Audition for Civic

Season Audition Schedule

Subject to change.
Steel Magnolias – July 13-14, 2025
Beetlejuice – August 10-11, 2025
Young Frankenstein – September 14-15, 2025
A Christmas Carol – October 19-20, 2025
The Hobbit – November 30-December 1, 2025
The Revolutionists – December 15-16, 2025
The Jungle Book – January 10, 12, 2026
Birthday Candles – Febuary 15-16, 2026
Fun Home – March 8-9, 2026

Civic Theatre invites every individual to audition for any role they have an interest in. Factors such as race, gender, age, and ability may impact casting when required to accurately tell the story and honor the playwright’s intentions. Civic Theatre is committed to creating an inclusive space where every artist has a place. Expect audition information no sooner than 2 weeks prior to audition date.

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Current Audition Call: Fun Home

Audition Information
When:
Sunday, March 8 (6p-8p) and
Monday, March 9(6p-8p)

Where: Trinity United Methodist Church
509 North St, Lafayette, IN 47901

Audition Structure: Actors should be prepared to stay for the entire two hours on either of the audition nights (6-8pm on March 8 & 9). There is no need to come to both nights. We’ll begin with warm ups, light movement, and reading from the script, which will be done as a whole group. Afterwards, actors will have a chance to warm up vocally before individual music auditions. During music auditions, actors will perform their chosen selection for the audition panel only, and may be asked to sing some scales to determine range. After your music audition, you will be free to go.

Synopsis
Fun Home is a one-act musical by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori adapting the graphic memoir of the same name by Alison Bechdel. The musical follows Alison’s journey discovering her sexuality as it parallels coming to terms with the death of her closeted gay father. We see Alison through three stages of her life: as a child grappling with the traditional femininity expected of her, as a college student discovering her identity and experiencing first love, and as an adult coping with the loss of her father. Fun Home is a story full of heartbreak and full of joy.

Content Warning
adult language, discussion and depiction of suicide, staged consensual intimacy, grooming
*Youth actors are not involved in this content, apart from some mild humorous foul language.

Audition Materials:
Please prepare a 1-2 minute cut of a song of your choice. It should show your vocal range as well as your ability to storytell/emote through song. Please bring your own recorded accompaniment–we will have a bluetooth speaker to connect with. Memorization is encouraged.

Be prepared to read from any of the following sides with other actors present. These should not be memorized, but familiarity with them may allow you to better show off your acting chops.

p. 9-13 (Bruce, Alison, Small Al)
p. 18-19 (Alison, Medium Alison, Bruce)
p. 19-20 (Bruce, Pete)
p. 20-21 (Small Alison, John, Christian)
p. 27-29 (Helen, Roy, Bruce, Small Al, Christian, John)
p. 32-34 (Joan, Medium Al)
p. 41-43 (Helen, Bruce, Small Al)
p. 53-54 (Bruce, Alison, Small Al, John, Christian)

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Chacter Profiles

Character Descriptions:
*All characters can be played by actors of any race/ethnicity. Actors playing family members do not necessarily need to look alike.

Alison (mid-40s, mezzo-soprano E3-D5): A lesbian cartoonist. Al is reflecting on her life and her relationship with her father. She is grounded, creative, funny, and hopeful.

Medium Alison (19, mezzo-soprano G3-E5): A college student, leaving home for the first time and discovering that she is a lesbian. Medium Al is smart, a little awkward, and amazed at the new world she’s found herself in.
*performs staged intimacy with Joan

Small Alison (8, mezzo-soprano B4-B5): A strong-willed and opinionated kid trying to discover who she is. Small Al is curious and spunky.

Bruce (mid-40s, baritone A2-G4): Alison’s father, an English teacher by day and funeral director by night, and obsessed with the historic restoration of his house. Bruce is a closeted gay man whose repressed anger is often at odds with caring for his family.
*has suggestive/intimate conversations with Roy/Mark

Helen (mid-40s, mezzo-soprano A3-E5): Alison’s mother, fully occupied by trying to hold her family together. Helen is strong and dutiful, but quietly heartbroken.
*ability to play piano is a plus but not a requirement

Joan (19, alto G3-G4): Alison’s first girlfriend. An out and proud lesbian, Joan is direct, sarcastic, and caring. She helps Alison navigate her first year at college.
*performs staged intimacy with Medium Alison

Roy/Mark/Pete/Bobby Jeremy (young adult, tenor G3-A4): 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.
*has suggestive/intimate conversations with Bruce

Christian and John (6-10 years old): Alison’s brothers, who we only see in memories as children. Should be confident singing and dancing a fun disco number.