ABOUT THE SHOW
 

From an outsider’s perspective, this African American family lives a normal suburban life. Dad helps mom around the house, the daughter is an overachieving high school student and the son has a loving relationship with his parents. However, thru the eyes of the mother’s bipolar disorder and mental health struggles, the family starts to question what is the actual definition of “normal”. Is life just an illusion of beautiful memories? Or do we have to face our inner conflicts in order to gain clarity? In a new concept of this powerful rock musical, the story wrestles with the stigma around mental health in the BIPOC/Black community and the effects it has on family dynamics.

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Content Advisory: This show contains language, and themes of death, grief, drug use, sex, mental health, electroshock therapy, neglect, emotional abuse, and suicide.

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SEEKING

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(NOTE: All actors must be 18 years of age or older.)

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DIANA: Mid – late 30s, Black. Sexy, sharp, funny, often on edge, always interesting. A delusional bipolar depressive who’s been on various medications for more than fifteen years, she can be distant and forlorn one moment and alert and blazingly alive the next. Quick to laugh, quick to anger and full of spark and contradictions. Strong belt with comfortable soprano mix. LEAD.

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DAN: Mid – late 30s, any ethnicity. Diana’s husband. Kind, gentle, strong, patient, long-suffering. An architect and family man, he’s diligent and faithful and always struggles to stay positive and in control, even at the cost of expressing his own emotions. Adores his wife, who’s filled with the fire he wishes he had. Wry, self-effacing humor. Tenor with strong characteristic voice. LEAD.

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GABE: Actor plays "almost 18". Biracial or Black. Diana and Dan’s son. Dashing, bright, witty, kind, athletic; everything a mother would want. Sometimes snarky and sarcastic, sometimes deadly serious, with a healthy sense of play but a gravity that belies his years. Strong rock tenor with falsetto. LEAD.

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NATALIE: Actress plays age 16. Biracial or Black. Diana and Dan’s daughter. Bright, determined, energetic; an overachiever. Responds to the dysfunction in her highly imperfect family by being as perfect as she can be. Tightly wound, and desperate to please and to keep the peace, but not without a sense of humor about her circumstances. Strong mezzo belt. LEAD.

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HENRY: Actor plays age 17. Black. Natalie’s boyfriend. A mellow musician, genius and coffee-shop philosopher. Soulfully funny, with a scruffy charm and a floppy style, he’s unassuming and unpretentious but perceptive, thoughtful and compassionate. Baritenor. LEAD

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DR. MADDEN: Man, 30s – 50s, any ethnicity. Up-and-coming psychiatrist, committed to alternative methods and holistic healing. Assured, confident, quietly intense, piercingly insightful. Buttoned-down doctor with a rock-star soul. (Also plays Dr. Fine, a psychopharmacologist.) Baritone. LEAD. 

 

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The producer is seeking a cast that is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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TO SUBMIT

Please submit a headshot and resume, and a 16-32 bar cut of a Musical Theatre selection in the style of the show, AND a short monologue in the style of the show or one of the provided sides at this LINK. Actor are welcome to sing from the show. (YouTube or Vimeo link preferred.)

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Actors may submit their video submissions by clicking the button below. (Preferred method.) If unable to use the provided link, performers may submit by emailing the link to their submission video (YouTube or Vimeo link) and a PDF headshot and resume to hello@kelsaymoralescompany.com.

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Submission Deadline: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023