Auditions for Zombie Prom
Join us for a fun audition for a fun show: Zombie Prom!
Dates: September 6 & 7 from 7PM-9:30 PM at Uptown Stage at the University Mall
Directions to Uptown Stage: Use your GPS to go to the University Mall: 2200 East Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33612. Park in the Burlington Coat Factory Parking Lot on the Fletcher side of the mall. When facing Burlington, you will see a drive between the side of Burlington and the apartment building to your left. Follow the sidewalk and our space has a red star on it.
If you get lost, please call 443-850-8997.
Audition Information: Please prepare 16 bars of a song that best shows your vocal range and talent. Please bring sheet music for our accompanist.
There will also be a dance audition portion. Please wear clothes that you can move in and shoes you can dance in!
Please bring your headshot and resume if you have them. Also, be prepared to list your conflicts with rehearsals between September 8th and November 6th.
Rehearsals: Rehearsals will begin the week after auditions. We plan to rehearse on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from 7-10 PM. We will also have some Sunday afternoon and evening rehearsals. Everyone will not be called to every rehearsal. Conflict calendars will be used to create the rehearsal calendar once the show has been cast.
Performance Dates: October 28, 29, 30 and November 4, 5, 6
Rehearsals and Performances will be at Uptown Stage.
Summary: This girl-loves-ghoul rock 'n' roll Off Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee's heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour. History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.
Roles:
DELILAH STRICT: Female, 35-50 (Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, G33-A5)
School Principal; icy and hard on the outside with a heart of gold. Should have good comic timing - think Carol Burnett or Bette Midler.
TOFFEE: Female, HS Senior (Range: Soprano Belt, F3-E5)
Good girl from the right side of the tracks. Hopelessly in love with Jonny. Sweet and funny - think Gidget or Sandra Dee.
CANDY: Female, HS Senior (Range: Mezzo Belt, F3-G5)
Nervous and hyper. Always chewing her nails. Think a young Marge Simpson. Can double as Mother's Voice, Secretary, Make-Up Lady.
COCO: Female, HS Senior (Range: Soprano Belt, F3-G5)
Coco isn't bad, she's just drawn that way. Think Jessica Rabbit with a dry wit. Can double Secretary (Sheila), Stage Manager.
GINGER: Female HS Senior (Range: Soprano Belt, F3-G5)
Class nerd, sweet and means well but she verges on annoying. Think Gilda Radner. Can double Secretary, Ramona Merengue.
JONNY WARNER: Male, HS Senior (Range: Rock Tenor, C3-C5)
Good kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Sincere and funny. Think Ross from "Friends."
JOEY: Male, HS Senior (Range: Tenor, E3-F4)
Class Jock. Big, handsome and dumb. Think "duh..." Can double Father's Voice, Copy Boy, Motorwise Gasoline Guy.
JOSH: Male, HS Senior (Range: Tenor, E3-Eb4)
The class geek. Aspiring journalist. Think Pee Wee Herman without the weird voice. Can double Announcer.
JAKE: Male, HS Senior (Range: Rock Tenor, E3-F4)
Probably voted the most popular. He's sweet and personable and is deeply in love with Candy. Think Richie from "Happy Days." Can double Copy Boy, Motorwise Gasoline Guy.
EDDIE FLAGRANTE: Male, 35-50 (Range: Baritone, D3-Ab4)
Newspaper Journalist; opportunistic tabloid reporter who roots for the underdog and "justice" in the end. Think Geraldo Rivera but with Kevin Klein's comic appeal.
CHORUS (SATB)
Assorted Parents, Secretaries, Copy Boys, TV Floor Workers and Singers. (Covered from within the cast or can be assigned separately to expand the cast.)
