"We Will Rock You" Musical Needs Performers
Actors needed for production of "We Will Rock You". ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See more info below. About the project: Synopsis: Based on the music of Queen, We Will Rock You is set 300 years in the future in a futuristic and globally corporate world. Planet Earth has been renamed the iPlanet (sometimes called "Planet Mall" in older productions) and is controlled by the Globalsoft Corporation. The head of Globalsoft is the sinister Killer Queen, who has banned all non-computer generated music. She has heard of a prophecy that instruments have been hidden somewhere on the planet and that ‘The Dreamer’ will emerge from the people to show the way to them. She orders her Chief of Police, Khashoggi, to get to the bottom of the matter and crush any rebellion. Meanwhile, Galileo, a young student and an outsider, is desperate to “break free” from this corporate world. He hears lyrics in his dreams and is heralded as the star of the prophecy by the Bohemians who have been searching for the lost instruments. To fulfill the prophecy. Galileo must evade the clutches of the Killer Queen and finally bring back the music. With the help of Pop, an aging hippie librarian, Galileo and Scaramouche find Rock's Holy Grail--Brian May's guitar--buried in the remains of Wembley Stadium. Additional info: Audition Material: - Auditionees should prepare a 1-minute song in the style of the show. Accompanist will NOT be provided. You may use a tablet or phone for a track. Please do not do a song from the show. - Please come prepared to move, however not everyone will be asked to stay and dance. Please complete the audition form: find the link in the audition packet attached. Callbacks (if needed): Wednesday, November 12th (7pm-9:30pm). Performances: Fridays through Sundays, February 6th – 15th. If you are interested, please apply.
12 roles
A misfit who keeps hearing strange voices and songs in his head which deliver messages he can’t understand. He is confused and unaware that he is the one the Bohemians have been waiting for, who will lead them to the place where the last remaining live instruments have lain hidden for hundreds of years.
Another misfit who also gets into trouble with the Secret Police, Scaramouche meets Galileo in hospital and they run away together. Her sharp wit keeps Galileo on his toes and gradually they fall for each other.
Killer Queen is a ruthless businessperson and is in charge of Global Soft, the worldwide corporation which is responsible for the suppression of all live music. They are power crazy and tough, as well as beautiful.
He works for Killer Queen, getting rid of any original or creative musical thoughts and going after the Bohemians. His victims are sent to the Seven Seas of Rhye.
Buddy is an old librarian and a hippy who has studied the sacred musical texts to the extent that even the Seven Seas of Rhye cannot entirely erase them from his mind. He’s a comic character who acts as a foil to Galileo and Scaramouche towards the end of the play.
One the Bohemians who are intent on discovering the secrets of live music, and who believe that someone will come who will show the Bohemians the way.
Another Bohemian and Brit’s partner in crime and truest friend. Oz finds Scaramouche and Galileo and leads them back to the Bohemians.
A group of rebels, determined to fight against Global Soft and its downloadable music. Their base is the Hard Rock Cafe, and they have taken the names of musical heroes from the past.
These semi-automated characters carry out the bidding of the Killer Queen and Khashoggi.
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