Billy Elliot Auditions

Casting children 8 years & up, teens and adults.ALL roles open.Adult actors will be paid. Audition Saturday, August 17th, 1-5pm.No appointment necessary. You will be seen in order of arrival.If unable to attend, we will be accepting video submissions, FROM ADULTS ONLY. In-person AUDITIONS ARE ALWAYS PREFERRED. Otherwise, please send a letter of interest by email with resume and video attached to: showtimeboca@aol.com. Video submissions must be received before Saturday, August 17.Callback date Monday, August 19th 5-8pm (if necessary). Rehearsals are Mondays and Fridays 5-8pm & 4 Saturdays 3-6pm beginning Friday, August 23, 2019. Production opens Saturday, September 21, 2019 for 6 Saturdays at 4pm. AUDITION DETAILS: Please prepare 32 bars of a musical theatre song in the style of the show. Provide music backing tracks on CD, phone or MP3. Wear appropriate clothing and shoes in which to learn a dance combination. Be prepared to cold read from the script. Showtime Performing Arts Theatre14 years in the same, beautiful downtown Boca Raton location!Solid and Strong!Come visit us!503 SE Mizner BlvdRoyal Palm PlazaBoca Raton, 33432(561) 394-2626ShowtimeBoca@aol.com.www.ShowtimeBoca.com Millions of fans...thousands of standing ovations...ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical...This is Billy Elliot The Musical, the spectacular show with the heart, humor and passion to be named TIME Magazine's "Best Musical of the Decade!" Based on the international smash-hit film, and featuring a score by music legend Elton John, Billy Elliot is an astonishing theatrical experience that will stay with you forever. Set in a northern English mining town against the background of the 1984 miners' strike, Billy Elliot is the inspirational story of a young boy's struggle against the odds to make his dream come true. Follow Billy's journey as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and community... and changes his life forever. CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: Billy Elliot - A boy who stumbles upon a ballet class and develops a passion for dance. To him, dance is a way to feel whole and free himself from the problems of life. He finds himself stuck between appeasing family and chasing his newfound love.Gender: MaleAge: 10 to 13Vocal range top: C5Vocal range bottom: E3 Dad - Billy's stoic father. A widowed miner struggling with maintaining a household in lieu of a work strike, he is still deeply scarred by the death of his wife. Billy's dancing initially sends him into a rage but he learns to support his son.Gender: MaleAge: 35 to 45Vocal range top: Eb4Vocal range bottom: A2 Debbie Wilkinson - The ballet teacher's daughter. A bit stand-offish and argumentative, her childhood crush on Billy leads her to constantly discourage him.Gender: FemaleAge: 9 to 12 Grandma - Billy's eccentric grandmother. She is forgetful and a little aloof. Despite her inattention, she harbors a bitter resentment towards her dead abusive husband but has found solace through dance.Gender: FemaleAge: 60 to 75Vocal range top: F#4Vocal range bottom: F#3 Michael - Billy's careless and fun-loving best friend. He lives in the realm of expressing oneself, going so far as to commonly dress in women's clothing.Gender: MaleAge: 10 to 13Vocal range top: B4Vocal range bottom: A#3 Mrs. Wilkinson - The local ballet teacher who eventually becomes Billy's mentor. Hardened and mouthy, she actually has capacity for caring when she sees promise in Billy. Believes in the power of personal expression through dance.Gender: FemaleAge: 40 to 50Vocal range top: Bb5Vocal range bottom: Gb3 Tony - Billy's brother. A lazy but passionate miner. Hotheaded and scrappy with seemingly no regard of respect for his father, although he shares his disapproval of dance.Gender: MaleAge: 18 to 25Vocal range top: F4Vocal range bottom: D3 Ensemble: Miners (Big Davey, George, Lesley) Ballet Girls (Angela Robson, Tracey Atkinson, Keeley Gibson, Tina Harmer, Alison Summers, Julie Hope, Karen Davidson, Sharon Percy, Margaret Gormley, Susan Parks) Police Officers Royal Ballet School Members Clipboard Woman Posh Boy (Kevin)Posh SonDancer