Director/Casting: Gwyn Lee
Producer: Denise Schnieders
Prospective Participants auditioning for the following roles and/or ensemble roles can decline auditions without fear of losing future audition invitations. No stage combat, sexual content, nudity, partial nudity, feats of physical daring, or other reasonably understood high-risk activities will be required during auditions. The dance portion of the audition will be recorded for casting purposes. The recording will be used privately among casting authorities and destroyed/deleted after the completion of casting. 2 Audition days will take place at the Sorg Opera House; Sunday, February 4th at 3PM and Monday, February 5th at 7PM. Callbacks are scheduled for Wednesday, February 7th at 7PM.
The story, expanded from that of the album, centers on three disaffected young men, Johnny, Will and Tunny. Johnny and Tunny flee a stifling suburban lifestyle and parental restrictions, while Will stays at home to work out his relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Heather. The former pair look for meaning in life and try out the freedom and excitement of the city. Tunny quickly gives up on life in the city, joins the military and is shipped off to war. Johnny turns to drugs and finds a part of himself that he grows to dislike, has a relationship and experiences lost love.
Roles:
- Johnny – 20s – Male-identifying – B2-B4. The guy who goes to the city: the Jesus of Suburbia
- Tunny – 20s – Male-identifying – D3-B4. The guy who goes to the city and the Middle East
- Role of Tunny portrays limb amputation and will require wheelchair use and use of leg prosthetic and/or costume piece in rehearsals and performances
- Will – 20s – Male-identifying – C#3-B4. The guy that stays home in Suburbia
- St. Jimmy – 20s – Any gender – C3-F#5. A city badass. Johnny’s alter ego
- Heather – 20s – Female-identifying – A3-E5. A girl in suburbia. Will’s girlfriend
- Whatsername – 20s – Female-identifying – F#3-D#5. A girl in the city
- Extraordinary Girl – 20s – Female-identifying – Bb3-E5. A girl in the Middle East
- Ensemble: Theo, Declan, Chase, Brian, Ben, Andrew, Miguel, Gerard, Joshua, Alysha, Libby, and Leslie.
Preparations: A headshot and resume are preferred but not required. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to the audition to fill out required forms.The audition will consist of 2 parts; Vocal and Dance. For the vocal portion please bring 16-32 bars of your choice of musical theatre song and one 30-60 second segment from a pop-punk song. Please send the instrumental/karaoke track and timestamps to gldrewyor@gmail.com with the subject “INNOVA Audition”. Please provide printed sheet music in a binder, either hole-punched and double sided or back-to-back in sheet protectors. For the dance portion, Bring any of the following to dance in: tennis shoes, vans, converse, combat style boots (preferably no heel). Please do not wear: jazz shoes, character shoes, or any other typical theatre dance shoes.
Those auditioning for Johnny will be asked to read a portion of lines during callbacks.
(Optional) Those auditioning for Johnny, Tunny, and Will are encouraged to demonstrate 30-60 seconds of guitar proficiency. Guitar provided. Casting will not be determined solely on guitar proficiency. Guitar coaching will be available outside of normal rehearsal time.
***DISCLAIMER: SEVERAL ROLES IN THE SHOW ARE INVOLVED IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTEXT. FOR THIS PURPOSE AN INTIMACY CHOREOGRAPHER IS IN CHARGE OF ENSURING SAFETY AND COMFORTABILITY AMONG CAST MEMBERS DURING SPECIFIED REHEARSALS AND TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CHICAGO THEATRE STANDARDS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION OF ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE DURING THE PRODUCTION.
Audition Form Link: https://drive.google.com/…/1tx4oNxZHP7W2PDz…/view…
Location: The Sorg Opera House
63 South Main Street, Middletown, Ohio 45044
Performances run April 24-28
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