JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - CM Performing Arts Center Non Equity Auditions

The CM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is holding Main Stage auditions for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR on Monday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 20 at 7:30PM

Please note, the CM Performing Arts Center is a non-profit community theatre. All of our performers are volunteers, however we understand the sacrifices and commitment actors make to our community. All performers will receive a $20 travel stipend per performance at the culmination of the production.

Please bring possible rehearsal and/or performance conflicts to the auditions. The CM Performing Arts Center is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in the casting and encourages actors of diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups to audition. Video submissions will be accepted if you are unable to make either audition date.

Please send a video submission of a vocal selection as well as a dance reel showcasing dance ability, along with a headshot and resume to Jojo@cmpac.com with your name and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in the subject line.

Please prepare a 16 – 32 bar cut of a musical theatre song either from the show or in a similar style. An accompanist will be provided.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director/Choreographer – Jojo Minasi

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Saturday, January 17 7:30PM

Sunday, January 18 2PM

Wednesday, January 20 2PM

Saturday, January 23 2PM

Saturday, January 23 7:30PM

Sunday, January 24 2PM

Sunday, January 24 6:30PM

Friday, January 29 7:30PM

Saturday, January 30 2PM

Saturday, January 30 7:30PM

Sunday, January 31 2PM

Saturday, February 6 2PM

Saturday, February 6 7:30PM

Sunday, February 7 2PM

*The Following are potential add-ons that should be treated as actual performances.*

Wednesday, January 20 10AM

Friday, January 22 7:30PM

Frdiay, February 5 7:30PM

PLOT:

What’s the buzz? The first musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber to be produced for the professional stage, Jesus Christ Superstar has wowed audiences for over 50 years. A timeless work, the rock opera is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Superstar follows the last week of Jesus Christ’s life. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

JESUS CHRIST – Tenor (A2–G5) – Title role, leader of the twelve disciples, called the “Son of God” and the “King of the Jews.” Jesus has a difficult time accepting his fate without answers on why he must die. This role requires an actor who can convey leadership, confusion, strength, vulnerability, and optimism simultaneously.

JUDAS ISCARIOT – Tenor (D3–D5) – One of the twelve apostles of Jesus; concerned for the poor and the consequences of Jesus’s fame. Judas believes in Jesus’s teaching but has started to grow weary of those in power coming after him and his followers. The role requires an actor who can convey frustration, yearning, weakness, dismay, and pessimism simultaneously.

MARY MAGDALENE – Mezzo-Soprano (F3–E5) – A female follower of Jesus who finds herself falling in love with him. The role requires an actress who can show grace, stability, weakness, and compassion.

PONTIUS PILATE – Tenor (A2–B4) – Governor of Judea who foresees the events of Jesus’s crucifixion from beginning to aftermath in a dream and finds himself being presented with that very situation. The role requires an actor who can show authority, rage, fragility, and fear.

CAIAPHAS – Bass (C2–F4) – One of the main antagonists of the show. A high priest who sees Jesus as a threat to the nation. He is a man in power who fears losing that power to Jesus. This role requires an actor who can convey anger, power, and angst effectively.

ANNAS – Countertenor (G2–D5) – One of the main antagonists of the show. A fellow priest at the side of Caiaphas, whom Caiaphas persuades into seeing Jesus as a threat. Annas can seem more conniving than Caiaphas. This role requires an actor/actress who can show disgust, displeasure, and loathing.

PETER SIMON – Baritone (A2–G4) – One of Jesus’s twelve apostles; denies Jesus three times on the night of Jesus’s arrest to save himself. Peter is obsessed with impatience. This role requires an actor who can show tenacity, worry, impatience, and regret.

SIMON ZEALOTES – Tenor (G3–B4) – One of Jesus’s twelve apostles; urges Jesus to lead his followers into battle against the Romans. Simon believes that violence can solve all their problems. This role requires an actor who can convey energy, youthfulness, and animosity.

KING HEROD – Baritone (C3–G4) – The King of Galilee; Jesus is brought to him for judgment after first being taken to Pilate. Herod is a comedic role. He starts very nonchalantly, and as his song progresses, he becomes more irritated when he doesn’t get his way.

APOSTLES – Male and Female – All ages – All Ranges – The Apostles will look as if from every walk of life. We will be casting both men and women as Apostles.

ENSEMBLE – Male and Female – All Ages – All Ranges – The ensemble will play such roles as Prostitutes, Buyers and Sellers in the temple, Lepers/Untouchables, Priests, Mob, Soul Girls, and Herod’s Harem.