The Hartland Players Encore Youth Theater is holding open auditions for students ages 7 – 18. Auditions will be held at the Hartland Performing Arts Center (9525 E Highland Rd.) on January 5 at 9:30 a.m. Registration will start at 9:00 a.m. and auditions will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m.

Performances will be held March 9 – 10.

Students are asked to come prepared to deliver a memorized one-minute monologue of their choice that is not from the script for the show and sing a Broadway show tune of their choice to be sung a capella.

About the show: 

Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical JR., a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat narrates the story of Horton the Elephant, who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny people called the Whos. Horton must protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, and he must also guard an abandoned egg that’s been left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird.  Although Horton faces ridicule, danger and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him.  Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant!

Parents and students will need to fill out an audition packet to bring with them to auditions. Those interested in auditioning can download the packet here.

To pre-register for auditions, click here.

For more information on auditions contact Mary Jo Bell at maryjo.bell@aol.com.