Auditions

Tuesday|March 28 | 4:15–? pm
Wednesday | March 29 | 4:15–? pm
Thursday| March 30 |4:15–? pm
BDACT Fine Arts Center – Encore Hall

Any currently-enrolled high school student from any surrounding community is welcome to audition for this show. Please prepare 1-2 minutes of a musical theater solo (bluetooth speaker & piano accompaniment will be available). Also please do a little research if you’re unfamiliar with the show, and come prepared to share a short summary of “Mean Girls” from ANY character’s perspective (i.e. “in character”). You choose the character; you tell us the story. We want to see your acting choices! Finally, be prepared for both a short improv reading section (“cold read”) and some basic choreography.

Audition form should be completed online before audition, and audition slot must be scheduled ahead of time.

Character descriptions

Cady
A new junior at North Shore High School, Cady grew up in Africa and was homeschooled by her wildlife biologist parents. She is warm, bright, and strong enough to take on The Plastics. Is the emotional heart of our story.
Gender: Female
Age: 15 to 18
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: G3

Regina
Regina is the Queen Bee of the Plastics. When she shines her light on you, you feel like the most important person in the world. When that light goes cold, you want to die. She is regal, still, and “hot”, but at her most vulnerable moments, she is just a kid in over her head.
Gender: Female
Age: 15 to 18
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: F#3

Janis
An “Art Freak” and social outcast, Janis is not afraid to be weird or make others uncomfortable. She paints herself as an objective observer, but, like so many of us, she longs to avenge the devastating events of eighth grade.
Gender: Female
Age: 15 to 18
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3

Damian
Outgoing and an active member of the student activities committee, Damian is a fiercely loyal friend to Janis and they have the close rapport of a comedy team.
Gender: Male
Age: 15 to 18
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: F2

Gretchen
One of the Plastics. Desperate to please Regina and to maintain her position in the Plastics, Gretchen is a nervous wreck. She is a “banker” meaning she befriends people to “bank” their secrets so she can trade them later for her own benefit. Her fragility at times is heartbreaking.
Gender: Female
Age: 15 to 18
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: G3

Karen
One of the Plastics. Although her intellect and personality never had a chance tto develop, Karen is essentially kind, relaxed, and a generous laugher.
Gender: Female
Age: 15 to 18
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: G3

Aaron
A cute boy with a good moral compass and a backbone. He’s not immune to all the female attention he gets, but he’s not going to let himself be a pawn in their chess game either. Broadway and pop tenor.
Gender: Male
Age: 15 to 18
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: B2

Kevin G.
Kevin is the extremely driven captain of the North Shore Mathletes. He is a confident student and a decent rapper.
Gender: Male
Age: 15 to 18

Mr. Duvall
The principal of North Shore High. Mr. Duvall may have once taught computers at Joliet penitentiary, but nothing prepared him for the harsh realities of out-of-control junior girls. Funny and a strong singer.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 50

Mrs. Herron
Mrs. Heron is Cady’s intellectual mom who can’t understand why her daughter is devolving before her eyes. 

Ms. Norbury
Ms. Norbury is Cady’s world-weary Calculus teacher who pushes Cady to be her smartest self. 

Mrs. George
Mrs. George is Regina’s “cool mom.” She’s desperate to look young and feel like one of the teens. She’s also desperate for Regina not to repeat her mistakes. Great singer.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: G3

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Teachers/Students

ABOUT THE SHOW

Mean Girls

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a “Revenge Party” to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung. (mtishows.com)

Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this newly-released high school show! BDACT is one of the first in the area to take on this Tony-nominated sensation. Come on out and be a part of the excitement!

Director: Mark Lefeber
Assistant Director: AmyFriedl
Producer: Elissa Ewert