AUDITIONS: next to normal

Name: AUDITIONS: next to normal
Start: 2024-11-19T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-11-19T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Fairfield County District Library

Schedule

Tue Nov 19 2024 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Fairfield County District Library | Lancaster, OH

Advisory: This production is intended for audiences aged 13 and up, and contains themes and depictions of mental illness, profanity, discussions of self-harm and the loss of a family member.
When signing up, select which character you would like to audition for and prepare the selected song.
At your audition time, come in prepared to sing and read for your selected character. You may be asked to read for an additional character.
Register: https://grow.withlome.com/a/aac12cf1-acf9-4214-94e9-4cd2d3a477f2
An unflinching look at a suburban family struggling with the effects of mental illness.
Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as "one of the year's ten best shows" by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.
Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.
This deeply moving piece of theatre provides a wonderful opportunity for performers to explore dramatic material and showcase vocal talents with an energetic pop/rock score. Next to Normal is an emotional powerhouse that addresses such issues as grieving a loss, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life and is ideal for community theatres, as well as colleges and regional theatre companies