Nashville's Circle Players audition for ‘Next to Normal’

In this contemporary rock musical, a suburban household copes with crisis and the unpredictability of a mother's worsening bipolar disorder. The Broadway production of "Next to Normal" won several Tony Awards in 2009 and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2010. The Circle Players production features Paul Cook as director with musical direction by Randy Craft. All ethnicities are encouraged to audition.

Audition Times (by appointment only)
Saturday, January 26, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sunday, January 27, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
For appointment times, call or email Teresa Driver, producer- thdriver64@gmail.com or (615) 456-1567

Audition and Rehearsal Location:
Circle Players rehearsal space: Madison Square Shopping Center, 801 N. Gallatin Pike in Madison between Due West Ave. and Old Hickory Blvd on the back side of the center.

Please bring 16-32 bars of sheet music in your key of a contemporary musical theatre song in the style of the show. No A Cappella. Piano accompaniment or CD player provided.

Cast:

DIANA: Sexy. Sharp. Delusional, bipolar, depressive. 30s-40s.
(Alto with belt/mix to E)

DAN: Diana's husband. Handsome. Genuine. Constant. Tired. 30s-40s.
(High Baritone/Tenor to A)1

DR. MADDEN/DR. FINE: On the young side of ageless. Assured. A rock star. 30s.
(High Baritone/Tenor to A)

GABE
Diana's son. Almost eighteen. Dashing. Gentle. Bright. Playful. Everything a mother wants in a child. 17-18 years old.
(ROCK TENOR to B)

HENRY
Seventeen. Musician, romantic, stoner, slacker, philosopher king. 16-18 yrs old.
(High Baritone/Tenor to A)

NATALIE
Diana's daughter. Sixteen and trying to be perfect. It's not going well. 16-17 years old.
(Alto with belt/mix to E)

Performances are April 4th – 14th, 2013, at Lipscomb University Shamblin Theater, 3901 Granny White Pike (on the campus of Lipscomb University).