Eventide Theatre Company (ETC), Director, Steve Ross and Music Director, Pamela Wannie, invite you to attend auditions for the 3 time Tony Award winning musical,
Next To Normal, an emotional and deeply moving powerhouse that provides a wonderful opportunity for performers to explore dramatic material and showcase vocal talents with an energetic pop/rock score.
With book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, Next to Normal explores how one suburban family copes with crisis and mental illness. Dad is an architect while Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal. The daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens appearing to be a typical family. Yet their lives are anything but typical because Mom has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and souls of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy, heart and truth.
Auditions, to take place at Eventide Theatre Co, located inside the Dennis Union Church, Rte 6a, Dennis Village
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Wed May 17th @ 6:30 Sat May 20th @ noon Tues May 23rd @ 6:30 for callbacks
Rehearsals to begin week of July 24th.
Performances to run Sept 22 – Oct 8th.
Characters:
Diana – (mezzo-soprano) a suburban mother. Sharp but frequently delusional. Bipolar depressive.
Dan – (tenor) Diana’s husband. Handsome, genuine, supportive and tired.
Natalie – (mezzo-soprano) Diana & Dan’s daughter. She’s trying to be the perfect daughter and it’s not going well. Ability to play keyboard is a plus.
Gabe (tenor) Diana & Dan’s son who died as a baby. He comes back to Diana in visions as a teenager.
Henry – (tenor) A musician. The romantic, stoner, slacker and philosopher type. Boyfriend to Natalie.
Drs Madden & Fine – (tenor) On the youthful side of ageless. Assured. A rock star and he knows it.
Please prepare an audition song from the list below.
You may be asked to perform additional songs so auditioners should be familiar with all songs listed for their character.
Suggested Auditions Songs
Diana –
“I Miss the Mountains”,
“You Don’t Know”,
“I Dreamed A Dance”
Dan –
“I’ve Been”,
“A Light in the Dark”,
“I Am the One”
Natalie –
“Superboy & Invisible Girl”,
“Everything Else”
Gabe –
“I’m Alive”, “Aftershocks”,
“There’s a World”
Henry –
“Perfect for You”
Fine/Madden –
“Make Up Your Mind”, “Better Than Before”
Please contact Director Steve Ross at
sross2516@gmail.com or Musical Director Pamela Wannie at
musicalplayground@comcast.net with any questions. Thank you and we hope to see you there!
More information at:
https://www.eventidearts.org/next-to-normal-audition-notice/
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