Auditions
Acorn Players wants you to audition. Whether you have been acting for years, have taken a long hiatus, or have never acted at all you are welcome. Our productions have incorporated people with no experience, experienced veterans with degrees in theater, and everyone in between. Our directors strive to leave traditional casting aside and not be constrained whenever a script can accommodate.
Alanis Morissette's
JAGGED LITTLE PILL -
The Musical
Performances: October 9, 10, 16, & 17
Music: Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard
Lyrics: Alanis Morissette
Book: Diablo Cody
Director: Kyle Borcz
Assistant Director: Elyse Hampton-Hall
Music Director: Samantha Wagner
Choreographer: Lisa Douglas
Audition Dates:
June 29th: 6pm
June 30th: 6pm
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First United Methodist Church
1700 Mitch Daniels Blvd, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Character Descriptions & Vocal Ranges
MARY JANE HEALY – Female-presenting, White, 40–50,
Mezzo-Soprano (F3–F5). An affluent mother in CT, who is addicted
to painkillers after a car crash and has a strained relationship
with her husband, Steve. MJ also pressures her children to be
perfect to maintain the family's image in the community. Strong Pop/Rock belter
FRANKIE HEALY – Female-presenting, Black, 16, Mezzo-Soprano (F#3–F#5)
The adopted Black daughter of the family, who is struggling to find her place in the community and deal with her racial identity. Frankie is also involved in a love triangle with her best friend, Jo, and a new student at school, Phoenix. Strong pop/rock singer
NICK HEALY – Male-presenting, White, 18, Tenor (Eb3–Bb5)
The biological son of the family, a star Athlete finishing his Senior year of high school who has just been accepted to Harvard. Strong Pop/Rock Tenor
STEVE HEALY – Male-presenting, White, 40–50, Baritone (A3–A5)
Mary Jane’s husband, emotionally distant, the father of the family, struggling with his addiction to pornography. Strong Pop/Rock Singer
JO – Nonbinary, POC, 16, Alto (E3–G5).
Frankie's best friend and partner, who is queer and dealing with the restrictions of their religious upbringing. Jo is on a journey to explore their gender identity and queerness. This role is listed as assigned female at Birth in the script. Strong pop/rock belter
PHOENIX – Masc-presenting, POC, 16, Tenor (E3–Bb5).
Transfer student that becomes Frankie’s rival love interest. Strong pop/rock belter
BELLA – Female-presenting, any ethnicity, 18, Mezzo-Soprano (F#3–A5)
A free-spirited and outspoken student whose world is shaken after surviving sexual assault. Her story becomes central to the show’s emotional core. Strong Pop/rock singer
ANDREW – Male-presenting, White, 18, Tenor (F#3–A4)
ENSEMBLE – Any gender/ethnicity, multiple featured roles including doctors, parents, students, and community members
CASTING REQUIREMENTS
Frankie must be played by a black female-presenting actor, but the goal for this production is to cast Phoenix and Jo as actors of color and (in Phoenix’s case, as the role of Jo is specifically written as nonbinary) of any gender identity. So, both roles are open to non-binary and trans actors.
