[Capdist-auditions] Auditions for Bat Boy - November 4 and 6, 2007

[TomH823 at aol.com]

Auditions for Bat Boy – The Musical, the third  show of the season, will be 
held on November 4th and 6th  at the Opera House, 826 State  Street, with 
sign-in beginning at 7:00 PM.  Auditions will begin promptly at  7:30.    Bat Boy 
is based on a character  created by the satirical newspaper The Weekly World 
Report. Ever since  introduction during the 1980’s, Bat Boy’s adventures have 
been a favorite  feature for their readers.    Bat Boy - The Musical begins 
with the discovery of the half bat half boy  in a cave in a West Virginian cattle 
ranching town.  The wild uncivilized creature is spared  death and educated 
and assimilated into society.  But can you truly remove the beast from  the 
creature?  Cows and then  townspeople start to die and fingers and clues all lead 
to Bat Boy.   Secrets kept for years are  revealed but can the bloodshed be 
stopped?   
Bat Boy has richly textured characters that are normal persons placed in  
extraordinary circumstance providing conflict and the source of the humor in the  
piece. It is another example of a true ensemble show - each person being as  
important as the next.  The  production has a 50’s meets the 90’s feel of pop 
rock anthems and catchy lyrics  provided by Laurence O’Keefe – most recently 
known as the composer of Legally  Blonde currently running on Broadway.   
Each person will be asked to  prepare 16 bars of a Broadway song that showcases 
your vocal talents.  Readings will be from the script.      A cappella singing 
will not  be permitted since we need to evaluate your ability to follow a live 
 accompaniment.   An accompanist  will be available. 
Roles available are: 
Bat Boy a/k/a Edgar (M) – Age late teens to 30’s.  Athletic build. Actor 
portrays a  character that goes from grunting to eloquence.  This half bat-half 
man creature,  uncivilized at first with a thirst for fresh blood, is 
transformed into a member  of society by a teenage girl and her mother.   Must move 
well.  Must dance (tap experience preferred)  and be able to perform some 
athletic tricks (chin-up, hanging upside-down from  cage). 
Shelley Parker (F) –  Age  late teens  to 20’s.   Daughter of the town 
veterinarian  asked to euthanize the creature.  Shelly and her mother convince her 
father to spare Bat Boy.  Shelly transforms from a spoiled brat  who taunts 
Bat Boy into a young woman who falls in love with him and protects  him from the 
town’s wrath. 
Meredith Parker (F) – Age 30’s to 50’s.  Shelley’s mom; the veterinarian’s  
wife.  Meredith is convinced by  Shelly to keep Bat Boy.  She picks  out a 
name for him, teaches, him manners and educates him.  She does everything that 
the mother he  did have would do, but in the process, a deeply kept secret is 
disturbed and her  world starts to crumble around her.  Can she save the ones 
she loves? 
Tom Parker (M) – Age 30’s to 50’s. The town veterinarian.  A Desperate man 
with a secret and a  loveless marriage.  Seeing the  attachment growing between 
Bat Boy and Meredith, Dr. Parker manipulates the  situation using his 
veterinarian skills to his advantage, even at the price of  human life.   
Sheriff Reynolds (M) –Age 30’s to 60’s.   The town Sheriff.  The Sheriff  
brings BatBoy to Dr. Parker’s house  to be “ taken care of”.   The Sheriff is 
called upon by the  town folks to deal with the situation whenever the 
situation goes awry.  Always the mediator and tries to do the  right thing, long as 
its good for his career. 
The Ensemble 
We are looking for a group of 5 to 10 singer-actors who move well.  All 
ensemble roles have solo singing.  All ages needed.  Some may be doubled or tripled 
with men  or women playing opposite gender parts: 
The Taylor Family 
Ms. Taylor - The mother 
Rick Taylor – Shelley’s Boyfriend 
Ruthie and Ron – Rick’s siblings – discoverers of Bat Boy 
The town Council: 
Maggie –Council President 
Daisy – Council Secretary 
Lorraine, Bud, Ned and  Roy –  Councilpersons 
Rev. Billy(ie) Hightower – Revival Minister – gospel number in Act  2 
Pan – the Shakespeare character - leads the Act 2 song with the animals  in 
the woods. 
Assorted townspersons, councilpersons. 
Production dates are March 7, 8, 9 and 13 though 17, 2008.  Questions 
concerning the auditions and  requests for copies of the script can be directed to 
Tom Heckert 877 -  6777.



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