Casting Teen Performers for "Tuck Everlasting" Play
There are a total of 26-30 available roles for teen actors. Age requirement: 4th to 12th grade (10 to 18 years old). Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Registered participants will receive any necessary updates 24 hours before the audition. The auditions will involve acting a monologue and/or scene, along with some improv games based on movement and storytelling. Essential preparation involves listing any potential scheduling conflicts. This information is crucial; we need to know about any absences before casting. Please note, this audition is highly competitive, and by auditioning, you commit to accepting any role offered. Embracing your assigned role and performing to the best of your ability is integral to the learning process of theater. Callbacks, if needed, are scheduled for Thursday, August 15 at 5pm. If interested, please apply.
10 roles
Will be portrayed by a teen actor. He's the sole Tuck who embraces immortality as a blessing. Yet, he grapples with the isolation immortality brings to him and his family.
Also known as "Tuck," is an ageless character in Tuck Everlasting, portrayed by an older teen actor. He serves as the patriarch of the Tuck family, exuding an air of anxiety and melancholy. Despite this, he demonstrates wisdom and compassion in his actions and words.
Mae and Angus's son, portrayed by an older teen. Once married with children, his wife left him after twenty years due to his unchanging appearance. Now bitter and closed off, Miles regrets drinking from the spring and hates living forever.
Unnamed character, portrayed by an older teen. His strangeness is evident in his dress and behavior. Obsessed with finding the Tucks' source of immortality, his madness and greed make him a danger to both the Tucks and the Fosters, who own the land with the spring.
Head of the Treegap police, is a potentially comic character with a sharp wit and kind heart. Strictly adhering to the law, even when it's morally questionable, he will be portrayed by an older teen.
Drive the story and become an intricate part of the action and storytelling. In our production, this ensemble will be central to a dramatic twist that ties them closely to the narrative.
Will likely be played by a 12 to 15-year-old actor. Independent and adventurous, she rebels against her family's rigid formalities but isn't fully prepared for the dangers she encounters.
Winnie's grandmother, will be played by an older teen. Though not an “ancient relic,” she comically insists on propriety and order, like Aunt March in "Little Women."
Over 100 years old but not aged 87 years, will be played by an older teen. As the Tuck family matriarch, she is kind and loving, showing her motherly nature by comforting Winnie after her family abducts the girl.
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