Head Over Heels Student Edition Teen Actors Audition Information
Monday, March 23rd: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Thursday, March 26th: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Please expect to stay for the full time listed.
Pre register at https://forms.gle/2SsDKjgvzUsvtzFx8
You will only need to attend one of the audition dates. There will be no formal callbacks for this production. We are doing an extended general audition that will incorporate scene work typically reserved for callbacks.
Open to performers ages 13-18 (Still in High School).
Director: Keith Zachow
Music Director: Emma Rowan
Choreographer: Alisha Mikkelson
SHOW SUMMARY:
Head Over Heels is the newest musical from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Avenue Q. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” and “Mad About You.” A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, this bold musical comedy follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction – only to discover the key to their realm’s survival lies within each of their own hearts.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Please prepare one minute or less of you singing a song in the pop rock genre. This is a high energy, rock extravaganza of a show- we want to see what you can vocally bring to the production!
An accompanist will not be provided. You may sing acapella, or we will have a Bluetooth speaker if you would like to connect your phone to play background music while singing.
Your audition song can be from a pop rock musical, or a band/vocalist in the same style.
Examples:
Musicals: Head Over Heels, Next To Normal, Rent, American Idiot, Rock of Ages, Heathers, Jagged Little Pill.
Bands/Vocalists: The Go Go’s, The Bangles, Blondie, Belinda Carlisle, Avril Lavigne, Rick Springfield, Billy Joel.
(This is just a list of examples. Pick a song you’re comfortable with-just make sure your choice is in the music styling requested for auditions!)
After the vocal auditions, each actor will perform a cold read of a scene from the show.
There will also be a dance call at auditions, so be sure to wear clothes you’re ready to move in! Please wear dance shoes or athletic shoes (No Sandals/Flip Flops).
*Please note this is not an open casting production. It is not guaranteed that everyone who auditions will get cast.
SHOW DATES/REHEARSAL INFORMATION:
Performance Dates:
Thursday, June 11th- 7:30pm
Friday, June 12th- 7:30pm
Saturday, June 13th- 7:30pm
Sunday, June 14th- 2:00pm
Rehearsal Schedule:
Mondays: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Thursdays: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Saturdays: 1:30pm-4:00pm
First Rehearsal: Thursday, April 2nd- 6:30pm
(Not every cast member will be called to every rehearsal. However, the closer we get to our performance dates, full cast will be expected at every rehearsal until closing the show)
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
BASILIUS: King of Arcadia. A hothead, but not a despot. Blindly thinks Arcadia is doing great under his masculine rule, which will be sorely tested during the course of the show.
GYNECIA: Queen of Arcadia. Like any longstanding spouse, knows how to get her way with her husband when push comes to shove. Loving mother to Pamela and Philoclea and very level-headed
PAMELA: Basilius and Gynecia’s older daughter. Confident and obsessed with her appearance. Known to be the most beautiful bachelorette throughout Arcadia, she does not wish to marry any male suitors.
PHILOCLEA: Basilius and Gynecia’s younger daughter. A modest and reserved princess, she yearns to follow her heart rather than obey her father’s orders. Childhood friends with Musidorus.
DAMETAS: Stoic adviser to King Basilius and father of Mopsa. Tries his best to stay loyal to the King while keeping an eye on the dangers threatening their land. Unlike his outspoken daughter, Dametas values order and tradition, preserving the kingdom’s long-held customs
MOPSA: Handmaiden to Pamela. Warm, skeptical. Growing up without a mother has made her wise beyond her years about everyone and everything, which is why she is the (sometime) narrator to the show.
MUSIDORUS: A young shepherd who courts after Philoclea. Goofy and clueless, but means well.
(Please note this male written character uses she/her pronouns when in a drag disguise)
PYTHIO: The Oracle; powerful, mysterious. Demanding. Great sense of humor–can see through everyone-they are the Oracle of Delphi, after all.
(This character is non binary and their pronouns are They/Them in the script. This role is open to any gender identity)
ENSEMBLE: Unique, charismatic individuals to inhabit the kingdom of Arcadia. Vibrant physical storytellers, dance-heavy roles.
Questions? Please email Keith Zachow (Director)