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AUDITIONS: The Prom

Emma, an Indiana teen, is not allowed to bring her girlfriend to the high school prom and four eccentric Broadway stars, in desperate need of a new stage, decide to put a spotlight on the story…and themselves. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together.

Book by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Music by Charlie Mathew Sklar

Director: Eve Keller
Choreographer: Michael Marchak
Music Director: Martha Thatcher

All actors must be fully vaccinated for COVID

or provide a doctor’s certification of a vaccination waiver.

Covid Policy

AUDITIONS

Auditions will be held on:

Sunday, August 18 from 12:30 to 3:30pm
Tuesday, August 20 from 3:45 to 6:30pm

This audition traditionally has a large turnout. In order to help us better manage the process,

all actors must sign up for a time slot to audition to make sure we can accommodate everyone.

CALLBACKS on Saturday, August 24 from 11:00am - 2:30pm
**You will be notified by email no later than Thursday, August 22 if you will be

needed for callbacks and given a schedule.

All auditions, and any necessary callbacks, will be held at the

Morgan-Wixson Theatre.

2627 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA

Street parking available.

Venice Family Clinic’s parking lot is available on weekends and on weekdays after 6 p.m. Do not park at our neighbors AAMCO/Viking Motors or SGI or you will be towed.

PREPARE

Prepare two contrasting musical theatre style songs (one uptempo, one ballad).

One song should be a 32 bar cut and the other only 16 bars.

Choose songs with a “story” so you can show both your acting and vocal ability.

Please do not sing pop songs, liturgical music, or country western.

For this audition, we encourage you to use the accompanist we are providing

so bring sheet music for your cuts and you will have time to review your material in advance.

We will have a playback system if you do need to use tracks, so make sure to bring those.

Be prepared to dance with comfortable clothes and dance shoes or sneakers.

PEFORMANCE DATES

Weekends: November 9 - December 7

Most performances are Saturday and Sunday afternoons with a few on Friday and Saturday evenings.

There will be shows over THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.

A complete show schedule will be provided at auditions.

Actors MUST be available for all performances as well as the week before opening

This is non-negotiable!

REHEARSALS

Rehearsals will begin either, August 26 or 27 with a read-through and parent meeting.

The rest of rehearsals will either be on week days from 4:00-6:30pm or weekday evenings from 6:30-9:30 as well as Saturdays and Sundays – weekend rehearsal time will depend upon theatre availability.

A calendar with more specific time slots will be available at the audition.

Actors are not called for all rehearsals, only ones where they are being used for a scene/song/dance.

We will try to limit most actors to 4-5 rehearsals a week until we reach the last few weeks.

Rehearsals will be worked around actor schedules as much as possible.

BRING

Sheet music, or accompaniment music on an iPhone, iPad or the Android equivalents.

Do not sing without music accompaniment.
A printed copy of your vaccination card to leave with us
A picture (school picture or snapshot is fine) *even if you have done shows with us before, we need a new one
Resume or list of shows done
Your conflicts for the rehearsal period. All conflicts MUST be submitted prior to callbacks using the calendar provided on the audition form..

CONFLICTS

At the audition, all actors must fill out a calendar form with all potential conflicts.
PRIOR to auditioning, make sure to check with your school choir/band/theatre director, your sports coach, any pending field trips, or any other adult who schedules your time.
Weekends are predominantly for dance – more than 3 conflicts on those days may result in an actor not being cast.
There will be rehearsals on some holidays
All conflicts must be submitted BEFORE callbacks.
NO conflicts will be accepted after casting. If they do arise it may result in an actor being replaced.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

In reference to the character descriptions that follow, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible. We will list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities for all roles. We also encourage gender non-conforming, genderfluid, transgender and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. In addition, we will list disability when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors with disabilities as well as non-disabled actors for all roles. Please let us know if you have any questions, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.

We are actively committed to casting an inclusive show that reflects the community.

Ages eligible to audition for this cast are: 13-18 years

*18 year olds must be enrolled in high school

Please NOTE:

A few of these roles require some physical intimacy/stage kiss.

We will have an Intimacy Director for this production.

Emma Nolan: Teenager in Indiana. A reluctant poster child for LGBT youth. Warm hearted, very smart. A bit of a “tomboy” quality. Ability to play guitar an asset but not required.

Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto (A3-E5)

Alyssa Greene: A cheerleader and top student. Secretly Emma’s girlfriend. Faces constant pressure from her mother and friends.

Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto (Ab3-Db5)

Mr. Hawkins: The straightlaced school principal. An ally to Emma and long-time fan of Dee Dee.

Vocal range: Baritone/Bass-Baritone (G2-C4)

Mrs. Greene: Alyssa’s intimidating, conservative, but ultimately loving mother. The head of the PTA.

Vocal range: Alto (C4-C5)

Shelby, Kaylee, Nick, Kevin: Other kids at school who bully, (but eventually learn to accept) Emma.

Vocal range: Shelby solo Ab4-Bb5, Kayley solo Ab4-C5, Nick solo C3-F4, Kevin solo D3-G4

Barry Glickman: Flamboyant Broadway star, openly gay. Completely politically incorrect and doesn’t know it. Kind hearted and longs to give Emma the prom he was unable to have as a teen.

Vocal range: Baritone, Tenor (E2-Ab4)

Dee Dee Allen: Broadway diva. A huge ego to match her huge talent. Hilariously self-involved, but yearns to do something good for someone other than herself.

Vocal range: Alto (E2-D5)

Trent Oliver: Pretentious Julliard graduate recently cast in the non-Equity tour of Godspell. Loves to hear himself speak.

Vocal range: Baritone, Tenor (D3-Ab4)

Angie Dickinson: An ensemble member in the Broadway production of Chicago. Jaded “Fosse” girl with a heart of gold. Strong dancer/mover a plus.

Vocal range: Alto (C4-C5)

Sheldon: A charismatic press agent.

Vocal range: Open

Ensemble:

Strong dancer/movers and strong singers who can handle harmonies.

To play roles of: Olivia Keating, Opening Night Party Attendees, Reporters, High School Students, PTA Members, Motel Clerk, Cast of the Non-Equity Tour of Godspell, Monster Truck Rally Audience, Mrs. Green’s Friend, LGBT Students.

Non-Equity, there is no pay.
Questions? Contact producer Eve Keller at eve.keller@morgan-wixson.org.