will use during auditions here: [Side 1] [Side 2] [Side 3] [Side 4] [Side 5] [Side 6]
Callback Songs
Donkey
Vocals | Karaoke | Music
Character Breakdowns
*Denotes a character that will pay $50 extra FC fee.
**Double casting will be done at the discretion of the director.
***A flex character can be played by any gender.
Storytellers (Flex)Narrators who are important for setting up the world and moving the story forward.
Shrek* (Male)
He may be a scary, green ogre to the rest of the world, but he’s really just a big fellow with a big heart.
Fiona* (Female)
She may appear to be an ideal princess straight from the fairy tale books, but there is more to her than that stereotypical image. She is an audacious young lady with a wonderful sense of humor and – surprisingly – manners akin to those of a teenage boy.
Young and Teen Fiona (Female)
Younger versions of Fiona featured during “I Know It’s Today.”
Lord Farquaad* (Flex)
A very short man with gargantuan ambition! He is solely interested in gaining as much power as possible.
Donkey* (Flex)
A brash, loud, fast-talking animal with no concept of “quiet time”.
Dragon* (Female)
She is a ferocious fire-breathing dragon but finds a surprising love in Donkey.
Mama Ogre (Female)
Shrek’s mother who opens the show in “Big Bright Beautiful World.”
Papa Ogre (Male)
Shrek’s father who opens the show in “Big Bright Beautiful World.”
Little Ogre (Flex)
Baby Shrek
Pinocchio* (Flex)
The wooden boy who cannot tell a lie without being belied by his growing nose. Pinocchio begins in a sour mood about his second-class status but ends the story as a natural leader among the Fairy Tale Creatures.
The Three Little Pigs (Flex)
Pig 1, Pig 2 And Pig 3. The classic three little pigs with a German twist. Will speak with German accents.
Ugly Duckling (Flex)
He may be bitter about his unfortunate appearance, but he does find camaraderie among his fellow fairy tale outcasts.
The Three Bears (Flex)
Mama Bear, Papa Bear, and Baby Bear.
Wicked Witch (Female)
The not-so-wicked witch with a big personality.
Big Bad Wolf (Male)
He doesn’t need to be a scary, threatening big-bad-wolf type. At this point, he’s a pretty tame wolf who is reduced to wearing Little Red Ridinghood’s grandmother’s dressing gown.
Gingy* (Flex)
Gingy is based on the Gingerbread Man who runs away like a fugitive from his baking captors.
Peter Pan (Flex)
The boy who never grew up, and he continues to act the part in this story.
Captain Of The Guard (Flex)
Authoritative and isn’t afraid to put all the Fairy Tale Creatures in their place.
Knights (Flex)
The Dragon’s background singers who all tried at some point to save Fiona from her tower but were held hostage by the Dragon.
Dwarf (Male)
Farquaad’s comparably short and grumpy father.
Pied Piper (Flex)
They play the pipe and rats dance – but this Pied Piper is having some trouble!
Bishop (Flex)
They marry Fiona and Farquaad – or at least, they try.
