DreamWorks

SHREK

The Musical JR

Director / Choreographer Shannon Nichols
Music Director Katy Stafford
Stage Manager Emma Grace Denton 

ABOUT THE SHOW

Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR, based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation feature film and fantastic Broadway musical.  It’s a “big bright beautiful world” as everyone’s favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance.  Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek JR is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.

Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he’s handed a task — if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, but a fairytale wouldn’t be complete without a few twists and turns along the way.

AUDITIONS IN-PERSON

• Saturday, January 10, 2026

• 2-6 PM

• 2210 Lone Star Dr, Sugar Land 77479

Students are required to register online prior to in-person auditions. Use the “SIGN UP” button below.

AGES

Actors ages 12-18 are eligible to audition.

WHAT TO PREP & EXPECT

Please prepare 16-32 bars from a musical song (about 60-90 seconds). Bring accompaniment track on a smart phone / tablet / MP3 player. No piano accompanist is provided. Wear clothing and footwear appropriate for a dance audition. For the last portion of auditions, we will sing music and read scenes from the show. Actors should stay for the duration of auditions. Auditions are closed to parents and anyone not auditioning.

REHEARSALS (48 HRS)

• Saturdays 10AM-1PM — Jan Jan 24, 31, Feb 21, 28 

• Saturdays 10AM-3PM — Feb 7, 14, Mar 7, 13, 28

• Fridays 5-10P — Mar 6

• Tech 6:30-9P — Mar 30, 31, Apr 1

SHOWS: 2 WEEKENDS / 6 SHOWS

• Friday April 3 2026, 7:30PM

• Saturday, April 4 2026, 7:30PM

• Sunday, April 5 2026, 2:30PM

• Thursday, April 9, 2026 7:30PM

• Saturday, April 11, 2:30PM

• Sundays April 12 2026, 7:30PM

TUITION

Tuition, $480, is due after casting on or before the first rehearsal. There is no fee or registration required to audition. Tuition payment plans are available. Tuition is calculated as $10 per rehearsal hour. For more information, email.

DreamWorks

SHREK

The Musical KIDS

Director / Choreographer Mandy Seymore

Assistant Director / Stage Mgr Violet Miles
Music Director Katy Stafford

ABOUT THE SHOW

Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical KIDS, based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It’s a “big bright beautiful world” as everyone’s favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance.  Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek KIDS is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.

Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he’s handed a task — if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, but a fairytale wouldn't be complete without a few twists and turns along the way

AUDITIONS IN-PERSON

• Saturday, January 10, 2026

• 8AM-12PM

• 2210 Lone Star Dr, Sugar Land 77479

Students are required to register online prior to in-person auditions. Use the “SIGN UP” button below.

AGES

Actors ages 6-12 are eligible to audition.

WHAT TO PREP & EXPECT

There is nothing to prepare as we’ll teach songs from the show for auditions. Wear clothing and footwear appropriate for a dance audition. Please listen to YouTube Shrek KIDS songs before auditions. Actors should stay for the duration of auditions. Auditions are closed to parents and anyone not auditioning. You can also visit MTI for more information about the show.

REHEARSALS (42 HRS)

• Saturdays 8AM-12PM — Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar 7, 14, 28

• Tech 5-7PM — Mar 30, 31, Apr 1

SHOWS: 2 WEEKENDS / 6 SHOWS

• Thursday, April 2 2026, 7:30PM

• Saturday, April 4 2026, 2:30PM

• Sunday, April 5 2026, 7:30PM

• Friday, April 10, 2026 7:30PM

• Saturday, April 11, 7:30PM

• Sunday, April 12 2026, 2:30PM

TUITION

Tuition, $420, is due after casting on or before the first rehearsal. There is no fee or registration required to audition. Tuition payment plans are available. Tuition is calculated as $10 per rehearsal hour. For more information, email.

LITTLE SHOP

of HORRORS

Director / Choreographer Shannon Nichols
Music Director Travis Falknor
Stage Manager Tracey Strother

ABOUT THE SHOW

A deviously-delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.

The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!

AUDITIONS IN-PERSON

• Wednesday, February 25, 2026

• 5-9PM

• 2210 Lone Star Dr, Sugar Land 77479

Students are required to register online prior to in-person auditions. Use the “SIGN UP” button below.

AGES

Actors ages 15-21 are eligible to audition.

WHAT TO PREP & EXPECT

Please prepare 16-32 bars from a musical song (about 60-90 seconds). Bring accompaniment track on a smart phone / tablet / MP3 player. No piano accompanist is provided. Wear clothing and footwear appropriate for a dance audition. For the last portion of auditions, we will sing music and read scenes from the show. Actors should stay for the duration of auditions. Auditions are closed to parents and anyone not auditioning.

REHEARSALS (85 HRS)

• Wednesdays 5-9PM — Mar 4, 11, 25, April 1, 8, 15

• Sundays 2:30-8:30PM — Mar 1, 8, 22, 29, Apr 5, 12, 19

• Tech 5-10P — Apr 21, 22, 23

SHOWS: 2 WEEKENDS / 8 SHOWS

• Friday April 24 & May 1 2026, 7:30P

• Saturday, April 25 & May 2 2026, 2:30 & 7:30P

• Sunday, April 26 & May 3 2026, 2:30P

TUITION

Little Shop tuition, $850 (half off if paid before first rehearsal), is due after casting. Tuition registration is due before the first rehearsal. There is no fee or registration required to audition. Tuition payment plans are available. Tuition is calculated as $10 per rehearsal hour. For more information, email.

SEUSSICAL JR

Director / Choreographer Shannon Nichols
Music Director Travis Falknor
Stage Manager Emma Grace Denton

ABOUT THE SHOW

Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical JR, a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat narrates the story of Horton the Elephant, who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny people called the Whos. Horton must protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, and he must also guard an abandoned egg that’s been left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird.  Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant.

AUDITIONS IN-PERSON

• Tuesday, March 3, 2026

• 5:30-8:30PM

• 2210 Lone Star Dr, Sugar Land 77479

Students are required to register online prior to in-person auditions. Use the “SIGN UP” button below.

AGES

Actors ages 6-16 are eligible to audition.

WHAT TO PREP & EXPECT

Please prepare 16-32 bars from a musical song (about 60-90 seconds). Bring accompaniment track on a smart phone / tablet / MP3 player. No piano accompanist is provided. Wear clothing and footwear appropriate for a dance audition. For the last portion of auditions, we will sing music and read scenes from the show. Actors should stay for the duration of auditions. Auditions are closed to parents and anyone not auditioning.

REHEARSALS (47 HRS)

• Tuesdays 5:30-8:30PM — Mar 10, 24, apr 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5

• Thursdays 5:30-8:30PM — Mar 12, 26, Apr 16, May 7

• Fridays 5-10PM — April 17

• Tech 5:30-8:30PM — May 11, 12, 13

SHOWS: 1 WEEKEND / 5 SHOWS

• Thursday, May 14, 7:30PM

• Friday May 15 2026, 7:30PM

• Saturday, May 16 2026, 2:30 & 7:30PM

• Sunday, May 17 2026, 2:30PM

TUITION

Tuition, $470, is due after casting on or before the first rehearsal. There is no fee or registration required to audition. Tuition payment plans are available. Tuition is calculated as $10 per rehearsal hour. For more information, email.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN

Director Jeff Sensat

Dramaturg Addie Delahoussaye

Music Director Stephanie Northcutt

Stage Manager Tracey Strother

Clinical Consultant Judi Dai, MEd, LPC, RPT

ABOUT THE SHOW

Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen has felt invisible his entire life. But when a tragedy shocks his community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else. As his web of well-intentioned lies begins to unravel, though, Evan is forced to confront the fact that the price of belonging may be far steeper than he bargained for.

The show opened at the Music Box Theatre to rave reviews and struck an emotional chord with critics and audiences alike. It went on to win six 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the Drama League Award for Outstanding Musical Production, two Obie Awards, a Drama Desk Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards and two Helen Hayes Awards.

“One of the most remarkable shows

in musical theater history.”

—  The Washington Post

Featuring a Tony Award-winning book by Steven Levenson (Fosse/Verdon), and a score by Grammy®, Tony®, Emmy® and Academy Award® winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, La La Land, Dogfight, James and the Giant Peach), Dear Evan Hansen is a new classic, with a message that has resonated with audiences around the world: “You Will Be Found.”

AUDITIONS IN-PERSON

• Tuesday, May 19, 2026

• 6-10 PM

• 2210 Lone Star Dr, Sugar Land 77479

All those auditioning are required to register online prior to in-person auditions. Use the “SIGN UP” button below for more info.

AGES

16 - adult. Age 15 may send a video audition by May 10 for consideration.

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Our production seeks to honor the raw, complicated truths at the heart of this story’s origins. We’ll explore a more devastating forensic and psychological landscape grounded in the sweaty labor of social survival in a digital age — the tension between the profiles we curate and the very real, sometimes messy, human needs beneath them. We’re looking for actors who are excited by intellectual friction, nuanced subtext, and a high-stakes, non-sentimental delivery. Our collaborative team of actors will dig deep. This production prioritizes character accountability and emotional precision. We seek the malaise behind the screen — the visceral human costs that drive choices when we feel most alone. The ache is the stake.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS

• EVAN HANSEN — (HIGH TENOR) A highly observant, strategic young man navigating intense isolation. We are looking for a performer who can balance genuine vulnerability with the active, calculating intelligence required to maintain a complex social lie.

• ZOE MURPHY — (MEZZO-SOPRANO) A character of clear-eyed strength. We seek a performer who can portray the ache of grief alongside a firm, unwavering boundary regarding the truth.

• CONNOR MURPHY — (BARITENOR) An analog boy in a digital world. We seek a performer who can portray the finite volatility of the real Connor and the system-edited avatar created by the community’s collective projections.

• LARRY MURPHY — (BARITONE) Pragmatic and disciplined. He values dramaturgical order and functional fronts to maintain family stability. We are looking for an actor who can portray the silent weight of a sysadmin trying to keep a collapsing home online.

• HEIDI HANSEN — (MEZZO-SOPRANO) A performance team of one. We are seeking an actor who can portray the exhausted, authentic love of a parent navigating a world of infinite digital noise while trying to protect her finite home.

• CYNTHIA MURPHY — (MEZZO-SOPRANO) A believing performer. She is a consumer of the new narrative, seeking a functional replacement for the son she lost.

• JARED KLEINMAN — (TENOR) Quick-witted, pragmatic, and transactional. He sees the world through a logical, digital lens.

• ALANA BECK — (MEZZO-SOPRANO) Deeply driven and legacy-minded. She seeks utility and impact in a world of infinite noise.

WHAT TO PREP & EXPECT

Actors please prepare 16-32 bars from a musical. For this audition, we DO prefer songs from the show. Audition for the role you want. Bring accompaniment audio on your smart phone. No piano accompanist is provided. Please wear clothing and footwear appropriate for a small movement audition. For the last portion we will sing music and read scenes from the show. Actors should stay for the duration of the audition. Auditions are closed to parents and anyone not auditioning.

VIRTUAL AUDITIONS

We are accepting video submissions for anyone unable to attend the audition. In-person auditions are preferred. Please note: If you live out-of-town and wish to audition, housing is not offered.

REHEARSALS

WEEK 1 — June 7-11 (Times TBD)

WEEK 2 — June 15-19 (Times TBD)

WEEK 3 — June 22-25 (Times TBD)

WEEK 4 — June 29 - July 1 (Times TBD)

TECH

WEEK 5 — July 6-9 (5-10 PM)

8 SHOWS

July 10 at 7:30 PM

July 11 at 2:30 and 7:30 

July 12 at 2:30 PM

July 17 at 7:30 PM

July 18 at 2:30 and 7:30 PM

July 19 at 2:30 PM

TUITION-FREE

This is a tuition-free community theatre production for teens and adults. All roles are open. iStage never precasts unless announced, and we welcome new talent! Actors 18+ are eligible for a $100 gas stipend. An audition sign-up link will be available soon.

THIS IS A TUITION-FREE PRODUCTION

Please contact iStage Artistic Director Mandy Seymore at mandy@inspirationstage.com with questions.