"Chicago Teen Edition" Seeks Boys and Girls
Looking for talent in grades 9-12 for "Chicago Teen Edition". Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: In “Roaring Twenties” Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap... until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess," Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the "American Dream": fame, fortune, and acquittal. Additional info: Please prepare a 32-bar cut (around 1 minute) of a song in a similar style to the show. Callbacks will consist of a dance call and cold reads. Some people will be asked to sing again. Please bring an accompaniment track. It will need to be loaded onto a device. Schoolhouse internet is a little spotty! We will have a speaker for you to connect to. Callbacks: January 31st, 1 pm. PERFORMANCE DATES: March 27th- April 4th (5 Performances) Note that a fee will be applied. If interested, please apply.
20 roles
Vaudville performer who is accused of murdering her sister and husband. Hardened by fame, she cares for no one but herself and her attempt to get away with murder.
Reads and keeps up with murder trials in Chicago, and follows suit by murdering her lover, Fred Casely. She stops at nothing to render a media storm with one goal: to get away with it.
Roxie’s short-lived lover. Murdered for trying to leave Roxie.
Assigned to Roxie’s case. After asking the right questions, he manages to get Roxie to confess.
Roxie’s faithful husband. Lies for her and tries to take the blame until he realizes that he has been two-timed by Roxie. Still in love with her, or misguided, he believes anything she says in her pursuit to get out of jail.
Prisoner at Cook County Jail. She is imprisoned after shooting two warning shots into her husband’s head.
Prisoner at the Cook County Jail. Murders her lover after finding out he already has six wives. “One of those Mormons, ya’ know.”
Prisoner at Cook County Jail. After her husband accuses her of screwing the milkman, he mysteriously runs into her knife ten times.
Hungarian Prisoner at Cook County Jail. The only English she speaks is the phrase, “Not Guilty.” Which follows her to her grave.
Prisoner at Cook County Jail. Murders her lover after he has a round of affairs with other women, and an occasional man. I guess you could say it was “artistic differences.”
Ensemble member who doubles as the Master of Ceremonies at times.
Leader of the prisoners of Cook County Jail. The total essence of corruption. Accepts bribes for favors from laundry service to making calls to lawyers. “When you’re good to Moma, Moma’s good to you.”
Established lawyer who hasn’t lost a woman’s case yet. Master of media manipulation who will get a girl off the hook as long as she can fork up the hefty $5,000 fee.
Sob sister reporter from the Evening Star. Believes there is a little bit of good in everyone and will believe anything she is fed that matches her beliefs.
Steals the spotlight when she Murders her husband along with three other women. Her crimes are labeled “Lake Shore Drive Massacre.”
Murdered by Go-To-Hell Kitty for sleeping around with three women behind her back.
Court appointed lawyer for Hunyak. He tries to get her to confess to speed along the trial.
Judge overseeing Roxie’s Trial.
Swears people in with their hand on the bible. “Blah, Blah, Truth, Truth. Selp-you God.”
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