Singing Audition for "Freaky Friday" Musical
Performers in grades 8-12 are invited to audition for "Freaky Friday" Musical. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another's struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter. Additional info: Please prepare a 32-bar cut (around 1 minute) of a song in the similar style of the show and a 30-second monologue. Callbacks will consist of a dance call and cold reads. Some people will be asked to sing again. Show Dates are January 31st - February 9th, 2025 with 6 Performances. There will be rehearsals over the holiday break. You can still do the show if you are going away! Please be prepared to list your conflicts between auditions and November 22nd and January 31st. (Conflicts are expected! This is for planning purposes. Attendance is REQUIRED for tech week (January 26th-30th) and all performances!) Note that the fee will be involved. If interested, please apply.
35 roles
Smart, funny, and messy
Ellie’s mother; decisive, lovely, punctual
Ellie’s brother; eccentric and naïve; he is obsessed with his puppets, especially ANGRY BOB, and enraged purple hippo, and CASPIAN, a proper British Starfish.
Katherine’s fiancée; confident, charming, kind
Ellie’s best friend; intense, emotional, lacks confidence
Ellie’s best friend; hacker-geek, nerd girl
The Listmaster (in charge of the Scavenger Hunt), adorably cool
The villain; brilliant, aggressive, a winner
Ellie’s friend, completely average, best friends with Wells
Ellie’s friend; dorky but not meek, best friends with Parker
Random Teen, unimpressed
Katherine’s assistant; high-strung perfectionist
Katherine’s father; grumpy, stubborn, old-school
Katherine’s mother; fiercely opinionated (because she cares)
Weddings Magazine journalist; polished, grimly cheerful
Weddings Magazine photographer; seen it all, loves his job
School counselor; test-obsessed
Cheerful, loves weddings
English teacher; empathetic SENOR O’BRIEN – Spanish teacher; pugnacious
Gym teacher; extremely intense
SITZ and KOWALSKI never received sensitivity training
SITZ and KOWALSKI never received sensitivity training
Antique shop proprietor; apathetic, doesn’t much like teenagers
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