Seeking Diverse Cast Ages 16+
Registration preferred:
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Audition materials will be available to those who pre-register only.
Doors open at 9:30am please arrive with enough time to complete paperwork and warm up.
Bring a CURRENT photo/headshot, resume and list of conflicts/availability.
Everyone should arrive to be ready to start by 10 am and stay until dismissed.
Rehearsals: Monday-Thursday Evenings/some weekends.
INDEPENDENT transportation required!
While all rehearsals are considered mandatory there will be limited excused absences starting April 15 and no exceptions or exceptions starting May 9/10
DEAR EVAN HANSEN AUDITION NOTICE
Borderline Players seeks actors for our upcoming production of Dear Evan Hansen. In-person auditions will be held February 7th at 10 am.
If you cannot attend, but would like to be considered please reach out as soon as possible. Special accommodations will only be made up to 72 hours in advance.
PERSONNEL:
Book By: Steven Levenson | Music and Lyrics: Justin Paul and Benj Pasek
Directed by
SHOW SYNOPSIS:
With a score that hits hard and a story that hits deep, Dear Evan Hansen is about our search for
connection. When high schooler Evan tells a lie that spirals into viral fame, he’s forced to choose
between truth and belonging.
REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Rehearsals begin soon.
Performance are May 15-24 (Memorial Day Weekend).
Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sundays at 3pm. (Call times 5:30 and 1:30 respectively),
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
We are seeking actors: ages 16+ ONLY
An accompanist will be provided.
ROLES TO BE CAST:
Seeking actors of all genders, ethnicities, and ages 16+ for the following roles:
EVAN HANSEN: Male identifying, plays 17. Smart, sincere, and excruciatingly self-conscious, Evan prefers to hover in the background, too afraid to step forward into the spotlight and risk ridicule or, what might be worse, no one noticing him at all. Must be a strong pop tenor: G2-B4.
ZOE MURPHY: Female Identifying, plays 16. Sensitive and sophisticated with a sharp sense of humor, one of those popular kids who doesn’t care and doesn’t play the high school social status games. Zoe is troubled by the ambivalence she feels over her brother’s death. Pop Soprano: F3-E5.
ALANA BECK: Female Identifying, plays 17. Earnest to a fault, prone to and thrives on melodrama all of which hides a deeper loneliness and insecurity beneath an ever-present smile and an almost aggressive friendliness. Pop Soprano: F3-E5.
CONNOR MURPHY: Male Identifying, plays 17. An angry and disaffected loner, Connor has been a troubled kid for as long as anyone can remember. He is approached with caution by his peers and is a mystery to his parents. Pop Bari-Tenor: G2-G4.
JARED KLEINMAN: Male Identifying, plays 17. Droll and sarcastic, he covers his insecurities with a well-practiced swagger and a know-it-all arrogance. Pop Tenor: A2-B4.
HEIDI HANSEN: Female Identifying, 40s-50s. Evan’s mother, she loves him fiercely but isn’t always able to “help” him and fears they have begun to grow apart. She is prepared to do anything to
support her son and repair the damage. Pop mezzo soprano: F#3-E5.
CYNTHIA MURPHY: Female Identifying, 40s-50s. Connor and Zoe’s mother. She appears to be the perfect mother, kind, nurturing, available, easy to talk to, but her own children may feel otherwise.
Pop Soprano: F#3-E5.
LARRY MURPHY: Male identifying, 40s. Connor and Zoe’s father. Though often tense and taciturn, Larry shows a different face to the world, representing for Evan the dad he always wished for: strong, confident, and more than anything: reliable. Strong Pop Vocalist: F#2-G4
We are also looking for ensemble members and understudies for this production.
If you’d like to join the technical team supporting lights/sounds/props/sets, etc. Please email interest to:
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