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AUDITIONS
Monday, March 23, 2015 at 7:00pm (by appointment)
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 7:00pm (by appointment)
All roles are open to audition. We are seeking a large ensemble cast of adults for this production –4 principal men, 3 principal women, 7 ensemble men and 7 ensemble women. You must be at least 20 yrs. old at the time of the audition. Auditioners must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing one minute of a fully memorized rock music selection that showcases their vocal range and style appropriate for the show. Standard Broadway music pieces are discouraged for this audition.
Auditioners should mark their selection with a highlighter. An accompanist will be provided. Auditioners who play the guitar should bring one and accompany themselves. Guitar playing is encouraged but not a requirement. A cappella singing, instrumentals on CD, Tape, iPod, MP3 Player or digital recorder will not be allowed. Please dress comfortably.
Rehearsals will be held on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning March 31st. There will be one midweek rehearsal on Thursday, June 18, 2015.
CALLBACKS: Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 7:00pm
Co-Directors – Katherine Ray & Sharon A. Wilcox
Music Director – Meric Martin
Choreographer – Sharon A. Wilcox
AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Please send an email to
auditions@warnertheatre.org to schedule your appointment. An audition confirmation e-mail will be sent with full details on what will be expected at your audition. Audition appointments by e-mail are preferred, but if you do not have access to e-mail call the Warner Theatre Audition Line at
860-489-7180 ext.151. Please be specific as to the date you would like to schedule your appointment.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Green Day's powerhouse album is brought to life in this electric-rock musical of youthful disillusion.
The two-time TONY Award-winning hit musical American Idiot, based on Green Day's GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum album, boldly takes the American musical where it's never gone before. This high-octane show includes every song from Green Day's album American Idiot, as well as several songs from follow-up release, 21st Century Breakdown.
Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. When the three disgruntled men flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, their paths are quickly estranged when Tunny enters the armed forces, Michael is called back home to attend familial responsibilities, and Johnny's attention becomes divided by a seductive love interest and a hazardous new friendship. An energy-fueled rock opera, American Idiot, features little dialogue and instead relies on the lyrics from Green Day's groundbreaking album to execute the story line.
American Idiot is a high concept show with strong social messages and endless creative possibilities.
AVAILABLE ROLES
ENSEMBLE: 7 Men, 7 Women
EXTRAORDINARY GIRL: A girl in the Middle East who appears as a sexual hallucination to injured Tunny. Attractive and mysterious, she later appears as his nurse and accompanies him home after the war. Female, 20-35 yrs old /Range: Bb3 - E5
HEATHER: A girl in Suburbia and Will's girlfriend. She discovers she is pregnant but has difficulty telling her boyfriend of the news. Once she settles down with him, she struggles to maintain their relationship with his despondency and eventually leaves him.Female, 20-30 yrs old /Range: A3 - E5
JOHNNY: The self-proclaimed Jesus of Suburbia. Bored of his do-nothing, go-nowhere existence, he takes off for the city to get a new lease on life. He wages an inner war between a budding love for Whatsername and growing dependency on St. Jimmy and drugs. Male, 20-30 yrs old / Range: B2 - B4
ST. JIMMY: Johnny's alter ego. Known as the city badass. An enigmatic and charismatic enabler who gets Johnny addicted to drugs and grows jealous of his relationship with Whatsername. Male, 30-40 yrs old / Range: C3 - F#5
TUNNY: Johnny's friend who follows him to the city and eventually enlists in the army. He travels to the Middle East. A dreamer who is easily swayed, first by Johnny's ideas and then by patriotism and the American Dream. Male, 20-30 yrs old / Range: D3 - B4
WHATSERNAME: A girl in the city who falls for Johnny. A rebellious activist who is willing to follow Johnny to the ends of the earth, but fights to have him embrace their authentic relationship rather than pursue his addiction. Female, 20-30 yrs old / Range: F#3 - D#5
WILL: Johnny's friend. He ends up staying in Suburbia to take care of pregnant girlfriend Heather. The more he stays on the couch, the more he becomes slowly disconnected from the world and his own relationships. Male, 20-30 yrs old / Range: C#3 - A4
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