Waupaca Community Children’s Theatre plans summer musical
The Waupaca Community Children’s Theatre will hold auditions for its 2022 summer musical production of Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.”
Auditions are scheduled from 3:30-6:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Waupaca Learning Center’s music room on Shoemaker Road.
Any necessary callbacks will take place on Thursday, April 7 at the same time and location.
Auditionees should come prepared with something short to sing and will be asked to read from a script.
Any youth auditioning without a parent or guardian present must have a signed note from home stating that he or she has permission to audition.
Parents are also responsible for picking up their child promptly at the end of his or her audition. The students do not need to stay until the end of the audition time.
Rehearsals will be from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Waupaca Learning Center starting June 13. Five performances will take place at Waupaca Middle School during the week of July 25-28.
Magical story
In Agrabah, Aladdin, a kind but wily street urchin, falls in love with beautiful Princess Jasmine, who he knows is out of his league.
However, the sultan has declared that Princess Jasmine must choose a husband within the next day.
After she turns down the offers from various wealthy suitors, Aladdin – with the help of a fast-talking, magical genie – introduces himself as the wealthy Prince Ali of Ababwa.
Meanwhile, the evil royal advisor Jafar also has his sights set on the kingdom and tries to convince the sultan to force Jasmine to wed him.
Will love conquer all? Perhaps, if love has a little help from a genie.
Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” brings the 2014 Broadway production and the 1992 Academy Award-winning motion picture to life on stage.
Characters, songs
In addition to the three featured characters, the cast includes Jafar, the power-hungry and crooked Grand Vizier; Iago, the fawning and funny sidekick to Jafar; Sultan, the warm-hearted ruler who dotes on his daughter and is committed to upholding the ancient laws of Agrabah; Prince Abdullah, one of Princess Jasmine’s haughty suitors; Babkak, Omar and Kassim, Aladdin’s three loyal pals, Isir, Manal and Rajah, Jasmine’s devoted attendants; and the citizens of Agrabah who help to create the bustling marketplace including merchants, shoppers, beggars and guards.
Musical numbers, written by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin, include “A Whole New World,” “Friend Like Me,” “Prince Ali,” “Arabian Nights” and “One Jump Ahead.” The book’s adaptation is by Chad Beguelin.
mAn Mallasch, assistant director of the Waupaca Community Children’s Theatre’s 2018 production of “Beauty and The Beast Jr.,” will direct. Mary Zelinske will be the assistant director and Lori Zelinske will be the Waupaca School District’s summer school program supervisor.
The Waupaca Community Children’s Theatre is part of the Waupaca Community Theatre and the Waupaca Fine Arts Festival.
For more information, visit www.fineartsfestival.org or “Waupaca Community Children’s Theatre” on Facebook.