Audition for Singing in "Bye Bye Birdie" Musical
"Bye Bye Birdie" musical looking for cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the breakdown below. About the project: When the draft selects rock star Conrad Birdie, his fans are devastated, but none more than struggling songwriter Albert Peterson, whose song Birdie was just about to record. Albert's longtime girlfriend, Rosie, pushes Albert to write a new tune that Birdie will perform on television to a fan selected in a contest. The scheme works, with young Ohio teenager Kim McAfee declared the winner, but no one counted on Kim's boyfriend. Additional info: Please see the attachment. Callbacks: Monday, January 5th, 2025 @ 7 PM. Rehearsals will be Sunday from 2:00-6:00 PM & Monday-Thursday 6:30-9:30 PM. You will receive a schedule on Read Thru Evening with all the dates and times. Tech week will begin a week and half before Opening Night. All are required to be at Tech Week, you can not have any conflicts during Tech Week or you will not be cast. Show dates are March 12th-30th, 2025 If you are interested, please apply.
27 roles
(Tenor): Good comic timing, character singer.
(Alto): Excellent singer & dancer, Albert's fiancee.
(Alto): Character actress, non-singing.
(Baritone): Rock & roll singer, good mover, "Elvis type".
(Soprano): Girl next Door, quite self-possessed, the girl who gets kissed by Conrad, dances.
(Tenor): Character singer & actor, Kim's father.
(Alto): Sings, character actress, Kim's mother.
(Mezzo): Hyper, enthusiastic young lady, mad about Conrad Birdie.
(Tenor): Kim's boyfriend, jealous over Conrad.
(Unchanged voice): Kim’s younger brother; sings one feature song. Randolph is almost like the MacAfee family’s equivalent to Meg from Family Guy’s Griffin family. He’s overlooked a bit, and when he is acknowledged, he really isn’t given much respect at all. It’s not a huge role, but it is a visible one. Randolph shouldn’t be played shy, but he is certainly the subordinate within the family. Randolph’s delivery of dialog must be spot-on or it will be missed completely.
(Bari, Adult Chorus): Mayor of Sweet Apple, Ohio; sings one feature song; also appears on the Ed Sullivan Show. There’s some sense that he fits the bill of a big fish in a small town.
(Mezzo, Adult Chorus): Mayor’s wife, Edna; sings one feature song; also appears on the Ed Sullivan Show. Smaller role, but she does have a funny bit in the show as Conrad begins to sing during Sweet Apple’s welcoming ceremony for the auspicious guest.
(Soprano): The gum-chewing, lame-brained, dancing secretary who is Mae Peterson’s choice to replace Rosie as Albert’s fiancé. She’s not exactly what one might expect as the embodiment of the ideal administrative assistant, Gloria is a forceful, broad woman with true gusto. This role will be given to someone who can eloquently command a character performance.
(Adult Chorus, Tenor): Proprietor of “Maude’s Roadside Retreat”; sings the tenor part in the male quartet. Decent guy.
(Adult Chorus, Tenor): He washes dishes for a living, but he’s a member of our male quartet.
(Adult Chorus, Baritone): Who knows this guy’s story. Anyway, he’s also a member of the male quartet.
(Adult Chorus, Tenor): We think he’s into taxidermy, but he doesn’t like talking about it much. Well, not while he’s practicing with the quartet group anyway.
From backstage; vocal impersonation.
(Variable ranges, Adult Chorus) - We might guess his first name is Howard. Yeah, he may be the guy. Harvey’s dad.
(Soprano): She’s Ursala’s mother. The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree, usually.
(Speaking role): He’s got something to say.
(Non speaking role): He doesn’t have something to say, but he does have a camera.
(Speaking role): He also has something to say, although everyone would prefer he changed places with the 2nd Reporter and remain silent instead.
(Variable range): He keeps order.
(Speaking role): Yup, he or she has something to say.
(Speaking role): He travels.
(Speaking role): She travels as well.
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