High School Musical
- Audition Sheet
- Audition Song Materials
- Dance Audition Video
- Matilda Handbook
- Scene, Cast, Song Breakdown
- Audition Etiquette and Dates
- Audition Monologues
- Character Breakdown
- January 2025
- February 2025
- March 2025
Audition Sheet
Audition Song Materials
Dance Audition Video
Matilda Handbook
Scene, Cast, Song Breakdown
Scene |
Cast |
Songs |
Act I
Sc 1 |
SINGERS: Eric, Tommy, Amanda, Bruce, Nigel, Hortensia, Alice, Children’s Entertainer, Mum, Dad, Lavendar, Additional Children, and Additional Parents; Mrs. Wormwood, Mr. Wormwood, Doctor (sing), Nurse, Matilda (sing),
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#1 Miracle
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Sc 2 |
Mr Wormwood, Mrs Wormwood, Matilda, Michael |
# 2 Naughty (Matilda)
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Sc 3 |
Mrs Phelps, Matilda, Miss Honey, Escapologist and Acrobat |
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Sc 4 |
Nigel, Tommy, Lavender, Eric, Amanda, Alice, Nigel, Bruce, Big Kids (ensemble), Scary Big Kid (lines), Miss Honey, Trunchbull |
#4 School Song #5 Pathetic (Miss Honey) #6 The Hammer (Trunchbull) |
Sc 5 |
Mr Wormwood, Mrs Wormwood, Matilda, Michael |
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Sc 6 |
Lavender, Nigel, Matilda, Big Scary Kid, Additional Ensemble (sing/dance), Trunchbull, Amanda |
#8 Chokey Chant |
Sc 7 |
Mr. Wormwood, Mrs Wormwood, Miss Honey, Rudolpho, **Dancers |
#9 Loud (Mrs. Wormwood and Rudolpho) #10 This Little Girl (Miss Honey)
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Sc 8 |
Matilda, Escapologist and Acrobat, Mrs Phelps, |
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Sc 9 |
Miss Honey, Matilda, Kids in class, Trunchbull, Bruce, Lavender, Alice, |
#12 Bruce |
Intermission |
Mr Wormwood and Michael |
#13 All I Know (Mr Wormwood) |
ACT II
Sc 10 |
Lavender, Bruce, Tommy, Eric, Amanda, Nigel, Amanda, Hortensia, Miss Honey, Ensemble, Matilda |
#15 When I Grow Up |
Sc 11 |
Mrs. Phelps, Matilda, Acrobat, |
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Sc 12 |
Mr Wormwood, Mrs Wormwood, Matilda, Michael, Escapologist |
#16a I’m so Clever (Mr Wormwood) #17 Acrobat Story IV |
Sc 13 |
Miss Honey, Matilda, Trunchbull, Bruce, Lavender, school kids (Tommy, Amanda, Eric, Nigel, Alice, Hortensia…) |
#18 The Smell of Rebellion (Trunchbull w/ some ensemble) #19 Quiet (Matilda)
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Sc 14 |
Matilda, Miss Honey, Escapologist (Trunchbull appears in the light for last line) |
#20 My House |
Sc 15 |
Trunchbull, Matilda, Miss Honey, (Bruce, Tommy, Amanda, Eric, Nigel, Alice, Hortensia…) |
#21 Revolting Children |
Sc 16 |
Mrs Phelps, Miss Honey, Matilda, The Wormwoods, Rudolpho, 3 Russians (lines for Sergei (the leader) and then two henchmen |
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Full Company |
#24 BOWS |
Audition Etiquette and Dates
Audition Etiquette:
1. Come Prepared
It should go without saying that you should do your research before stepping into the audition room.
- Yes, you should have your lines memorized.
- Yes, you should have your song memorized.
- Yes, you should have practiced the dance and be competent at it.
- Yes, you should come in clothes that allow you to dance. Including sneakers!
**Yes, you can still audition without these criteria met, but there will be a deduction of points based on the rubric.**
2. Stay focused
Be present!
3. Breathe
There is no such thing as a failed audition! Every audition you go to gives you extra experience to take to the next one!
4. Enter the room with confidence
Fake it til you make it (if you need to)!
Audition Dates/Times:
October 22nd High School Auditions (245-4 pm)
Be ready to perform a monologue (this is you speaking alone), the dance, and the song. We will dance in small groups (not solo).
October 23rd High School Auditions (2:45-4 pm)
Be ready to perform NEW dialogue (with other cast members at call backs) and a song
- Remember, call backs are a way for a director to solidify certain ideas. There are a variety of reasons we call people back. You may or may not be asked to preform all the aforementioned performance pieces (even if you are called back). Not getting a call back is neither good nor bad. It’s just a part of the process.
October 24th Call Backs (if needed) 245-4
October 25th We will post the cast by 5 pm ONLINE.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. What if I can’t make the auditions?
You MUST make the auditions to be a part of the cast. Please speak to the director if there is an issue about the day or time. We can be flexible between HS and MS auditions or times during the day.
2. What if I want to audition again?
There is no opportunity to audition “again”. Do your very best during your audition.
3. What if I am not sure what role I should audition for?
Trust your director and simply write, “I will take any role.”
4. What if I am a good singer/dancer but I don’t perform well that day?
To be fair, we need to base our decisions on what we see during auditions. So, work hard, be prepared, and try your best.
5. What if I am busy and have a lot of extra curriculars and work?
Look at the calendar, which will be posted prior to auditions, and determine if you have the time and the desire to make this work! Musicals are challenging and require A LOT of time onstage and at home! The commitment is real!
Audition Monologues
Matilda Monologue Information
Choosing the right monologue is an important part of your audition preparation. A polished monologue gives you a chance to show off your acting skills and demonstrate your connection to the production. Here are some suggestions on how to get started.
1. Familiarize yourself with the show! Read the script, listen to the music, watch samples of performances on YouTube, and thoroughly read all of the audition information, including the character descriptions, that has been provided.
2. Ask yourself: Which role(s) do I see myself in? Which role(s) do I think the directors will see me in? Consider all of the possibilities!
3. Choose a monologue that captures the essence of the characters that you would like to be considered for, but read through all of the options. Be open to the discovery that this exercise may lead you to!
4. Make character choices! Read the monologue and think about the character: who is this person and what do they want in this specific moment? What is the story the character is telling? How can you, as the actor, use your body and voice to best express this moment/idea/story? And then try things - play with body language, posture, facial expression, and vocal expression! Commit fully and tell the story.
5. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Perform your monologue in front of your loved ones and ask for feedback to help you improve your audition and increase your comfort and confidence.
6. Memorization is a plus, but is not required. We want to see your best work...if you'll be stronger with your script in hand, use it! Have fun! We are excited to see your performance.
Youth Monologue Options
MATILDA (Option 1}: Once upon a time, the two greatest circus performers in the world - an escapologist who could escape from any lock that was ever invented, and an acrobat who was so skilled it seemed as if she could actually fly- fell in love, and got married. They performed some of the most incredible feats together anyone has ever seen. And people would come from miles around: kings! queens! celebrities! and astronauts! And not just to see their skill, but also to see their love for each other, which was so deep that it was said that cats would purr as they passed them, and dogs would weep with joy.
MATILDA (Option 2): I know where Nigel is Miss Trunchbull. He's over there under those coats. Where he's been for the last hour actually. You see, unfortunately, Nigel suffers from the rare but chronic sleep disorder, narcolepsy. The condition is characterized by the sufferer experiencing bouts of chronic fatigue and falling suddenly asleep, often without knowing or any waning at all. You see he fell asleep and we put him in the coats for safety. He'll probably think he's in bed when he wakes up.
BRUCE: Okay, look, alright, I stole the cake. And honestly I was really, definitely, sort of almost thinking about owning up... maybe? But the thing was, I was having a lot of trouble with my belly. You see, the Trunchbull's cake was so good that I'd scoffed it down too quick and now it was beginning to fight back. (His belly rumbles.) Ooops. See? (Rumble) (Pause) It was the biggest burp I had ever heard, the biggest burp I had ever heard about. It was like the entire world went silent for that burp to exist, as a huge cloud of chocolaty gas wafted from my mouth and drifted... across the class... past Lavender ... past Alice... past Matilda ... and then my great big beautiful chocolaty burp, which now seemed to have a mind of its own, wafted full into the face of the Trunchbull.
LAVENDER: Hello. I'm Lavender by the way. Matilda's best friend. There's a bit coming up that's all about me. Well, not exactly about me, but I play a big part in it. But I'm not gonna say what happens because I don't want to spoil it for you. {Pause) Alright, look, what I do is I volunteer to get the Trunchbull a jug of water. And then...not! I don't want to tell you any more because I don't want to ruin it! (Pause) Well on the way back I find a newt. A newt is like a really ugly lizard that lives in water, so I pick it up and - No! I will not say any more! (Pause) I'm going to put the newt in the Trunchbull's jug! It's going to be brilliant!
NIGEL: Hide me! Someone poured a whole can of treacle onton Trunchbull's chair! She sat down and when she got up her knickers stayed stuck to the seat! Someone told her I did it but I never and now she's after me! Oh Matilda... they say she's going to put me in Chokey! They say it's a cupboard in her office that she throws children into! They say she's lined it with nails and spikes and bits of broken glass... please don't tell her where I am.
Adult Monologue Options
MR. WORMWOOD: I would like to offer an apology for some of the things that have been going on here tonight. They are not nice things and they are not right things and I would like to state garrantorically that we do not want any children that might be here tonight watching this to go home and try these things out for themselves. I am of course talking about... reading books. It is not normal for kids to behave in this fashion, it stunts the brain, wears out the eyes, makes kids ugly, stinky, fatty, sweaty, batty, boring, gaseous and crucially, it gives them head lice... of thesoul.
MRS. WORMWOOD: Escapologist he says! What about me then? I've got a whole house to look after - dinners don't microwave themselves you know! If you're an escapologist I must be an acrobat to balance that lot - the world's greatest acrobat. I am off to bleach my roots and I shan't be talking to you for the rest of the evening, you... horrid little man!
MRS. PHELPS: Matilda! What a pleasure to see you; here in the library again, are we? Your parents must be so proud to have a girl as clever as you. And do you tell them lots of stories like you do with me? Oh, I love your stories, Matilda. And that's not a hint, by the way. But if you did happen to have a story you wanted to tell me - I'm not hinting, but if you did happen to have a story you wanted to tell me - Now look, are you going to tell me a story or not?
THE TRUNCHBULL (Option 1): Silence! Oh, that's alright, Jenny. We all get carried away sometimes. Even me. Well, done Bogtrotter. Good show. Well? Come along Bogtrotter. Oh, did I not mention? That was the first part of your punishment. There's more, The second part. And the second part is... chokey! Do you think I would allow myself to be defeated by these maggots? Did you? Who do you think I am, Miss Honey? A weakling, an idiot? A fool? You?
THE TRUNCHBULL (Option 2): In this world, children, there are two types of human being. The winners and the losers. I am a winner. I play by the rules and I win. But if I play by the rules and l...do not win, then something is wrong, something is nnto working. And when something is wrong you have to put it right. Even if it screams. (pause) What are you looking at?
MISS HONEY: I'm not strong like you, Matilda. You see, my father died when I was young. Magnus was his name. He was very kind. But when he was gone, my aunt became my legal guardian. She was mean and cruel like you can hardly imagine. And then, when I got my job as a teacher, she presented me with a bill for looking after me all those years. She'd written everything down: every tea bag, every electricity bill, every tin of beans. And she made me sign a contract to pay her back every penny. She even produced a document that said my father had given her his entire house.
THE ESCAPOLOGIST: Have I been so wrapped up in my grief for my wife that I have forgotten the one thing that mattered to us most? I love you so much, my daughter, I shall spend the rest of my life making it up to you. We shall be together forever. Don't cry little girl, nothing can hurt you. You've nothing to fear; I'm here.
SERGEI (With a Russian accent): You are the Wormwood daughter? The Wormwood is a stupid man. And being stupid he assumed I was stupid too. And that's a very, very, stupid - and rude - thing to do. But you know this? At least there is one clever one in the family. What is your name little girl? I like you Matilda; you seem smart. Sadly, in my line of work I don't often get to meet smart people like you. Most of the people I deal with, their thinking is all backwards.
Character Breakdown
Character Breakdown
Matilda Wormwood
An imaginative girl who is clever and wise far beyond her years. She has a thirst for learning that cannot be quenched.
- Gender: female
- Age: 6 to 10
- Vocal range top: D5
- Vocal range bottom: A3
Miss Agatha Trunchbull
The tyrannical headmistress at Matilda's school who despises children.
- Gender: any
- Age: 35 to 55
- Vocal range top: G4
- Vocal range bottom: A2
Miss Honey
Matilda's kindhearted teacher. She is tired of living in fear under Miss Trunchbull.
- Gender: female
- Age: 25 to 40
- Vocal range top: D5
- Vocal range bottom: F3
Mr. Wormwood
Matilda's uncaring father. A slimy, greedy used-car salesman.
- Gender: male
- Age: 35 to 45
- Vocal range top: A4
- Vocal range bottom: D3
Mrs. Wormwood
Matilda's self-absorbed, negligent mother and an amateur ballroom dancer.
- Gender: female
- Age: 35 to 45
- Vocal range top: F5
- Vocal range bottom: A3
Michael Wormwood
Matilda's older brother. He is not very bright and favored by their parents.
- Gender: male
- Age: 10 to 15
Bruce
Matilda's classmate. He is subject to extreme punishment by Miss Trunchbull.
- Gender: male
- Age: 7 to 14
- Vocal range top: E5
- Vocal range bottom: C4
Lavender
Matilda's classmate and friend.
- Gender: female
- Age: 7 to 10
Mrs. Phelps
A nice librarian.
- Gender: female
- Age: 25 to 45
The Escapologist
A character in a story Matilda tells to Mrs. Phelps who comes to life in their imagination.
- Gender: male
- Vocal range top: E4
- Vocal range bottom: C3
The Acrobat
A character in a story Matilda tells to Mrs. Phelps who comes to life in their imagination.
- Gender: female
- Vocal range top: A4
- Vocal range bottom: D4
Rudolpho
Mrs. Wormwood's ballroom dance partner.
- Gender: male
- Vocal range top: A4
- Vocal range bottom: D#3
Doctor
Mrs. Wormwood's Doctor when she goes into labor with Matilda.
- Gender: male
- Vocal range top: A4
- Vocal range bottom: C3
Children’s Entertainer
A party entertainer at the start of the show.
- Gender: male
- Vocal range top: Eb4
- Vocal range bottom: F#3
Ensemble
Cook, Henchman 1, Henchman 2, Henchman 3, Kids (Amanda, Nigel, Eric, Alice, Hortensia, Tommy), Parents.