In Need of Teens for "Bright Star" The Musical
Details are available below for "Bright Star" The Musical that requires teenagers to participate. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. 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 1940s. 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. Rate: NO PAY //NON-AEA (small travel stipend available). Additional info: Callbacks: Sunday, April 16, 6:30 - 9 pm. Sides and sheet music from Bright Star will be provided. Rehearsals begin: Monday, Jun 19th - Sundays thru Thursdays 7 pm - 10 pm. Performances: Aug 4 - 27. Friday and Saturday @ 8 pm, Sundays @ 2 pm. All auditioners must show proof of vaccination. Come prepared with 16-32 bars of a song. Prepare a one - two-minute serious, non-comedic monologue. BRING TO THE AUDITION: Resume / Recent Headshot. Calendar and list of potential conflicts. If you are interested please apply.
18 roles
Leading Character) Alice plays both ~16-18 years old and ~38-40 years old. When she's in her late 30s, Alice is an editor of a Southern literary magazine; intelligent, attractive, professional – but with an air of melancholy. Young Alice in her late teens is rebellious, high-spirited, and adventurous – looking to break out of small-town life and experience the world. She must be a very strong singer and comfortable with folk and bluegrass styles. Mezzo-Soprano.
Supporting Character) Margo is 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. Soprano.
(Featured Character) She is Alice’s mother. A caretaker to her family and her rural community. A warm, loving, sensible woman. Hardworking, with great inner strength and compassion. Mezzo-Soprano.
Featured character) Florence is an employee at Margo’s bookstore and a childhood friend of both Billy and Margo. Sings.
(Featured character) Edna is an employee at Margo’s bookstore. Ensemble & Sings.
(Featured character) Lucy is a junior editor at a literary magazine. An ambitious, professional young “modern” career woman of the 1940s. Strong, forthright, and provocative with a sharp sense of humor. Ensemble & Soprano.
(Featured & Ensemble) She is a clerk at the Office of Records in Raleigh. Could possibly be a man. Sings.
(Ensemble member) She is a middle-aged woman living in Raleigh. Sings.
Ensemble members or they could possibly be played by Florence, Edna, Lucy, etc.) These three ladies have featured singing roles in three different scenes. Sings.
(Leading character) Billy is a young soldier about, returning home from WWII; an aspiring young writer; fresh, open, optimistic, charming, and a little naïve. A strong singer. Tenor.
(Leading character) Jimmy Ray plays both ages ~18-20 and ~40-42. Jimmy Ray in his late teens-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; he is an independent thinker who is not afraid to stand up to his father for what he believes in.
(Supporting Character) The Mayor of Zebulon and Jimmy Rae's father is a political and financial powerbroker – distinguished, and an imposing and controlling presence; he 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. A strong Singer. Baritone.
(Featured character) Billy’s father. A widower. Spry, good looking. Kind hearted, if a bit lonely. A strong singer. Tenor
(Featured Character) Daryl is an assistant at the literary magazine. Funny, with a dry and officious sense of humor. Insecure, and perhaps a bit socially awkward, but endearing and innately likable. Tenor/Baritone.
(Featured Character, some Ensemble) He is Alice’s father; an authoritative and stern disciplinarian; devoutly religious, hard-working, poor but proud farmer. Baritone.
Featured & Ensemble) Loyal assistant to Mayor Josiah Dobbs, and in the ensemble. Sings.
(Featured & Ensemble) Max is a customer at Margo’s bookstore, at first, he has a crush on Margo, but later becomes Edna’s beau. Sings.
(Featured & Ensemble) He is The local family doctor in Zebulon. Possibly could be played by a woman. Sings.
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