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Children Theatre Casting Call for "Fun Home" Show

Moline, IL, United States
ID: 580770Exp: 3/1/2025
Description:

Kids ages 6 and up are encouraged to audition for the "Fun Home" Show. Please see the details below. About the project: The Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home follows the coming-of-age of lesbian author Alison Bechdel, from her youth, to her years at college, and lastly to the present, where Alison, now grown, struggles to write her own graphic autobiography. As Alison reflects on her past, she struggles to make sense of it, particularly her relationship with her father, Bruce, a closeted gay man and the owner of the family business. As Fun Home progresses, Alison is drawn deeper into her memories, entering into them, desperate to reverse her father’s self-destruction. A memorable and innovative musical, Fun Home explores memory and the power it has to destroy or shape, identity. Additional info: Come prepared with a single verse from a song that showcases your voice. Those who audition will be asked to cold read from the script. Performances May 30-June 14th 2025. If interested, please apply.

4 roles

RoyMale17-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Small AlisonFemale9-12 y.o.All ethnicities

Alison in her youth. Knows she is not the daughter her father wants her to be but she doesn’t know why.

Christian BechdelMale8-12 y.o.All ethnicities

Small Alison’s brother

John BechdelMale6-9 y.o.All ethnicities

Small Alison’s brother.