‘Madagascar’ coming to Waupaca summer 2023

The Waupaca Community Children’s Theatre will hold auditions for its 2023 summer musical production of “Madagascar – A Musical Adventure Jr.”

Auditions are scheduled from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11. at the Waupaca Learning Center’s music room on Shoemaker Road.

Any necessary callbacks will take place on Thursday, April 13.

Auditions are open to area youth ages 8 to 18 who have completed second grade.

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 held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Waupaca Learning Center beginning June 12.

Five performances will take place in the Waupaca Middle School’s Knoepfel Auditorium during the week of July 24-27.

Cast members will also be expected to participate in Waupaca’s Fourth of July Parade.

Based on animated feature

Based on the DreamWorks animation motion picture, the musical follows four friends who are thrust into an international adventure at the moment when they start to imagine the possibilities beyond the safe environment where they live.

Featuring original music and lyrics by George Noriega and Joel Someillan and book by Kevin Del Aguila, the show follows a group of Central Park Zoo animals who are unexpectedly shipped to Africa.

Lori Zelinske, production assistant for the Waupaca Community Children’s Theatre’s 2022 production of “Aladdin”, Jr., will direct and Emma Kelley will be the assistant director.

This production is a collaboration between the Waupaca Community Theatre and Waupaca’s summer school program.

For more information visit www.fineartsfestival.org or Waupaca Community Children’s Theatre on Facebook.