About JUNIE B. JONES: TOOTHLESS WONDER

Performances: March 13-18

Auditions for ALL SPRING 2026 Productions:
Sunday, December 28 at 4:00 PM & 5:30 PM
Monday, December 29 at 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Callbacks: Saturday, January 3 & Sunday, January 4

Auditions will be held at the Edna Boykin Cultural Center, 108 Nash Street NE.

Junie B. Jones is having a rough day—no, scratch that, a rough week! First off, she is about to lose her first tooth. What will she even look like once it comes out? And what does the tooth fairy want all those teeth for anyway? Even worse, everyone in her class except for her has been invited to her classmate Jim’s birthday party. Will Junie B. land that surprisingly elusive invitation? Return to Junie B.’s charming and witty world in JUNIE B. JONES: TOOTHLESS WONDER by Allison Gregory based on the book JunieB., First Grader: Toothless Wonder by Barbara Park.

Play | 60-70 minutes

JUNIE B. JONES: TOOTHLESS WONDER is presented by arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. www.playscripts.com

AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions will be held at the Edna Boykin Cultural Center, 108 Nash Street NE, Wilson, NC 27893.

Auditionees for do not need to prepare anything in advance. The audition will consist of readings from the script.

Auditions are free. If selected to participate in the program, there is a participation fee to help cover costs. For actors, the fee is $75 per person or $50 if you are a Wilson Arts member at the family level or higher. For technicians, the fee is $60 per person or $35 if you are a Wilson Arts member at the family level or higher.

ACT! for Youth Program Information

ACT! for Youth programs are open to children in kindergarten through high school who live in Wilson County, or whose parent(s) live or work in Wilson County, or those who are contributors to Wilson Arts at the family level or greater.  THESE CRITERIA MUST BE MET IN ORDER FOR YOUR CHILD TO BE CAST IN THIS PRODUCTION.

If you have any questions about the shows, about auditions, or about the ACT! for Youth program, please contact Theater Arts Coordinator Thomas Mauney at thomas@wilsonarts.com.

About TARHEEL TALES

Performances: April 10-15

Auditions for ALL SPRING 2026 Productions:
Sunday, December 28 at 4:00 PM & 5:30 PM
Monday, December 29 at 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Callbacks: Saturday, January 3 & Sunday, January 4

Auditions will be held at the Edna Boykin Cultural Center, 108 Nash Street NE.

Five stories are presented by an ensemble cast in story theatre/audience participation style.  Jack and the Northwest Wind: Jack seeks the source of the wind and makes his fortune. The Big Toe: A humorous ghost story like those "jump tales" told around a camp fire. Old Dry Frye: The misadventures of a dead body around the community with the audience joining in the refrain, "Everybody Knows Old Dry Frye." Wicked John and the Devil: Six lucky volunteers from the audience get involved in John's successful efforts at outsmarting the devil. Jack and the Robbers: A popular closing story featuring a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster who help Jack in his journey to discover a fortune.

Adapted by Tom Behm. From the stories collected by Richard Chase in The Jack Tales and Grandfather Tales.

Play | 60 minutes

TARHEEL TALES is produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois.

AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions will be held at the Edna Boykin Cultural Center, 108 Nash Street NE, Wilson, NC 27893.

Auditionees do not need to prepare anything in advance. The audition will consist of readings from the script.

Auditions are free. If selected to participate in the program, there is a participation fee to help cover costs. For actors, the fee is $75 per person or $50 if you are a Wilson Arts member at the family level or higher. For technicians, the fee is $60 per person or $35 if you are a Wilson Arts member at the family level or higher.

ACT! for Youth Program Information

ACT! for Youth programs are open to children in kindergarten through high school who live in Wilson County, or whose parent(s) live or work in Wilson County, or those who are contributors to Wilson Arts at the family level or greater.  THESE CRITERIA MUST BE MET IN ORDER FOR YOUR CHILD TO BE CAST IN THIS PRODUCTION.

If you have any questions about the shows, about auditions, or about the ACT! for Youth program, please contact Theater Arts Coordinator Thomas Mauney at thomas@wilsonarts.com.

About SIX: Teen Edition

Performances: April 4-18

Auditions for ALL SPRING 2026 Productions:
Sunday, December 28 at 4:00 PM & 5:30 PM
Monday, December 29 at 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Callbacks: Saturday, January 3 & Sunday, January 4

Auditions will be held at the Edna Boykin Cultural Center, 108 Nash Street NE.

SIX: TEEN EDITION is a full-length adaptation of Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ international phenomenon SIX, modified for performance by teen actors for family audiences.

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st-century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.

The New York Times says SIX is “pure entertainment!” and the Evening Standard hails SIX as “the most uplifting new British musical I have ever had the privilege to watch.”

Musical | 80 minutes

SIX: TEEN EDITION is presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions will be held at the Edna Boykin Cultural Center, 108 Nash Street NE, Wilson, NC 27893.

Auditionees should prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theater song and bring sheet music in the correct key for the accompanist.

Auditions are free. If selected to participate in the program, there is a participation fee to help cover costs. For actors, the fee is $75 per person or $50 if you are a Wilson Arts member at the family level or higher. For technicians, the fee is $60 per person or $35 if you are a Wilson Arts member at the family level or higher.

ACT! for Youth Program Information

ACT! for Youth programs are open to children in kindergarten through high school who live in Wilson County, or whose parent(s) live or work in Wilson County, or those who are contributors to Wilson Arts at the family level or greater.  THESE CRITERIA MUST BE MET IN ORDER FOR YOUR CHILD TO BE CAST IN THIS PRODUCTION.

If you have any questions about the shows, about auditions, or about the ACT! for Youth program, please contact Theater Arts Coordinator Thomas Mauney at thomas@wilsonarts.com.