TNPA Rent School Edition/TNPA Footloose Youth Edition Auditions

For this audition, please prepare 32 bars of a song to sing (about a minute’s worth).  Preferably sheet music, hole punched, in a binder.  Non-vocal backing tracks are also acceptable.  Please plan to be there for 1.5-2 hours.  The audition process is time-consuming and we will do our best to stay on schedule.

For questions please contact Cole Butcher, Production Stage Manager, 239-434-7340 ext. 125 or [email protected].

DESCRIPTIONS:

Footloose Youth Edition (Teal Level)

Ages: 6th Grade-8th Grade

When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town’s youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated Top 40 score and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.

Director: TBD
Choreographer: TBD
Music Director: TBD
Stage Manager: TBD
Cast [Age on all shows & parts is flexible]: 6 Women, 4 Men, Flexible Ensemble
Rehearsal & Performance Schedule: TNPA Footloose Youth Edition Conflict Sheet
Tuition for TNPA Footloose Youth Edition:

Characters:

• REN MCCORMACK  – (Male, Range: Tenor) Energetic, emotional, rebellious, likeable; emotes his pain through quirky sarcasm and dance.
• REVEREND SHAW MOORE – (Male, Range: Baritone) The powerful, traditional local church leader; strict, stern, and solemn, still struggling with the death of his son.
• ARIEL MOORE – (Female, Range: Mezzo-Pop) Smart, a bit of the bad girl with an edge, sweet, the rebellious minister’s daughter.
• VI MOORE – (Male, Range: Soprano) Reverend Moore’s loving, supportive, resilient wife.
• RUSTY – (Female, Range: Soprano-Pop) Ariel’s friend; a bit scatterbrained, sweet, fun, knows everything about everything; role requires strong belt, strong comedic timing and dance.
• WILLARD HEWITT – (Male, Range: Tenor) A simple country bumpkin with a warm heart and a big smile; comedic timing.
• ETHEL MCCORMACK – (Female, Range: Soprano) Ren’s mother; had a tough go, just trying to make it…would do anything for her son.
• CHUCK CRANSTON – (Male, Range: Tenor) The local bad boy and Ariel’s boyfriend.
• URLEEN – (Female, Range: Mezzo/Alto) Ariel’s friend; the smart one of the group; comedic.
• WENDY JO – (Female, Range: Mezzo) Ariel’s friend, comedic.

Rent: School Edition (Purple/Pink Level)

Ages: 9th Grade-12th Grade

Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Rent School Edition follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

**Content & Intimacy Notice**  Please be advised that the production of RENT : SCHOOL EDITION contains themes and content that deals with drug use and addiction, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ themes and relationships, mental health, strong language, and violence.  Parents will need to sign a waiver agreeing to student participation.  Intimate moments will include romantic/non-violent male to female, female-to-female, and male-to-male kissing and physical contact, non-violent/non-romantic male-to-female, female-to-female, and male-to-male physical contact, and violent physical male to male contact.  Consent-forward and best practices intimacy staging will be part of all rehearsals involving these moments.  If you have concerns you would like to discuss, contact Cole Butcher at [email protected] and Jen Price at [email protected].  All questions are welcome.  Concerns or limitations with any of the above material will not affect your consideration for the roles.

Director/Choreographer: Dawn Lebrecht Fornara
Music Director: Charles Fornara
Stage Manager: TBD
Cast: 3 Women, 5 Men
Rehearsal & Performance Schedule: TNPA Rent: School Edition Audition Conflict Sheet
Tuition for TNPA Rent: School Edition:

Characters:

• MARK COHEN (Male, Range: G#4-C3) Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd.
• ROGER DAVIS (Male, Range: A4-F#2) A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV-positive.
• TOM COLLINS (Male, Range: A4-F#2) A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive.
• BENJAMIN COFFIN III (Male, Range: F#4-D3) The landlord of Mark and Roger’s apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth.
• JOANNE JEFFERSON (Female, Range: E5-G3) A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen.
• ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD (Male, Range: D5-C3) The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom’s lover.
• MIMI MARQUEZ (Female, Range: E5-F#3) An HIV-positive exotic dancer with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local club. She lives in the same building as the loft.
• MAUREEN JOHNSON (Female, Range: F5-G3) An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne.

Select and reserve an audition slot below:

As time slots fill up, more will be added.  If you need to CANCEL or CHANGE your audition time, please contact Cole Butcher, Production Stage Manager, [email protected].