Details
- June 15 and June 16, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. (attend one date only)
- Callbacks: June 17, 2025 at (by invitation only)
Venue
Hedback Theatre
1847 North Alabama Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202 United States
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AUDITIONS: THE PROM
AUDITION OVERVIEW
Footlite Musicals is proud to announce open auditions for The Prom, directed by Jerry Beasley and Claire Slaven.
Please bring 16-32 bars of a song that shows off your vocal talent, with sheet music in the correct key for the provided accompanist. A change of clothes for the dance portion of the audition is encouraged.
We are committed to inclusive casting, welcoming performers of all shapes, sizes, colors, and abilities.
Age Guidelines:
Performers of all ages are welcome to audition for The Prom. While many characters are high school students, age-appropriate casting will be based on the ability to believably portray the role—not the performer’s real age. Adults may be cast as high school students, and high school-aged performers are encouraged to audition. Please note that some characters must be portrayed by adults due to the nature of the roles. All casting decisions will reflect the needs of the production and the authenticity of the performances.
If you have any questions regarding the audition process, please contact us.
SHORT SYNOPSIS
The careers of four eccentric Broadway stars are struggling and they desperately need a new stage upon which to shine bright once more. Seeking out a cause, they head straight to small-town Indiana. Through social media, they have heard of trouble brewing around a school prom. Local girl, Emma Nolan, wants to take her girlfriend to prom but the homophobic PTA are on a mission to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow. Determined to transform lives and put themselves back in the limelight, the Broadway celebrities muscle in to change the town and give Emma the prom she deserves.
CHARACTERS
EMMA NOLAN – Teenager in Indiana. A reluctant poster child for LGBTQ+ youth. Very smart. A bit of a tomboy quality. Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano, Alto.
ALYSSA GREENE – A cheerleader and top student. Secretly Emma’s girlfriend. Faces constant pressure from her mother and friends. Vocal Part: Alto, Mezzo-Soprano.
MR. HAWKINS – The straitlaced school principal. An ally to Emma and a long-time fan of Dee Dee. Vocal Part: Baritone, Bass-Baritone.
MRS. GREENE – Alyssa’s intimidating, conservative, but ultimately loving mother. The head of the PTA. Vocal Part: Alto.
SHELBY, KAYLEE, NICK, KEVIN – Students at school who bully (but eventually learn to accept) Emma. Vocal Parts: Any.
BARRY GLICKMAN – Flamboyant Broadway star. Completely politically incorrect and doesn’t know it. Longs to give Emma the prom he was unable to have as a teen. Vocal Part: Baritone, Tenor.
DEE DEE ALLEN – Broadway diva. A huge ego to match her huge talent. Hilariously self-involved but yearns to do something good for someone other than herself. Vocal Part: Alto.
TRENT OLIVER – Pretentious Julliard graduate recently cast in the non-Equity tour of Godspell. Loves to hear himself speak. Vocal Part: Baritone, Tenor.
ANGIE DICKINSON – An ensemble member in the Broadway production of Chicago. Jaded Fosse girl with a heart of gold. Vocal Part: Alto.
SHELDON – A charismatic press agent. Vocal Part: Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Bass-Baritone.
ENSEMBLE includes Olivia Keating, Opening Night Party Attendees, Reporters, High School Students, PTA Members, Motel Clerk, Cast of the Non-Equity Tour of Godspell, Monster Truck Rally Audience, Mrs. Greene’s Friend, LGBTQ+ Students. Vocal Parts: Any.