Beetlejuice Jr. Audition Information
Junior Actors of Ridgedale Players is excited to announce auditions for Beetlejuice Jr. As this is a Junior Actors show, children must be aged 8-18 and still be in school by time of auditions.
Director: Kris Wright
Assistant Director: Emily Martinez
Student Director: Charlie Weller
Music Director: Lauren Neuwirth
Audition: Saturday August 16th, 11:00am (registration starts at 10:30)
Callbacks (If necessary): Monday August 18th, 6:30pm
205 W Long Lake Rd, Troy, MI 48098
If you have any questions, please email the director at Kris.Wright@Ridgedaleplayers.com
What to Prepare
All actors should select and prepare one vocal cut from the songs listen below. Please select the cut that most closely aligns with your first choice character and/or highlights your voice best. .
Whole Being Dead Thing (Beetlejuice)
Dead Mom (Lydia)
Ready, Set, Not Yet (All Other Parts)
Character Descriptions
Lydia Deetz
A whip-smart, grieving fifteen-year-old whose dark sense of humor helps her cope with the loss of her mother, Emily. Lydia is unfazed by Beetlejuice’s antics and easily holds her own against both him and all things Netherworld.
Charles Deetz
Lydia’s father. He wants to help her get over the loss of her mother, although the ways he tries to “help” aren’t really what Lydia needs. Charles is under a lot of pressure between his concerns over Lydia, his secret relationship with Delia, his professional life, and his own grief (which he tries to ignore).
Beetlejuice (Please prepare to use or not use the Beetlejuice voice)
Though Beetlejuice exists in a morally gray area, he’s more of a trickster than a malevolent threat. He’s happy to align his interests in others, but ultimately, he’s looking out for himself.
Adam Maitland
Devoted husband of Barbara, just can’t catch a break. While life’s stresses were getting to him – renovation of the house, financial difficulties, and the decision about having a child – he certainly wasn’t ready for death. Adam has a kind, cautious nature, and must make a good team with Barbara.
Barbara Maitland
Her stresses align with her husband’s, in life and death, although Barbara is a bit more adventurous than Adam. She is very kind but also strong-willed and a quick thinker.
Delia Schlimmer
Hopelessly (sometimes maniacally) optimistic. She believes fully in her guru, Otho, and considers herself a life coach, though underneath her facade she’s quite fragile and desperately wants to fit in with the Deetzes. Delia loves Charles and genuinely cares about Lydia’s well-being, even if her attempts to connect are somewhat misguided.
Maxie Dean
The business tycoon whom Charles hopes to impress.
Sky
Girl Scout with a congenital heart condition who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Miss Argentina
Former beauty queen, greets the recently dead in the Netherworld.
Maxine Dean
Maxie’s fourth (or fifth) wife.
Otho
Delia’s guru and occasional exorcist.
Juno
Beetlejuice’s mother, runs the recently dead intake with an iron fist. She has “a voice like
road tar” and no sympathy for anyone.
Ensemble
Includes the Priest, The Recently Deceased (Parachute Jumper, Death by Toaster, Dead
Cheerleader, Death by Fireworks, Cigar Mobster, Dead Jockey, Machete Groom, Dead Drill
Team, and Hunter with a Shrunken Head), Mourners, Movers (Mover #1, Mover #2),
Lawyers, Girl Scouts, Caiter-Waiter, Beetlejuice Clones (Clone #1, Clone #2), Cheerleaders,
Studio Audience, Sandworm