Seeking equity principal actors for roles in Beetlejuice The Musical. Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious new musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes.
PERSONNEL
Directed by Alex Timbers
Choreography by Connor Gallagher
Music & Lyrics by Eddie Perfect
Book by Anthony King & Scott Brown
Music Supervision by Kris Kukul
Casting by Rachel Hoffman (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
1st rehearsal: on/about February 21, 2022
1st performance: on/about April 8, 2022
Open ended
SEEKING
- [BEETLEJUICE] ageless, somewhere between 12 and 12,000, maturity-wise. The life of the party and the deadest guy in the room; Beetlejuice is more than a little ADD and free-associative; a handsy, horny motormouth who overshares and disregards all notions of personal space. Strategic and cagy and wildly dangerous. Excellent singer. Any ethnicity. Bold, physical, comedic.
- [LYDIA] late teens, Dark, smart and moody, with a jet black sense of humor and a streak of anarchy, Lydia’s a step ahead of almost everyone she meets, living or dead, but she’s at the mercy of a mania, just like Beetlejuice. Lydia wants life to mean something. The world seems small to Lydia since her mother died; she longs for it to reveal itself as something more fantastical than it is. Great rock belt/mix voice. Any ethnicity. Drily comic.
- [BARBARA] mid 30s, is a mouse that didn’t roar. Which doesn’t mean she can’t. Sweetly neurotic, devoted to her carefully-curated house and her careful curator of a house-husband, Barbara is positive, affirming, and unfailingly kind. She and Adam strenuously protect each other while inadvertently holding each other back. Barbara has a fierce heart and a heroic mother-bear instinct. A deft, subtle comic actress, disarmingly honest. Any ethnicity. Great Pop/Musical Theater voice with a strong mix.
- [ADAM] mid 30s, Adam is one of those “nice guys” who only have two problems: Can’t seem to get anything started, can’t seem to get anything finished. A putterer-craftsman, Adam adores his wife Barbara and the cozy, cloistered, slightly claustrophobic, conspicuously childless life they’ve built together. What Adam doesn’t realize is: That fastidiously unfinished life of his is nearly finished. Any ethnicity. Great singer.
- [CHARLES] late 40s/early 50s, is a mini-mogul who needs to control life’s chaos to feel safe. And yet, not far beneath his diamond-hard surface, he feels constantly out of control. Charles is a master-class in blustery overcompensation and strict compartmentalization. Any ethnicity.
- [DELIA] 30s-40s, ditzy yet ambitious, Delia is unfailingly positive, unfailingly clueless, and always looking for a silver lining, even when nobody’s asking for one. She’s never faced anyone as smart and cutting as Lydia before. Any ethnicity. Excellent singer with a strong pop/belt/mix.
Accompaniment and a document with preparation and instructions for how to submit may be found at https://tinyurl.com/Beetlejuice2022.
Please send submissions to: BeetlejuiceCasting@gmail.com
**Submission Deadline 09/28/2021