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2023 - 2024 SEASON AUDITIONS


 


Next to Normal Auditions

When: December 10th at 7pm, Location: Slidell Little Theatre
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Next to Normal is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family. The musical addresses grief, depression, suicide, drug abuse, ethics in modern psychiatry, and the underbelly of suburban life.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

Please prepare a 30-60 second dramatic monologue and 32 bars (about a minute and a half) of a contemporary Broadway song (preferably not from the show) with an accompaniment/karaoke track on a mobile device. A speaker will be provided.

**There will be no dance call**

Please be prepared to match pitch and test vocal range and possibly stay after your initial audition.

Your picture may be taken at the time of auditions. This will be to facilitate casting, costume and make-up requirements for the show.

 

ROLES: 4 Men, 2 Women

**The casting of Dr. Madden is flexible and is not necessarily confined as a traditional male character. While the other characters should be portrayed as their more traditional gender, casting is still open to actors of any gender identity.

 

ROLES BEING CAST: 

Diana: Delusional, bipolar, and depressed. The sexiness of her yesterdays has only recently begun to soften. She is determined to make her family perfect but is tortured by a death in the family.

Gender: Female

Age: 40 to 45

Vocal range top: F#5

Vocal range bottom: G3

Gabe: Diana & Dan's son. Dashing, athletic, and bright. He is a playful man and everything a mother could imagine.

Gender: Male

Age: 18 to 21

Vocal range top: C5

Vocal range bottom: B2

 

Dan: Diana’s husband. He is handsome and genuine. Though a constant in Diana's tumultuous life, he has grown tired and weary of her antics.

Gender: Male

Age: 40 to 45

Vocal range top: B4

Vocal range bottom: Ab2 

Natalie: Diana & Dan's troubled daughter. An accomplished pianist and hardworking student, her struggles are exacerbated by her mother's behavior. She greatly admires Henry.

Gender: Female

Age: 16 (or look 16)

Vocal range top: G5

Vocal range bottom: G3 

Henry: Natalie’s classmate. The all-around musician, philosopher, and slacker. He has an intoxicating capacity for sympathy and romance.

Gender: Male

Age: 17 (or look 17)

Vocal range top: B4

Vocal range bottom: G#2 

Dr. Madden: Diana’s attractive psychiatrist. Quite assured in their practice and considered somewhat of a rock star.

Age: 30 to 40

Vocal range top: A4

Vocal range bottom: A2