# Event Details - **Event Name**: Seussical Auditions! - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: We are extremely excited to announce our auditions for Seussical The Musical! Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once on This Island, Ragtime), have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination – Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos. The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many "thinks." Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping 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. AUDITION DATES/TIMES: August 29th between 1pm-3pm, or August 30th between 12-2. We ask you to come prepared to sing, dance, and potentially read from the script. For your vocal selection, we ask you to prepare 32 bars that showcase your range and ability to tell a story. We will have an accompanist available, so please be sure to ensure your music is easy to read and marked up for a smooth vocal audition! We will have a speaker for Bluetooth use, as well; we just ask for NO acappela. We ask that you bring a headshot and an UPDATED resume for our directing staff to view. If you can’t bring that, we will be taking headshots during the auditions and will be able to provide audition forms for you. **Please note any possible conflicts during the rehearsal period of this show. ***PLEASE NOTE: We will be accepting video submissions, but we HIGHLY RECOMMEND in-person auditions, so we can see your vocal ability IN PERSON. If you need to submit an audition, please email info@thespotlighttheatreqc.com for instructions and deadlines!*** Please fill out this audition form prior to the auditions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XhUpBM7-2vM9AtbeM4j55u-cd-lPL0B7/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=104181640113761748608&rtpof=true&sd=true Rehearsals run M-TH from 6-8:30, beginning October 12th** ***Conflicts will be accepted for rehearsal dates; however, an excessive number of conflicts with rehearsal times may impact casting decisions. We request that all known conflicts be shared with us at the time of auditions. Please be aware that conflicts brought to our attention after the casting of the show may result in recasting or being released from the show. If you are involved with another production that will conflict with rehearsals for this production, we ask that you please refrain from auditioning from this show and focus on the original commitment made to the other production. Conflicts with tech rehearsals and performances will not be allowed. ***We will not be accepting conflicts past November 28th*** TECH WEEK REHEARSALS: Our first FULL CAST tech rehearsal will be Sunday November 29th, starting at 1pm. This Full tech rehearsal is mandatory for ALL ACTORS and CREW. Tech week then runs Monday-Thursday, November 30th-December 3rd, starting at 6 pm, leading up to opening night. TECH REHEARSALS AND ALL PERFORMANCES ARE MANDATORY! Performance dates are: December 4th, 2026: 7:00 PM December 5th, 2026: 7:00 PM December 6th, 2025: 2:00 PM ***Mandatory Pick Up Rehearsal: December 10th (6:00 PM) December 11th, 2025: 7:00 PM December 12th, 2025: 7:00 PM December 13th, 2025: 2:00 PM CHARACTER BREAKDOWN The Cat In The Hat Our story's omniscient narrator, he is fun loving and enjoys rhyming. Pops up throughout the story to help the audience. Wise and attentive. Gender: Any Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: F2 Jojo The Mayor's son, he is a Who that is always finding trouble. Bright, creative, and inadvertently mischievous. Possesses a wildly expansive imagination and finds solace in his friendship with Horton. Gender: Male Age: 8 to 12 Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: Ab3 Horton The Elephant Our story's main character, he is a compassionate and gentle elephant. Commonly misunderstood because of his larger size. He is protective and loving of all creatures in the jungle. Gender: Male Age: 20 to 40 Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: A2 Gertrude Mcfuzz Horton's one-feathered-tail bird neighbor. Gertrude is sweet and timid. Though kind and loyal, she is also self-conscious of her shortfalls. Gender: Female Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: F3 Mayzie Labird The most beautiful bird in all of the jungle. Oblivious to her self-centered ways, she relies on her talent of manipulation, and intoxicating beauty, to navigate her way through life. Gender: Female Age: 20 to 40 Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: G3 The Sour Kangaroo The 'leader' of the jungle. She is loud, brassy, and stubbornly set in her ways. A caring mother, but unabashedly sassy and soulful. Gender: Female Age: 25 to 40 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: F#3 Ensemble Jungle Creatures (The Wickersham Brothers, Yurtle The Turtle, Bird Girls); The Whos (Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, General Genghis Khan Schmitz) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/moline/seussical-auditions/200030595151456 - **Event Categories**: Art, Theatre, Contests - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Moline - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: 1800 7th Ave., Moline, IL, United States, Illinois 61265 - **lat**: 41.50568 - **long**: -90.51053 - **full address**: 1800 7th Ave., Moline, IL, United States, Illinois 61265 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Seussical Auditions! - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/5116c70f0e0c811ef19cfcda2ce7725dd0649470e88fee558cd584f75bb4eea6-rimg-w1080-h1080-dc080808-gmir?v=1787311796 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Seussical Auditions! being held? - **A:** Seussical Auditions! takes place on Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 1800 7th Ave., Moline, IL, United States, Illinois 61265. - **Q**: Who is organizing Seussical Auditions!? - **A:** Seussical Auditions! is organized by The Spotlight Theatre. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Seussical Auditions!", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/5116c70f0e0c811ef19cfcda2ce7725dd0649470e88fee558cd584f75bb4eea6-rimg-w1080-h1080-dc080808-gmir?v=1787311796", "startDate": "2026-08-29T13:00:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-08-30T14:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/moline/seussical-auditions/200030595151456", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "1800 7th Ave., Moline, IL, United States, Illinois 61265", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1800 7th Ave, Moline, IL 61265-2109, United States", "addressLocality": "Moline", "addressRegion": "IL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "41.50568", "longitude": "-90.51053" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "We are extremely excited to announce our auditions for Seussical The Musical!\n\nSeussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! 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