AUDITIONS
Audition Applications NOW OPEN!
Echo Youth Theatre is looking for performers aged 13 – 18 years old who are up for the challenge of setting a whole show in a week during the summer!
Please make sure you have read all the audition information before applying and understand the rehearsal commitment.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for The Wedding Singer.
The show will be produced by Echo Youth Theatre and will be performed by cast of 13-18 year olds from across Norfolk.
To be performed at
The Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich
27th – 30th August 2025
The year is 1985. The place is New Jersey.
A wannabe rock star (aka a professional wedding singer) is stood up at the altar and falls out of love with love. The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room.
Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer’s sparkling score does for the ’80s what Hairspray did for the ’60s. Just ‘say yes’ to one of the best rom-com musicals of all time.
It’s 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favourite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Devasted, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.
The Wedding Singer features a large chorus with many featured roles for actors who sing, and dancers who act. If you play an instrument (guitar, bass, drums or keys) let us know!
The show is full of crazy funny antics and doesn’t take itself too seriously – pure comedy fun.
Directing Team
Director – Chris Davidson
Associate Director – Will Mugford
Musical Director – Jessica Brydges
Choreographer – Sophie Chapman
Assistant Director & Choreographer – Jasmine Harvey
and produced by the EYT Management Committee
REHEARSAL DETAILS
Rehearsing at St Edmunds Church, Fishergate, Norwich, NR3 1SE
Rehearsals will start Mon 14 Jul 25
Music Rehearsals will be in July before the Summer Holidays, in preparation for the intensive rehearsal period in August.
Setting rehearsals are from Sun 17 Aug to Mon 25 Aug.
We have also asked you keep Sun 10 Aug free as we may add another music rehearsal, if this is required after the July sessions.
Please make sure you have checked the draft schedule, which is available in the Audition Information Pack on the link below.
This is a draft schedule and a detailed schedule will be provided following casting.
It is likely that all cast will be required at all rehearsals and, whilst we expect some level of absence due to pre-planned commitments, we do need good availability for this short rehearsal process.
During the audition process, you will be asked to let us know of any planned absences – please let us know all your commitments for July and August, so we can ensure you are going to be available if required.
We will accommodate reasonable absences that we know about in advance. Auditionees with excessive absences or who are unavailable for key dates may not be cast, but please book an audition if you are keen and discuss any issues you have with us.
Please be honest about any prior commitments. Frequent, undeclared absences could result in being removed from the show during the rehearsal process. If your planned absences have been agreed upon by the team in advance and you are cast in the show, your absence will not be an issue.
AUDITION DETAILS
Audition applications are now open
Please make sure you have read all the audition information before applying and understand the commitment.
Auditions will be held at: St Edmunds Church Fishergate Norwich NR3 1SE
INFORMATION EVENING AND SING-THROUGH
Wed 4 Jun 25
7pm – 8pm
The Information Evening is not mandatory, but it is an opportunity to meet the Creative Team and hear about plans for the show. It is advised that you attend, if you can, so you understand what the audition team are looking for and have a chance to ask any questions before auditioning. Parents are encouraged to attend.
AUDITIONS
Wed 18 Jun 25
6.30pm – 9.30pm (2 sessions)
Movement/Dance Audition
When you apply we ask whether you consider yourself a Dancer or a ‘Mover’ and this will dictate which group you audition in.
2 sessions:
GROUP 1 – Movers: 6.30pm – 7.30pm
GROUP 2 – Dancers: 8pm – 9.30pm
This is so that, regardless of your level of dance ability or confidence in dance, you can show yourself at your best! It will not inform who we cast, just allow us to see the range of dance ability on offer more clearly. There is opportunity in the cast for both dancers and movers.
Sat 21 Jun 25
3pm – 6.30pm (2 sessions)
Musical Theatre Audition
There will be two audition sessions – the group you select for the Dance/Movement audition will be the same group that you audition in on Saturday, but let us know on the application form if this is an issue. You will be required to perform your solo audition pieces in front of your group.
2 sessions:
GROUP 1 – 3pm – 4.30pm
GROUP 2 – 5pm – 6.30pm
All audition material can be found in the Audition Information Pack, by character, along with the role/character/scene breakdown of the cast.
ADMIN DETAILS
Casting guidelines in the Audition Information Pack give “recommended ages” and there is some flexibility in actual age, as long as you are at least 13 and not over 18 by 31st Aug 25.
If you are 18 on or before 31st Aug 25, you must be at school or sixth form college in Jun 25 when auditions take place.
The show is rated at PG-13 and which means that parents should be advised that some content may be unsuitable for children under 13 and the show contains some bad language, inferred sexual references and references to alcohol use.
Show Week will be Tue 26th Aug to Sun 31st Aug 25 and cast will need to be fully available for that period.
The costs for cast are:
- The Show Fee for cast members is £75.
- All costumes are provided and cast are not expected to provide or purchase costumes, other than under-garments.
- We may ask for a damage deposit for the script, which will be refunded when the script is returned undamaged – this will be confirmed on casting.
Agreement to photographic and video consent for internal use and external marketing is a pre-requisite for casting.
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