Name: Bounce! Auditions
Start: 2025-12-20T12:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-20T15:00:00-06:00
Location: Children's Theatre of Southern Indiana

Grades 4–6
Bounce! Directed by Daniel Zeller
Music Director- Jennifer Dalto
Stage Manager- Katie Clark
Production Assistant- Shana Hardin

This high-energy, contemporary new musical follows Reggie, a 10-year-old with endless energy who just can’t stay out of trouble at school. Through hilarious interactions with classmates like Low, who’s tired of the “smart kid” label, and Hoops, who is obsessed with lunch-Reggie learns that their energy can be a strength, not a weakness.

Auditions: Saturday, December 20, 12:00-3:00 PM
ALL students auditioning must submit the audition registration form IN ADVANCE - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0DARxat5sKB-ytY4L6cXbym8lVDp555EtMrUtVH0KVyld6Q/viewform
Rehearsals: Wednesdays only beginning January 7 through May 6 from 5:00 Pm-7:30 PM
Two Performances: May 9 & 10, 2026

AUDITION MATERIALS WHICH FOLLOW MAY BE ALSO BE VIEWED AT THIS LINK
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mns-s-FTxsIn87b_YT95pd0ur1eM7Q6WNB86NjF-OVE/edit?usp=sharing

BOUNCE CHARACTERS
REGGIE: main character, desperately wants to stay out of trouble but can’t figure out how to do
that, sincere, lots of energy, finds his/her place at the end. Reggie is featured in Bounce and sings a lot with other characters in their special feature songs
AUDITION SECTION-
BOUNCE Measure 5-Measure 32
Track Section : First Full minute :01-1:00
Track:

+ CRANBERRY POND Measure 60-75
Track Section 1:18-1:56
Track:

AUDITION MONOLOGUE:
Don’t talk to me about trouble. My parents said if I didn’t do better on my grades, I would have to go to... dun dun dun Summer School. Every day I wake up saying today will be the day I don’t get in trouble. And, every day, I get out of bed and forget what I just told myself. How do you do it, Teely? How do you stay out of trouble?
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GRETA: finds peace in nature, sincere, warm
FEATURED SONG: CRANBERRY POND
AUDITION SECTION: CRANBERRY POND Measure 10-Measure 40
Track Section : First full minute :01-1:01
Track:

AUDITION MONOLOGUE
Reggie, can I give you some advice? You need to find your happy spot. That place where you go to that’s peaceful and joyful. Think about it, what’s yours? A happy spot is important. When I visit mine, I stay out of trouble. It’s Cranberry Pond. I don’t actually go there, not that often. It’s a memory. I go there in my mind and I imagine just sitting there, peaceful and happy. Go on -try it.
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LOW: dislikes the stereotype of being smart because of his/her glasses, but also embraces his/her gifts.
FEATURED SONG: GLASSES
AUDITION SECTION: GLASSES Measure 41- Measure 84
Track Section: 1:00-2:11
Track:

AUDITION MONOLOGUE
Reggie, You haven’t even started reading yet, have you? Ai, ai, ai, yai, yai, Reggie! You know, everything you need to know is there in the book. I myself just can’t see the words without my glasses. People say I look smart because I wear them. They don’t know I can’t see a thing without them….I can’t pass my classes if I don’t wear my glasses!
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TIB: ultra-organized, not OK with things out of order.
FEATURED SONG: DO NOT TOUCH MY STUFF - must be able to rap with varying speeds
AUDITION SECTION: DO NOT TOUCH MY STUFF Measure 5 - Measure 36
Track Section First 52 seconds
Track:

MONOLOGUE: These are MY things…MY THINGS- and they are not in their proper place! There is no way of telling if all of my things are present and accounted for. People, we have been over this before, but my thoughts on how to treat my worldly possessions bears repeating. Please, do NOT touch my stuff!
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HOOPS: comedic actor, obsessed with his/her lunch which is always peanut butter and honey sandwiches.
FEATURED SONG: PEANUT BUTTER & HONEY SANDWICHES
AUDITION SECTION: PEANUT BUTTER & HONEY SANDWICHES Measure 1 - Measure 25
Track Section: First 52 seconds
Track Link:

MONOLOGUE:. Reggie my friend, I have discovered the secret to ultimate happiness. Every day, there’s just one word that I can’t wait to hear, and that is...Lunch! Every day I look forward to that one, shining moment. I open my lunch box, and unwrap my peanut butter and honey sandwich!
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TEELY: a warm, sincere friend
FEATURED SONG: BEST AT BEING A FRIEND - challenging intervals- needs more advanced vocal ability
AUDITION SECTION BEST AT BEING A FRIEND Measure 5- Measure 24
Track Section: First 46 seconds
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MONOLOUGE:
Every day, I look forward to getting together with my friends. Through good times and bad, we can face anything if we have friends. Some kids are great at sports, and others at taking tests. You just need to figure out what you do best, and you’ll be golden.
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SOCCER & BASEBALL KIDS & STUDENT ENSEMBLE
Sing RECESS Measure 47 -79
Track Section 1:02-1:55
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READ LINES WITH GROUP on pages 3-5
KEV; REGGIE; VIC; MO; JO; JAY; JACK
(REGGIE comes running in. The SOCCER KIDS and the BASEBALL KIDS step forward.)
KEV: Heya Reggie. You made it.
REGGIE: Hey, Kev. Did the bell ring?
KEV: Not yet.
REGGIE Whew. I can’t afford another tardy.
VIC: You know, Reg. You seem to get in trouble a lot.
REGGIE: Don’t talk to me about trouble. My parents said if I didn’t do better on my grades, I would have to go to... dun dun dun Summer School.
KEV: That would be the ultimate bummer.
VIC: A summer bummer, nothing worse.
MO: Unless you get sent to band camp. Then it’s a drummer summer.
REGGIE: Something tells me I’d like the drums. But, if I don’t improve my ways, I’m stuck in town for the summer.
MO: What you need is some focus in your life.
KEV: Like us. All we think about is soccer, 24-7.
MO: If you’re only thinking about soccer, it tends to keep you out of trouble.
JO: They aren’t wrong, Reggie. But, they’re focusing on the wrong sport.
JAY: Yeah, it’s baseball you should be focusing on.
JACK: We’ve been watching you. You’ve got potential.
REGGIE: I do?
KEV: Oh yeah, lots of it. For soccer.
JO: For baseball.
ALL SOCCER KIDS: For Soccer!
ALL BASEBALL KIDS : For baseball.
SOCCER KIDS: For soccer.
KEV: Hang on now, hang on, I believe this calls for a persuasive argument.
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SOCCER & BASEBALL KIDS
THE SOCCER KIDS: really into their sport SONGS:STARTING THE DAY; JOIN THE TEAM; RECESS, STANDARDIZED TESTING; BOUNCE
KEV, VIC, MO & THE SOCCER KIDS ENSEMBLE -
Vic has a singing solo JOIN THE TEAM Measures 4-12
TRACK:

THE BASEBALL KIDS: really into their sport SONGS: STARTING THE DAY; JOIN THE TEAM; RECESS, STANDARDIZED TESTING; BOUNCE
JO, JAY, JACK & THE BASEBALL KIDS ENSEMBLE-
Jay has a singing solo JOIN THE TEAM Measures 35-43
TRACK Section : 0:54
TRACK:

STUDENT ENSEMBLE SONGS: STARING THE DAY; GLASSES; *RECESS; DO NOT TOUCH MY STUFF; PEANUT BUTTER & HONEY SANDWICHES; STANDARDIZED TESTING ; BOUNCE- * Three featured solos in Recess Measures 84-90
READING FROM THE SCRIPT PAGES 3-5
MUSIC TRACKS