Street Lamp Community Theatre is thrilled to announce auditions for Green Day’s American Idiot, a show written by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer.
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director Matthew Peterson, Choreographer Stephanie Peterson, and Music Director LaShelle Bray are seeking a diverse group of talented performers to fill out this amazing rock musical.
Due to explicit lyrics and adult content, only performers aged 18 and over will be considered.
AUDITION INFORMATION:
AUDITION DATES
Wednesday, April 20 from 7:00pm-10:00pm
Saturday, April 23 from 12:30pm-3:30pm
Potential callbacks April 23 from 3:30pm-5:30pm
Video auditions will be accepted; please upload videos to YouTube and send to slpedcoordinator@gmail.com
PERFORMANCE DATES
July 29-31 and August 5-7
WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE AUDITION
Please bring your headshot and resume with you to the audition.
Prepare 32 bars of any song in the style of the show: rock/pop/punk. Please bring a backing track.
If you can play guitar, bring it, and prepare a verse of a Green Day song in addition to your 32 bar song selection. This is not required.
There will be a dance call. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes for movement.
SHOW SYNOPSIS
Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. When the three disgruntled men flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, their paths are quickly estranged when Tunny enters the armed forces, Will is called back home to attend to familial responsibilities, and Johnny’s attention becomes divided by a seductive love interest and a hazardous new friendship. An energy-fueled rock opera, American Idiot, features little dialogue and instead relies on the lyrics from Green Day’s groundbreaking album to execute the story line.
WHAT WE'RE CASTING
All roles are open. There are no pre-cast roles.
Johnny - Male – 20s to 30s – The self-proclaimed “Jesus of Suburbia”. Bored of his do-nothing, go-nowhere existence, he takes off for the city to get a new lease on life. He wages an inner war between a budding love for Whatsername and growing dependency on St. Jimmy and drugs.
Tunny - Male – 20s to 30s – Johnny’s friend who follows him to the city and eventually enlists in the army. He travels to the Middle East. A dreamer who is easily swayed, first by Johnny’s ideas and then by patriotism and the American Dream.
Will - Male – 20s to 30s – Johnny’s friend. He ends up staying in Suburbia to take care of his pregnant girlfriend Heather. The more he stays on the couch, the more he becomes slowly disconnected from the world and his own relationships.
St. Jimmy - All Genders – 20s to 40s – Johnny’s alter ego. Known as the “city badass”. An enigmatic and charismatic enabler who gets Johnny addicted to drugs and grows jealous of his relationship with Whatsername.
Heather - Female – 20s to 30s – A girl in suburbia and Will’s girlfriend. She discovers she is pregnant but has difficulty telling her boyfriend of the news. Once she settles down with him, she struggles to maintain their relationship with his despondency and eventually leaves him.
Whatsername - Female – 20s to 30s – A girl in the city who falls for Johnny. A rebellious activist who is willing to follow Johnny to the ends of the earth but fights to have him embrace their authentic relationship rather than pursue his addiction.
Extraordinary Girl - Female – 20s to 30s – A girl in the Middle East who appears as a sexual hallucination to injured Tunny. Attractive and mysterious, she later appears as his nurse and accompanies him home after the war.
Ensemble - All Genders – A strong group of singers and dancers above the age of 18. Very active ensemble involved in the entire show, barely leaving the stage. Featured solos/songs throughout.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Don’t hesitate to contact us anytime via Facebook Messenger or streetlamparts@gmail.com
