HEATHERS - NYC EPA
Heathers USA LLC | New York, NY
AUDITION DATE
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30-2:30 PM
CONTRACT
Off Broadway
$1383 weekly minimum (Category E)
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in HEATHERS (see breakdown).
All stage manager positions have been filled.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief contemporary musical theatre or pop/rock song that shows your style and vocal range. Please bring a headshot and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
Holding: Studio B; Audition: Studio F
PERSONNEL
Producer: Bill Kenwright Ltd, Paul Taylor-Mills, and Jerry Goehring
Director: Andy Fickman
Choreographer: Gary Lloyd
Book, Music and Lyrics: Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe
Music Director: Will Joy
General Manager: Pemberley Productions
Casting: The Telsey Office; Rachel Hoffman CSA, Jimmy Larkin, Crysilyn Childs
Expected to attend: Casting Directors: Rachel Hoffman, CSA, Jimmy Larkin, and Crysilyn Childs (The Telsey Office)
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: on/around May 23, 2025
First Performance: on/around June 22, 2025
Opening: on/around June 30, 2025
OTHER
Venue: New World Stages
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
SEEKING:
- [VERONICA SAWYER] Character is female, 17 years old, any ethnicity. Burns to be both cool and kind but doesn’t yet know how to be both at the same time. Fierce sense of right and wrong, keen sense of ironic humour. Thinks she’s an old soul, but she’s still innocent enough to be blindsided by love or shocked by cruelty. Must be an incredibly strong vocalist; high belting required, up to an Ab. Must have dynamic and stylistic range.
- [JASON ‘ JD’ DEAN] Character is male, 17 years old, any ethnicity. Darkly charismatic, compelling and attractive. Charming on the outside, damaged on the inside. Keen smarts, savage wit. Strong belt to Ab or A.
- [HEATHER CHANDLER] Character is female, 17 years old, any ethnicity. The richest, hottest, cruelest girl in town. Relishes power and wields it without fear, patience, or mercy. Strong belt to F or higher.
- [HEATHER MCNAMARA] Character is female, 17 years old, any ethnicity. Beautiful, innocent, stupid. Can be mean on command if Heather Chandler orders it, but quite vulnerable and fearful. Strong belt to D.
- [HEATHER DUKE] Character is female, 17 years old, any ethnicity. The whipped beta dog of the three Heathers. Deeply insecure. When she finally becomes Queen Bee, she wields power like a bulldozer. Strong belt to C or D.
- [MARTHA DUNNSTOCK] Character is female, 17 years old, any ethnicity. Plus size and nicknamed “Martha Dumptruck”; the opposite of confident and popular. Huge and beautiful soul, optimistic even in the face of rejection. Strong belt to E or F with wide vocal expression.
- [RAM SWEENEY] Character is male, 17 years old, any ethnicity. Linebacker. Big with a great physique. Insensitive to the feelings of others, ruled by appetites. Strong baritone, belt to G, some falsetto useful.
- [KURT KELLY] Character is male, 17 years old, any ethnicity. Quarterback and captain. Rude, entitled and cocky with a chiselled physique. He’s the brains in the friendship with Ram. Tenor, strong belt to Ab or A, some falsetto.
- [MS. FLEMING/VERONICA’S MOM] Characters are female, 40–50 years old, any ethnicity. Seeking a dynamic performer to play two roles: [MS. FLEMING] An aging hippie teacher, still yearning for the day the Age of Aquarius reaches Ohio. Resentful of today’s entitled youth, protective of the underdogs. Despite a penchant for self-promotion, genuinely cares about the students in her charge. [VERONICA’S MOM] Easy-going, distant, yet capable of laying down the law. Great belt up to C.
- [RAM’S DAD/BIG BUD DEAN/COACH RIPPER] Characters are male, 35–45 years old, any ethnicity. Seeking a dynamic performer to play three roles: [RAM’S DAD] Former football player turned suburban dad, has never outgrown his high school glory days. Hates weakness, but capable of soul-searching when tragedy strikes. [BIG BUD DEAN] JD’s single Dad. Big jolly personality that barely conceals the enormous rage bubbling just below the surface. Quite possibly a serial bomber. [COACH RIPPER] Stalwart, man’s man; quick to defend his players. Baritone/Tenor – power Country/Gospel belt to G or Ab.
- [KURT’S DAD/VERONICA’S DAD, PRINCIPAL GOWAN] Characters are male, 35–45 years old, any ethnicity. Seeking a dynamic performer to play three roles: [KURT’S DAD] Straight-laced, very conservative, also former football player. [VERONICA’S DAD] Easygoing and distant. [PRINCIPAL GOWAN] Rumpled, burned out, hates conflict. Baritone/Tenor – power Country/Gospel belt to G or Ab.
* Actively seeking diversity of every kind and in every role; trans, gender non-conforming, and actors with disabilities of every ethnicity are encouraged to attend.
