Auditions will take place at St. John's UCC Emmaus, 139 N. 4th St., Emmaus, PA 18049.

Enter through the double glass doors to the right and head downstairs and to the right. Please print out and complete the audition form and turn in when you sign in.

We are looking for actors, singers, and dancers ages 13 -35. 

Please prepare 16 bars of a pop Broadway song that shows off your voice and acting.  Have sheetmusic ready in your key. Have your music memorized. An accompanist will be provided. 

Please attend one of the two audition days: Sunday, May 5, 2018 6-9PM or Monday, May 6, 2019 6-9PM  Callbacks are by invitation only.

Performances are Friday, Saturday, Sunday, June 21-23. (There are 2 performance on the 22nd) Venue TBA
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FREAKY FRIDAY CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
FEMALE ROLES
ELLIE BLAKE– Ages 13-16 Leading role, singer with strong belt and vocal range. teenager, smart,
funny, rumpled and a bit sloppy - uses humor and brash behavior to hide her sadness of
having lost her father at an early age - resentful of her mother and her upcoming
marriage. By spending a day in her mother’s shoes, she comes to appreciate her
struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect
that bond a mother and daughter.
Note: Actress playing Ellie spends roughly 10 minutes as herself and then switches
acting styles to portray Katherine trapped in Ellie’s body. This switch remains until the
final few minutes of the show.
Songs: Just One Day, The Hourglass, I Got This, Oh, Biology, Busted, Somebody Has
Got to Take the Blame, Watch Your Back!, I’m Not Myself Today, Bring My Baby
(Brother) Home, Adam’s Theme, Go, No More Fear, Today and Every Day
 
KATHERINE BLAKE – Age 25-35 Leading Role, singer with strong belt and vocal range - Ellie’s
young mother, decisive, smart, lovely, punctual - trying to keep her family and work life
together as a single mom - in efforts to keep everything going well and be “perfect”,
she’s lost successful communication with her daughter. By spending a day in Ellie’s
shoes, she comes to appreciate her struggles, and realize the immeasurable love and
mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter.
Note: Actress playing Katherine spends roughly 10 minutes as herself and then
switches acting styles to portray Ellie trapped in Katherine’s body. This switch remains
until the final few minutes of the show..
Songs: Just One Day, The Hourglass, I Got This, What You Got, Busted, Adam’s
Theme, Somebody Has Got to Take the Blame, Parents Lie, I’m Not Myself Today, Bring
My Baby (Brother) Home, Go, After All of This and Everything, Today and Every Day
 
 
TORREY – Supporting Role - Katherine’s assistant - a high-strung perfectionist
Songs: Just One Day, What You Got, Busted, I’m Not Myself Today, other company
musical numbers
 
HANNAH – Supporting role - Ellie’s best friend - intense, emotional, lacks confidence
Songs: Just One Day, I Got This, Oh, Biology, Busted, Adam…Adam…, Watch Your
Back!, Go, Today and Every Day
 
GRETCHEN – Supporting role - Also Ellie’s best friend - hacker-geek, self-described
nerd.
Songs: Just One Day, I Got This, Oh, Biology, Busted, Adam…Adam…, Watch Your
Back!, Go, Today and Every Day
 
SAVANNAH – Supporting role - The villain - brilliant, aggressive, a winner
Songs: Just One Day, I Got This, Oh, Biology, Busted, Adam…Adam…, Watch Your
Back!, Go, Today and Every Day
 
MS MYERS (may also double with Officer Sitz - gym teacher, extremely intense!
Songs: Watch Your Back! and other company musical numbers
 
MRS. LUCKENBILL - English teacher - empathetic
Songs: Somebody Has Got to Take the Blame, other company musical numbers
 
OFFICER SITZ (may also double with Ms. Myers) - police officer who never received
sensitivity training
Songs: Bring My Baby (Brother) Home, Adam’s Theme, other company musical
Numbers
 
 
DANIELLE - Weddings Magazine journalist - polished, grimly cheerful
Songs: Just One Day, What You Got, Busted, other company musical numbers
 
LAUREL - random teen, unimpressed
GRANDMA HELENE - Adult role - Katherine’s mother - fiercely opinionated, caring
(may double with other roles)
Songs: Various solos in company numbers
MRS. TIME - antique shop proprietor - apathetic, doesn’t much like teenagers (speaking
role)
 
 
MALE ROLES
ADAM – Age 13-18 Leading Role, the Listmaster - a paragon of adorable cool. Adam likes Ellie and
loves Katherine’s sandwiches
Songs: Just One Day, I Got This, Busted, Women and Sandwiches, Today and Every
Day
MIKE – Age 25-35 Leading Role - Katherine’s financé - confident, charming, kind
Songs: Just One Day, Busted, Shoppin’ With My Mom, Drivin’ With My Mom, Women
and Sandwiches, Today and Every Day
PARKER - Ellie’s friend - completely average, best friends with Wells
Songs: I Got This, Oh, Biology, Busted, Adam…Adam…, Watch Your Back!, Go, Today
and Every Day
WELLS - Ellie’s friend - dorky but not meek, best friends with Parker
Songs: I Got This, Oh, Biology, Busted, Adam…Adam…, Watch Your Back!, Go, Today
and Every Day
SENOR O’BRIEN - Spanish teacher - argumentative and quarrelsome
Songs: Somebody Has Got to Take the Blame, other company musical numbers
Songs: I Got This, Oh, Biology, Busted, Adam…Adam…, Watch Your Back!, Go, Today
and Every Day
LOUIS - Weddings Magazine photographer - seen it all, loves his job
Songs: Just One Day, What You Got, Busted, other company musical numbers
DR. EHRIN - School counselor, test obsessed and overworked
Songs: Somebody Has Got to Take the Blame, other company musical numbers
MR. BLUMEN - Biology teacher, a cynical lifer
Songs: Somebody Has Got to Take the Blame, other company musical numbers
OFFICER KOWALSKI - police officer who never received sensitivity training
Songs: Bring My Baby (Brother) Home, Adam’s Theme, other company musical
numbers
PASTOR BRUNO - cheerful, loves weddings (speaking role)
GRANDPA GORDON - Katherine’s father - grumpy, stubborn, old-school (may double
with other roles)
Songs: Various solos in company numbers
 
 
YOUTH ENSEMBLE – Ages 13-18 These performers will be on stage for much of the show serving
as a Greek chorus. Some of them will also act as younger students at the high school
as well as wedding guests. Ensemble will comment on action and facilitate some of the
transitions in scenes.
Songs: Just One Day, I Got This, Busted, Adam’s Theme, Watch Your Back!, Go, Today
and Every Day
*When appropriate, some roles, originally written for males, may be assigned to
females.
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