Casting Call - Freaky Friday

“Freaky Friday: A New Musical”

Book by Bridget Carpenter

Music by Tom Kitt and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey

Director:

Christian Carrara

Producers:

Dominick and Karen Abbatiello

Director Christian Carrara is seeking:

Males: 1+ Ensemble, Ages 30-60

Females: 2 + Ensemble, Ages 30-60

Male Youth: 1 + Ensemble, Ages 16-18

Male or Female Youth: 1, Ages 8-12

Female Youth: 4 + Ensemble, Ages: 16-18

Freaky Friday – CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

Character	Age Range	Description
Katherine Blake	30s-40s Female	Elle’s mom. Overwhelmed, perfectionist, loving but controlling, high-energy. Must be able to portray Ellie Blake as well, and portray her trying to be Katherine.
Ellie Blake	16-18 Female	Katherine’s daughter. Smart, sarcastic, emotional, rebellious buy deeply caring. Must be able to portray Katherine Black as well, and portray her trying to be Ellie.
Mike	30s-40s Male	Katherine’s fiancé. Warm, goofy, optimistic, trying hard to connect.
Fletcher	8-12 Any Gender	Katherine’s son, Ellie’s brother. Mischievous, funny, high-energy. Fletcher controls 2 puppets and must be able to vocalize each. One is like a monster, the other is a proper British boy. Voice should not have changed yet.
Adam	16-18 Male	The List Master, and Ellie’s potential boyfriend. Sweet, awkward, sincere.
Torrey	20s-60s Female	Katherine’s assistant. Confident yet high-strung, sarcastic, loyal best friend.
Gretchen	16-18 Female	One of Ellie’s best friends. Dry, sarcastic, observant.
Hannah	16-18 Female	One of Ellie’s best friends. Intense, high-strung, overachiever.
Savannah	16-18 Female	Ellie’s nemesis. mean-girl energy, confident, poised.
Ensemble	16-60	Ensemble actors will be featured multiple times and each will very likely play multiple roles some of which lead entire songs. Some ensemble actors will be playing only teenage characters, some will be playing only adult characters, some will be playing both. All ensemble actors must be able to move well, but those who will portray teenagers will also need to dance well. Different characters have a variety of traits

Auditions will be held at the

Somerset Valley Playhouse

Located at

689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844

Directions to Somerset Valley Players

Sunday, April 19th: 6-10 PM and
Tuesday, April 21st: 6-10 PM

Callbacks:

Thursday, April 23rd: 6-10 PM

Please sign up for an audition spot using this link:

Freaky Friday Audition Sign Up

SPECIAL NOTES FOR AUDITIONERS

16 bars of a song in the style of the show
- An accompanist will be provided
- Please bring sheet music in the proper key
Sides will be provided for a brief monologue
- You may be asked to read multiple times
You will learn and dance a small combination
- Wear comfortable clothes
Auditions for the part of Fletcher (see character descriptions above) will be held the first hour of each audition day
Other than the role of Fletcher, all auditioning must be at least 16 years old
In person auditions preferred. Video submissions will be accepted as long as you are able to attend callbacks, if needed.
Video submissions must include 16 bars of a song in the style of the show and an up to 30 second monologue delivered twice with completely different characterizations.

All potential rehearsal conflicts need to either be listed on your audition form or attached to the form.

* Significant conflicts which arise after casting may result in a role being recast. *

Please email with any questions: vp_production@svptheatre.org

The show runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2 pm
July 17th through August 2nd

Somerset Valley Players are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. Non-descript roles are available to all performers, regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis.

For further information call 908.369.746