Milo Imagines the World
From the book by Matt de la Peña. Illustrated by Christian Robinson.
Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Book by Terry Guest. Music by Christian Magby. Lyrics by Christian Albright.
A JOINT COMMISSION BY THE ROSE THEATER (OMAHA, NEBRASKA) AND CHILDREN’S THEATRE COMPANY (MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA)
About The Show!
“It makes the ants in my tummy chill out.
I can take whatever is going on in the world and make it better and I don’t need a fancy job or a million-billion dollars.
All I need is a pencil, a piece of paper and my imagination.
Pretty cool right?”
Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around him and makes pictures of their lives. There’s the boy in the suit with the bright white sneakers; Milo imagines him arriving home to a castle with a drawbridge and a butler. But when the boy in the suit gets off on the same stop as Milo—walking the same path, going to the exact same place—Milo realizes that you can’t really know anyone just by looking at them.
Audition Information
The Rose is holding auditions for roles in its 2025 production of Milo Imagines the World directed by Kathy Tyree. We will be casting both adult & youth (8+) roles for this production. Please see the audition details and character breakdown below.
Audition RegistrationSubmit Video Audition
*In-person registration is not required to submit a video audition
Time Commitment
- Rehearsals: Actors must be available for weeknight & weekend rehearsals from February 17 – March 19, 2025. Rehearsals will be held at our downtown location.
- Performances: Actors must be available for weekday daytime performances as well as weekend performances from March 20 – April 6. See calendar full calendar here.
Compensation
Adult Actor Compensation is $2,750. Most favored nation terms in effect. Please email auditions@rosetheater.org with any questions.
When, Where & How to Audition
- In-person auditions on Sunday, October 20th OR Submit a video audition by 11:59pm on Saturday, October 19th.
- In person auditions will take place at the The Rose Theater, 2001 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68102
- Callbacks: Saturday, October 26th from 10am – 1pm, also at The Rose Theater.
What to Prepare
Acting
Prepare a 60 second monologue of your choice OR select from the provided sides to read from. If auditioning in person, we will have someone available to read opposite of you. If submitting a video audition, please have someone out of frame read opposite of you.
- Provided sides can be found in the registration & video submission forms.
Music
Prepare 16 – 32 bars of the auditionee’s choosing OR choose to use the provided sheet music & backing track.
- For in-person auditions, an accompanist will be available as will a bluetooth speaker & laptop for those wishing to provide their own playback or use the backing track. Acapella (without any accompaniment) singing is also acceptable.
- Sheet music and backing track can be found in the registration & video submission forms.
Dance
Learn a dance combo!
In-person auditions: upon arrival you will join the show’s choreographer to learn a short dance combo.
- Please wear clothing and shoes you can comfortably move around in.
For video audition submissions: In the video submission form you’ll find an instructional dance video. Review and submit a video of yourself performing the dance combo. Or if you have a prepared dance reel you may submit that in lieu of the dance video.
- Note: In person auditions will have a different dance call than folks submitting a video.
Character Breakdown
Please note that the pronouns listed next to the character are those used in the script. We are looking to cast actors of all identities for all roles.
- Milo (he/him)
A 7 year old Black boy. An artist. - Adrienne (she/her)
Milo’s teenage sister. Black. Also plays Cat & Kyle the Crocodile. - Kevin (he/him)
A boy wearing a fancy suit. White. Also plays Super Cool Guy, Doorman, Scary Strange Adult, & Ballet Instructor. - Mom (she/her)
A superhero. Black. - Jim (he/him)
Also plays T-Rex, Edgar the Butler, Scary Strange Adult, & Police Officer. Any ethnicity. - Melanie (she/her)
Also plays Edgar the Driver/Dentist. Any ethnicity.