Audition Downloads
Shrek the Musical Character Description and Audition Pieces
Please click the links below to open a pdf of the script extract required for each character
Young Shrek/Dwarf – Page 110
Young Fiona – I Know It’s Today - Bars 1 to 44 AND Bars 140 to 155 – (singing own line) - Please note there are 2 pieces to sing in the audition the backing tracks will play one after the other.
Baby Bear – pg109/110 (learn baby bear and mama bear)
Teen Fiona – I know It’s Today - Bars 48 to 90 AND Bars 140 to 155 – (singing own line) - Please note there are 2 pieces to sing in the audition the backing tracks will play one after the other.
Shrek – Big green terrifying Ogre, reveals his layers and eventually becomes the hero.
Singing - Big Bright Beautiful World (bar 146A to bar 168) AND Who I’d Be (bar 38 to bar 63)
Fiona- Quirky, blunt, multi-talented and not an ordinary princess. Needs good comic timing and tap dancing is a plus
Acting – Pg 56/57/58
Singing - I Know It’s Today (bar 92 to bar 122) AND Morning Person (bar 9 to bar 41 – singing own line)
Donkey- A chatterbox, easily frightened but not of Shrek. Pushy but an optimist with heart.
Acting - pg16/17
Singing - Don’t Let Me Go (bar 18 to bar 32) AND I’m A Believer (bar 54 to end)
Lord Farquaad – Self absorbed, lonely and cruel. Must be able to play this role on his knees for the whole show.
Acting – pg76/77
Singing - What’s Up, Duloc? (bar 23 to 35) AND Ballad Of Farquaad (bar 22 to bar 39)
Captain of the Guards – pg 14/15
Dragon – off stage singing - Forever (bar 23 to bar 48)
Papa Ogre - Bright Beautiful World (bar 5 to bar 39 – singing own line)
Mama Ogre - Bright Beautiful World (bar 5 to bar 39 – singing own line)
King Harold - Bright Beautiful World (bar 5 to bar 39 – singing Papa Ogre line)
Queen Lillian - Bright Beautiful World (bar 5 to bar 39 – singing Mama Ogre line)
Fairytale creatures
Pinnochio – Plenty of sass with a perchant for lying. pg 98/99 - Singing - Story Of My Life (bar 15 to bar 30)
Sugar Plum Fairy/Gingy – Gingy is portrayed as a puppet operated by Sugar plum Fairy
Gingy(voice only) – pg 22 and SPF/Gingy – pg 98 - Singing - Freak Flag (bar 1 to bar 19)
All other Fairytale creatures to sing - Story Of My Life (bar74 to bar 102 – singing all characters)
Elf – pg 11
Big bad wolf – pg 11
3 little pigs ( german accent) – pg 10/11(learn pig 1 and 2)
Mama Bear – pg109/110(learn baby bear and mama bear)
Papa Bear – pg 98
Peter Pan – pg 98
White Rabbit – Pg 7
Wicked Witch – pg 11
Fairy Godmother – singing only
Ugly Duckling – singing only
Mad Hatter – singing only
Humpty Dumpty – singing only
3 Blind Mice (must move well) – singing only
Anyone unsure of what character to go for can also choose the following singing audition - What’s Up, Duloc? (bar 1 to bar 15)
Parts to be doubled and cast from the above auditions
Pied piper
Bishop
Thelonius the Executioner
Greeter
Guards
Burned knights
Bluebird
Dragon puppeteers
Puppeteers
Happy people
Rat Tappers
Skeletons
Choir
Duloc performers