Jesus Christ Superstar
Show dates: Apr 3 - 6, 2008
Audition dates: January 25-27, 2008
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Matt Fear
It seems especially fitting that the first rock opera, created as a concept album at the end of the turbulent '60s, should have at its center a social and political rebel. Jesus' meteor-like rise in renown provides, as the title suggests, a parallel to contemporary celebrity worship. As his radical teachings are evermore embraced, Judas increasingly questions the enlightened motives of this new prophet, resulting in betrayal. Christ's final days are dramatized with emotional intensity, thought-provoking edge and explosive theatricality. Propelled by a stirring score, by turns driving and majestic, satirical and tender, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR illuminates the transcendent power of the human spirit with a passion that goes straight to the heart.
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Audition Information
They have been set for Jesus Christ, Superstar – our first show of the 2008 season.
Friday January 25th 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Saturday January 26th 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday January 27th Noon – 4:00 PM
All auditions will be held at the Busey Center, 206 W Main, Urbana. All auditioners must be at least 17 years old. Bring a prepared song that is rock oriented. It need not be from a musical, but if it is, it should be from something like Rent, Full Monty, Hairspray, etc. There will be an accompanist there to play it for you. Dress comfortably for a dance/movement audition. Callbacks will be Monday, January 28th at 7 PM. Rehearsals will start February 6th and the show will run April 3rd – 6th at the Virgina Theater.
Cast List
THE CAST
Jesus Evan Smith
Judas Brandon Washington
Mary Emily Richardson
Caiaphas Grant Morenz
Annas Greg Bugbee
Pilate Alan Walworth
Herod Mike Prosise
Simon Chris Brown
Peter Clint Dodds
Apostles
David Barkley Tim Clark
Kestutis Daugirdas Kiran Kolisetty
Ben Lehmann Charles Miericke
Ryan Mulvaney Brandon Odle
David Zych
Priests
Jim Bean Bryce Johnson
Craig Krukewitt
Female Ensemble
Anna Cianciolo Kathy Kirchhoff
Carly Drewes Lisa Lynch
Patty Dudley Jamie Prosser
Nora Fitton Trisha Ruiz
Jenny German Anne Snyder
Chelsea Grady Kjirsten Walt
Tanya Haenny Kelly Wegeng Shimmin
Whitney Havice Laura Welle
Sarah Heier
Male Ensemble
John Abramowitz Joseph Omo-Osagie
Tim Adams Larry Trimble
Jim Dieker Jesse Williams
Rehearsal Schedule
| Date | Time | V | S | C | Number | Characters |
| 2/11 | 7pm | x | Hosannah/Superstar | Company | ||
| 8pm | x | Jesus Must Die | Caiaphas, Annas, Priests | |||
| 8:30pm | x | Everything's Alright | Jesus, Judas, Mary, Apostles, AP Women | |||
| x | What's the Buzz | " | ||||
| x | Strange Thing Mystifying | " | ||||
| 9:30 PM | x | Heaven on Their Minds | Judas | |||
| 2/12 | 7pm | x | Simon Zealotes | Simon and Ensemble | ||
| x | Heaven on Their Minds | Judas | ||||
| 7:30pm | x | Poor Jerusalem | Jesus | |||
| x | Heaven on Their Minds | Judas and Chorus | ||||
| x | What's the Buzz | Jesus, Judas, Mary, Apostles, AP Women | ||||
| x | Everything's Alright | " | ||||
| x | Strange Thing Mystifying | " | ||||
| x | Jesus Must Die | Caiaphas, Annas, Priests | ||||
| 8pm | x | Hosannah/Superstar/Temple | Ensemble | |||
| 9pm | x | Pilates Dream | Pilate | |||
| x | Hosannah | Company | ||||
| 9:30pm | x | I Don't Know How | Mary | |||
| 2/13 | 7pm | x | x | Review Heaven-Hossanah | Company | |
| 8:30pm | x | Blood Money/Damned | Judas, Caiaphas, Annas, Priests | |||
| x | x | Simon Zealotes | Simon, Jesus, Ensemble | |||
| x | Poor Jerusalem | |||||
| x | Pilates Dream | Pilate | ||||
| 2/14 | 7pm | x | Temple/Leper | Ensemble | ||
| 8pm | x | Temple/Leper | Jesus, Apostles, Priests, Ensemble | |||
| 9pm | x | Last Supper | Jesus, Judas, Apostles | |||
| x | I Don't Know How | Mary | ||||
| x | Blood Money/Damned | Judas, Caiaphas, Annas, Priests | ||||
| 2/18 | 7pm | x | x | x | Act I Review | Company |
| 2/19 | 7pm | x | Last Supper | Judas, Jesus, Apostles | ||
| 7:30pm | x | The Arrest | Company except Mary, Pilate, Herod | |||
| x | Herod's Song | Herod and Herod's Girls | ||||
| 8pm | x | Gethsemene | Jesus | |||
| 8:30pm | x | Could We Start Again Please? | Peter, Mary, Apostles | |||
| 9pm | x | Peter's Denial | Peter, Mary, Old Man, Soldier, Maid | |||
| x | Gethsemene | Jesus | ||||
| 9:30pm | x | Could We Start Again Please? | Peter, Mary, Apostles | |||
| 2/20 | 7pm | x | The Arrest | Company except Mary, Pilate, Herod | ||
| x | Peter's Denial | Peter, Mary, Old Man, Soldier, Maid | ||||
| 8:30pm | x | The Crucifixion | Company | |||
| 2/21 | 7pm | x | Sing Through of Show | Company | ||
| 2/25 | 7pm | x | Pilate and Christ | Company | ||
| 8:30pm | x | Superstar | Judas and Female Ensemble | |||