American Idiot
by Wonder Theatre (formerly Woodlawn Theatre)
Apr. 27 - Apr. 28 (2015)
American Idiot, expanded from that of the concept album, centers on three disaffected young men, Johnny, Will, and Tunny. Johnny and Tunny flee a stifling suburban lifestyle and parental restrictions, while Will stays home to work out his relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Heather. The former pair look for meaning in life and try out the freedom and excitement of the city. Tunny quickly gives up on life in the city, joins the military, and is shipped off to war. Johnny turns to drugs and finds a part of himself that he grows to dislike, has a relationship and experiences lost love.
American Idiot Auditions Monday April 27 and Tuesday April 28 at 7 pm
Dance audition begins at 7 pm, please bring appropriate clothing and shoes. There will be a time available for you to change for the next portion of auditions.
Prepare a 16 to 32-bar cut of an up-tempo or ballad that matches the style of the show. Accompanist will be provided. Yo can use either the accompanist or a track. Please bring your track ready to play on a CD, MP3 Player or iPod.
Instrumentalist: If you play an instrument, you may bring it to demonstrate your ability. Guitarists may accompany themselves if they wish.
Production runs October 2 to November 1.
CHARACTERS NEEDED:
Johnny – The self-proclaimed “Jesus of Suburbia.” Bored of his do-nothing, go-nowhere existence, he takes off for the city to get a new lease on life. He wages an inner war between a budding love for Whatsername and growing dependency on St. Jimmy and drugs.
Male, 20-30 yrs old
Range: B2 – B4
Will – Johnny’s friend. He ends up staying in Suburbia to take care of pregnant girlfriend Heather. The more he stays on the couch, the more he becomes slowly disconnected from the world and his own relationships.
Male, 20-30 yrs old
Range: C#3 – A4
Tunny – Johnny’s friend who follows him to the city and eventually enlists in the army. He travels to the Middle East. A dreamer who is easily swayed, first by Johnny’s ideas and then by patriotism and the American Dream.
Male, 20-30 yrs old
Range: D3 – B4
Whatshername – A girl in the city who falls for Johnny. A rebellious activist who is willing to follow Johnny to the ends of the earth, but fights to have him embrace their authentic relationship rather than pursue his addiction.
Female, 20-30 yrs old
Range: F#3 – D#5
Heather – A girl in Suburbia and Will’s girlfriend. She discovers she is pregnant but has difficulty telling her boyfriend of the news. Once she settles down with him, she struggles to maintain their relationship with his despondency and eventually leaves him.
Female, 20-30 yrs old
Range: A3 – E5
The Extraordinary Girl – A girl in the Middle East who appears as a sexual hallucination to injured Tunny. Attractive and mysterious, she later appears as his nurse and accompanies him home after the war.
Female, 20-35 yrs old
Range: Bb3 – E5
St. Jimmy – Johnny’s alter ego. Known as the “city badass.” An enigmatic and charismatic enabler who gets Johnny addicted to drugs and grows jealous of his relationship with Whatsername.
Male, 30-40 yrs old
Range: C3 – F#5
Ensemble –THE MEN: CARSON, DANIEL, BRANDON, JOHN, JAMAL, DUSTIN, JARED; THE WOMEN: CHELSEA, ASHLEY, AURIE
Questions? Email Kurt Wehner.
