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School of Rock: The Musical – Young Actors Edition

Rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme… You better get me to school on time! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock: Young Actors Edition is a dynamic, one-hour version of the musical based on the hit movie, designed especially for young performers. The tuner follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the school’s headmistress finding out?

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock: Young Actors Edition is a loving testimony to the transformative power of music. May the spirit of rock be with all who pledge allegiance to Lloyd Webber’s newest hit!

Show Dates: December 10th – 13th, 2026

Auditions: October 3rd, 2026

Check-In Time: 8:30am 

Audition  Time: 9:00am

 **Everyone will have a chance to sing and perform a short monologue/poem. A callback announcement will be made after everyone has had a chance to audition; callbacks will immediately follow a lunch break. If you are not called back, it does not mean you are not cast! It just means that we need to see some more from certain auditionees. 

Location: Birmingham Village Players Playhouse- 34660 Woodward Ave, Birmingham

Print, fill out, and BRING WITH YOU the following forms: 

Audition Form

Audition Cuts – coming soon!

Rehearsals:
Start October 5th. Mondays and Wednesdays @ 4:30-6:30p
Saturdays @ 10:00a-1:00p
(Not everyone will be called to every rehearsal…that’s why we need the conflict sheet so we can work around conflicts). 
*Tech Week (week leading into the shows…no conflicts allowed): Tech Saturday (all day December 5th), Dress Rehearsal Monday (December 7th), Dress Rehearsal Tuesday (December 8th)


Audition Prep: 

  1. Complete Audition Form (attached VYT Audition Form)

2. Choose the song (look at the character breakdowns) that you are best at singing but be prepared to sing one of the other songs if we need you to! 

3. Prepare a monologue/poem/joke to act out. No more than one minute, please!

    Character breakdowns and audition songs (coming soon!): 

    Dewey Finn (q A2-A4)

    Tomika Williams (q B3-G5)

    Zack Mooneyham (q A3-C5)

    Billy Sandford (q Bb3-C5)

    Freddie Hamilton (q Ab3-B5)

    Lawrence Turner (q C4-Bb4)

    Katie Travis (q Eb4-Ab4)

    Mason Ward (q C4-A4)

    Marcy (q A3-D5)

    Shonelle (q A3-D5)

    Madison (q Eb4-C5)

    Rosalie Mullins (q Bb3-Eb5)

    Ms. Sheinkopf (q B3-A4)

    Gabe Brown (q D4-C5)

    Sanders (q B3-A4)

    Green (q D4-C5)

    Gordon (q D4-C5)

    Noble (q E4-A4)

    Janes (q C4-E4)

    Bingham (q D4-F4)

    Woodward (q D4-C5)

    Theo (q D4-F#5)

    Doug (q G4-F#5)

    Bob (q G4-F#5)

    Snake Boss Mount Rock Soloists 1-3 (q F4-Bb4)

    VYT charges a production fee for participation in its musicals. The production fee for our musicals is $225 and covers the cost for sets, costumes, royalties, props, instructional fees and much more. This will be due at the mandatory parent meeting the first week of rehearsals, Saturday, April 18th.

    VYT’s production team will cast the best auditionees available. Unbiased and color-conscious casting is a value we respect. All roles — unless integral to the story/plot or specifically noted/ determined by the script, author or licensing house — are open to actors of all races, ethnicities, and gender identities.