"Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up" Needs Teens
"Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" Play is looking for performers ages 15 and up. Please see the details below. About the project: Focusing on eight children during their Catholic elementary and high school education in the 1950s, this hilarious musical captures the funniest aspects of youthful growing pains and the trying moments of adolescence. Every number tickles the funny bone of anyone who ever went to school, public or private. It is a delightful show for schools. Additional info: Auditions will consist of acting, singing, and dancing. You may bring sheet music for the accompanist to play, or you may bring a recorded track to sing to. You will be taught a segment of one of the dance numbers in the show as your choreography portion. Each of you will read from the script with the other auditioners. Monologues are not required. PERFORMANCES: - 08/29/2025 (Fri) through 09/14/2025 (Sun) - Thursday-Saturday shows begin at 7:30 PM - Sunday performances begin. at 2:30 PM If interested, please apply.
14 roles
He is a man in the present, remembering his time as a student in Catholic school in the 1950s. He is good-hearted and kind, even if he makes mistakes. This role may be cast to a single actor or two actors.
She is very studious and is devout in her faith. She has weight and body issues while she is young, but she gains confidence as she grows older, both because of and in spite of losing weight, which also does not go to her head. She becomes more steadfast in her resolve as the years go by.
Clearly very smart, but also a brown-noser.
Athletic, a bit of a tomboy, and can be intimidating to the boys.
Sweet, but a bit simple sometimes. The most beauty conscious of the girls.
The leader, the cool one, bit of a class clown.
Wears glasses and is blind as a bat without them. Believes a lot of myths about girls and likes numbers.
Slower than the other boys and an overthinker, especially when asking questions.
The priest in charge of the school and the parish. He’s a bit tired.
Acts as a school teacher and reminder to the students of proper behavior.
An older nun with a stern reputation and a distinct personality.
A nun with strong opinions, who is also the high school gym teacher.
Sister Anne is an additional presence in songs and dance numbers, but this role will double with the Secretary, who does appear and have lines in the first scene. She works for the school principal. This actress will also function as a swing.
A parish priest who supports the song and dance numbers. This actor will function as a swing.
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