French Creek Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for…
“All Shook Up”
By Joe DiPietro with music from the Elvis Presley songbook
Directed and Choreographed by Emma Figge
Music Directed by Eileen Moore
The music of Elvis comes alive in All Shook Up. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, All Shook Up follows a small Midwestern town that is thrown into a frenzy with the arrival of Chad, a good-looking, motorcycle-riding roustabout, who rides from town to town with a guitar on his back, blue suede shoes on his feet, and a song in his heart. Repressed by their conservative mayor, the town begins to come alive once more under Chad’s influence. Lovers meet, woo, pursue, and more, all in one zany night that will change the town forever. All Shook Up is a rocking, heartwarming tale about following dreams, opening up to love, and the power of music.
December 8-10 & 15-17, 2023
Friday & Saturday performances @ 7:30 PM
Sunday performances @ 2:00 PM
AUDITION DATES:
Friday, August 11, 2023 - 6pm to 9pm
Saturday, August 12, 2023 - 1pm to 3pm
AUDITION & PERFORMANCE LOCATION:
French Creek Theatre
4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village, OH 44054
*AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY FOR THOSE
16 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER*
To schedule an appointment please click the button below
Auditions will consist of readings from the script and a vocal selection. Please prepare 32 bars or 90 seconds of a song in the style of the show (Please, not from the show)
-NO acapella or taped recordings at live auditions, please.
-NO Sondheim, Jason Robert Brown or heavy ballad please.
-Any dance auditions will be done at callbacks.
-Headshot and Resume
-A list of your conflicts from October 8-November 30th. Tech week starts December 1 and no conflicts will be accepted.
August 13 from 1pm to 4pm, if needed.
Will begin around October 8, 2023 Rehearsals will run Sunday-Thursday (evenings) based on cast availability. This is a 8 week rehearsal process 6:30-9:30PM or 7:00-10PM
*Some possible Saturday afternoon rehearsals (a read-through occurring in September 2023).
Natalie Haller: a mechanic, a dreamer.
Chad: a great-looking, motorcycling, guitar-playing, leather-jacketed roustabout.
Dennis: a young, quirky, and awkward, aspiring dentist.
Jim Haller: Natalie's widowed father.
Sylvia: the no-nonsense, owner of Sylvia's Honky-Tonk.
Miss Sandra: the beautiful, intellectual caretaker of the town's museum.
Lorraine: Sylvia's high school daughter.
Mayor Matilda Hyde (mid 40s-50s): the town's conservative mayor.
Sheriff Earl (mid 40s-50s): the law in town. A man of not many words.
Dean Hyde: Matilda's son. Grown up at a military boarding school
Ensemble members(4-6): Heavy dance ensemble with additional features
Roles are open to all races, ethnicities, gender/gender identities, body types, ages, and abilities, unless directly specified by the playwright as integral to their storytelling. Age range/gender listed below are the recommended ages/genders in the script, but are flexible to the interpretation. None of these parts are precast.
If you have any questions or cannot attend auditions, but would still like to set up a time to audition, please feel free to contact the director at
emmafallonfigge@gmail.com for more information.
If you are unable to make the currently scheduled audition times we encourage you to submit a video audition.
Please prepare 32 bars or 90 seconds of a song in the style of the show (Please, not from the show).
Record your audition and upload it to an unlisted Youtube video.
Send the unlisted YouTube Video link as well a headshot, resume, and conflicts for the rehearsal period to emmafallonfigge@gmail.com
All submissions are due by August 11th by Noon.