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Singing Audition for "Magpie’s Song" Play

Lincoln, NE, United States
ID: 298232Exp: 12/10/2025
Description:

Seeking performers for "Magpie’s Song" Musical. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Magpie's Song was written by Lincoln native, Zeph Siebler, and is an operatic pop musical centered around three myths. In "A Festival in Conflagration," a painter conjures up memories of a deadly fire in her newest painting, calling into question who really lit the match and what it means to be a monster. In "River of Stars," a mortal spends a day with the daughter of the Celestial Emperor, and they have to decide what's worth sacrificing to live out a star-crossed love. In "Ten Suns," an archer comes out of retirement to stop a catastrophic drought, only to find himself caught at the center of a struggle for the chance of eternal life. Magpie's Song explores the primal need humans have to explain the world through storytelling. Additional info: Callbacks are Saturday, December 13th from 5:00-8:00 p.m. and will consist of vocals & movement. Actors ages should bring a prepared vocal solo of 32 bars in the style of contemporary musical theatre or a pop/rock song that best showcases singing and storytelling, such as Stephen Schwartz and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Since Magpie's Song is all music, please choose a song with an emotional arc or that tells a story. In the show, actors will be acting through the music and lyrics. Bring sheet music. Accompanist provided. No a cappella solos. If interested, please apply.

7 roles

MOONFemale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Plays WIFE in the War Story and PAINTER in the Monster Story. Mixy soprano, Ab3-F5.

STARFemale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Plays VEGA in the Love Story, WORKER WOMAN in the War Story, and FIREWORK MAKER in the Monster Story. Light alto, A3-D5.

MAGPIEBoth genders18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Plays themself, as the storyteller, in every story, and BEAST in the Monster Story. Folksy alto, Gb3-D5.

DEATHBoth genders18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Plays APPRENTICE in the War Story and YOUNG HUNTER in the Monster Story. Rock tenor (alternatively, low alto) D3-B4. Note these roles are written as explicitly male.

JUSTICEBoth genders18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Plays ARCHER in the War Story and OLD HUNTER in the Monster Story. Heavy baritenor, Bb2-G4.

JUDGEMENTBoth genders18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Plays ALTAIR in the Love Story, WORKER MAN in the War Story, and LEAD HUNTER in the Monster Story. Light baritone, A2-F4.

TOWERBoth genders18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Plays EMPEROR in the Love Story and War Story and BUILDER in the Monster Story. Heavy bass, F2-Eb4.