BeautyandtheBeastAuditionNotesHieveryone!HerearetheauditionsidesandfoursongsI’vechosenfromtheshowthatwe’lluseforauditions.SIDES:The“Sides”aresectionsfromscenesfromtheshow;therearefourofthem.Pleaselearnthemallandbereadytoreadanypart.Putyourselfincharacter!Printthemout,practice,andbringthemtoauditionsandauditionprep.Thesearenottobememorized.SONGS:Choosetheonethatyoulikebestandlearnit!Youdonotneedtomemorize,butyou’llprobablysingitbetterifyoudo.Iwillplaypiano,youdon’thavetosingacappella.Andpleaseuseoneofthesesongsonly.Eachofthemcanbesungbyeithergirlsorboys,sodon’tfeellimitedbecausethesingerontherecordingisamanorwoman.ForAladdin,manygirlssangProudofYourBoyanddiditverywell.Herearethefoursongsandsomenotes:

1. Home–ThisisBelle’ssongwhenshe’stakenprisonerintheBeast’scastle.It’sherverysadrealizationthatshemightnevergohome.Singoneverseorboth.Ifyousingthesecondverse,showushowyoucan“grow”thesong’semotion.DoesBellegetsadder?Ormoredetermined?

2. Gaston–LeFouisGaston’ssidekickandit’sreallyhissong,singingabouthowmuchheadmiresGaston.Singbothversesorjustthesecondone.

3. HowLongMustThisGoOn–ThisistheBeast’ssongofsadness.Thiskeymightbehard

formostofyou,andit’sthemostchallengingsong,butifyou’rewantingtoshowusyourBEAST,givethisoneatry.

4. BeautyandtheBeast–ThetitlesongissungbyMrs.Potts.Singatleastthetwoverses.

Ifyouwanttogoontothebridge(“Everjustthesame…”),that’sgreat,justshowusincreasedemotion!

Singingtips:•Beincharacter!Showusyourversionofhowthecharacterisfeeling.•Takeabigbreathandsmile!•Takerisksifyouwantto!Someofourfavoriteauditionswerefromkidswhoshowedustheunexpected.•Feelfreetoaskquestionsatauditionprep.

AUDITIONPREP:I’llholdvoluntaryauditionprepsessionsonWednesday,Dec13at2:45pmandFriday,December15at2:00pm.Wednesdayisanearlyreleaseday,soyou’llhavetocomebacktoschoolforthatone.PSEDkids–makesuretonotifythemthatyou’llbeheadingourway.Wewillcoverthefoursongsandfoursides.ThesesessionsareforYOUtolearnandpracticeandmakemistakes!Theyarenotinanywayconsideredtobepartofyouraudition.Itwillbefun.Youmaycomeandgoasyouplease(quietly)andIdon’tneedtoknowifyou’recominglateorleavingearly.I’llbethere,soit’suptoyouifyouwanttocome.AUDITIONS:AuditiondaysareDecember18,19and20afterschool.Theexactformatisnotyetdecided,howeveritispossiblethatonlysomewillbecalledforWednesday.IwillpostaGooglesheetafterregistrationforauditionsignups.(Wedon’tusethecafeteriawallforthisanymore.)Wewillhavesixpeopleineachgroup.Actorswilltaketurnssingingtheirsong,thenreadsides.Ourdirectorswillbepresent.CastswillbeannouncedonFriday,December22,by6PM.