Seeking Teens for Musical "Bye Bye Birdie"
Performers ages 13 and up are welcome to audition for the musical "Bye Bye Birdie". Please see the details below. About the project: When the draft selects rockstar Conrad Birdie, his fans are devastated, but none more devastated than his manager, Albert Peterson. His girlfriend and secretary, Rosie, believes that it’s a good thing and that it’s the perfect way for Albert to leave the music industry and become an English teacher like he always wanted. They decide to send off Conrad with “One Last Kiss,” picking a Conrad Birdie fangirl in the country to be that last kiss. They pick Kim MacAfee, a young girl in Sweet Apple, Ohio, who just been pinned to her high school boyfriend, Hugo Peabody. Kim, who’s going steady, believes that she is more of a woman than all of her friends and peers, and should be treated as such, and leave the Conrad Birdie fan club... that I,s until Almaelou records call and asks if she would like to be the lucky girl that gets to kiss Conrad Birdie goodbye. A fiasco occurs when Albert’s controlling mother joins him on this sendoff to try and get him to stay in the company, while Rosie deals with being pushed aside,e and her frustration with Albert and his mother only grows. Hugo Peabody is jealous of Kim giving all of her attention to Conrad, and Kim gets frustrated with him. Kim’s parents are concerned about her and chaos ensues at the “goodbye kiss” ceremony. Additional info: Please come prepared with something to sing. It does not have to be memorized. A pianist will be available to accompany you. Rehearsals: Read-through: May 16 Regular rehearsals begin the week of May 19 Performance dates: July 17 – 7:00 PM July 18 – 7:00 PM July 19 – 2:00 PM Location: TBD Please see the attachments for audition readings and the audition form. If interested, please apply.
12 roles
A self-confident young lady and member of the Conrad Birdie fan club who is chosen to receive a kiss from Conrad before he leaves for the army. She just got pinned to her boyfriend Hugo and is now going steady with him, so she sees herself as more mature than her fellow peers. (Vocal Range: G3-Ab5 Soprano) (Pgs 24, 27, 32)
Kim’s best friend and hyper-enthusiastic Conrad Birdie fan club member who leads the group. (Vocal Range: D4-F5 Mezzo-soprano) (Pgs 24, 28)
Kim’s devoted boyfriend. He’s jealous of Conrad Birdie for all the attention he’s getting from Kim. (Spoken) (Pg 27)