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1 MAIN CAST AUDITION INFORMATION AUDITION OVERVIEW 2 nd and 3 rd graders No auditions for Junior Players 4 th graders AND 5 th 8 th graders who do not want any lines You only need to prepare the song (Bop to thetop). On audition day, all 4 th graders will come into the music room together to practice and sing in small groups for Mr. Linnes, our music director. 5 th 8 th graders who want to have lines Prepare one scene from the audition packet. All roles can be performed by boys or girls. Please choose one that best reflects a character you would like to play. We will be looking at the character you create, voice (volume and diction), movement and how well you understand what s going on. If you are not memorized, be familiar enough with the piece that your face is not buried in the script. You ll also be singing the song from the audition packet (Bop to the Top). Mr. Linnes might also work with you to see how high or low you can sing. A note on scenes This year, you ll notice that we re using scenes instead of monologues. You ll be preparing one of the characters and the other character will be read by our reader (a director or other adult who will be sitting in a chair). When you re practicing, have someone else read the other lines or record them and practice the scene with yourself! AUDITION SONG All actors should learn and be prepared to sing it by themselves or in a small group. See Website for audio. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL CHARACTER BREAKDOWN THE ENTERTAINERS Jack Scott The resident P.A. Announcer for the high school. He is shy and insecure in front of the rest of the kids, but smooth and confident at the mic. Known as the "Velvet Fog of East High." Friday Jack's right hand and resident gopher Kamaria, Teagan, Jessie, Lucy, Marley and Cora The Wildcats cheerleading team 1

2 THE JOCKS Bolton The most popular kid at East High, he is the star of the basketball team who yearns to be more than what people want him to be. discovers his love for music but refuses to admit it. Athletic, attractive, and a true leader. He becomes smitten with. Chad Danforth 's best friend. A star basketball player, part of the jocks, and second in command. Extremely focused on winning his school's basketball championship, but is slowly understanding that there might be more to this world, including his sparring crush on Taylor. Zeke Baylor A basketball player on the Wildcats Team. Energetic and charismatic. He has two secrets: a crush on and a love for baking, which he is happy and relieved to eventually reveal. Jason Cross A basketball player on the Wildcats Team. Best described as, not the brightest bulb in the box. He is loyal to his team. Danny, Austin, Max, Kaylee, Macy, Alexa, Karin, Valerie, Whitney, Jackie Other members of the school s sports teams. THE THESPIANS Evans The egocentric diva star of the school musicals, she is Ryan's older twin and the alpha dog. She thinks being the musical star defines her and clutches the title like her life depends on it, no matter what the cost to others. Ryan Evans 's fraternal twin and a self-delusional 'star in the making.' He typically feels the brunt of 's attacks and lives under her shadow. Although he possesses a diva exterior, he yearns to change. Kelsi Nielsen The drama club's rehearsal pianist and student composer extraordinaire who is having her musical produced at school. Underneath her shy demeanor, Kelsi is an outspoken firecracker. James An earthworm expressionist Susan Overwrought with emotion Cathy An overeager actor Alan A couture enthusiast Cyndra An aspiring operatic superstar Nessa, Fiona, Thora, Paisley, Audra and Griffin s minions 2

3 Bastian, Renee and Simone Aspiring performance artists THE BRAINIACS Montez The new girl in school. She is trying to blend in and avoid 'labels' at her new school. Pretty, shy, and smart. Taylor McKessie The competitive head Brainiac of the school and President of the Science Club. She convinces to join the Science Decathlon team. Taylor has a hidden soft spot for Chad, which she hides. Martha Cox A smart girl with a secret passion for hip hop Kratnoff, Fletcher, Harriet, Calvin, Bernice, Nancy, Rosalind and Charlotte The smartest kids in school Ripper A skater dude with a secret passion for the cello Mongo Ripper s best friend THE SKATERS Avril, Maddox, Brody, Amari, Cass, Hattie and Joelle Skater kids THE ADULTS Ms. Darbus The kooky, eccentric Drama Club teacher. She has her self-absorbed moments but is still devoted to her students and constantly encourages them. Passionate about the art of theatre. Coach Bolton The stern basketball coach and 's dad. He lost the big game years ago and wants his son to succeed where he failed. Blinded by his ambition for his son, he is still a good guy and proud father. Ms. Tenny A chemistry teacher who advises the Science Club Moderator The head of the Science Decathlon Karaoke MC The host of Teen Karaoke Night at the ski lodge 3

4 Scenes & Audition Materials for Speaking/Singing Roles Scene 1 Jack Scott (The school bell rings. The Students run to their homeroom classes and sit listening to the morning announcements. Lights up on Jack Scott sitting at a mic in an announcer s booth. The moment he turn on his mic, he becomes a hip, velvet-fogged DJ.) Jack Scott Yo yo yo, Wildcats, listen up for the very first morning announcements of the brand new year. This is Jack Scott, the Velvet Fog of East High with the Homeroom 411 on what s going down and coming up this week. The Science Decathlon finals are on Friday; see Taylor Learning Curve McKessie for more skinny on the hooey. (fast) During free period, the Science Club will meet in Room 213 and then switch midway with the AV Club in Room 312 for the next two and a half sessions, then reverse and alternate their schedules for the second half of the winter quarter. The Skydiving Club will be meeting at 3:00pm on the roof deck, and the First-Aid Club will be waiting for them down in the parking lot below. All for now, Peeps. 4

5 Scene 2 Hallway Monday, 8:15am and ( waits outside in the hall for. They stare at each other in disbelief, finishing each other s sentences.) I don t --- (whispering) --- believe it Me --- (whispering) --- either. But how We just moved here to Albuquerque. I can t believe you live here, too. I looked for you at the lodge on New Year s Day, but --- (whispering) We had to leave first thing, (whispering now too) Why are you whispering? Oh, well I told my friends I went snowboarding, but I didn t tell them about the singing thing. Too much for them to handle? It was cool. But, my friends that s not what I do. That was like a different person. Pretty crazy, right, meeting up again like this? 5

6 Hey, I was gonna call you like a bunch of times And? (embasrassed) And, you know, I mean, like, well, I mean --- You chickened out. Kinda. (Pause. blushes. smiles at the thought that he was scared to call her.) Cool. and look at the bulletin board, where the audition sign up sheets for Juliet and Romeo are posted. Behind them, the ever-eavesdropping listens to their conversation. Hey now that you ve met Darbus the Deranged, I ll bet you can t wait to sign up for the show. (laughs) I won t be signing up for anything here for a while. I just want to get to know the school. But if you signed up, I would consider coming to the show. 6

7 Scene #3 Coach Bolton and Ms. Darbus Coach Bolton Chad and are my two star players you can t have them acting like idiots when they should be at practice! Ms. Darbus They were not acting like idiots, they were acting like actors! If and Chad were theatre performers instead of athletes, would you seek preferential treatment for them? I think not. Coach Bolton Darbus, we are days away from the biggest game of the year. Ms. Darbus And we are in the midst of auditions for our winter musical. This school is about more than sweaty young men in baggy shorts flinging balls for buckets. Coach Bolton Baskets. The West High Knights have knocked us out of the playoffs for three years. Ms. Darbus Yes, and despite your consistent track record of defeat, the school board still sees fit to allocate ten times the amount of money for school athletics as it does for the arts programs. Coach Bolton Win, lose, it doesn t matter. I m trying to teach these kids about having a goal, about teamwork, something they can use as adults. Ms. Darbus (seeing some possible common ground) Which is precisely what I am trying to instill in them. Coach Bolton (not taking the bait) How, by making them scream at the top of their lungs?!? Ms. Darbus Philistine! Coach Bolton Crack pot! 7

8 (Words finally failing her, Ms. Darbus bangs her gong in Coach Bolton s face. He blows his whistle in her face.) Scene #4 - s locker Wednesday, 12:30 pm Zeke and (Still covered in cake, pulls out blouse after blouse from hangers in her locker. She checks them out in her full length mirror on the inside of the locker door.) Zeke Hey,. Now that is going to be in your show --- Bolton is not in my show! Zeke Oh, uhm, well, okay I mean, did you like the cake I made for you? No. It doesn t go with my pants. Zeke Ha ha, that s funny. So, uhm, anyway, I thought maybe you would like to come to see me play ball sometime. I d rather suck the mucus from a dog s nostrils til his skull caves in. ( brushes Zeke aside as she goes off to change to her blouse.) Zeke That doesn t sound very appetizing. (calling after her) Wouldn t you prefer a nice crème brulee? Or maybe some tartufo? Tiramisu? (beat) Tiramisu? Why did I say Tiramisu? Aarrgghhh! (Zeke runs off.) 8

9 Scene #5 - Study Hall - Wednesday, 1:00pm Taylor and Chad (The school bell rings) (Lights up on the Jocks and the Brainiacs sitting together in a summit meeting. Much murmuring and debate going on.) Taylor You really think that s going to work? Chad It s the only way to save and from themselves (Taylor looks at the Brainiacs. After a brief hesitation, they nod in unison.) Taylor What you re saying is the individual must be sacrificed for the good of the whole? That s so very Karl Marx. (beat) Works for me. Chad We ll get in the locker room. You guys nab in the lab at exactly sixteen hundred hours. Taylor Whatever. Just work him until he --- Chad Bolton is my best friend I know how to push all his buttons. Remember, the line of communication is crucial to the successful deployment of this covert operation. Taylor (looks at him with fresh eyes) I didn t know you could say that many syllables together in one sentence. I m impressed. Chad Thanks been working on it all night. My watch says thirteen hundred hours, mountain standard time. Are we synchronized? Taylor Save it for Charlie s Angels, Chad. (smiles) Au revoir, mon ami. 9

10 (Taylor and the Brainiacs get up to leave.) Chad I love it when you speak German. Taylor (Considers correcting him, but instead, smiles and says:) Danke schon. 10

11 Scene #6 and Ryan ( and Ryan rehearse the choreography for their callback; the boom box plays their accompaniment. They are working their butts off. Suddenly, Ryan throws in his signature jazz square and stomps on s foot.) You idiot! (Ryan turns off the boom box.) What did I tell you about those stupid jazz squares? Ryan Everyone loves a good jazz square it s a classic. And why do we always have to do what you say? Maybe because I know what I m doing? Just do what I tell you. I m not taking any chances, understand? That role is mine! I was born to play it! Ryan Somebody in this room ought to chill out, sister. And it ain t me. We ll get the roles we want, we always do. I m not talking about my role in the play, Ryan. I m talking about my role in like the school. I m not a jock, I m not a Brainiac but you know what, I m the star that s my role. And if they take that away from me, who am I? Ryan Well you could just be. That s not so bad, is it? Are you brain-dead? Noone is going to like me if I m just! But on stage, I can be Juliet, I can be Annie Oakley, I can be anyone I want to be, not just dumb old. I need something to make me fabulous Ryan. I mean, come on, they named me after a flabby dog! Ryan, we ve had the leads every year since birth. If we get it again, great. If not, we ll still be fabulous. Besides, it could be worse. They could ve named you Pug or Shih Tzu or -- 11

12 But and that that thing! Ryan Look, maybe would like you more if you were just yourself, for once. Pardon me, Dr, Phil, but what do you know? You re just a kid. Ryan I m only eight minutes younger than you Yeah, well, those are eight important minutes. ( suddenly barges into the room looking for, cell phone in hand.) 12

13 High School Musical SPRING 2016 AUDITION/CONFLICT FORM Actor s Name: Grade: attach photo here Parent s Name(s): Teacher Name: Auditions January Rehearsals January 19 April 27 Call Backs January Performances April 29, 30 & May 1 ROLES I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR: (check all that apply) **Keep in mind that showing interest in a lead role does not necessarily mean an actor will be cast as a lead part. It only means that the actor is interested and available for rehearsal times. Most lead roles will be cast from grades 5-8 only. Speaking/Singing Roles (Grades 5-8 only. Must attend audition) These are the roles of interest: ENSEMBLE Only Mostly Group Work & Character Parts Please provide some basic costume measurements for your actor Shoe: Pant: Dress: Shirt: CONFLICTS: (no audition needed) Our program runs January 19 May 1. Please list all conflicts. This helps us group actors together. **Standing Conflicts - These are weekly recurring appointments such as lessons or clubs. (Please write NONE if you have no standing conflicts on a given day). MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY **Long Term Conflicts or Individual conflict days -- These include conflicts that span several days or a week, i.e.: vacations, sports tournaments, etc. Please write NONE if you have no long-term conflicts (on rehearsal days only). 13

14 . **The Cast List will be posted on the website on Monday, January 18 th, at 5:00pm SPEAKING ROLES: High School Musical AUDITION FORM - SPRING 2015 Page 2 I am comfortable playing a character who (mark all that apply): Has lots of lines Sings solo Has some lines Sings with another person Has few lines Sings with a small group Has no lines Sings in a large group I will accept a role in the Ensemble I will not accept a roll in the Ensemble ENSEMBLE: I am comfortable playing a character who (mark all that apply): Sings solo Sings with another person Sings with a small group Sings in a large group PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: This is my first show with Playmakers. I ve done Playmakers before. This is what I ve done: Show Role I ve done plays in other place. This is what I ve done: Place Show Role I do other types of performing (dance, music, gymnastics, speech and debate). Here s what I ve done: This is why I want to do Playmakers this year: One thing you should know about me is: 14