Welcome – we’re so excited you’re interested in auditioning for the Franke Center Youth Theater’s middle school production of Beetlejuice Jr! This show is open to all youth in 5th- 9th grade.
This Junior production adapts a beloved Broadway favorite into a 60-minute show, thoughtfully edited to a PG rating by removing suggestive songs and lyrics—making it perfect for young performers and family audiences.
“The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR., the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon. Lydia Deetz is a strange and unusual teenager, still grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter shows his true stripes, unleashing a (Nether)world of pandemonium.”
Auditions will be held at The Franke Center. The dates are:
Audition Learning Day – Tuesday, March 24th
5-6th grade 5-6:30 pm
7-9th grade 6:45-8:15 pm
Audition Day – Wednesday, March 25th
5-6th grade 4:30-6:30 pm
7-9th grade 6:30-8:30
Potential Call Backs will be on Thursday, March 26th at 5 pm.
Some key details to prepare for auditions:
- All Auditioners MUST have filled out an application online before auditioning. To help the process go smoothly, please do your very best to fill out at least 48 hours prior to March 24th. It helps the Producer prepare! You can pay your registration fee online via credit card. If you need to pay with cash on March 24th, let Jen know before filling out form to receive a coupon code. The signuip link is below:
https://thefranke.ludus.com/show_page.php?show_id=200516499 - Please also sign up for the production’s page on the Band app for additional communications: https://band.us/n/aca6b8vfn1M03
- On Learning Day- Auditioners will rehearse a song selected by the Music Director, learn a short choreography routine, and work on a monologue piece with the Director. A choreography video will be posted on Band after Learning Day to practice at home.
- Auditioners will perform on Audition Day their monologue, song, and choreography. Auditions will be conducted in small groups, so no performer will be alone onstage.
- We anticipate a specific cast size. Final casting decisions, including the possibility of cuts, will depend on the number of students who audition.
- Rehearsals will start the week of April 6th. They will be held Monday-Friday with an anticipated time window of 4:30/5:00-7:00 pm.
- Mandatory tech dates for all cast and crew will be May 9th-13th. Performance Dates are May 14th-17th.
- Need-based scholarships to cover registration fees are available upon request.
