OPEN AUDITIONS FOR "SPACE MONKEYS: THE ADVENTURES OF BAKER & ABLE" 

Written & Directed by Stephen Tyler Davis

Assistant Director Fathia Hardy | Student Director Adeline Creel

Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater and Academy is committed to casting practices that reflect our beautifully diverse community. Performers of all races, abilities, and identities within the specified age range are encouraged to audition!

Questions about auditions, please contact productions@fantasyplayhouse.com

AUDITION DATES:

Saturday, March 2 @ 12:00 p.m.

(Doors open at 11:30 a.m.)

Sunday, March 3 @ 2:00 p.m.

(Doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

Callbacks by invitation only: Sunday, March 3 at 6:00 p.m.
Performers will be contacted by the production team with an official invitation to attend callbacks.

AUDITION LOCATION:

Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy
3312 Long Avenue, Huntsville, AL, 35805

NOTES:

Minimum Age by March 2nd: 7 years old

To speed up the process, auditionees are asked to pre-register online here: https://forms.gle/VUp2oA25N26pgMxq9. 

Onsite registration will be available. Audition slots will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, regardless of registration type.

No prepared reading or monologue is required. Audition readings will be from the script. Readings will be available in larger fonts. Accommodations will be available for actors with dyslexia or other reading challenges.

All rehearsals will take place at Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy,
3312 Long Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35805 Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
See below for more information about rehearsals and conflicts.

SHOW SYNOPSIS:

Every full moon 5 Huntsville kids convene for their secret space society and this month, they seek to induct a new member. But when the new inductee has never heard of America’s infamous Space Monkeys, the 5 set out to share the 65-year-old courageous story! It’s 1959 and two brave monkeys lead the charge for space exploration- Baker and Able! Buckle up and hold on tight for an adventure of galactic magnitude. A story of friendship, bravery, sacrifice, and dreaming big, this world premiere play will inspire all ages. Join us as we honor this special chapter of Alabama history set at our very own U.S. Space and Rocket Center and brought to life with a little Fantasy Playhouse magic.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

THE MAN IN THE MOON  (Any gender, 7+, may be suspended in the air onstage)

He’s chillin’ on the moon, serenading our story with music of today and back to 1959. A musical sense of humor. He connects past and present.

AVI  (Female, 7-12)

Young, driven female with a big heart. A beautiful balance of the personalities around her.

JO (Female, 7-12)
The data enthusiast, organizer, and sometimes scaredy cat.

NORAH (Female, 7-12)
The actress. It’s all about her. She has deep rooted affection for Miss Baker. In fact, she is playing Miss Baker in her upcoming school play which she wrote and cast herself as the lead. Yep, she’s a diva.

TOAD (Any gender, 7-12)
The almost silent techie who actually knows everything about everything. Always prepared.

BARNEY (Female, 7-12)
The prez, the storyteller, the inspirational Miss Frizzle Astronaut-to-be.

SKIP (Male, 7-12)
New to town and doesn't quite buy all the space monkey excitement. And what's the big deal about Huntsville?

ADMIRAL SPAYSMUN (Male, Any age)
Intense with a short fuse, but a total softie at heart. He puts on a big front to maintain order at all times.

SECRETARY SHERRY (Female, 13+)
ADMIRAL’s sidekick and eventual “manager” of MISS BAKER’s affairs. She takes great care in supporting the one in charge.

MISS BAKER (Female, 13+)
Our star. She is kind, meek, but spicy! She grows up fast. She embraces conflict and seeks ways to find the good and uses hard lessons to be a better monkey.

SPIDEY HEIDI (Female, 13+)
A spastic spider monkey obsessed with the terrors of 1950’s Science Fiction films.

HAM (Male 13+)
A chimpanzee with his head on straight. Suave, smart, with a great admiration for MISS BAKER.

GEORGE (Male, 13+)
Not a science monkey, doesn't care about space, he’s not even a smart monkey- how did he get in here?

ABLE (Female, 13+)
A seemingly shy rhesus monkey that just needs a little encouragement to be a passionate, brave pioneer.

MISSION CONTROL LARRY, PHIL, and BRUCE (Any, 13+)
The voices of the Jupiter-C launch. They work together to get Baker and Able into space and back down again.

 RAINBOW PAPARAZZI (Any, 15+)
RED, BLUE, GREEN, and YELLOW REPORTERS have all the questions to feed America headlines and gossip.

HARDY HARTBEAT (Male, 18+)
A Love Connection TV Gameshow host. Real used car salesman vibes

MR. WALT  (Male, 30+)
The big, powerful mouse man from the most magical place on Earth. In this play, he is a giant shadow.

HANS (Any, 16+)
A monkey exhibit keeper. He is 1 of the doofus duo.

RAINER (Any, 16+)
A monkey exhibit keeper. He is the other of the doofus duo.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Tuesdays/Thursdays (3/19 - 4/30) (6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
Saturdays (3/23 - 5/4) (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Rehearsal schedule subject to change; cast will be given final dates
Some Saturdays may extend to 4:00 p.m.; cast will receive advance notice

TECH WEEK: (NO CONFLICTS)

5/2 - 5/12 (Weekday call time: 5:00 p.m.; Saturday call 9:00 a.m.; Sunday call 1:00 p.m.)

PERFORMANCE DATES: (NO CONFLICTS) 

Wednesday, May 8 - call time 5:00 p.m.; performance at 7:00 p.m.
(invited dress rehearsal/Pay What You Can night)

Student Matinees: Thursday, May 9 - call time 7:00 a.m. for shows at 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Production team will provide school excuse letters as needed.

Thursday, May 9 call time 5:00 p.m.; performance at 7:00 p.m. 

Friday, May 10 - call time 5:00 p.m.; performance at  7:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 11 - call time 8:00 a.m. for 10:00 a.m. (Sensory Friendly Matinee), 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. performances

Sunday, May 12 - call time at 11:00 a.m.; performances at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

ABOUT CONFLICTS:

Please review your schedule for the rehearsal/performance period (March 19 to May 12) before auditioning. Conflicts include school activities, other lessons, ACT/SAT, Band, Trumbauer, sports, college exams, work, work travel, and vacations. You will need to list conflicts on your audition form and verify that they are your only known conflicts. No more than 3 conflicts are preferred.
Cast members may not have schedule conflicts during Tech Week or Performance dates (May 2 - 12).

To audition, parent permission is required for everyone under 19 yrs old. 

Parents must accompany auditionees and sign a permission form.