06/12/2024
Auditions will be at the Goodwill Adult Daycare Center at 7!! June 19 and 20
The Trail to Oregon Auditions will be held on June 19 and 20th at 7 pm Auditions will be at the Goodwill Adult Daycare Center
āØPlease prepare a 1 minute or less song.
Be prepared to read sides and possibly do improv āØ
This Team Starkid original musical comedy follows a hopeful yet completely unprepared family of five's adventure as they make the great trek down the Oregon Trail to Willamette Valley in hopes of finding a better life. The show brilliantly parodies the popular "educational" computer game "The Oregon Trail" from the 1980s-90s. Now is your opportunity to be a part of the wagon party!
Characters:
Father: Male. Ages 30s-40s. Any race. Tenor. The high energy, happy go-lucky leader or the wagon party. Actor will also play a variety of bit parts.
Mother: Female. Ages 30s-40s. Any race. Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano. Protective mother that honestly is the only one with a bit of common sense that she uses to be the glue that holds the party and family together and in the ideal world to keep them all alive. Actor will also play a variety of bit parts.
Daughter: Female. Plays Teenager. Any race. Mezzo-soprano. Love hungry and focused daughter coming to age of adulthood. Actor will also play a variety of bit parts.
Son: Female (could be male). Plays 7 years old* . Soprano. Idolizes his father and just trying to figure out the new world of the trail that he's now found himself in.
Grandpa/Cletus Jones: Male. Any age range. Baritone. As Grandpa, he may be losing his wits, or maybe they've been gone for years. Cletus Jones is the sidekick to the notorious "The Bandit King" that tries to strike fear into the parties traveling down the trail.
The Bandit King, Ox, and everyone else: Male. 20-40s. Tenor/Baritone. This part is an equivalent to running a marathon of characters. Covers every significant "NPC" in the show.
*All actors must be 18 years of age or older.
The show does have scenes with father, mother, and npc that have moments of improvisation. Actors will improv experience encouraged to audition.
Show dates: July 26, 27, and 28th