La Fille Mal Gardee Auditions

Auditions for Metro Dancers’

Children, Adult, Character
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Portland Metro Arts
9003 SE Stark, Portland
MetroDancers@PDXMetroArts.org          503-408-0604

Metro Dancers is pleased to present the highly acclaimed comedy ballet classic La Fille Mal Gardee. Set in the sixteenth century, this ballet romps through the timeless entanglements of love and marriage.  Delight in the antics of parents, lovers and neighbors as they create order out of chaos and see what has changed regarding events of the heart-and what has not!  Beautiful costumes, sets and music.

Auditions are open to anyone, regardless of where they received their training.  We are casting for principals, supporting characters, as well as adult, children’s, intermediate and advanced dancing roles and non-dancing Supernumeraries.

1:00-2:30pm   Auditions for Lower Division dancers (level 1 & 2)
Performers must be at least six years old and have a minimum of one year of dance experience.

2:30-4:00pm   Auditions for Intermediate & Advanced Dancers (level 3 & 4)
We will be casting for principal dancers and intermediate to advanced corps parts.  Women auditioning for principal roles should bring their pointe shoes.  Men should have some performance experience.  No individually prepared material will be required.

Featured Roles being cast at this audition:
Lise-a young girl
Colas-a young farm worker
Friends of Lise-four women
Friends of Colas-four men
Village girls-four women

Character Roles  These parts require acting as well as dancing.  Those wishing to be considered for these roles should attend the appropriate dance audition and express their interest in a character part, at that time , on their audition slip.  Roles  being cast are:

Mother Simone, greedy mother of Lise
Tomas, wealthy landowner
Mrs. Tomas, overprotective mother of Alain
Alain, idiot son

Supernumeraries & Mini-Supers Those interested in “walk-on” parts in the group scenes need only send us an email with your interest that includes all basic contact information.  Mini-Supers are 4-6 year-olds who will be escorted onstage by their own adult.  Please include child’s information as well as that of their designated adult in your email.

Performance Dates
May 14-15, 2027

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