EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE
ROLE AUDITION INFO
Named Student
Playing Age
Year 11 Student
Gender Appearance
Any
Vocal Range
Various
Overview of Role/Notes
Team of high energy students bringing individuality to each role that is rough and raucous. There are a number of characters to cast: Dean Paxton, Becca, Vicki, Cy, Bex, Sayid, Fatimah, Levi, Mickey - All with some individual spoken and/or solo and small group singing. Involved in multiple musical numbers and dialogue scenes.
The named students are mixed ethnicity providing a true representation of a northern school, appropriate casting will be prioritised in line with the intentions of the writer, with characters identified as Black, Asian and Muslim as referenced in the script.
Audition requirements
Audition Overview
Must attend morning workshop and an individual audition.
Workshop: Sing and dance to AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT (b.102 - b.109) in groups
Audition Pieces
Everybody’s talking about jamie start - b.48 (all solo lines, singing the melody in the chorus) (piano accomp)
Dialogue
Act 1 scene 3 (pg 26) from Dean: "Alright Jamie." to Dean: "Get Stuffed Jamie New." (reading DEAN)
OR
Act 1 scene 7 (pg54) from Fatimah: "Pritti - you got your ticket to prom yet?" to Becca: "It were that sex education class with Mr Jennings. I kept correcting him." (reading Fatimah.)
Vocal
Everybody’s talking about jamie start - b.48 (all solo lines, singing the melody in the chorus) (piano accomp)
Movement/Dance
Will not be assessed in the audition, Movement capability will be noted at the main morning workshop
Preparation Aid Videos -
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How to sign up to audition......
Expression of Interest form - When you have looked through all the different material, and made your decision of how you would like to be involved, please fill out the online form here, and Jane will be in touch to confirm your registration.
