CHAGRIN VALLEY LITTLE THEATRE announces auditions for Disney’s Freaky Friday

Synopsis

The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films (and developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres), features a book by Bridget Carpenter – the co-executive producer and writer on the beloved TV hits, “Friday Night Lights” and “Parenthood” – and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey – the Pulitzer Prize-winning composers of Next to Normal and If/Then.

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day in each other’s shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another’s struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter.

Audition Dates:

• Monday, April 28th, 2025 from 7pm-10:00pm
• Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 from 7pm-10:00pm
• Callbacks, if needed will be Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 from 7pm-10:00pm

Auditions will be held in CVLT's River Street Playhouse (56 River Street), across the parking lot from the main CVLT building at the end of River Street. Performances at CVLT, 40 River Street, Chagrin Falls.

Auditions will be 10-minute time slots of two people each.

Register here to audition:

Audition Sign-Up Genius

Audition Prep:

• Bring your theater resume, if any. Having a resume is not a requirement to audition!
• Bring a headshot or other photo for the production team’s reference.
• Bring sheet music
  • 32 bars, in the style of the show and in an appropriate key.
  • Please do not sing music from the show itself.
  • An accompanist will be provided.
  • No Sondheim or Jason Robert Brown, please.
• Dance auditions will happen at callbacks. If you are called back, please dress for movement.

If you have any questions or would like to audition for this production but aren’t available for the audition dates please contact to the director at westerleybrian@gmail.com to make other arrangements. If you are unable to attend and wish to submit a video, it must be received by April 29th, 2025.

Performances:

• Friday, July 24th, 2025 – Saturday August 16th, 2025
• Fridays & Saturdays 7:30pm
• Matinees: Sunday 8/3 & 8/10 and Saturday 8/16 at 2:00 PM

Prospective Rehearsal Timeline:

• First read through will begin May 18th, 2025 3PM at the River Street Playhouse Dance Studio
  Sunday through Thursday 7:00-10:00 pm
  Tech Week: Sunday, July 20th – Thursday, July 24th, 2025

Roles Available

• CVLT is a community theatre – no acting roles are compensated.
• No roles have been pre-cast.
• All roles open to actors in Middle School and up.
• Some ensemble actors may play more than one role.
• Ages in the character descriptions are suggestions; actors of different ages than listed may be cast.

• The Family
  • Ellie Blake- our hero – 16, smart, funny; baggy, rumpled clothes; messy hair that hasn’t seen a comb today, or yesterday
    Gender: Female
    Vocal range top: F5
    Vocal range bottom: Gb3 
  • Katherine Blake- Ellie’s mother – 40’s, decisive, lovely, punctual
    Gender: Female
    Vocal range top: Ab5
    Vocal range bottom: F3 
  • Mike- Katherine’s fiance – confident, charming, kind
    Gender: Male
    Vocal range top: G4
    Vocal range bottom: A2 
  • Fletcher Blake- Ellie’s brother – 10, eccentric, naive; obsessed with his puppets, especially Angry Bob, an enraged purple hippo, and Caspian, a proper British starfish
    Gender: Male
    Vocal range top: G5
    Vocal range bottom: Bb3 
• The Students
  • Adam- the Listmaster – a paragon of adorable cool
    Gender: Male
    Vocal range top: Bb5
    Vocal range bottom: Eb3 
  • Gretchen- Ellie’s best friend – intense, emotional, lacks confidence Gender: Female
    Vocal range top: D5
    Vocal range bottom: F3 
  • Hannah- also Ellie’s best friend – hacker-geek, nerd girl Savanna- the villain – brilliant, aggressive, a winner Gender: Female
    Vocal range top: Db5
    Vocal range bottom: B3
  • Parker- Ellie’s friend – completely average, best friends with Wells Gender: Male
    Vocal range top: A4
    Vocal range bottom: F3
  • Wells- Ellie’s friend – dorky but not meek, best friends with Parker Gender: Male
    Vocal range top: A4
    Vocal range bottom: E3
  • Laurel- Random teen – unimpressed
• The Adults
  • Torrey- Katherine’s assistant – a high-strung perfectionist
    Vocal range top: G5
    Vocal range bottom: C4
  • Danielle- Weddings Magazine journalist – polished, grimly cheerful
    Gender: Female
    Vocal range top: E5
    Vocal range bottom: E4
  • Louis- Weddings Magazine photographer – seen it all, loves his job
    Gender: Male
    Vocal range top: G4
    Vocal range bottom: A2 
  • Señor O’Brien- Spanish teacher – pugnacious
    Gender: Male
    Vocal range top: Ab4
    Vocal range bottom: B2 
  • Dr. Ehrin- school counselor – test obsessed, overworked
    Vocal range top: E4
    Vocal range bottom: C#3 
  • Mrs. Luckenbill- English teacher – empathetic
    Gender: Female
    Vocal range top: D5
    Vocal range bottom: A3
  • Ms. Meyers- Gym teacher – extremely intense
    Gender: Female
    Vocal range top: F5
    Vocal range bottom: Ab3 
  • Grandpa Gordon- Katherine’s father – grumpy, stubborn, old-school
    Gender: Male
    Vocal range top: E4
    Vocal range bottom: C3 
  • Sitz- Police Officer who never received sensitivity training
    Vocal range top: F5
    Vocal range bottom: Eb4 
  • Kowalski- Police Officer who never received sensitivity training
    Vocal range top: Gb4
    Vocal range bottom: Eb3 
  • Adam’s Mom
    Gender: Female
    Vocal range top: G#3
    Vocal range bottom: C#3
  • Gretchen’s Mom
    Gender: Female
    Vocal range top: G#3
    Vocal range bottom: C#3
  • Parker’s Dad
    Gender: Male
    Vocal range top: F#3
    Vocal range bottom: B2
  • Grandma Helen- Katherine’s mother – fiercely opinionated, because she cares
  • Pastor Bruno- cheerful, loves weddings
  • Mrs. Time- antique shop proprietor – apathetic doesn’t much like teenagers
• Ensemble- all sing
  • Catering staff
  • Students & Teachers at Grover Cleveland High School
  • Savannah’s Minions
  • Parents including Adam’s mom, Gretchen’s mom, Savannah’s mom, Parker’s Dad, and Wells’s dad
  • Wedding Guests

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