Audition Pieces

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Adult Character	Description	Audition Pieces - Dialogue	Audition Pieces - Links
Sam Wheat	Male, Lead To play mid-20s to early 30s, tall and handsome, excellent pop/rock tenor, very string actor. Master of his own universe with regard to business and commerce, has difficulty with the emotional, soulful side of love, his greatest obstacle is his fear of commitment, fearing that when he gets good things in life he will lose them. When killed by a mugger, he is caught between worlds. Finding that Molly is in danger, he seeks to somehow protect her. Ultimately he is able to save Molly and finally express his love to her before his transfiguration into a higher realm. Playing a guitar would be a plus.	#1 - Act1 Scene 4 on page 18 up to ‘No you don’t’ on page 19 #2 - Act2 Scene 14 on page 132 up to ‘Yeah’ on page 133	Sam - Act 1 Sam - Act 2
Molly Brown	Female, Lead To play late 20s, excellent singer, mezzo with high belt, excellent actor, An artist and woman of the world, an optimist, self-made and independent, always lives in the moment. Life is good enough as it is. In her relationship with Sam, she understands that a declaration of love requires vulnerability and surrender, but that is too great for him. Shattered when Sam dies and struggles with being asked to believe in something larger - much bigger than here and now.	#1 - Act 1 Scene 4 on page 18 up to ‘No you don’t’ on page 19 #2 - Act 2 Scene 4 on page 97 from Carl: ’Hey, I brought you a coffee’ to Page 99 Carl: ‘Rip-off artist’	Molly - Act 1 Molly - Act 2
Carl Brunner	Male, Supporting To play early 30s, high baritone/baritone, strong actor. Sam’s best friend, desperately wants everything Sam has – including Molly. Has great passion for the things of life, and this passion has led him into deep water. Not necessarily a bad guy at heart, just stuck in the material. After Sam is killed he really loses his grip and slides over to the dark side.	#1 - Act 1 Scene 2 Page 12 #2 - Act2 Scene 4 on page 97 from Carl: ‘Hey, I brought you a coffee’ to Page 99 Carl: ‘Rip- off artist’	Carl - Act 1 Carl - Act 2
Oda Mae Brown	Female, Lead To play 30s-40s, needs strong comic abilities and must have a big soulful vocal. Larger-than-life character and able to play for laughs but still have some sincerity and truthful moments. A medium, spirit reader and advisor, she is a smart charlatan, pulled up by the bootstraps and supporting her whole family with her scam: talking to the dearly departed. When she really encounters the ghost of Sam she ultimately is moved as much by Sam and Molly’s love as she is by the power to really talk to the other side.	#1 - Act 1 Scene 16 Pages 71 and 72 #2 Act2 Scene 14 on page 132 up to ‘Yeah’ on page 133	Oda Mae - Act 1 Oda Mae - Act 2
Willie Lopez	Male, Supporting 18+, to play early 30s, a tough thug, hired to mug Sam and ends up killing him.	Act 1 Scene 19 Page 80 to top page 81	Willie Lopez
Louise Brown/Clara Brown	Female, Supporting To play 30+, African or white descent, must have strong comic abilities, vivid characters and have big soulful voices. Oda Mae’s ‘sisters’ and cohorts in her scam of speaking to the dearly departed.	Use Oda Mae - Act 1 Scene 16 Pages 71 and 72	Oda Mae - Act 1
Subway Ghost	Either Gender, Featured To play 20s+, vocal and physical dexterity desirable but not essential. The Subway Ghost helps and teaches Sam to use his ghostly powers; he also thinks that the trains are his; aggressive "spooky” but within the realms of truthfulness; good physical actor required.
Other smaller roles	Officer Wallace, Orlando Jones, Lionel Ferguson, Ortisha Jones, Bank Teller, Nun and Subway Ghost to be discussed at workshops.
Ensemble	There are lots of cameo parts, ensemble pieces and fun parts to be allocated. Many have small pieces of dialogue and solo singing parts. These include Hospital ghosts, office workers, receptionist, Mrs Santiago, Ortisha Brown, Wallace (police officer), Fergeson (Bank worker), Detective Beiderman, Henry’s ghost, Orlando, Nuns, Spirits of the Apocalypse, and many others. These pieces will require auditionees to deliver a performance audition using one of the principal audition texts as above OR something of their own choosing which they feel suits the character they wish to be considered for.

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Adult Character	Vocal Type	Audition Pieces - Vocal	Music Links
Sam Wheat	Tenor	#2 - Unchained Melody 1 (Start-bar 24) #12 - Suspend My Disbelief/I Had A Life (bar 134-182) #13 - Rain/Hold On (bar 82-113)	Unchained Melody 1 Suspend My Disbelief/I Had A Life Rain/Hold On
Molly Jensen	Mezzo-Soprano	#11 - With You (whole song) #13 - Rain/Hold On (bar 114-137)	With You Rain/Hold On
Carl Brunner	Baritone	#3 - More (bar 103-end) #14 - Life Turns On A Dime (bar 16-40)	More Life Turns On A Dime
Oda Mae Brown	Mezzo-Soprano	#20 - I'm Outta Here (bar 49-end)	I'm Outta Here
Hospital Ghost	Baritone	#6 - You Gotta Let Go Now (bar 13-63)	You Gotta Let Go Now
Subway Ghost	Non-Singer	#15 - Focus (bar 6-47)	Focus
Minor roles & ensemble		Pick any ONE piece from the above