Teen Theatre Casting Call for "The Outsiders" Show
Searching for teenagers ages 13-18 years old for "The Outsiders" Show. Please see the details below. About the project: This show deals with real people, seen through the eyes of young Ponyboy, a Greaser on the wrong side of life, caught up in territorial battles between the have-it-made rich kids – the Socs - and his tough, underprivileged “greaser” family and friends. Cherry, a beautiful Soc, comes to share a special sensitivity with Ponyboy as she discovers that he remembers poems and needs to watch sunsets. At the same time, Cherry's attracted to the older, tougher Dallas, and in a sense, she's caught in the violent space between the Greasers and the Socs. While the Socs appear to have everything, the only thing a Greaser has is his friends. As these young people try to find themselves and each other, as the sadness of sophistication begins to reach them and their battles and relationships reach a resolution, Ponyboy's dying friend, Johnny, sends him a last message … I've been thinking about the poem that guy wrote. He meant you're gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid everything's new, dawn. It's just when you get used to everything that it's day. Like the way you dig sunsets, Pony. That's gold. Keep it that way. It's a good way to be. This is a play about young people who are not yet hopeless about latent decency in the midst of struggle. Additional info: Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. PRODUCTION DATES: July 25–28, 2024. If interested, please apply.
23 roles
Greaser; youngest of the group; smart; likes movies, books, sunsets, drawing; on the track A team; doesn’t like to fight, but will; loves his brother, Sodapop, but doesn’t understand why oldest brother is so hard on him.
Greaser; next youngest; small, slight; quiet; nervous, suspicious; like a “little puppy who’s been kicked too many times”; abused at home; gang is his family; the gang’s pet; been beaten severely by the Socs
A Soc; wears several rings; looks down on greasers; out for a good time no matter what.
A Soc; knows the score; doesn’t like the fighting that goes on.
Greaser; tough, cold, mean; arrested at 10; long hair, no grease; tries to break laws just to show he doesn’t care whether it’s legal or not; only person or thing he cares about is Johnny; loyal to the other greasers
Greaser; stocky; sideburns; takes very little seriously; likes to drink; wide grin
Greaser; Ponyboy’s oldest brother; good looking; former football player; had to grow up too fast; tough, cool, smart.
Greaser; Ponyboy’s middle brother; good looking; happy go lucky; not as smart as Ponyboy or Darry; high on life.
Sodapop’s girlfriend; troubled at home; really loves Sodapop.
A Soc; cheerleader; Bob’s girlfriend; doesn’t hate the greasers as a group; tries to help; doesn’t like the fighting.
A Soc; Cherry’s friend; a little ditzy; also sees nothing wrong with talking to greasers (away from school)
A parent; chaperone for the children at the church.
A parent, chaperone for the children at the church.
Ponyboy’s English teacher.
A Soc, former schoolmate of Darry’s.
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