Bat Boy: The Musical

The Morgan-Wixson Theatre is committed to creating an inclusive space for all actors. Our casting acts in accordance with this mission, reflecting our Los Angeles community in our productions. Our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, gender-fluid, transgender and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. We encourage actors of all cultures, ethnicities, and identities to audition. In addition, we will list disabilities when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors with disabilities as well as non-disabled actors for all roles.

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CHARACTERS

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Bat Boy (Edgar) - Lead, Tenor. Seeking male, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors. 18-early 20s. Open to
all ethnicities. Half boy/Half bat. Starts as an innocent and afraid, sometimes dangerous and rabid, animal but
grows into an intelligent and insightful being. Craves acceptance, love, and family, while fighting their animal instinct for blood, but ultimately becomes heartbroken when learning that their love, Shelley, is their sister, and they have their own Sweeney Todd moment - Bat Boy turns to rage and revenge. A strong commanding vocalist is a must with a deep understanding of acting and can move very well. A true triple threat. Must be willing to climb. Needs to be able to do a British accent.

Shelley Parker - Lead, Soprano. Seeking female, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors. 18-early 20s. Open to all ethnicities. The Parkers’ rebellious daughter who has the innocence and naivety that a teenager often does, with plenty of spunk and great comedic timing. Starts as a spoiled brat who will do anything to impress her boyfriend, Rick, but ultimately falls in love with Bat Boy (Edgar), willing to give up everything for them, and seeks true love (unbeknownst to her that Bat Boy is her brother). Performer must have great vocal skills, strong acting and an endearing, youthful presence, with good movement skills. A triple threat.

Meredith Parker - Lead, Mezzo-Soprano. Seeking female, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors. 30s-50s.
Open to all ethnicities. A loving mother, and a true caregiver, with a traumatic past. Meredith portrays the “perfect
housewife” by masking her emotions and trauma, to please others in her home and town, and potentially herself, to pretend her own guilt and unhappiness doesn’t exist. Guilted and ashamed by her past, Meredith is both a victim and player in this tragedy. Actor must be a strong vocalist with a powerful belt and excellent acting skills.
 

Dr. Thomas Parker - Lead, Tenor. Seeking male, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors. 30s-50s. Open to all ethnicities. The town veterinarian, married to Meredith and father of Shelley, who seeks to live a “perfect” life with his family. In a loveless marriage due to his own past mistakes, Dr. Parker’s desperation for love from Meredith causes him to go into a diabolical madness, even so far as to murder, persuaded by the evil voices in his head. Jealous, manipulative, and complicated, the actor portraying Dr. Parker needs to have impeccable dramatic and comedic timing, strong vocal
and dance skills, and an evil caricature aura.

Sheriff Reynolds - Featured, Baritone. Seeking male, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors. 30+. Open to all
ethnicities. Sheriff Reynolds is well, the Sheriff, in the town. While he may try to do the right thing, he is easily swayed by the town for his own personal gain due to the upcoming re-election for his position. Sheriff needs to be a strong vocalist and actor with great comedic timing.
 

Rick Taylor - Featured, Tenor. Seeking male, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors. 18-early 20s. Open to all ethnicities. Shelley’s boyfriend, one of the Taylor kids that discovers Bat Boy, and one of the most prominent bullies in the town. Has a “whitely” rapped rock solo song, and the actor needs to be able to belt relatively high in that rock style. Actor needs great comedic timing and acting skills, and can play a douche.

Ron Taylor - Featured, Baritone. Seeking male, female, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors. 18-early 20s (can play a child). Open to all ethnicities. One of the Taylor kids that discover Bat Boy in the cave, and through his and his mother’s rage towards bat boy, gets himself caught in a fire. Strong actor and singer with great comedic timing.
 

Ruthie Taylor - Featured, Mezzo-Soprano. Seeking female, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors.
18-early 20s (can play a child). Open to all ethnicities. One of the Taylor kids that discover Bat Boy in the cave. The first to get bitten by Bat Boy and Dr. Parker’s first victim. Strong actor and singer with great comedic timing.
 

Mrs. Taylor - Featured, Tenor. Seeking male, female, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors. 30+. Open
to all ethnicities. The mother of Rick, Ron, and Ruthie, who will stop at nothing to protect her kids. Ignorant, and willing to believe anything put in front of her, her love for her kids and their protection is misguided by propaganda and her own foolishness, leading to the murder of all three of her children. Actor must be a strong actor, with great comedic timing and good vocals.
 

Reverend Billie Hightower - Featured, Tenor. Seeking male, female, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors. 30+.
Traditionally performed by a black actor. Reverend is a featured character with only one scene (actor will double in the ensemble) in which he comes into town as a savior figure for the members of Hope Falls. An over-the-top caricature of typical religious figures, the town loves him, and he sweeps them off their feet through song. Reverend is the first to accept Bat Boy besides the Parker family and convinces the whole town to do so as well. Actor must have great comedic timing and must be a powerful singer who can perform gospel style music with strong riffs.
 

Pan - Featured, Tenor. Seeking male, female, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming actors. 20+. Open
to all ethnicities. Pan is the Greek god of shepherds, hunters, and the wilds of nature, Pan is god of the forest. Half human and half goat, Pan leads Shelley and Bat Boy into a holy matrimony in the forest, surrounded by all of the forest creatures, and encourages them to consummate telling them their love is accepted here. Featured role for this one song, however this actor will double in the ensemble. Needs to have incredible comedic timing, excellent vocal skills, and dancing is a plus.

Featured Dance Ensemble - Ensemble, all vocal types. All performers. 18+
Dance ensemble will be featured in select numbers as Voices, Bats, and shadow dancers. Must be strong dancers. They will also be regular ensemble members for the rest of the scenes. See below.

Ensemble (Townsfolk, animals, etc.) - Ensemble, all vocal types. All performers. 18+ Caricatures of the town. Strong acting abilities, strong vocals, physical comedy, comedic timing, and movement skills a must. Multiple named roles available including Delia, Lorraine, Mr. Dillon, Maggie, Clem, Ned, Roy, Daisy, Bud, Doctor, etc. Ensemble is a crucial factor to this show and will be in numerous scenes. All ensemble members will have a speaking role of some kind, and
will be portraying multiple roles.