AUDITIONS FOR:
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
Main Stage Summer 2026
About the Show: Based on the Victor Hugo novel and with songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel.
The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be "Out There," observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful Romani woman, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Dom Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the Roma – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.
Participation Fee: $1000
Participant Age Range: 13-19
Director: Noelle Arms
Assistant Director: Eliana Stevens
Stage Manager: Katharine Sonas
Music Director: Caleb Phair
Choreographer: Adrian Plascencia
Rehearsal Days/Times:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, June 8-July 23 at 6:00-9:00 pm
Extended Rehearsals:
July 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 at 5:00-10:00 pm
Mandatory Technical Rehearsals:
August 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 at 3:00-11:00 pm
7 Mandatory Performances:
Friday, August 7 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 8 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 9 at 7:30 pm
Friday, August 14 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 15 at 2:30 pm
Saturday, August 15 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 16 at 2:30 pm (strike post show)
AUDITION MATERIALS
Auditions: Friday, May 1 at 5:00-9:00 pm
Callbacks: By invitation only Saturday, May 2 at 5:00-9:00 pm
Please choose one of the following songs to memorize and perform for your audition. Soprano singers are asked to choose a full song, and also sing the opening “ahh” section from “Bells of Notre Dame”. Actors should sign up for an audition slot and must fill out the audition form in advance, complete with all potential conflicts. All minors must have a parent/guardian in attendance with them to be allowed audition. On the day of the audition, actors should dress in well-fitting, comfortable clothes they can move in—jazz shoes strongly suggested, skirts strongly discouraged.
CALLBACK MATERIALS
For those “over-achievers” (*wink wink*) it’s always a good idea to be prepared in case you are invited to callbacks! We will be using the songs below in addition to the above selections for auditions.