Musical: Something Rotten! JR

Ages 11-17

Our popular musical productions are always fun and educational. We begin with relationship building and learning musical numbers. Casting will soon follow. All enrolled participants will be cast and have multiple roles, as we double cast to share speaking roles. This means there will be two separate casts, each performing on different dates/times. We want all participants to have a blast and be challenged by their experience!

Note: We do not audition for entry to this program. All registrants will be accepted provided payment has been received, or payment arrangements have been made, and the participant and their parent/legal guardian have provided required information, read our policies, and signed our Actor’s Agreement. We strive to provide a welcoming and safe environment to all children and youth regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity, and physical ability.

Our musical rehearsal process allows for many hours of coaching and guidance in:

• acting/performing

• singing and dancing

• theatrical protocols

• confidence

COMMITMENT AND EXPECTATIONS

Attendance is an important part of the rehearsal process. Actors work as an ensemble and rely on one another to be there. If an actor will be missing multiple rehearsals or any time during Show Week, they should not register for the program. Show Week for this production requires three weekday performances.

Please review our:

• Attendance Policy

• Code of Conduct

• Actor Agreement

Something Rotten! JR

Book by Karey Kirkpatrick & John O'Farrell

Music by Wayne Kirkpatrick & Karey Kirkpatrick

Director: To Be Announced

Registration is open!

Rehearsals:

• September 25th - December 15th, 2025

• Thursdays 6pm-9pm, Sundays 2-5pm

• No rehearsal: Oct 12

• Location: 844 Frederick St, Kitchener, ON N2B 2B7

Show Week:

• December 15th-20th, 2025

  • 15th & 16th evening Dress Rehearsal

  • 17th-20th matinees & evening shows

• Show Week attendance is mandatory for all rehearsals and performances

• The Registry Theatre 122 Frederick St. Kitchener ON

• Performance length approx. 60 minutes, longer with intermission

• Photography/Videography of performances is not permitted. Photos of actors on stage and in costume may be taken after a performance.

Registration Info:

• Ages 11-17

• Fee - $699

• Acting, Singing, Dancing

Financial Assistance Available: ActOUT! acknowledges the role of theatre/drama in the personal, physical and emotional development of a child/youth. It is the philosophy of actOUT! that no child/youth should be turned away from recreational activities due to cost or affordability.

Travel back to the Renaissance for an hour of musical comedy gold in Something Rotten! JR. Adapted from the Broadway hit that Time Out New York hailed as "the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years," Something Rotten! JR. celebrates one undeniable truth: “nothing’s as amazing as a musical!”

In the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.

Something Rotten! JR. features large song and dance numbers, and a wacky cast of over-the-top characters, each with their own moment to shine.

Something Rotten! Jr is to be presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 

www.mtishows.com