CAST OF CHARACTERS
Vanessa …………………………………The girl who thinks she’s a princess until she becomes a frog.
Tiffany ………………………………….One of Vanessa’s best friends.
Amber …………………………………..Vanessa’s other best friend.
Brandon* ………………………………A brainiac who is enlisted to help Vanessa regain human form.
(Brianna if role is played by a girl.)
Chris* …………………………………..One of Brandon’s friends who is in the school show.
Jamie* ………………………………….Another of Brandon’s friends who is also in the school show.
Miss (or Mr.) Smith* ………………The teacher who is trying to get the students to sing.
Student 1* …………………………….A student in the library who bumps into Brandon.
Student 2* …………………………….A student who gives Brandon some news.
* Roles that can be cast with either a boy or a girl.

MUSICAL NUMBERS
“Magic Everywhere” ………………………………………………………..Full Cast
“It’s All About Me” …………………………………………………………..Vanessa
“So Why Should I Help You?” …………………………………………..Brianna
“The Anything Song” ………………………………………………………..Vanessa, Tiffany, Amber and Cast
“Will I Always Be This Way?” ……………………………………………Vanessa
“I Love To Sing” ……………………………………………………………….Full Cast
“Magic Everywhere” (reprise) ……………………………………………Full Cast

COST
$300 Tuition Fee. This is paid online by credit card at the time of registration. Additional expenses may include the purchase of personal items such as changing garments and shoes; and those which are completely optional, such as a cast photo or t-shirt, etc.

REFUND POLICY

• Registered cast members will receive a full refund of tuition, minus a $50.00 processing fee if they remove themselves from the cast before the cast list is posted.
• NO refunds of tuition will be made once the cast list is posted on the EDMT website, except in extenuating circumstances such as death in the family, medical injury, serious illness, or surgery not known about prior to auditions.
• To request a cancellation prior to the cast being posted, send an email to edmt@edmt.info. Make sure to include performer’s name, parent’s name and phone number, and reason for canceling.
• NO refunds of tuition will be given to cast members removed from the cast by EDMT staff for behavioral reasons.

Note: Auditionees and their parents are aware that rehearsals require the cast member to have the ability to focus for two hours, with one break.

REHEARSALS
Saturdays 9:00 am – 11:00 am (Everyone)
Saturdays 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (Leads)

• Saturday, January 11th is the first rehearsal.
• It is extremely important that you review the calendar from the website and provide any schedule conflicts on audition day.
• Please DO NOT REGISTER if your schedule has more than 2 conflicts on NON-mandatory dates or ANY conflicts on Dress Rehearsal on February 22nd or Tech Rehearsal/Performances on February 24th-March 1st.
• Missing any of these important dates may result in being dropped from the show.

Rehearsals will take place at EDMT, 4949 Windplay Drive, in El Dorado Hills, CA.

PARENT MEETING
There is a PARENT MEETING on Saturday, January 11th, 10:15-11:00am (parents of ensemble) and 11:30am-12:00pm (parents of leads). You will receive important information critical to the success of your cast member and the show.

SHOW FAQs

Who can participate?
Boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 9. (Age as of the date of auditions.)

Why do we have auditions?
The purpose of the audition is to determine how well participants can sing or dance and to determine who can best perform each role. Participants are not expected to arrive fully versed as a performer since that is what they are learning in rehearsals.

What are the audition song requirements and preferences?
Choose an age appropriate song, preferably from a musical, no longer than one minute. Performers may sing acapella (voice alone with no accompaniment) or use an electronic music file (acceptable file formats are .MP3, .WAV, .AIF, .M4A). Email an edited music file where you will start singing to jenalarsen@edmt.info. The file must be able to be played and transferred (not a song off of Spotify).

What to wear to a dance audition?
Dress comfortably for a dance audition. (Clothes and clean shoes that allow you to move easily, NO sandals or thick boots.) Everyone is expected to participate in the dance audition.

What is the class/cast size?
Participants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Depending on the number of registrants, we will have a maximum of four casts with 30 performers each. Those who apply after the first 90 spots are filled will be placed on a waiting list.

Will siblings be placed together in the same cast group?  Can we request to be in a cast group with a friend?
Cast groups will be created by the artistic staff to meet the needs of the show.  Siblings will be placed in the same cast. There are NO FRIEND REQUESTS for cast groups for this show.

Can parents observe rehearsals?
Only registered performers, rehearsal monitors, and staff members may be on site while rehearsals are in progress. Parents are not invited to observe.

How will drop off and pick up work?
All performers should enter EDMT through the front door entrance and arrive 10-15 minutes before their scheduled rehearsal time for check-in. After rehearsal, performers will exit EDMT through the front door. A Rehearsal Monitor will wait with the performers in front of the building until parents arrive. Please arrive on time to pick up your performer(s).

Who do I go to when I have a question?
Please direct all questions to the Producer. Please avoid disrupting rehearsals by going directly to the artistic staff.