AUDITIONS. My Audition Date and Time:

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1 AUDITIONS My Audition Date and Time: We are glad you are interested in auditioning for a special part in the musical BACK TO THE CROSS. The auditions will be held in the Music Suite at Second Baptist Church on Wednesday, June 17, 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 20, 4:00 p.m. (attend one) Please bring your Personal Information Form to the audition, already filled out. The suggested parts for each character are included in this audition form. They do not have to be memorized for the audition. Any child entering Grades 3-6 may sign up for auditions. Additional drama rehearsals will be scheduled on Wednesday, July 1, July 15, and July 29th. SPEAKING PARTS: Each child needs to choose two parts from the selection provided to act out and portray You may be asked to read other parts during the audition. Trying out for a specific role does not guarantee you the part. If you are given a major speaking part, you will automatically be enrolled in the DRAMA EXPLORA- TION during Music Camp week. There is a second exploration class time so drama participants will still be able to choose one. Having a major speaking role also means that you agree to take part in additional rehearsals on Wednesday, July 1, July 15, and July 29, 6:00-6:45 p.m. All actors will need to have ALL their parts memorized before Music Camp begins. Lead Roles: Norman/Norma: Older boy/girl leading VBS group; intelligent inventor Morgan: New girl/boy, very bored and not easily impressed Ava: Norman/Norma s energetic little sister; adapts to each time period Finn/Finley: Younger, very smart boy/girl; idolizes Norman/Norma Whitney: 80 s Valley Girl with tons of fun attitude and spunk C.W.: Coordinates the 1928 Bible Celebration; benefactor of park, cross, prayer garden, and church Time Period Roles: 80 s Dude: Surfer type 1980 s boy Annette: 1960 s Beach Girl (Bubbles from Teen Beach Movie ) Tetra: Boy or girl from 2060 who is helping run the Street Team Rose: Girls from 1870 who is helping with the Jubilee Festival (has solo) There are a few additional non-speaking or one-line roles that will be assigned by the director. SECRETS TO A GREAT AUDITION: Smile and speak with confidence (even if you are nervous). Practice at home in front of your mirror, as well as for your family. Don t look down at the floor look at the judges. If that is too nerve-wracking, focus on their foreheads or the area behind their bodies. Relax as best as you can, but know that everyone gets a little nervous and it s okay. Show respect to the other people auditioning for the musical. Often judges will see your maturity (or immaturity) and your actions might get you the part (or lose you the part).

2 PERSONAL INFORMATION FORM Name: Grade: (fall) If selected for a speaking part, I understand that I will need to be present at the Wednesday evening rehearsals on the following dates: July 1, July 15, July 29, 6:00-6:45 and that all my lines must be memorized before Aug 3. Student Signature Parent Signature Part I am auditioning for: (Put a 1 by your first choice and 2 by your second choice) Main Roles: Norman/Norma (girl or boy) Leads VBS group; intelligent inventor Morgan (girl or boy) New girl/boy; very bored & not easily impressed Ava: (girl) Norma/Norman s younger sister Adapts to each time period Finn/Finley: (girl or boy) Younger, very smart; idolizes Norman/Norma Whitney (girl) 80 s Valley Girl with tons of fun attitude and Spunk Time Period Roles: 80 s Dude (boy) Surfer type 1980 s boy Annette: (girl) 1960 s Beach Girl (i.e. Annette Funicello or Bubbles from Teen Beach Movie ) Tetra (boy or girl) Futuristic boy/girl from 2060 who is helps run the Street Team Rose: (girl) Girl from 1870 who helps with Jubilee Festival (also has solo Near the Cross ) C.W. (girl or boy) Coordinator of the 1928 Bible Celebration; Benefactor of park, cross, prayer garden, & church CONTACT INFORMATION You will be notified of Audition Results by Wednesday, June 24th. Books will be available at that time. MAILING ADDRESS: PHONE: home: cell:

3 SCRIPT AUDITION MATERIAL Scene 1: BACK TO THE CROSS MORGAN: That was seriously weird. AVA: That was seriously FUN! (both girls step out of machine) WHITNEY: (walking past with a friend, speaking with a Valley-girl accent) And I was like totally tubular, and she was like, no way, and I was like, Dude, you did not just say that! And I was like, I m so sure! 80 S DUDE: Dude! That s gnarly. FINN/FINLEY: (smiling) Classic 1980 s vernacular. I can t believe it! Your time machine works, Norman! We traveled to the ancient time of the 1980 s! NORMAN/NORMA: This can t be happening. There s no Iridium left in the power supply. How could it have worked?! FINN: I don t know, but the display here (pointing at machine) says 1985! Let s go out and explore. (stepping out to join the girls) NORMAN/NORMA: We d better not. (Finn/Finley quickly steps back in) The machine is too unreliable, plus I m in charge of getting you all back safely. Let me program it back to the present. (punching in a date) There.girls, get back in the machine. (Morgan and Whitney step back in the machine) and hold on, everyooooooone!! (He flips several switches but nothing happens) FINN/FINLEY: Was something supposed to happen? WHITNEY: You girls, like, want to join, like, our VBS group? It s like totally rad! 80 S DUDE: Totally righteous, dudes! AVA: Sure! (walking over to join the group) MORGAN: Eh. (not especially interested but no opposed either) NORMAN/NORMA: (pounding on the dashboard) Why isn t the machine working? This makes no sense!

4 WHITNEY: We ve been learning this week that, like, one of the great mysteries of the faith is, like, (music to Walkin by Faith begins) that our life as a Christian is not just, like, imitating Christ, but, like, the indwelling of Christ. 80 S DUDE: And that s EXCELLENT! That means that Christ actually, like, lives in us! Galatians 2:20 says, I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me> Scene 2: (park atmosphere) FINN/FINLEY: Any luck with the machine? NORMAN/NORMA: I m afraid not. Now we re stuck in 1985, and my group won t make it to the final Bible Challenge! (dramatically faces front and starts to quote the tagline until he is cut off) More than just a MORGAN: Okay, buddy. The champion, the quest We got it. AVA: (introducing outrageously-dressed girl to Norman/Norma) Norman, this is Whitney. She just gave me a gift; it s called a scrinchy. WHITNEY: That s scrunchy. Like, it s like, for your hair. Like, you ve never used a scrunchy?? AVA: It s big. It s puffy. I like it!! MORGAN: (not unkindly) You would. But I gotta say, this is slightly more fun than sitting at the boring VBS ((Turning her attention to Norman) How do you control that contraption, anyway? (She walks into H/O-2000 with Norman) NORMAN/NORMA: If it was working perfectly, I would just punch in the day and year I want to go here, in the time destination module, see? August 7, Then I would push this lever and (clicking sound) It still won t turn on. AVA: (walking into the machine) Let s just stay here for awhile, then. I want to get my hair done like yours, Whitney. Super retro! WHITNEY: (walking in the machine with her) I could, like, totally give you, like, the raddest home perm, Ava. AVA: Cool! (Time Machine begins to turn on) NORMAN/NORMA: It s working again! Get in and hold on, everyone!

5 Scene 3: (lights come up on the park. Sign says, Vacation Bible School 1928) FINN/FINLEY: The machine worked! We made it back! NORMAN/NORMA: Look again. If I were to guess, I d say we re.sometime in the 1920 s! WHITNEY: (stepping out from behind the group) The 1920 s? Totally tubular!! NORMAN/NORMA: (panicked) AAAH! Whitney came with us in the time machine?! WHITNEY: (hyperventilating) Time machine? Like, wow, like, I don t even, like, know what to, like,...whoo...i m, like, wigging out! That s, like, totally impossible, like, to the max! MORGAN: (coming alongside) Okay, girl, you re gonna be fine. AVA: She s right; we are going to have so much fun! And look, I m wearing the scrinchy! WHITNEY: (politely correcting her although she s hyperventilating) Scrunchy. C.W. (approaching the group) You folks want to join our Bible Celebration? It s really the cat s meow! MORGAN: I m actually allergic to cats. FINN/FINLEY: Not real cats, Morgan. This dapper dude is using an expression; it means its really great! C.W.: Not only are we doing a food drive for the needy today, my family is also starting construction on a park here. We will be planting a prayer garden and putting up a huge cross for people to enjoy. Want to join us in the celebration? FINN/FINLEY: I sure would! C.W. In Matthew 16:24, Jesus said, If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross (music to No Matter the Cost begins) and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.