Accolade Community Theatre Audition Notice
Tuck Everlasting
Book by Claudia Shear & Tim Federle
Music by Chris Miller
Lyrics by Nathan Tysen
Based on the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Directed by Desi Brown & Beau DeBard
Vocal direction by Jessica Bates
Choreographed by Malen Mano
What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get more than she could have imagined. When Winnie learns of the magic behind the Tuck’s unending youth, she must fight to protect their secret from those who would do anything for a chance at eternal life. As her adventure unfolds, Winnie faces an extraordinary choice: return to her life, or continue with the Tucks on their infinite journey.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
WINNIE FOSTER – 11 years old
MOTHER – Winnie's mother
NANA – Winnie's grandmother
JESSE TUCK – The youngest of the Tuck family
MILES TUCK – Jesse's older brother
MAE TUCK – Jesse's mother
ANGUS TUCK – Jesse's father
MAN IN THE YELLOW SUIT – A nefarious leader of a traveling carnival, in search of the fountain of youth
CONSTABLE JOE – Head of the police force in Treegap
HUGO – Constable Joe's sidekick and son
ENSEMBLE – various memories, spirits, travelers, townsfolk, carnival workers, and patrons
AUDITION DATES & LOCATION:
Vocal and acting auditions will be held Wednesday, January 7th at First Presbyterian Church of Richardson. (271 N Walton Street) Please visit our website to sign up for an audition slot for January 7th.
An additional dance audition will be held on Saturday, January 10th from 10:00–11:00 AM, also at First Presbyterian Church of Richardson. Please wear appropriate apparel for dancing.
Please reserve Saturday, January 10th from 11:00 AM–4:00 PM for callbacks, should you be invited.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Each student should prepare one of the monologues below. In addition, students should prepare a 60 second cut of a song in the style of Tuck Everlasting. Students will need to bring their own accompaniment on their phone. .
REHEARSALS
Most rehearsals will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Richardson T, TH, F from 6pm to 10pm. Additional vocal rehearsals will be held 2/11, 3/9, 3/11 and 4/18. Please come to auditions with all of your conflicts. We will not be accepting additional conflicts after auditions. While we know extenuating circumstances can occur, theater requires dedication and schedules are set based on when actors are available. Rehearsals begin Tuesday, January 27th..
PERFORMANCE LOCATION
All performances will be held at the Courtyard Theater in Plano. (1509 H Ave, Plano)
TECH / DRESS WEEK:
Please mark tech rehearsal dates in your calendar as they are mandatory and crucial to the performance. ALL tech rehearsals are mandatory. Tech rehearsals will be held at the performance venue.
TECH REHEARSAL DATES:
Monday, April 20th: 5 to 11pm
Tuesday, April 21st: 5 to 11pm
Wednesday, April 22nd: 5 to 11pm
Thursday, April 23rd: 5 to 11pm
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Friday, April 24th at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 25th at 2:30pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, April 26th at 2:30pm
TUITION: $50
Our heart is to provide affordable theatre for students so we strive to keep our cost minimal. For families with more than two students, the first two students are $50 and each additional student after that is $25. If your student needs a scholarship or you would be willing to offer a scholarship for another student please let us know. Payment is due on the first rehearsal. You may pay by check, Zelle, or PayPal. An invoice will be sent to you via email if you wish to pay via PayPal.
ADDITIONAL COSTS:
Additional costs associated with the show is the cost of shoes and a costume fee of $25. Tickets must be purchased anytime you are seated in the auditorium to watch the show. Ticket prices are $15 per show. There will also be an opportunity for participants to purchase show t-shirts, accolade ads in the program, concessions, etc.
PARENT VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT
Accolade Community Theatre is a volunteer run organization. We rely on parent involvement to help keep kids safe and ensure that our rehearsals and performances run smoothly. You will be asked to volunteer at rehearsals, take volunteer shifts during tech week and performances, as well as help with set build and strike. In total, volunteer time may add up to around 30 hours over the course of the show. We understand that there are different seasons of life and that there may be special circumstances. We are certainly willing to work with you! But please be aware that participating in a play with Accolade does involve a family time commitment.
MONOLOGUES
Winnie Foster: Maybe it’s today, when something exciting happens…or something, just anything… Please not another day when nothing happens. Can I go outside and play before breakfast? Can we have breakfast outside this morning? Remember when Dad made waffles and we ate them outside and you said it was just like as picnic? Can we have an adventure? Please? Please?
Jesse Tuck: Look around you, the flowers, and the trees, and the frogs, they’re all part of the wheel. They’re always changing, always growing, like you Winnie. Your life is never the same, you were once a child, now you’re about to become a woman. Then one day you’ll go out, like the flame of a candle. You’ll make way for new life. That’s a certainty. That’s the natural way of things.
Miles Tuck: Ma, shut the music box, you never know who could hear it. Here Ma, happy ten birthdays…It’s good to be home but I never felt like I truly belonged here. Perhaps people like me will never have a home. A house yes, but can anyone feel truly at home when so separated from the people around them? Alienated from something so basic as time?
Mae Tuck: Angus what anniversary are we up to? What’s a marriage after a century passes? Winnie said she wanted to drink the water…that frightened me. Winnie’s going home, the boys are leaving…we’ve talked more in one day than we have talked in years…are you with me or are you just snoring near me? We have to go…I know it’s for the best.
Angus Tuck: Do you like fishing? I didn’t have to teach Jesse; I think he was born already knowing how…both my boys could swim before they could walk. I think you’ve got a fish on your line, pull it up…Well done Winnie, Trout for breakfast! Ok…Ok…I’ll put him back…there you can see him swimming away…you know Winnie, the time before we drank, when we could hurt, when we could die, those are the only moments that matter.
The Man in the Yellow Suit: Well, now. Aren’t you wise beyond your - eleven years, is it? I’m a carnival man, young lady! It’s my business to know un-knowable things…We have something in common…I’d do anything to live forever, and I mean anything. Would you? Now, I don’t suppose you’ve noticed anyone strange around here recently… Been up and down the state, looking for a highly unusual family. Used to live here in Treegap, some time ago.
Hugo: Look at him go…he’s got legs like a cricket. We can’t let him get too far ahead. But then again, a fellow dressed in yellow isn’t going to be too hard to track. But not a nice yellow like chicks and daffodils or butter, or corn or ducks, or lemon wedges. I got a feeling this is all gonna come apart like wet bread.
Betsy Foster: No, I’d like to hear your essay before you go out and play. Go on dear… good girl! Afterwards we can have breakfast in the parlour. How would you like that? I know it’s not as fun as eating outside but the world is a dangerous place and we have to stay safe and keep busy. Good girl, now you can fill in a map with all the state capitals and when your done you can go outside but you must stay within the gate!
Nana: Elves…the Elves interrupted first …Did you hear them, Winnie? The Elves did you hear them? I first heard them when I was a little girl playing in the wood. You know Elves are green and shiny like leaves. Stories are everything…one small story and the earth opens up wide. (beat) Ohhh… they are going, the Elves are going…
Constable Joe: Slow down Hugo, I’m hotter than a griddle in a pancake supper. Now this being your first case, I suggest you keep your eyes open and your mouth closed. Betsy Foster, I came as soon as I got your message. Maybe Winnie ran away, maybe she went to the fair…I’m gonna take a good look around. Don’t worry Betsy, we’ll find her.