Matilda Auditions

What You Need to Know:

Who: Actors in grades 1-12 (21-22 school year).

When:  Auditions will be held:
  • Sunday, May 22 at 3-4:15pm (grades 1-6) and 4:30-6:30pm (grades 7-12)
  • Monday, May 23 at 6-7:15pm (grades 1-6) and 7:30-9:00pm (grades 7-12)
Callbacks will be Tuesday, May 24 at 6-8pm. Additionally, if you are unable to make the other auditions opportunities, all grades are eligible to do a first audition during callbacks.

Rehearsals will begin June 7, 2022. 

Where:  Columbia Children’s Theatre at Richland Mall (3400 Forest Drive). Enter through the stage door (between Belk and Barnes and Noble). 
*Please arrive prior to the start time listed above, as we will audition as a group. Parents will drop their actors off after check-in and come back at the end time listed above. 


Steps to take: 
  • Fill out the Online Audition Form and Conflict Calendar (Google Form)
  • Review the Production Information Sheet (pdf file)
  • Auditionees in grades 1-6 will learn and sing a short selection from one of the songs during their audition session.
  • Auditionees in grades 7-12 will be asked to perform one song from the following selections (pdf files).
  • Actors will also learn a short dance routine and may be asked to read lines from the script at each audition session 
  • You only need to attend one audition session unless you are asked to return for a callback audition (May 24). 
IMPORTANT INFO
  • There will be a mandatory parent/actor meeting before the first rehearsal for each cast on June 7th (Acrobat) and June 8th (Escapologist) at 6pm. The meeting shouldn’t take more than 20-30 minutes. 
  • Participation fees and retail items will be available for purchase on our retail page on June 3rd. 
  • Rehearsals begin June 7th. Rehearsals will generally be held Monday through Friday evenings, Saturday times vary, and Sunday afternoons. 
  • Matilda: The Musical will have two casts, one performing a 4-show run each weekend at a location TBA.  
    • August 5-7 (CAST ACROBAT) 
      • August 5th @7pm
      • August 6th @ 2pm and 7pm
      • August 7th @ 3pm
    • August 12-14 (CAST ESCAPOLOGIST) 
      • August 12th @7pm
      • August 13th @ 2pm and 7pm
      • August 14th @ 3pm
  • There will be no conflicts accepted for either cast July 23-31. There will also be no conflicts for CAST ACROBAT August 1-7 and no conflicts for CAST ESCAPOLOGIST August 8-14. CCT will be closed July 2-10. 
**If your actor would like to be considered for a principal role, the actor cannot have conflicts for more than 10 rehearsals. Any actor with more than 15 conflicts with rehearsals may not be considered for a role unless conflicts are negotiated. 

About the Show

Director: Julian Deleon

Music Director: Paul Lindley II

Choreographer: Lisa Sendler

Stage Manager: Sadie Carr 

Performances: August 5-7 and 12-14, 2022 (There will be two casts, one performing each weekend).


CCT’s YouTheatre Ensembles will combine this summer to put on one big production! 

Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical tells the story of Matilda, a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly lovable Miss Honey. 


Over the course of her first term at school, Matilda and Miss Honey have a profound effect on each other's lives, as Miss Honey begins not only to recognize but also appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace! Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs and an unforgettable star turn for a young actress, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp. 


Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination!