"Bright Star" Musical in Need of Performers
Audition for "Bright Star". Looking for cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past—and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives. With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tightly in its grasp, BRIGHT STAR is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful. Additional info: Be prepared to sing a 16-32-bar cut of singing in the style of the show. Please be prepared to sing with a track, using a device that can connect to a bluetooth speaker. No a cappella singing, please. Video submissions: see the document attached. Callbacks are by invitation only and will be held on Wednesday, July 16, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Rehearsals will begin Sunday, July 20th and run Sunday - Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm (actors will be called only as needed - please note any and all potential conflicts below) tech week beginning Sunday, August 24th (Q2Q 10am-10pm). Performances: Weekend #1 - Friday 8/29 7:30pm; Saturday 8/30 7:30pm; Sunday 8/31 2pm Weekend #2 - Thursday 9/4 7:30pm; Friday 9/5 7:30pm; Saturday 9/6 2pm; Sunday 9/7 2pm Weekend #3 - Friday 9/12 7:30pm; Saturday 9/13 2pm; Sunday 9/14 2pm If you are interested, please apply.
11 roles
(mezzo) – Plays both 16-17 and 36-37 (could potentially be played by 2 people). Alice at age 36-37 is an editor of a southern literary magazine; intelligent, attractive, professional – but with an air of melancholy. Young Alice at age 16-17 is rebellious, high-spirited, adventurous – looking to break out of small-town life and experience the world. She must be very strong singer and comfortable in folk and bluegrass styles.
(tenor) – A young soldier returning home from WWII; an aspiring young writer; fresh, open, optimistic, charming, and a little naïve.
(tenor) – Billy’s father. A widower. Spry, good looking. Kind hearted, if a bit lonely.
(soprano) – A small-town bookstore owner; a childhood friend of Billy’s who now harbors romantic feelings towards him; a natural beauty with a keen intellect.
(tenor/baritone) – An assistant at a literary magazine. Funny, with a dry and officious sense of humor. Insecure, and perhaps a bit socially awkward, but endearing and innately likeable.
(soprano) – A junior editor at a literary magazine. An ambitious, professional young “modern” career woman of the 1940’s. Strong, forthright and provocative with a sharp sense of humor.
(mezzo) – Alice’s mother. A caretaker to her family and her rural community. A warm, loving, sensible woman. Hardworking, with great inner strength and compassion.
(baritone) – Alice’s father; an authoritative and a stern disciplinarian; devoutly religious, hard-working, a poor but proud farmer.
(baritone) – The Mayor of Zebulon; a political and financial powerbroker – distinguished, an imposing and controlling presence; has a genuine interest in protecting his son’s future and his family name, but in doing so, is ultimately pushed to a point of extreme and irrevocable cruelty.
(tenor) – plays both age 18-20 and 38-40. Jimmy Ray in his early 20s in flashbacks is Mayor Dobbs’ son and young Alice’s beau; handsome, boyishly charming, well-built and intelligent; from a family of wealth and power and is being groomed by his father for a similar future in the family business; an independent thinker who is not afraid to stand up to his father for what he believes in; he has a sense of personal responsibility and morality as well as a deep reserve of passion and emotion.
Various ensemble roles (soprano, mezzo, alto, tenor, baritone, bass).
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