4️⃣🎭 The fourth production of Season 71 at the Playhouse is: Next to Normal with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. This production is being produced in conjunction with Mid-Plains Community College. Directed by Ritch Galvin.
🎟Next to Normal is a deeply moving 2008 rock musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. The show takes the audience into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy, and heart. ***Contains adult content and language.***
📅Production Dates: APRIL 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19
📌Audition Dates: Monday, August 11th 6 – 8 PM in the Canteen Room
Tuesday, August 12th 6 - 8 PM at NPCC Music Room on South Campus: McDonald Belton building, Room 115
***Early auditions are due to the musical demand of the show***
From August 2025 to January 2026, there will be two monthly music rehearsals on available weekends. Weekly rehearsals will begin on Monday, February 18, 2026, and run from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
The cast includes three women and five men.
Be prepared to sing a song from the show:
Song to prepare if you are auditioning for:
Diana, a woman 30s to 40s – I Miss the Mountains
Dan, a man 30s to 40s – I Am The One
Gabe, a young man 18ish – I’m Alive
Natalie, a young woman, 16ish – Super-boy and the Invisible Girl
Doctor Madden, the young side of ageless – Make up your mind
Henry, a young man 16ish, - Perfect for you
Ensemble parts for one other man and two other women
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