Zombie Prom
Music by Dana P. Rowe
Book and Lyrics by John Dempsey
Based on a story by John Dempsey and Hugh Murphy
Produced by April Bridgeman
Directed by Sarah Hardy
Assistant Directed by Ashley McGee
Music Directed by Wyndy Frederick
This girl-loves-ghoul rock ‘n’ roll Off Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee’s heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour. History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.
Auditions will be held
Thursday, July 6 from 7:00 – 10:00pm
Saturday, July 8 from 2:00 – 5:00pm
Please complete an audition form and reserve a timeslot for your audition. Please also submit your theatre resume and headshot as directed on the audition form (phone photo is fine; we just need to recognize you).
Character Descriptions
DELILAH STRICT: Female, 35-50 (Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, G33-A5)
School Principal; icy and hard on the outside with a heart of gold. Should have good comic timing.
TOFFEE: Female, HS Senior (Range: Soprano Belt, F3-E5)
Good girl from the right side of the tracks. Hopelessly in love with Jonny. Sweet and funny.
CANDY: Female, HS Senior (Range: Mezzo Belt, F3-G5)
Nervous and hyper. Always chewing her nails. Can double as Mother’s Voice, Secretary, Make-Up Lady.
COCO: Female, HS Senior (Range: Soprano Belt, F3-G5)
Coco isn’t bad, she’s just drawn that way. Can double Secretary (Sheila), Stage Manager.
GINGER: Female HS Senior (Range: Soprano Belt, F3-G5)
Class nerd, sweet and means well but she verges on annoying. Can double Secretary, Ramona Merengue.
JONNY WARNER: Male, HS Senior (Range: Rock Tenor, C3-C5)
Good kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Sincere and funny.
JOEY: Male, HS Senior (Range: Tenor, E3-F4)
Class Jock. Big, handsome and dumb. Can double Father’s Voice, Copy Boy, Motorwise Gasoline Guy.
JOSH: Male, HS Senior (Range: Tenor, E3-Eb4)
The class geek. Aspiring journalist. Can double Announcer.
JAKE: Male, HS Senior (Range: Rock Tenor, E3-F4)
Probably voted the most popular. He’s sweet and personable and is deeply in love with Candy. Can double Copy Boy, Motorwise Gasoline Guy.
EDDIE FLAGRANTE: Male, 35-50 (Range: Baritone, D3-Ab4)
Newspaper Journalist; opportunistic tabloid reporter who roots for the underdog and “justice” in the end.
CHORUS (SATB)
Assorted Parents, Secretaries, Copy Boys, TV Floor Workers and Singers.
