Zombie Prom

Music by Dana P. Rowe
Book and Lyrics by John Dempsey
Based on a story
by John Dempsey and Hugh Murphy

Director: James Bryan

Audition Dates:
January 19th – 21st 2009 at 7:30pm
Callbacks: January 22nd 2009 at 7:30pm

Location:
Auditions will be held at The Little Theatre of Virginia Beach 550 Barberton Drive (@ 24th Street), approximately 1/3 mile south of Birdneck Road.

Rehearsals will depend on conflicts and will be 3 nights a week and a few hours on Saturday.

About the audition:
All roles are open (see below for complete role descriptions).  Strong singers, dancers and comedic abilities are needed.  All ethnicities are encouraged to audition!  High school and college students are strongly encouraged to audition.

If you have a resume, headshot or recent picture, then bring it along, if not please still come out and audition.

Please prepare an upbeat song from a musical: examples we are looking for are from Hairspray, Rocky Horror, Bye Bye Birdie, Little Shop of Horrors, or any 50's Doo-Wop.  An accompanist will be provided.

Cold readings and a light dance audition will also be held during the audition.

Please come prepared to list all scheduling conflicts from January 25th  through April 11th, 2009 (include holidays, work, family commitments, etc.). As we try to base the rehearsal schedule based on known conflicts, it's important you be as thorough and honest as possible.

If you have any questions please call 757-428-9233 or email ZombieProm09@gmail.com.

 About the show:
This girl-loves-ghoul rock ’n roll Off-Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns “glowing” and determined to reclaim Toffee's heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour. History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.

 About the Roles:

Miss Delilah Strict (30s-40s) - Basically she is Stalin in pumps and a dress.  School Principal; icy and hard on the outside with a heart of gold. (Should have good comic timing - think Carol Burnett or Bette Midler)

Eddie Flagrante (30s-40s) - Newspaper Journalist; opportunistic tabloid reporter who roots for the underdog and "justice" in the end. (Think Geraldo Rivera but with Kevin Kline's comic appeal)

Toffee (18-25) - Senior; Good girl from the right side of the tracks.  Hopelessly in love with Jonny. (Sweet and funny - think Gidget or Sandra Dee)

Jonny Warner (18-25) - Senior, Good kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Sincere and funny. (Think Ross from "Friends")

Candy (18-25) - Senior; Nervous and hyper. Always chewing her nails. (Think a young Marge Simpson)

Coco (18-25) - Senior, Coco isn't bad, she's just drawn that way. (Think Jessica Rabbit with a dry wit)

Ginger (18-25) - Senior; Class nerd, sweet and means well but she verges on annoying. (Think Gilda Radner)

Joey (18-25) - Senior; Class Jock. Big, handsome and dumb. (Think "duh...")

Josh (18-25) - Senior; The class geek. Aspiring journalist. (Think Pee Wee Herman without the weird voice)

Jake (18-25) - Senior; Probably voted the most popular. He's sweet and personable and is deeply in love with Candy. (Think Richie from "Happy Days")

Ramona Merengue (18-30) -Latin singer for Motorwise Gasoline. 

Plus assorted parents, secretaries, copy boys, TV floor workers and singers.

Performance Dates:
March 20 - April 11, 2009
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 3pm (No show on Easter Sunday; additional performance TBD)