Auditions Announced for DESCENDENTS the Musical at Rise Up Performing Arts

July 15 from 6-9pm
July 16 from 10am-3pm

Audition forms available here.

Seeking strong singer and actors ages 8 – 18 year old.

Please bring a completed audition form, resume, and a current headshot, photo does not need to be professional, and will not be returned. We will also have these forms available at auditions.

Please prepare a 1 minute musical theatre style song with an accompaniment track. There will be a speaker connection for phones and mp3 players. Please have music cued up to where your singing will begin. Some will be asked to stay for a movement audition.

Auditions are by appointment. Click here for the SignUp Genius. Walk-ins will be seen as time allows.
Callbacks: Monday, July 17, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

Rehearsals: Monday and Wednesdays 6:00-8:30 & Sundays 3:00-6:00
Rehearsals begin: August 1st

Performance dates: Sept. 23–25.

Audition & Rehearsal Location: Rise Up Performing Arts, 228 Court St, Hamilton, OH 45011

Performance Venue: Fairfield Freshman Building, 8790 N. Gilmore Road. Fairfield, Ohio 45014

Character Breakdown

• Mal – Our hero and Maleficent’s daughter. Under her hardened, sarcastic exterior, she has a sense of justice and a heart of gold.
  Gender: Female
  Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: G3
• Evie – The Evil Queen Grimhilde’s daughter. She hides her brilliance behind a superficial, image-obsessed attitude.
  Gender: Female
  Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: G3
• Jay
  Jafar’s son, an outwardly arrogant thief. He conceals a strategic, collaborative nature.
  Gender: Male
  Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: Eb3
• Carlos
  Cruella de Vil’s son. Despite a fear of dogs and just about everything else, he has the capacity to be brave and kind.
  Gender: Male
  Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: Eb3
• Maleficent
  The infamous evil fairy. She is a profoundly selfish absentee parent with an unquenchable taste for vengeance.
  Gender: Female
  Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: A3
• Grimhilde
  Snow White’s wicked adversary. An aging beauty queen, she is still desperate to be the fairest of them all.
  Gender: Female
• Jafar
  Aladdin’s nemesis. He is a slimy, washed up crime lord desperate for a way back to the top.
  Gender: Male
  Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: B2
• Cruella de Vil
  A Dalmatian loving dog snatcher. She is an obsessive, eccentric, and overbearing helicopter mom
  Gender: Female
  Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: B3
• Ben
  Son of the Beast and Belle. He is a classically regal, optimistic kid who bears the weight of soon becoming King of Auradon.
  Gender: Male
  Vocal range top: Bb4 Vocal range bottom: Ab2
• King Beast
  Ben’s father and King of Auradon. Royal and rule driven, he knows a bit about being marginalized.
  Gender: Male
• Queen Belle
  Ben’s mother and Queen of Auradon. Warm, but cautious, she doesn’t understand her son’s generation.
  Gender: Female
• Fairy Godmother
  Headmistress of Auradon Prep. Busy and bubbly, she’ll do anything to keep the school afloat.
  Gender: Female
  Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: D4
• Jane
  Fairy Godmother’s daughter. Meek and mousy, but hungry for attention, she’s looking for her moment to shine.
  Gender: Female
  Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: E4
• Chad
  Cinderella and Prince Charming’s son. An arrogant and spoiled blockhead, he’s never wanted for anything.
  Gender: Male
  Vocal range top: D4 Vocal range bottom: B2
• Audrey
  Sleeping Beauty’s daughter. The malicious queen bee of Auradon Prep, she has her eye on the throne.
  Gender: Female
  Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: A3
• Doug
  Dopey’s son. Nerdy and sweet, he does all the work that his fellow students don’t want to do.
  Gender: Male
  Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: C4
• Royal Page
  Auradonian messenger, enormously nervous.
• Royal Guard
  Museum employee, less than vigilant.
• Maurice
  Chemistry teacher and Belle’s father. He is kooky and stuck in his ways.
  Gender: Male
• Coach
  Tourney coach, resigned to the team’s mediocrity until meeting a surprise star player.
• Snow White
  Red carpet reporter. She is the voice of the masses.
  Gender: Female
• Ensemble
  Roles include: Isle Ensemble (including Smitten Kids 1 & 2), Auradonians (including Auradonians 1 & 2), Coronation Crowd (including Crowd Members 1, 2 & 3), Auradonian Choir

Location: 2nd floor. 228 Court St, Hamilton, OH 45011