Magik Theatre is committed to the principles of arts education, promoting literacy, and providing quality arts programming for families, and fashions its programs to specifically address the needs of the San Antonio community and the creative education of individual children.
AUDITIONS
Magik Theatre is seeking non-equity actors 18+ with daytime availability in the Greater San Antonio area for the first three shows in our dynamic 2026/27 season lineup + featured performers for Magik’s Sept. 19 gala event, Cirque!
- A Night of Magik: Cirque (Magik’s 2026 Gala) (Sept 19)
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Oct 3 – 25)
- Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas the Musical (Nov 21 – Dec 24)
- A Year with Frog & Toad the Musical TYA (Jan 30 – Mar 7)
AUDITION DATES
Thurs, July 16 (5PM – 9PM)
Sun, July 19 (10AM – 1PM)
Auditions by 10-minute appointment only . Virtual audition submissions are permitted for those unable to attend in-person – please submit by July 16 @ 5PM at the sign-up link below.
CALLBACKS:
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Wed, July 22 (5:30 – 7PM)
A Year with Frog & Toad: Wed, July 22 (7:30 – 9:30PM)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Thurs, July 23 (6 – 9:30PM)
PRODUCTION DATES
A Night of Magik: Cirque
Rehearsals:
Tues, Sept 1: 6-8:30PM
Tues, Sept 8: 6-8:30PM
Tues, Sept 15: 6-8:30PM
Tech: Thurs, Sept 17 Fri, Sept 18 (Evenings)
Previews: N/A
Performances: Sat, Sept 19, 2026
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Rehearsals: Sept 7 – 25 (M-F, 10am-4pm)
Tech: Sept 26 – 30
Previews: Oct 1 – 2
Performances: Oct 3 – 25
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Rehearsals:
Oct 27 – 30 (Evenings)
Oct 31 (Sat Afternoon)
Nov 2 – 7 (10AM – 4PM)
Nov 10 – 13 (10AM – 4PM)
Tech: Nov 14 & 15, 17 & 18
Previews: Nov 19 – 20
Performances: Nov 21 – Dec 24
A Year with Frog & Toad
Rehearsals:
Jan 4 – 16 (Mon – Sat, 10am – 4pm)
Jan 19 – 22 (10am – 4pm)
Tech: Jan 23 & 24, 26 & 27
Previews: Jan 28 – 29
Performances: Jan 30 – Mar 7
PAY RATE
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and A Year with Frog & Toad: $450 per week
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas the Musical: $450 per rehearsal week, $475 per performance week (due to higher weekly performance load during holiday slot)
- A Night of Magik: Cirque: $100
WHAT TO PREPARE
GRINCH: Prepare 16-32 bars (verse and chorus) from a musical in a similar style to Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas the Musical. Selections directly from the show are perfectly welcome. To hear a selection of songs from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Musical, click here.
FROG & TOAD: Prepare 16-32 bars (verse and chorus) from a musical in a similar style to ‘A Year with Frog & Toad.’ Selections directly from the show are perfectly welcome. To hear a selection of songs from A Year with Frog & Toad, click here and select “songs” from the side panel.
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE: Prepare a comedic monologue that is 60 seconds or less. Selections which contain physical comedy and are from a TYA (Theatre for Young Audiences) production are encouraged.
**If auditioning for multiple OR all of the productions above, please prepare all of the respective audition materials. Magik alums (past and present) may be considered for the A Night of Magik: Cirque gala performance by selecting interested on their audition form sign-up. **
WHAT TO BRING: Sheet music in the appropriate key, with cuts clearly marked. Please ensure sheet music is printed and in a three-ring binder OR an i-Pad/other tablet. An accompanist will be provided. Backing tracks of any kind are not permitted
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
Auditions for the remaining productions in the 2026/27 season – Charlotte’s Web & Seussical the Musical – will be held Thurs, January 7th and Sat, January 9th.
CASTING BREAKDOWNS
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
THE BOY
The disgruntled narrator of our story, recounting the day he gave a Mouse a cookie. Boy is accommodating, but also exhausted by Mouse’s requests.
Gender: Male
THE MOUSE
Energetic, demanding, curious and creative. Mouse is constantly distracted. While sometimes destructive in their actions, Mouse is not intending to be malicious.
Gender: Any
SWING
1 swing to cover both roles (expected to be at all rehearsals and performances on standby as necessary)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
THE GRINCH
Our main protagonist. He has spent years living in seclusion. He is fed-up with Christmas and ingeniously decides to steal it. A beastly, charming, often silly curmudgeon. He is hilariously scary but with a softy’s heart underneath — think more Wile E. Coyote than Voldemort. He fancies himself a Vaudeville superstar with “champion-stock” DNA and has a personality that outsizes everybody else in Whoville.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: D4
Vocal range bottom: D2
OLD MAX
Our storyteller who unexpectedly has a final memory that inspires him to celebrate the night of the Grinch’s transformation with the audience. A wise and somewhat weary old soul on the last legs of a spectacular life. He is trustworthy and charming and can “spin a yarn” like the best of them.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
YOUNG MAX
Misery loves company, but this peppy new pup refuses to succumb to the Grinch’s negativity and pessimism. He is lovable, charming, and always eager to please. He is indefatigably positive and fun. Everything the Grinch tries to destroy, Max catches before it breaks, never tiring of the Grinch’s antics.
Gender: Male (Note: The Director is open to casting an actor of any gender for this role)
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
*CINDY LOU WHO
She is the youngest child of the central Who family. She is the one person with a genuine heart of gold who can find and express love to the Grinch. She is still young enough to be guided by her sense of wonder and empathy and believes in the possibility for goodness in the Grinch.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: A3
*PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE HAS BEEN PRE-CAST BY MAGIK ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AMY BOUQUET.*
PAPA WHO
The Father of the central Who Family. He is the calm eye of the storm, goodness and confidence pours out of him. He accidently indoctrinates the children of Whoville with the story of the boogeyman Grinch.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
MAMA WHO
The Mother of the central Who Family. She is overwhelmed by the Christmas hysteria, and she is unsuccessfully struggling to maintain control of both her children and Grandpa and Grandma Who. Adorably annoying, funny, and a loving mother.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: C4
GRANDPA WHO
The eldest of the central Who family. He is gruff, comically grumpy, and enjoys antagonizing Mama Who and trying to scare the children with ghost stories. He loves Christmas and his grandchildren but is driven batty by both.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: D3
GRANDMA WHO
The matriarch of the central Who family who can solve any problem, a peacemaker. She is loving and warm. The children respect and listen to her, and she has the patience to calm both them and Mama Who.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: D4
BOO WHO
ANNIE WHO
DONNY WO
BETTY-LOU WHO
ENSEMBLE (3)
Includes Citizens of Whoville
Ensemble Actors will Understudy the following:
1 actor to understudy Grinch & Old Max
1 actor to understudy all other male roles
1 actor to understudy all female roles
A Year With Frog & Toad
FROG
Caring and loyal. Always looking out for his friends. The calmer, more zen of both he and Toad. Simultaneously adventurous and assured.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 50
Vocal range top: A6
Vocal range bottom: A3
TOAD
A hard worker, but impatient for results. Self-conscious. Stubborn. A good friend to Frog. Timid.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 50
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: A3
MAN
Must possess the blind determination of a nerdy snail and the “cool kid” attitude of a slick lizard. Appears as MAN BIRD, SNAIL, LIZARD, FATHER FROG, and MOLE.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 60
Vocal range top: B5
Vocal range bottom: A3
WOMAN 1
Must possess the playful and quirky personality of a lady bird and strong frenetic energy of a squirrel. Appears as LADY BIRD 1, MOUSE, SQUIRREL, YOUNG FROG, and MOLE.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 50
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: A3
WOMAN 2
Must possess the playful and quirky personality of a lady bird and strong frenetic energy of a squirrel. Appears as LADY BIRD 2, TURTLE, SQUIRREL, MOTHER FROG, and MOLE.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 50
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: A3
SWINGS
1 male swing and 1 female swing (to be at all rehearsals and performances on standby as necessary)
ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES
OPEN CALL: Magik Theatre Seeks Select Creatives for 2026–27 Season
Magik Theatre is currently accepting applications for select creative positions in the 2026-27 season. To apply, please send an email to employment@magiktheatre.org stating which show(s) and position(s) you are interested in being considered for, along with a resume. A portfolio of work is strongly encouraged. For consideration, please apply by May 22. Must have local housing in the greater San Antonio area. All productions require daytime availability except Seussical.
These positions are classified as independent contractors. All tax documents and a cleared background check will be required before contracts are executed.
Magik Theatre encourages submissions from artists of all backgrounds and lived experiences.
OPEN POSITIONS:
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE (Oct 1-25)
Rehearsals: Sept 7 – 30
Director
DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL (Nov 19 – Dec 24)
Rehearsals: Oct 27 – Nov 18
Music Director
A YEAR WITH FROG & TOAD THE MUSICAL TYA (Jan 28 – Mar 7)
Rehearsals: Jan 4 – 27
Music Director
CHARLOTTE’S WEB (April 22 – May 23)
Rehearsals: Mar 29 – April 21
Director, Costume Designer, Lighting Designer
SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL (June 19 – Aug 8)
Rehearsals: May 24 – June 18
Music Director
JOB OPENINGS
Keep an eye out for any open full or part time positions.
Magik Theatre is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice in our organization and our community, and thus we strongly encourage and welcome applicants who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color, as well as those who are from other underrepresented communities.
Magik Theatre is committed to the principles of arts education, promoting literacy, and providing quality arts programming for families, and fashions its programs to specifically address the needs of the San Antonio community and the creative education of individual children. Accordingly, we welcome and encourage applications from a diverse range of individuals. Magik Theatre employs without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other attribute not related to superior performance.