Fun Home - Morris Park Players
Directed by Luke Peterson
Music Directed by Joey Leibig
Auditions will be held at SpringHouse Ministry Center in South Minneapolis on Monday, July 13th and Tuesday, July 14th with invited callbacks on Thursday, July 16th. Slots are limited and by appointment only.
Use this link to complete your audition sign-up form: Audition Form. Within the form, there is a link to select your audition time slot on SignUpGenius.
Please send your resume to [email protected].
If you need any assistance or have any trouble, please reach out to the production team at [email protected].
Important Dates
Auditions:
Monday, July 13, 6:00-9:30 pm
Tuesday, July 14, 6:00-9:30 pm
Callbacks:
Thursday, July 16, 6:00-9:30 pm
Rehearsals:
Monday – Thursday, 6:30-9:30 pm
Beginning September 21st
Child actors will be released by 8:00pm, excluding tech week and performances.
Note: Scheduling may include occasional Sunday evening rehearsals.
Performances:
Friday, November 6 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 7 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 8 @ 2:00 pm
Friday, November 13 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 14 @ 2:00 pm AND @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 15 @ 2:00 pm
Friday, November 20 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 21 @ 2:00 pm AND @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 22 @ 2:00 pm
Performances will take place at Center for Performing Arts in South Minneapolis
Character Breakdown
Note: All characters can be played by actors of any race or ethnicity.
Alison
Lesbian cartoonist. Having become a writer, Alison is our grounded narrator as she reflects on her life and her relationship with her father.
Gender: female-identifying
Age: 43
Vocal: mezzo soprano
Vocal range: E3 – D5
Medium Alison
An intelligent but awkward college freshman at Oberlin College. Leaving home for the first time, she discovers that she is a lesbian and meets her first girlfriend. (This actor also plays Susan Dey.)
Gender: female-identifying
Age: 19
Vocal: mezzo soprano
Vocal Range: G3 – E5
Note: This actor engages in consensual onstage intimacy with Joan.
Small Alison
A strong-willed and opinionated child on a journey to discover herself and her relationship with traditional femininity.
Gender: female-identifying
Age: 10
Vocal: mezzo soprano
Vocal Range: B4 – B5
Joan
Alison’s first girlfriend. An out and proud lesbian student at Oberlin who helps Medium Alison explore her sexuality and navigate her freshman year. She is blunt, sarcastic, and dry. (This character also plays Susan Dey.)
Gender: female-identifying
Age: 19-21
Vocal: alto
Vocal Range: G3 – G4
Note: This actor engages in consensual onstage intimacy with Medium Alison.
Roy/Mark/Pete/Bobby Jeremy
Roy is a young man Bruce hires to do yard work. Mark is a high school junior. Pete is a mourner visiting the Bechdel funeral home. Bobby Jeremy is the lead singer on a television show in Alison’s imagination.
Gender: male-identifying
Age: 17-25
Vocal: tenor
Vocal Range: G3 – A4
Note: This actor has suggestive and intimate conversations with Bruce that are considered non-consensual intimacy.
Bruce
Alison’s father. High-school English teacher by day, funeral home director by night, and an antique collector by weekend. As a closeted gay man, Bruce’s repressed anger often comes to the surface and is at odds with his care for his children.
Gender: male-identifying
Age: 44
Vocal: baritone
Vocal Range: A2 – G4
Note: This actor has suggestive and intimate conversations with Roy/Mark/Pete/Bobby Jeremy that are considered non-consensual intimacy. This role also includes a stylized depiction of suicide.
Helen
Alison’s mother. Quietly frustrated by her marriage, Helen turns to music as an outlet. Helen tries to hold the family together, willfully ignoring her husband’s unfaithful acts. The ability to play piano is a plus, but not expected or required.
Gender: female-identifying
Age: 47
Vocal: mezzo soprano
Vocal Range: A3 – E5
Christian
Alison’s older brother, though he only appears in the show as a child. (This character is a child, and thus the actor will be able to sing in whatever octave they are most comfortable. Actors of any voice part are encouraged to audition for this role.)
Gender: male-identifying
Age: 12
Vocal: any
Vocal Range: any
John
Alison’s younger brother, though he only appears in the show as a child. (This character is a child, and thus the actor will be able to sing in whatever octave they are most comfortable. Actors of any voice part are encouraged to audition for this role.)
Gender: male-identifying
Age: 8
Vocal: any
Vocal Range: any
Note on Intimacy
We will work with an assigned intimacy coordinator to work through all of these moments. Consent and comfort of each actor is our priority, and we are willing to adjust blocking to accommodate your needs.
What to Prepare
Please prepare 32 measures of a song from a modern musical. The Music Director will be present to accompany you, so please bring sheet music in your key.