AUDITIONS
Are you a kid or teen ages 8-19 who loves expressing yourself through theatre? Come audition for Astonishing Kids and Teens' production of Descendants: The Musical!
Storyline
Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island… until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?
Auditions
Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Pamelot Dance Studio (540 Wall St. Auburn, CA 95603). Auditioners need to arrive 5-10 minutes before your audition appointment time, with their prepared 1 minute audition song. All auditioners will come on Sunday, January 11, 2026 to First Baptist Church Grass Valley (1866 Ridge Road, Grass Valley CA 95949) at 2pm for a dance call (please come in movable clothes/shoes and bring a water bottle). Auditions and dance call are open, meaning anyone who would like to support the auditioners are welcome.
Descendants Requirements
Ages 8-19, auditioners must be this age at auditions on 1/10/2026
Audition Deposit: $50 (due no later than Jan. 10th)
Participation Fee: $200 (due Jan 17th)
Callbacks
Invited callbacks will be at First Baptist Church Grass Valley on Sunday, January 11, 2026 following the dance call. Invited callbacks are closed, meaning only the artistic team and auditioners will be allowed into callback spaces.
Shows
Dates:
Friday, March 20th at 10:00am & 7:00pm
Saturday, March 21st 2025 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Location:
First Baptist Church Grass Valley (1866 Ridge Road, Grass Valley CA 95949)in Nevada County.
Artistic Team
Director: Austin Nunn
Music Director: John Wippermann
Choreographer: Amber Nunn and Wesley Schofield
Stage Manager: Kaytlin McIntosh
Production Assistant: Brielle Owensby
Descendants: The Musical
Character Breakdown
MAL
Vocal Range: G3 - D5
Our hero and Maleficent’s daughter. Under her hardened, sarcastic exterior, she has a sense of justice and a heart of gold.
EVIE
Vocal Range: G3 - D5
The Evil Queen Grimhilde’s daughter. She hides her brilliance behind a superficial, image-obsessed attitude.
JAY
Vocal Range: Eb3-G4
Jafar’s son—an outwardly arrogant thief. He conceals a strategic, collaborative nature.
CARLOS
Vocal Range: Eb3-G4
Cruella de Vil’s son. Despite a fear of dogs and just about everything else, he has the capacity to be brave and kind.
MALEFICENT
Vocal Range: A3-D5
The infamous evil fairy. She is a profoundly selfish absentee parent with an unquenchable taste for vengeance.
GRIMHILDE
Snow White’s wicked adversary. An aging beauty queen, she is still desperate to be the fairest of them all.
JAFAR
Vocal Range: B2-E4
Aladdin’s nemesis. He is a slimy, washed-up crime lord desperate for a way back to the top.
CRUELLA DE VIL
Vocal Range: B3-B4
A Dalmatian-loving dog-snatcher. She is an obsessive, eccentric, and overbearing helicopter mom.
BEN
Vocal Range: Ab2-Bb4
Son of the Beast and Belle. He is a classically regal, optimistic kid who bears the weight of soon becoming King of Auradon.
JANE
Vocal Range: E4-D5
Fairy Godmother’s daughter. Meek and mousy, but hungry for attention, she’s looking for her moment to shine.
KING BEAST
Ben’s father and King of Auradon. Royal and rule-driven, he knows a bit about being marginalized.
QUEEN BELLE
Ben’s mother and Queen of Auradon. Warm, but cautious, she doesn’t understand her son’s generation.
FAIRY GODMOTHER
Vocal Range: D4-D5
Headmistress of Auradon Prep. Busy and bubbly, she’ll do anything to keep the school afloat.
CHAD
Vocal Range: B2-D4
Cinderella and Prince Charming’s son. An arrogant and spoiled blockhead, he’s never wanted for anything.
AUDREY
Vocal Range: A3-B4
Sleeping Beauty’s daughter. The malicious queen bee of Auradon Prep, she has her eye on the throne.
DOUG
Vocal Range: C4-E4
Dopey’s son. Nerdy and sweet, he does all the work that his fellow students don’t want to do.
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.
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.