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Each school year has 2 auditions:

Auditions for the FALL MUSICAL will be a Mandatory Meeting Aug 11th at 3:00pm in J9 and Auditions will be Aug 12, 13 & 14th in the Cafeteria at 3:30 (see below for more details)

.  More info for our  Spring Play will be posted as we get closer to date.

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Auditions for SPRING Play

Prepare a one-minute monologue

(depending on play it will be a dramatic, comedic, etc.)

**Preferably not from a movie - if you choose to do a movie monologue then you will be judged for quality of your OWN interpretation.

Auditions for FALL Musical

Vocal/Acting auditions - sing a song that lasts about 1-2 minutes. You will likely not sing the whole song but be prepared. 

  • Bring a backing track that you can play off your phone or hook up to speaker. It is preferred that you sing a song from a musical, but you may choose something else that showcases your vocals and acting.

  • This year we are asking you to do a song from the show CHICAGO

 

Dance auditions - wear comfortable clothes that you can move in and appropriate shoes (no Uggs, flip flops, etc.)

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PLEASE NOTE:

By auditioning for the productions, you are officially signing up for the class.

DO NOT audition if you are not sure you want to be involved in productions and/or commitment it requires.

CREW

You can add class per semester and it will count towards your VPA credit.  It would be a 7th period class.  You can also volunteer to receive you community service hours.  (Mandatory Meeting Aug 11th 3:30 J9)

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CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS AND AUDITION MATERIALS 

**VELMA KELLY: Female, 25-35 (Range: Alto, E3-D5) Vaudeville performer who is accused of murdering her sister and husband. Hardened by fame, she cares for no one but herself and her attempt to get away with murder. Dancer. 

**ROXIE HART: Female, 20-30 (Range: Mezzo-Soprano, F3-B4) Reads and keeps up with murder trials in Chicago, and follows suit by murdering her lover, Fred Casely. She stops at nothing to render a media storm. 

MATRON "MAMA" MORTON: Female, 30-50 (Range: Alto, F#3-Bb4) Leader of the prisoners of Cook County Jail. The total essence of corruption. Accepts bribes for favours ranging from laundry service to making calls to lawyers. 

BILLY FLYNN: Male, 35-50 (Range: Baritone Bb2-G4) Established lawyer who hasn’t lost a woman’s case yet. Master of media manipulation who will get a girl off the hook as long as she can fork up the hefty $5,000 fee. 

MARY SUNSHINE: Male (Drag Role), 25-55 (Range: Soprano, Bb3-Bb5) Sob sister reporter from the Evening Star. Believes there is a little bit of good in everyone and will believe anything she is fed that matches her beliefs. 

AMOS HART: Male, 30-50 (Range: Baritone, C3-F#4) Roxie’s faithful husband. Lies for her and tries to take the blame until he realizes that he has been two-timed by her. 

**FRED CASELY/ENSEMBLE: Male, 30-50 (Ensemble/Part Flexible) Roxie’s short-lived lover. Murdered for trying to leave Roxie. 

**LIZ/ENSEMBLE: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Prisoner at Cook County Jail. She is imprisoned after shooting two warning shots into her husband’s head. 

**ANNIE/ENSEMBLE: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Prisoner at the Cook County Jail. Murder’s her lover after finding out he already has six wives. 

**JUNE/ENSEMBLE: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Prisoner at Cook County Jail. After her husband accuses her of screwing the milk man, he mysteriously runs into her knife ten times. 

**HUNYAK/ENSEMBLE: Female, 25-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Hungarian Prisoner at Cook County Jail. The only English she speaks is the phase, “Not Guilty.” 

**MONA/ENSEMBLE: Female, 18-45 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Prisoner at Cook County Jail. Murders her lover after he has a round of affairs with other woman, and an occasional man. 

**SERGEANT FOGARTY/ENSEMBLE: Male, 35-55 (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Assigned to Roxie’s case. After asking the right questions, he manages to get Roxie to confess. 

**MARTIN HARRISON/ENSEMBLE: Male, 35-55 (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Ensemble member who doubles as the Master of Ceremonies at times. 

**GO-TO-HELL-KITTY/ENSEMBLE: Female, 21-40 (Range: Ensemble, A3-C#5) Steals the spotlight when she murders her husband along with three other women. 

**HARRY/ENSEMBLE: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Murdered by Go-To-Hell Kitty for sleeping around with three women behind her back. 

**AARON/ENSEMBLE: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Court appointed lawyer for Hunyak. He tries to get her to confess to speed along the trial. 

**JUDGE/ENSEMBLE: Male, 40-65 (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Judge overseeing Roxie’s Trial. 

**COURT CLERK/ENSEMBLE: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Swears people in with their hand on the bible. 


​**Ensemble – In addition to the specific characters outlined above, ensemble members will play various roles throughout-- Reporters, Doctor, Fan Dancers, Foreman of the Jury, Roxie’s Boys, etc. 

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