the Empty State Theatre will be holding auditions for their upcoming production of ‘Mean Girls’ and we can’t wait to see you there!
Audition Date:
Saturday, April 25th
Audition Location:
East Grand Forks Senior High School (Door #2)
Audition Requirements:
Please prepare a 16-32 cutting from a contemporary musical or another song in the style of the show and a one minute comedic monologue. An accompanist will be provided.
How do auditions work?:
Individual audition appointments will begin. At these appointments you perform your audition materials for the director and music director.
What if I can’t make auditions?:
That’s ok! Video submissions will be accepted until Friday, April 24th.
What’s the rehearsal schedule?
The tentative rehearsal schedule is as follows:
June 14-19 7:00pm-10:00pm (Read Through/Music)
June 27/28 (Choreo Intensive)
July 8 (Staging Beginning 7:00-10:00, and the schedule will be consistently Mon-Fri until the weekend before the show (tech) up into performances)
When are performances?
Performances for Mean Girls will be August 4-7, 11-14 at the Empire Arts Center
Ages:
We are looking to cast high school age performers and older
About the show:
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 plot to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung.
Principal Roles:
Cady Heron
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 George
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 Sarkisian
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 Hubbard
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 Weiners
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 Smith
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 Samuels
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
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. Eclectic Broadway vocal mix.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 50
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
Age: 30 to 50
Kevin G.
Kevin is the extremely driven captain of the North Shore Mathletes. He is a confident student and a decent rapper.
Gender: Male
Age: 15 to 18