"Bright Starr" the Musical Needing Performers
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Casting call for "Bright Star" the musical, looking for adult and young adult performers for principal and supporting roles. See more details below. About the project: "Bright Star" is a sweeping musical set to the rhythms of bluegrass. Inspired by a true story, the show follows literary editor Alice Murphy as her past and present intertwine, uncovering long-buried secrets. Making its regional premiere, Bright Star is an intimate yet epic production filled with hope, heart, and resilience. Additional info: Show Dates: April 23–26 & April 30–May 1 Dance Call & Callbacks: Wednesday, February 25 Audition Preparation: Please prepare a 16–32 bar cut (30–60 seconds) of a song that best showcases your vocal ability and performance strengths. If interested, submit your application.
16 role s
Playing ages: 16–17 and 36–37 Intelligent, professional, melancholic (adult); rebellious and adventurous (young) Strong singer comfortable with folk and bluegrass styles Vocal Range: F3–C5
Optimistic, charming, aspiring writer Vocal Range: C3–A4
Kind-hearted widower Vocal Range: C3–A4
Bookstore owner, intelligent, romantic Vocal Range: B3–F#5
An assistant at a literary magazine. Funny, dry humor, insecure but endearing. Vocal range top: E4 Vocal range bottom: C3
A junior editor at a literary magazine. Ambitious, professional, and sharp-witted. Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: A3
Alice’s mother. Warm, loving, sensible, strong, and compassionate — caretaker to family and community. Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: G3
Alice’s father; authoritative, stern, devoutly religious, hardworking farmer — poor but proud. Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: A2
The Mayor of Zebulon; a political powerbroker — distinguished, imposing, controlling, ultimately cruel in protecting his family name. Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: A2
Handsome, charming, intelligent son of Mayor Dobbs; independent thinker with passion and morality; young and adult versions sung by same actor. Playing Age: 18–20 and 38–40 Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: A3
Loyal assistant to Mayor Josiah Dobbs.
The local family doctor in Zebulon.
A clerk at the Office of Records in Raleigh.
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