Casting Information
Please check out the Casting Commitment to understand our selection process.
Auditions
TBD - November
Adult Instrumental Roles
Auditions for Instrumental roles will take approx. 20mins. Please be prepared to:
Sing a song or a part of a song you love, using a backtrack from your phone.
Play a bit of a song on the instrument you’re auditioning for.
Read from a passage from The School of Rock script. It doesn't have to be from the character
you're auditioning for, just pick a part you like!
DEWEY FINN
Age Range: 30 – 45
Vocal Range: Tenor, B2-E5
Onstage Guitar
An overly ambitious, rock-obsessed, under achiever. A highly energetic and comedic role.
Improvisation skills desirable. Must be able to play guitar competently.
A wannabe rock star with big dreams. Dewey finds himself in urgent need of some cash after getting kicked out of his band. He impersonates a teacher to land a job at the prestigious Horace Green prep school, where he turns his class of straight-A students into a rock group and enters them in the Battle of the Bands.
No Vacancy:
Theo (D3-D5) Lead Singer/Lead Guitar
Doug (G3-G4) Base Guitar
Bob (G3-D5) Keyboard
Snake (G3-G4) Drums
Youth Instrumental Roles
ZACK MOONEYHAM
Vocal Range: A3-D5
Onstage Guitar
Zack is the band’s lead guitarist and also a talented songwriter. He desperately wants to impress his father, who’s usually too busy with work to take an interest in his family.
LAWRENCE TURNER
Vocal Range: A3-D#5
Onstage Piano/Keyboard
Awkward and lacking in confidence, Lawrence is hesitant to attempt something “cool”, like joining a band, but he soon turns out to be a fantastic keyboardist.
FREDDIE HAMILTON
Vocal Range: A3-D5
Onstage Drums
Freddie loves a bit of rowdiness and noise, making him a great drummer. His own father doesn’t see his ability, constantly belittling his son.
KATIE TRAVIS
Vocal Range: A3-D5
Onstage Base Guitar
Quiet and serious, Katie already played the cello, but switched to bass at Dewey’s suggestion to fill out the band.
Non-Musician Roles
Auditions for all other roles will take approx. 15mins. Please be prepared to:
Sing a song or a part of a song you love, using a backtrack from your phone.
Read from a passage from The School of Rock script. It doesn't have to be from the character
you're auditioning for, just pick a part you like!
Adult Roles
ROSALIE MULLINS
Age Range: 30 – 45
Vocal Range: Soprano, A3-D6
An uptight and highly strung headmistress of an elite school. Driven by success and prestige. However, inside lives a caged, rock and roll lover. Strong belt required. Proper and a bit uptight, Rosalie is the headmistress of Horace Green School. She has a secret love of rock music, and yearns to recapture the carefree spirit of her youth.
NED SCHNEEBLY
Vocal Range: Baritone, C3-F#4
Ned is an old friend of Dewey’s, and the two currently share a flat with Ned’s girlfriend Patti. He used to play in Dewey’s band, but is now a substitute teacher – who Dewey impersonates to get the job at Horace Green. Ned is still passionate about his music, but tends to let his bossy girlfriend Patty tell him what to do.
PATTY DI MARCO
Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano Belt, Range B3-E5
Ned’s domineering girlfriend, who lives with Ned and Dewey. She calls the shots in their relationship and isn’t too happy about Dewey’s presence in their flat – or his influence on Ned.
Adult Ensemble
Teachers:
Mr.Sanders
Ms. Gordon
Ms. Sheinkopf
Gabe Brown
Mr. Green
Mr. Noble
Ms. Bingham
Mr. Woodard
Mr. Jones
Mr. Macapugay
Mr. Wagner
Parents
Mr. Mooneyham
Mrs. Hathaway
Mr. Williams
Mr. Spencer
Mr. Sandford
Mr. Ward
Mr. Hamilton
Mrs. Turner
Mrs. Travis
Extra Parts
Emo Girl 1 and 2
Stanley (When I Climb To The Top Of Mt.Rock)
Security Guard 1
Security Guard 2
Jeff Sanderson – Manager of Battle of the Bands
Youth Roles
TOMIKA WILLIAMS
Vocal Range: A3-G5
New girl Tomika is struggling to fit in at Horace Green. She conquers her shyness to reveal her
phenomenal singing ability, and becomes a lead vocalist alongside Dewey in the band.
SUMMER HATHAWAY
Vocal Range: A3-D5
Confident and outspoken, Summer is the ideal manager for the band. Ambitious and very clever, she hopes that winning Battle of the Bands will look good on her college application.
MARCY & SHONELLE
Vocal Range: A3-G5
Quiet girls with angelic voices, Marcy and Shonelle are the band’s backup singers and dancers.
MASON WARD
Vocal Range: A3-D5
Mason is a total whiz with technology, and creates special effects and fantastic lighting designs for the band’s performances using his laptop.
BILLY SANDFORD
Vocal Range: A3-D5
Flamboyant and artistic, Billy has a passionate interest in fashion, even though his father wants him to be a footballer like the other men in his family. He designs the band’s costumes.
JAMES
Vocal Range: A3-D5
James is tough and reliable, making him a good security guard for the band. Mostly, he keeps an eye out for anyone coming while the band is secretly rehearsing!
SOPHIE & MADISON
Vocal Range: A3-D5
Sophie and Madison are technically the band’s roadies, but also serve as backup dancers during performances.