At Loveland Stage Company
Dates: July 6-10
The Loveland Stage Company
111 S 2nd St. (State Rt. 48)
Loveland, Ohio 45140-3026
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI)
All teens (13-19) are eligible to audition. Turn 13 at audition date.
Dates for Auditions: Sat. May 21, 2016 2:00-4:30 pm
Sun. May 22, 2016 2:00-4:30 pm
**Mon. May 23, 2016 6:00-7:30 pm (special appointment only/callbacks)
Come prepared with a song that best demonstrates your voice range, and be prepared to read from the script. Bring dance or jazz shoes if you have them.
Cast List
(*denotes leads)
(JETS)
*Riff- leader of the Jets. Strong singer and dancer. Range Bb2-G4.
*Tony– Romantic young man and past Jet leader. Best friend of Riff. Strong Tenor. Range
Bb2-Bb4. Limited dancing.
Action: Most quick tempered member of the Jets. Always ready for a fight. Singer and dance skills.
A-Rab: less quick-tempered than Action. Baby John’s best friend. Singer and dance skills.
Baby John: youngest Jet. Gets beaten up during opening scene. A-Rab’s best friend.
Snow boy: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Big deal: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Diesel: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Gee-tar: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Mouthpiece: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Tiger: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
(JETS GIRLS)
Graziella: lines, dance skills, singer.
Velma: lines, dance skills, singer.
Minnie: lines, dance skills, singer.
Clarice: lines, dance skills, singer.
Pauline: lines, dance skills, singer.
*Anybodys: Spunky Tomboy anxious to be one of the Jets. Full of energy and heart. Lines, singer+, dance skills+.
(SHARKS)
*Bernardo: proud, strong handsome Puerto Rican. Seeks to carve out territory for a sense of identity for him and friends. Maria’s brother, Anita’s boyfriend. Leader of Sharks. Limited solo singing- Range Bb2-Eb4. Strong dance skills.
*Chino: angry, naïve Puerto Rican who turns murderous and vengeful. Speaking role. Dance also.
Pepe: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Indio: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Luis: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Anxious: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Nibbles: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Juano: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Toro: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
Moose: singer and dance skills. Some lines.
(SHARKS GIRLS)
*Maria: hopeless romantic, innocent. Falls in love with Tony. Strong soprano range Bb3-C6.
*Anita: feisty and assertive PR, dispenses “older sister” advice to Maria, Strong alto range F3-D5. Strong dance skills.
Rosalia: Singers, lines and dance skills.
Consuelo: Singers, lines and dance skills.
Teresita: Singers, lines and dance skills.
Francisca: Singers, lines and dance skills.
Estells: Singers, lines and dance skills.
Margarita: Singers, lines and dance skills.
(ADULTS)- Traditionally male, consider female.
*Officer Krupke: local beat cop. A bit dorky and ridiculed by gangs whom he has no tolerance for their violence. Speaking role.
*Detective Schrank: detective frustrated by ongoing violence. Blunt, brash, racist, unapologetic.
Speaking role.
*Doc: owner of drugstore. Old fashioned and wise in his ways. Speaking role.
Glad hand: Nerdy, overly cheerful, ill-equipped social director for school dance. Speaking role.
