Buck Creek Players Holds Open Auditions For THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X, 2/1

Director Scott Robinson and Musical Director Matthew Tippel seek a diverse and multicultural cast for Buck Creek Players' upcoming Indianapolis premiere of Bruce Kimmel and David Wechter's musical spoof, THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X.

Open auditions will be held at The Playhouse on Monday and Tuesday, February 1st and 2nd, 2010 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Casting requires 7 males and 3 females, plus a large ensemble ages 16 and up to portray a variety of other fun roles. All roles are available. Scheduled for a nine performance run April 9-25, 2010, all those auditioning are asked to prepare 16-20 measures of a song which best shows their range and come prepared to read from the script. Scripts may be perused at the I-MCPL Central Library (5th floor Information Desk - 40 E. St. Clair Street) or at the Franklin Road branch (5550 S. Franklin Road).

A reading copy of the script can also be made available by e-mailing us.

THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X tells the story of an alien invasion circa 1958. A Brain and its two alien cohorts, Zubrick and Yoni, arrive on Earth to take over the San Fernando Valley, starting with the happy nuclear family, the Bunsons. Little do they anticipate the wily resistance of local inventor Fred Bunson, his doting wife Joyce, and their lovely daughter Donna. The aliens will not be deterred, however, on their quest to take over the entire planet and destroy the family unit! Along the way, we encounter such obligatory characters as the military leader General Mills and his adjunct, Private Partz; Joyce's dying-but-clever octogenarian father, Professor Leder; and Donna's amorous beatnik boyfriend Rod. "A suburban family is forced to save the world from a band of aliens intent on taking over...all with catchy music and clever lyrics," says critic Pat O'Brien.

THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X is a hilarious, wacky salute to both B-horror movies and musical theatre. The musical was originally produced at Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy, and continued on to a successful run at The New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2007. With music and lyrics by Grammy-nominee Bruce Kimmel and book by Kimmel and screenwriter David Wechter, this sci-fi send-up has been compared to both THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

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