DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
AUDITION INFORMATION
Presented by The Augusta Players
Book and Lyrics by Timothy Mason
Music by Mel Marvin
Production Team
Director / Choreographer: Scott Seidl
Music Director: Lori Van Lenten
Asst. Director: Rebecca Brune
Production Stage Manager: Ashley Gambill
Audition Date – Saturday, AUGUST 23, 10AM – 4PM
(Please sign-up for audition slots and a movement audition.)
Audition sign-up link here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0845AFAE2DA7FA7-57462638-drseuss
Public Performance Dates: December 12, 13, 14
Please note there are TWO performances on December 13)
ABOUT THE SHOW: The Grinch discovers there’s more to Christmas than he bargained for in this heart-warming holiday classic based on the original book and 1966 animated film. Max the Dog narrates as the sour and scheming Grinch, whose heart is “two sizes too small”, decides to steal Christmas away from the holiday loving Whos. The innocent caring of Little Cindy Lou Who only saves Christmas but saves the Grinch himself.
NOTE ON CASTING: Whoville is made up of individuals that are all different from one another and get much joy in celebrating the holiday, the community, and their differences. We are actively assembling a cast that represents different ethnicities, races, identities, and abilities. It is meant to be a metaphor for the rich and diverse cultural tapestry that makes up our community.
More information about the show can be found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss%27_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_The_Musical
Looking for performers of all types, ethnicities, shapes, sizes. Ages 9 and up. (See breakdown below for more specifics)
Looking for great singers who are strong comic actors who sing, and singers who dance. All roles are open.
General Auditions:
Saturday, August 23, 10AM – 4PM
All will be seen in 5-minute slots and be asked to do a movement call at 10AM, or 1:00PM.
WE WILL TAKE WALK INS AND ALL ATTENDING WILL BE SEEN, even if the sign-up is full. Please come to a movement audition and a singing audition.
You can sign up for an audition slot here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0845AFAE2DA7FA7-57462638-drseuss
Callbacks will be scheduled if needed.
Location:
TheAP Theatre Complex, 712 Ellis Street, Augusta, GA, 30901
Please read this whole notice before calling The Augusta Players.
If you cannot attend the in-person auditions:
Video submissions will also be accepted until 4PM on August 22.
Please email video submissions or YouTube links to: s.seidl@augustaplayers.org
Videos should include:
- Your name, phone number and email address
- A section of a song (See below) no longer than 1 minute.
- If auditioning for a specific character, one of the posted audition songs.
PLEASE also attach the completed audition form which you can download HERE
SINGING:
Please prepare a song from the show or a holiday song in the style of the show that best represents your range (vocal and acting). The section you sing should be no longer than 1 minute. We will stop you after 1 minute. If you are not singing from the show, please bring sheet music with you. No a cappella singing and no accompaniment tracks please.
MOVEMENT:
Please attend one of the two movement audition slots. (10AM – 10:30AM OR 1PM -1:30PM) A movement combination will be taught. This is about “Whoville” style more than choreography.
Rehearsals will begin on some Saturdays in August and September. Full rehearsals will begin in Mid-October.
Please bring personal calendars and be prepared to list all conflicts (Mondays-Sundays) beginning with Saturday, August 30, 2025 – December 14, 2025. Please do not assume that we know when any general holidays are (ie., school breaks, etc) and plan to list those as conflicts if you will be out of town or otherwise engaged. Conflicts must be noted at the audition and will influence casting. Only conflicts noted at the audition will be taken into consideration. No conflicts allowed November 30 – December 14.
MORE:
There may be some cold reading. Auditions scenes will be available to download in the coming weeks.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
The Grinch
Our main protagonist. 35+ to play 56. 6’ or taller. He has spent years living in seclusion. He is fed-up with Christmas and ingeniously decides to steal it. A beastly, charming, often silly curmudgeon. He is hilariously scary but with a softy’s heart underneath — think more Wile E. Coyote than Voldemort. He fancies himself a Vaudeville superstar with “champion-stock” DNA and has a personality that outsizes everybody else in Whoville.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: D4 Vocal range bottom: D2
Old Max
Our storyteller who unexpectedly has a final memory that inspires him to celebrate the night of the Grinch’s transformation with the audience. 50+ to visibly be the oldest soul on stage. A wise and somewhat weary old soul on the last legs of a spectacular life. He is trustworthy and charming and can “spin a yarn” like the best of them.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Young Max
16+. 5’8” or under. Misery loves company, but this peppy new pup refuses to succumb to the Grinch’s negativity and pessimism. He is lovable, charming, and always eager to please. He is indefatigably positive and fun. Everything the Grinch tries to destroy, Max catches before it breaks, never tiring of the Grinch’s antics.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: F#4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Cindy Lou Who
9 to 11 years old to play younger. Should be 4’4” or under. Should be the mallest person on stage. She is the youngest child of the central Who family. She is the one person with a genuine heart of gold that can find and express love to the Grinch. She is still young enough to be guided by her sense of wonder and empathy and believes in the possibility for goodness in the Grinch.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: A3
Papa Who
The Father of the central Who Family. 30’s to 50. 5’8” or taller. He is the calm eye of the storm, goodness and confidence pours out of him. He accidently indoctrinates the children of Whoville with the story of the boogeyman Grinch.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Mama Who
The Mother of the central Who Family. 30’s to 45. 5’6” or taller. She is overwhelmed by the Christmas hysteria, and she is unsuccessfully struggling to maintain control of both her children and Grandpa and Grandma Who. Adorably annoying, funny, and a loving mother.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: C4
Grandpa Who
The eldest of the central Who family. 50’s to 70. He is gruff, comically grumpy, and enjoys antagonizing Mama Who and trying to scare the children with ghost stories. He loves Christmas and his grandchildren but is driven batty by both.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: D3
Grandma Who
The matriarch of the central Who family. 50’s to 70. She can solve any problem, a peacemaker. She is loving and warm. The children respect and listen to her, and she has the patience to calm both them and Mama Who.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: D4
Annie Who
10-13 years old to play Cindy Lou’s slightly older sister. Should be 4’4-4’10”. She is the second youngest child of the central Who family. This role will dance. Soprano
Boo Who, Danny Who, Betty-Lou Who
Male and Female Identifying, 16+ to play younger. Should be 5’4” or shorter. Roles include Danny Who, Boo Who, and Betty-Lou Who. The rest of the children from the central Who family. They are the life and pulse of the Holidays: loud and filled with energy. Looking for great movers that can sing.
Ensemble
Citizens of Whoville. Male and Female, 20s-50s. The Adults of Whoville. They have a bright optimism and radiate joy and enthusiasm. They are all different from one another and get much joy in celebrating the holiday, the community, and their differences. All shapes, sizes, heights and backgrounds. Stylistic movement, character actors and strong singers.
Children of Whoville. Male and Female Children can be 14 – 30 to play younger. Should be 5’4” or shorter. The Children of Whoville. They are the life and pulse of the Holidays: loud and filled with energy. Should be very strong movers or dancers. All need to sing.
If you still have questions, please call TheAP at 706-826-4707.
See you at auditions!
