Auditions
Auditions | "The Neverending Story" for Artown 2023
Saturday, April 1st & Wednesday, April 5th
Audition Information
Show Directed by: Jaymes Escobedo with Elisha Harris, Jillian Helget & James French
LIVE Auditions will take place on Saturday, April 1st from 10am-2pm and Wednesday, April 5th from 4pm-8pm (sign up for individual slots via link below, time slots are roughly 5 minutes long).
- Slate (Name & Age)
- 1 Minute Monologue
VIDEO AUDITIONS: May be submitted via email to jillianhelget@gmail.com by no later than 4pm on Saturday, April 1st
Show Synopsis
Told with all the thrills of a classic adventure, the story begins with Bastian, a lonely boy, who stumbles into a curious bookshop where he discovers a curious book The Neverending Story. Bastian hides in the attic of his school and begins to read, and a huge adventure surges into life. Fantastica, a land of stories, is being destroyed by the Nothing. The Childlike Empress has chosen Atreyu, a young hunter, to be the Hero of the Great Quest. Atreyu, an orphan, is an unlikely choice, but he accepts and, with his horse and companion, Artax, rides to face the menace. First, he experiences the Nothing and discovers its thoughtless destruction. Then he is guided by a dream to the Swamps of Sadness where he meets Morla, the Ancient One, who reveals another solution. He must find the Childlike Empress a new name. With this new direction, Atreyu faces Ygramul the Many, befriends Falkor the Luck Dragon, and solves the riddles of the three magic gates to meet Uyulala. From her he learns that only a human child can give the Empress a new name. In despair he faces his final test the werewolf Gmork and returns to the Childlike Empress without a new name. However, his quest has attracted a human child. It is Bastian himself who calls out a new name for the Empress, and the story rushes to its triumphant and moving conclusion. Commissioned by Seattle Children's Theatre and Imagination Stage.
Ages: All ages are welcome to audition!
Rehearsal Schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 5:30pm-8pm
First Read-Through: April 11th 5:30pm
Performance Dates: July 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
Questions?
Contact Jillian at 775.378.9846 or JillianHelget@gmail.com