"Return to the Forbidden Planet" Auditions
When: Monday, Feb 17, and Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025 from 7pm-9pm
Where: ACTA Trussville: 225 Parkway Dr, Trussville, AL 35173 (enter through door facing playground)
Show Dates: 6 Performances (Fri, Sat, Sun) April 25-May 4, 2025
Questions?  Email curtis.b.frost@gmail.com or whedonite1113@gmail.com to reach the Production Team

What happens when you take the first sci-fi movie to take place away from Earth, combine it with Shakespeare's "The Tempest", and throw in classic pop music from the 1950's and 1960's?  You get "Return to the Forbidden Planet!"  Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, this is a fun, weird, and engaging musical that you definitely want to be a part of!  If you're not familiar with the show, there are several performances of varying quality on YouTube, and the original cast recording is on Spotify.

Inspired by Shakepeare’s The Tempest, this high-energy jukebox musical is packed with rock ’n’ roll classics like “Great Balls of Fire,” “Good Vibrations,” “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “Young Girl,”  and “Gloria.”

Blast off on a routine flight and crash into the planet D’Illyria, where a sci-fi version of The Tempest – set to rock ’n’ roll golden oldies – unfolds with glee! The planet is inhabited by a sinister scientist, Dr. Prospero; his delightful daughter, Miranda; Ariel, a faithful robot on roller skates; and an uncontrollable monster, the product of Prospero’s id, whose tentacles penetrate the space craft.

We want the auditions to be fun!  Cold reads will be from the script, as well as sides from various sci fi movies and tv shows.  You'll probably get to read a little of The Bard as well.  Music auditions will be 16 bars (or 30 seconds or so) of the song of your choice from the 1950's or 1960's.  If you want to sing a song from the show, that's totally fine.  We'll have a bluetooth speaker at auditions, so bring the instrumental track on your phone or send it to us if you want us to hit play for you.  

Here is a list of characters and casting notes:
  • Captain Tempest (M): Heroic captain of Scientific Survey Flight 6
  • Dr Prospero (M): A mad scientist marooned for 15 years on the planet D'Illyria
  • Miranda (F): Prospero's daughter.  A hopeless romantic who falls for Capt Tempest.  Naive and innocent.
  • Science Officer (F): A woman with a mysterious past, named Gloria
  • Ariel (M or F): Prospero's robot
  • Newscaster (M): the narrator
  • Navigational Officer (M or F): Crewmember prone to panic during emergencies
  • Cookie (M or F): The ship's cook.  A hopeless romantic who falls for Miranda
  • Omnes (M): crewmember
  • Bosun (M): crewmember
  • Ensemble/ Crew: We'll have an undetermined number of ensemble to fill out the crew vocally.  Other duties may be opening the bridge sliding doors, operating the giant squid monster that attacks the ship, etc.
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