Audition Notice: Humpty Dumpty is Missing!

What to Bring: A resume and headshot if you have them.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Synopsis:

Humpty-Dumpty Is Missing! is an affectionate spoof of the private-eye thrillers of the 1940s and ’50s and an exciting, fun filled way to introduce young audiences to this classic genre. Sammy Scoop is a private investigator in the tradition of his grandfather, Samuel Shovel and his father, Sam Spade. Sammy faces the biggest challenge of his illustrious career with the sudden fall and disappearance of the jolly Humpty-Dumpty who apparently had no enemies. But Sammy and his sidekick, Alice from Dallas, soon come up with a list of suspects who had motive and, perhaps, opportunity. Mistress Mary, Rip Van Winkle, Henny-Penny, Peter Rabbit and his sisters, Rapunzel and the Handsome Prince (who, because he is a painter, prefers to be called the Artist Formerly Known As the Handsome Prince) are among the many suspects called onto the carpet. A last-minute surprise appearance by two of fairy tales most celebrated characters, Mother Goose and Mother Hubbard, finally help Sammy and Alice nab the culprit (the least likely suspect, of course—we’d never break tradition in that important area).

Characters:

Sammy Scoop a private eye

Alice Sammy’s assistant

Police Chief a town official

Little Bo Peep a client of Sammy

Little Red Riding Hood a clinet of Sammy

King’s Horses – up to four

King’s Men – up to four

Wall – three or more

Mother Hubbard a townsperson

Mother Goose a townsperson

Mistress Mary

Rip Van Winkle

Henny-Penny

Rapunzel

Handsome Prince

Troll

Little Billy Goat Gruff

Flopsy

Mopsy

Cottontail

Peter Rabbit