St. Mary’s Academy theatre seeks actors
for male leading roles.
Beauty and the Beast
St. Mary’s Academy announces open auditions for the roles of
Gaston and the Beast/Prince.
Auditions for male actors are January 8th from 4:00 – 6:00 (this
time can be adjusted for travel if needed). Auditioners will be
asked to sing one of the pre-selected audition songs and cold read
from the script.
Performance dates are Friday and Saturday evening at 7pm with a
Sunday matinee at 2pm. There will be two performance
weekends: February 28, March 1, 2 and March 8, 9, 10. Special
Performance preview matinee is Feb. 27th at 11:00 am (tentative)
For complete details and to set up an audition time and any other
questions please email St. Mary’s Theatre director Shannon More
at shannon.more@stmaryspdx.org.
Beauty and the Beast - MALE ACTOR AUDITION INFORMATION SHEET
Thank you for considering auditioning for St. Mary’s Academy’s production of Beauty and the Beast. The following is
information regarding the audition process and working at SMA. I’ve tried to cover as much as I can, but if you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to email me!
ROLES – I am looking to cast the roles of The Beast and Gaston. If possible I am also looking to cast Maurice (Belle’s
father) but the other two are my first priority.
AUDITIONS – Auditions for the SMA students consist of a vocal audition and cold readings from the script Wednesday
January 8th from 4-8pm (this can be adjusted for travel if necessary). Pre-selected vocal pieces from the play have been
selected for your vocal audition. There will be a live accompanist at the auditions for your vocal audition. Vocal
selections can be found on the website but can also be emailed as a PDF if needed.
REHEARSALS – We rehearse between the hours of 3:20 – 7:00pm. We can be flexible with the male actors depending
upon how far you need to travel and start your rehearsals later than 3:20. During tech week (the week we open) we will
rehearse until 10:30 on MTW. There will be a morning matinee on Thursday February 28th and I will ask you to miss
school for this performance. There will be no rehearsal that evening.
*St. Mary’s will provide a parking stipend for you to attend rehearsals and performances.
PERFORMANCES – We perform two weekends – Friday and Saturday night with a Sunday Matinee starting the weekend
of March 1st. Evening performances begin at 7:00 and matinee performances begin at 2:00pm. Call time is usually 1.5
hours before ‘curtain.’
OTHER - When you come to SMA for your audition/rehearsals, please check in at the front office to get a visitor’s badge.
St. Mary’s is located at 1615 SW Fifth Ave. Portland OR. The school is on the MAX line and there are several bus stops
close as well. There is a pay parking lot directly across from the school that is $4.00 an hour but also just $4.00 anytime
after 4:30. If you would like to schedule your audition for after 4:30 we can do so. There is also street parking around the
school. The Auditorium is across from the main office and my stage managers will meet you and check you in.
You will be auditioning with me - the director, Ms. Zandy – the choreographer, and Miss Briggs - the Musical Director.
We do our best to create a welcoming and fun auditioning atmosphere so please feel free to ask questions and interact
with us during auditions.
CONTACT – If you need any other information/audition material please contact me via email at
shannon.more@stmaryspdx.org. Also, I would love to contact your parents/guardian via email or phone to give them
this information and introduce myself as well. 503.721.7712
More information at: www.stmaryspdx.org /Student_Life/ Theatre/Audition_Information
Thanks for considering auditioning. I hope to see you here!
Sincerely,
Shannon More ~ Theatre Director ~ St. Mary’s Academy