Babette Beauty and the Beast Jr

Breakdown

Key Information

Age Range

Late Teen, Early Teen, Child

Time & Place

A small french town and a castle just outside the village

Analysis

A flirty, coquettish French maid in the Beast’s castle, Babette’s has

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Narrators (Lead) x 4

Male/Female (Grades 4 - 9)

Narrators have the role of guiding the focus and pace of this beautiful tale. These are non-singing roles but actors are also required to sing as part of the ensemble. Students chosen for this role should be able to enunciate and project their voice using expressive tone and emotion.

Solo singing? No

Narrator Audition Script FULL

Belle (Lead)

Female (Grades 4 – 9)

Belle is a smart, confident young woman from a small village. We are looking for a strong singer and actor who is able to stand up to Gaston while showing compassion for her father Maurice, the servants and eventually the Beast.

Solo singing? Yes

Vocal range:

Top: F5

Bottom: G3

Belle Audition Script FULL

Maurice (Supporting)

Male/Female (Grades 4 – 9)

Maurice is an aging and eccentric inventor, but more importantly, the adoring and protective father of Belle. This is a non-solo singing role which is perfect for the student who can have fun interpreting this crazy old man while conveying some very strong emotions: fear and fatherly love.

Solo singing? No

Maurice Audition Script FULL

Beast (Lead)

Male/Female (Grades 4 – 9)

Beast is a young prince who was hideously transformed by the Enchantress’ spell. We are looking for students who can handle this complex character: a dictator, a hurt child, a hero, a defender and a smitten prince. We require an actor who can deliver a range of conflicting emotional states.

Solo Singing? Yes

Vocal range:

Top: E5

Bottom: B3

Beast Audition Script FULL

Gaston (Supporting)

Male (Grades 4 – 9)

Gaston is pompous and dim-witted and will do whatever it takes to win Belle’s hand. He has all the confidence in the world but lacks humanity to balance it. We are looking for a strong singer and actor who has to be able to sell his eponymous number with gusto and arrogance as well as lead the villagers in his solo song.

Solo singing? Yes

Vocal range:

Top: F5

Bottom: A3

Gaston Audition Script FULL

Lefou (Supporting)

Male/Female (Grades 4 – 9)

Lefou is Gaston’s equeally dim-witted lackey/side-kick. This character should double the laughs for them both. This actor should be able to sing, act and dance. Lefou and Gaston should have great chemistry between them.

Solo singing? Yes

Vocal range:

Top: E5

Bottom: B3

Lefou Audition Script FULL

Silly girls (Supporting)

Female x 3 (Grades 4 - 9)

These girls are in love with Gaston and will do almost anything to be near him. We are looking for actors who can portray the comic nature of these roles and enjoy playing off each other. The Silly Girls sing together in three numbers.

Solo singing? No. In a group of three.

Top: F5

Bottom: C4

Silly Girls Audition Script FULL

Lumiere (Supporting)

Male/Female (Grades 4 – 9)

Lumiere is a confident, charming French mâitre d’ who has been turned into a candelabra under the enchantress’ spell. He has an incessant bickering rapport with Cogsworth. We are looking for a strong singer who can light up the stage in ‘Be Our Guest’. This role covers a range of emotions (from charming entertainer to brave soldier) and requires prominent song and dance. If you can also handle the French accent, this is your role.

Solo singing? Yes

Vocal range:

Top: D5

Bottom: A3

Lumiere Audition Script FULL

Cogsworth (Supporting)

Male/Female (Grades 4 – 9)

Cogsworth is the major-domo of the castle who has been turned into a clock under the Enchantress’ spell. Like all of the castle’s servants, he shows fatherly compassion for Belle yet is perfectly submissive to the master, the Beast. He enjoys feeling like the boss and has no problem getting into it with Lumiere. We are looking for a strong actor and singer who can act in charge.

Solo singing? Yes

Vocal range:

Top: E5

Bottom: A3

Cogsworth Audition Script FULL

Mrs. Potts (Supporting)

Female (Grades 4 – 9)

Mrs. Potts is the castle’s endearing cook who has been turned into a teapot under the Enchantress’ spell. We are looking for an actor with a strong, sweet voice. She should be able to convey comforting, maternal qualities amongst the chaos that is breaking out in the castle. This actor should be able to play a loving mother figure to all the characters.

Solo singing? Yes

Top: E5

Bottom: F3

Mrs. Potts Audition Script FULL

Babette (Supporting)

Female (Grades 4 – 9)

Babette is the maid of the castle who has been turned into a feather duster under the Enchantress’ spell. She misses the finer things in life but is happy to be at Belle’s service at a moment’s notice. Her true heart comes through in her song ‘Human Again’. We are looking for an actor with solid vocal skills to handle Babette’s harmonies.

Solo singing? Yes

Vocal range:

Top: B4

Bottom: A3

Babette Audition Script FULL

Madame De La Grande Bouche (Supporting)

Female (Grades 4 – 9)

Madame is an opera singer who has been turned into a wardrobe under the Enchantress’ spell. She is larger-than-life in everything she does including her singing and dancing. We are looking for a student who can portray the ultimate diva with an outsized personality and voice. Madame has some harmony lines with Mrs. Potts and Babette. We are looking for a singer who can hold her own but knows when to pull back in order to sound good with the others.

Solo singing? Yes

Top: C5

Bottom: A3

Madame De La Grande Bouche Audition Script FULL

Chip (Supporting)

Male/Female (Grades 4 – 9)

Chip is Mrs. Pott’s son who has been turned into a teacup under the Enchantress’ spell. Chip has a wonderful naïveté that endears him to all of the servants. We are looking for an actor who can portray the honesty and spirit of a child and is comfortable singing Chip’s solo lines.

Solo singing? Yes

Vocal Range:

Top: D5

Bottom: D4

Chip Audition Script FULL

Monsieur D’Arque

Monsieur D’Arque is the owner of the mental asylum. Although he has a few lines of solo singing in ‘The Mob Song’, this is mostly a non-singing role. We are looking for a solid actor who can believably exude his sinister personality.

Solo singing? Yes (Few lines)

Monsieur D'arque Audition Script FULL

Old Beggar Woman/Enchantress

Female (Grades 4 – 9)

This is a non-speaking role. We are looking for an actor with a flair for the visually dramatic. Her transformation in the Prologue needs to entice the audience into the story with artistic movement on stage when casting the spell. Later this student will join the ensemble.

Solo singing? No

Beggar Woman/Enchantress Audition (no lines)

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