Character Descriptions

Bye Bye Birdie

Monday, May 8, 2017 at 4:30pm
or
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 4:30pm

Callbacks: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:30pm

Directed by Jan Isaacson
Choreographed by Jan Isaacson
Musical direction by Adriel Cruz

Opens Friday, July 21, 2017

Plot Synopsis

When the draft selects rock star Conrad Birdie, his fans are devastated, but none more than struggling songwriter Albert Peterson, whose song Birdie was just about to record. Albert's longtime girlfriend, Rosie, pushes Albert to write a new tune that Birdie will perform on television to a fan selected in a contest. The scheme works, with young Ohio teenager Kim McAfee declared the winner, but no one counted on Kim's boyfriend.

All Roles Open - any role may be performed by an actor of any gender

Role	Description
Albert Peterson	good comic timing, character singer
Rosie Alvarez	excellent singer & dancer, Albert's fiancee
Mae Peterson	character actress, non-singing, must be good "Jewish" mother
Conrad Birdie	rock & roll singer, good mover, "Elvis type"
Kim MacAfee	very pretty, quite self-possessed, the girl who gets kissed by Conrad, dances.
Harry MacAfee	character singer & actor, Kim's father.
Mrs. MacAfee	sings, character actress, Kim's mother
Ursula Merkle	hyper, enthusiastic young lady, mad about Conrad Birdie
Hugo F. Peabody	Kim's boyfriend, jealous over Conrad
Ensemble	Plus a large singing and dancing ensemble including roles that will be cast out of the ensemble, such as "Baby Talk to Me Quartet", Maude the Bartender (part of the quartet), Mayor, Mayor's wife, Mrs. Merkle, Harvey Johnson, Debra Sue, etc.