Seeking Equity actors of all backgrounds with high musicianship skills for principal roles in ''School of Rock.''
Production states: "The Aurora Civic Center Authority parent company to Paramount Theatre is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status."
Dewey Finn: Male, 18+
male, 30s. Basic Onstage Guitar. A wannabe rock star with big dreams, Dewey finds himself in urgent need of some cash after getting kicked out of his band. He impersonates a teacher to land a job at the prestigious Horace Green prep school, where he turns his class of straight-A students into a rock group and enters them in the Battle of the Bands.
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Rosalie Mullins: Female, 18+
female, 30s-40s. Proper and a bit uptight, Rosalie is the headmistress of Horace Green School. She has a secret love of rock music and yearns to recapture the carefree spirit of her youth.
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Ned Schneebly: Male, 18+
male, 30s. Ned is an old friend of Dewey’s, and the two currently share a flat with Ned’s girlfriend Patti. He used to play in Dewey’s band, but is now a substitute teacher–who Dewey impersonates to get the job at Horace Green. Ned is still passionate about his music, but tends to let his bossy girlfriend Patti tell him what to do.
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Patty Di Marco: Female, 18+
female, 30s. Ned’s domineering girlfriend, who lives with Ned and Dewey. She calls the shots in their relationship and isn’t too happy about Dewey’s presence in their flat–or his influence on Ned.
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Zack Mooneyham: Male, 7-15
male, 9-12. Advanced Onstage Guitar - Knows how to Shred. Zack is the band’s lead guitarist and also a talented songwriter. He desperately wants to impress his father, who’s usually too busy with work to take an interest in his family.
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Katie: Female, 7-15
female, 9-12. Advanced Onstage Bass Guitar. Quiet and serious, Katie already played the
cello, but switched to bass at Dewey’s suggestion to fill out the band.
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Lawrence: Male, 7-15
Freddie Hamilton: Male, 7-15
Summer Hathaway: Female, 7-15
Billy: Male, 7-15
Tomika Spencer-Williams: Female, 7-15
Marcy & Shonelle: Female, 7-15
Additional: Pays $791/wk. Equity LOA ref COST Contract.
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
Rehearses begin Feb. 27, 2023 for Young Performer and Dewey Finn; Mar. 6 for Rosalie Mullins and Mar. 20 for the full company; tech begins Apr. 6, 2023; runs April 12-May 28, 2023 (with possible extension: June 11, 2023) at Aurora Civic Center Authority in Aurora, IL.
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