Auditions for Peoria Players' Mean Girls High School Version

Name: Auditions for Peoria Players' Mean Girls High School Version
Start: 2024-05-17T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Kim's Academy of Dance

Schedule

Fri May 17 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Kim's Academy of Dance | Peoria, IL

Directed by David Snook and Celeste Matheson
AUDITION DATES/TIMES:
May 17 - 6:00-9:00 pm
May 18 - 12:00-3:00 pm
Callbacks (if needed) - May 19 starting at 4:30 pm
Held at Kim’s Academy of Dance, 9226 N. Industrial Rd., Peoria, IL 61615
Sign up for an audition slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADAF2DABFEC70-48510819-mean#/
Please arrive on time (or even better a little early) with 32 bars of music ready to go with a song not from Mean Girls that shows off your talents. Sheet music will need to be provided for our piano accompanist or arrive with backing tracks ready to go on a device you provide (acapella auditions are not preferred). Please wear clothes comfortable for dancing and bring correct shoes (jazz or soft soled shoes only, if you're not sure just check with Sydney when you get there). If you would like to be considered for tap dancing, please bring tap shoes to the audition.
SHOW DATES/TIMES:
August 7, 8, 9 and 10 - 7:30 pm
August 11 - 2:00 pm
SYNOPSIS:
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a "Revenge Party" to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung. Adapted from Fey's hit 2004 film, Mean Girls was nominated for a staggering 12 Tony Awards. This queen-bee took Broadway by storm and has joined the musical in-crowd.
CHARACTERS:
Age range: 14 to 18 years old
Cast Size: Medium -- 11 to 20 performers
Cast Type: Ensemble Cast
Cady
A new junior at North Shore High School, Cady grew up in Africa and was homeschooled by her wildlife biologist parents. She is warm, bright, and strong enough to take on The Plastics. Is the emotional heart of our story.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Regina
Regina is the Queen Bee of the Plastics. When she shines her light on you, you feel like the most important person in the world. When that light goes cold, you want to die. She is regal, still, and “hot”, but at her most vulnerable moments, she is just a kid in over her head.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Janis
An “Art Freak” and social outcast, Janis is not afraid to be weird or make others uncomfortable. She paints herself as an objective observer, but, like so many of us, she longs to avenge the devastating events of eighth grade.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Damian
Outgoing and an active member of the student activities committee, Damian is a fiercely loyal friend to Janis and they have the close rapport of a comedy team.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: F2
Gretchen
One of the Plastics. Desperate to please Regina and to maintain her position in the Plastics, Gretchen is a nervous wreck. She is a “banker” meaning she befriends people to “bank” their secrets so she can trade them later for her own benefit. Her fragility at times is heartbreaking.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Karen
One of the Plastics. Although her intellect and personality never had a chance to develop, Karen is essentially kind, relaxed, and a generous laugher.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Aaron
A cute boy with a good moral compass and a backbone. He’s not immune to all the female attention he gets, but he’s not going to let himself be a pawn in their chess game either. Broadway and pop tenor.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Mrs. George/Ms. Norbury
Mrs. Heron is Cady’s intellectual mom who can’t understand why her daughter is devolving before her eyes. Ms. Norbury is Cady’s world-weary Calculus teacher who pushes Cady to be her smartest self. Mrs. George is Regina’s “cool mom.” She’s desperate to look young and feel like one of the teens. She’s also desperate for Regina not to repeat her mistakes. Great singer. Distinctly defines these three characters. Eclectic Broadway vocal mix.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Mr. Duvall
The principal of North Shore High. Mr. Duvall may have once taught computers at Joliet penitentiary, but nothing prepared him for the harsh realities of out-of-control junior girls. Funny and a strong singer.
Gender: Male
Kevin G.
Kevin is the extremely driven captain of the North Shore Mathletes. He is a confident student and a decent rapper.
Gender: Male