Audition Notice - Evil Dead the Musical
When: Sunday, August 6 at 7:00pm
Where: Sutter Street Theatre, 717 Sutter Street, Folsom, CA 95630
Auditions will consist of cold reads from the script plus singing and learning a dance combination, so please dress to move (No skirts). Prepare 16-32 bars of a Rock Ballad or an upbeat song that best showcases your voice. Bring your song on either sheet music (accompanist will be provided) or a cd.
SYNOPSIS: It's an old tale. You've probably heard it a hundred times. Boy and his friends go on a week-long vacation in the woods. Three friends turn into Candarian demons. One friend is killed by a forest of evil trees. Two demons are killed by their boyfriends respectively, while one stays in the cellar trying to kill everything in sight. Like I said, pretty standard stuff. - Ash This hilarious live stage show takes all the elements of the cult classic horror films, Evil Dead 1, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness then combines them to make one of the craziest theatrical experiences of all time.
REHEARSALS: Starting September 4 on Mondays through Thursdays from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
PERFORMANCE DATES: October 7th - 29th Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 7:00pm PLUS special performances on Monday the 30th and Tuesday the 31st at 7pm (The day before and on Halloween). You MUST be available tor all performance dates.
WHAT TO BRING: Please bring a resume and headshot if you have them plus a list of any conflicts you have during the rehearsal dates. Remember, no conflicts during performances. DANCE AUDITION: The choreographer will teach a dance combo. You will then dance in small groups for the director and choreographer. Wear clothes you can dance in & closed toed shoes, dance shoes are preferable.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: Note: Must be 18 or older to audition or have parent's permission if under 18.
Ash (Male - Tenor/Baritone): The hero and iconic character of the musical. This devoted S-Mart housewares employee evolves over the course of the show from a cowardly college student to a wise cracking deadite slayer with his detachable hand chainsaw and 12 gauge boomstick.
Linda (Female - Mezzo-Soprano): The girl next door. Linda is sweet, thoughtful, and completely devoted to Ash, until she turns evil and tries to kill him. She laughs an annoyingly inordinate amount of time after transforming.
Cheryl (Female - Mezzo-Soprano): Ash's sister and the odd woman out in the group. Looking to spend a week relaxing, she is the recipient of Scotty's jokes and torment. The only one to sense the evil surrounding the cabin, she is the first to be possessed, turning her into an aggressive, foul mouthed demon that speaks in very bad puns. Spends the majority of the show locked in the cellar.
Scotty (Male - Tenor/Baritone): Good looking, cocky, a prankster and Ash's best friend. Thinks himself the brave one until he's forced to kill, then his panic leads him to flee. He returns to warn Ash about the woods and attempts to help his friend even as he is knocking on death's door.
Shelly (Female - Mezzo-Soprano): Beautiful, easy, and not too smart. She is Scotty's latest fling and looking to party. Just because she becomes an evil demon doesn't mean she can't look good doing it!
Annie (Female - Mezzo-Soprano): Quite the overbearing explorer who finds missing pages to the Necronomicon and wants to reunite with her father to continue their research. Very bossy and drawn to Ash. Must be comfortable in a tear away semi-revealing costume.
Ed (Male - Tenor/Baritone): Annie's coworker, boyfriend, and doormat. He travels with her to the cabin to proceed with their research of the book of the dead. After turning evil, his confidence may lack but this Bit Part Demon is ready to sing!
Jake (Male - Tenor/Baritone): Stereotypical Southerner and reliable enough to help Annie and Ed find the path to the cabin, but too stupid and stubborn to listen to reason that will keep him alive.
Moose (Male - Tenor/Baritone): A possessed, singing, Candarian Demon moose head! That enough makes it awesome, except once moose get going they never stop!
Fake Shemps (Ensemble Cast) These are the true comedians of the show, AKA the trees of Evil Dead. A nasty group of trees out to get the campers and will stop at nothing, be prepared to be gross!
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