Open auditions for NEXT TO NORMAL at
Beavercreek Community Theatre
3868 Dayton-Xenia Rd.
Beavercreek, OH 45432
Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, NEXT TO NORMAL is an unflinching look at how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 TONY Awards including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, this musical is an emotional powerhouse that addresses issues such as grieving a loss, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life
Directed by Matt Owens
- Prepare one minute of a Broadway-style song that demonstrates your vocal abilities and range. An accompanist and CD player will be provided.
- Please bring to auditions a complete list of schedule conflicts from December 15 through March 16.
Performance dates are March 6-15, 2015
This is an Edge of the Creek production, so anyone under 18 auditioning will need parental consent
- Diana (mezzo with strong belt): to play late 30s-early 40s; the mother – smart, sharp, sexy; put-together suburban soccer mom with an urban sensibility; delusional, bipolar, and depressive; constantly on the edge of a breakdown.
- Dan (bari-tenor): to play late 30s-early 40s; the father – a handsome, genuine, dependable, devoted husband and father, beginning to grow frustrated and tired.
- Gabe (tenor): to play 18; the son – the perfect teenager (everything a mother could want); bright and thoughtful, athletic and handsome, dashing and playful yet dangerous.
- Natalie (mezzo with strong belt): to play 16; the daughter – intelligent, hard-working, and stressed from trying to be perfect; ironic and whip smart; her world could shatter at any moment; piano skills a plus.
- Henry (tenor): to play 17; the boyfriend – a musician, philosopher, slacker, and stoner; optimist, he is romantic, charming, and adorable.
- Doctor Madden (bari-tenor): “on the young side of ageless”; the doctor – assured and successful with a powerful presence, calm and steady, glimmers of a rock star.
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