School of Rock: An Animatic Musical
Project Overview
WHAT IS THIS?
An animatic of the Broadway Musical, School of Rock, with an entirely new cast to sing the songs and a crew of artists and musicians to make it look and sound awesome!
If you're not familiar with the show (or even the movie), the story follows Dewey Finn, an out-of-work rock singer and guitarist who pretends to be a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. After identifying the musical talent in his students, Dewey forms a band of fifth-graders, in an attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands contest.
(See these links here for songs and monologues you could use for your audition https://www.theatretrip.com/audition-songs-for-school-of-rock/ https://monologueblogger.com/10-best-audition-monologues-for-actors/ )
Now, this is going to be a paid fan project, so I would like there to be decent quality, technology-wise, and performance-wise. As such, please make sure that your microphone can capture your voice that is clear for me to hear and have any background noise or peaking/clipping be minimal.
I would also prefer it if you listed your Discord information in your audition description, as the project will be going into production over there. All audio files should be submitted in a .mp3/.wav format. Most importantly, remember to have fun, as that is the whole purpose of this project, to have fun!
That should be everything! Thank you all for your time and I can not wait to hear all of your amazing singing, my soul brothers and soul sisters! SCHOOL'S OUT!
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The protagonist, Dewey is a struggling rockstar who is kicked out of his band, No Vacancy, at the beginning of the show. In need of money, he impersonates Ned Schneebly and gets a substitute teacher job at the Horace Green School, where he founds the band School of Rock with the students, who are musical prodigies. Dewey is usually wild, desperate, naive, dull-witted, and somewhat more childish than his students.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Rosalie is the principal of Horace Green and is very uptight and traditional at school. However, she feels an intense amount of pressure from work, which is what causes her to be so high-strung. She has a secret love of rock and roll music and longs to be as carefree as she once was.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Dewey's longtime friend, former bandmate, and current roommate. Ned is very easily manipulated and tends to let people walk all over him—especially his girlfriend, Patty. He still loves rock and roll music but is held down by Patty. He is a substitute teacher and is impersonated by Dewey at Horace Green.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Ned's girlfriend. She is very demanding and domineering and doesn't let Ned make any decisions for himself. She hates Dewey and wants him out of the apartment and out of her and Ned's lives.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Summer is a high-achieving girl who hates nonsense. Initially, she absolutely despises Dewey, but comes to love the band—or, perhaps, the power that comes with it—and is willing to do anything to see it achieve. Summer is one of the brightest students at Horace Green, as shown by the fact that she has significantly more gold stars on the achievement board than any of her peers. Throughout the show, she is convinced that winning the "Battle of the Bands" will look good on her college application.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Tomika transfers to Horace Green after being accepted off of the waiting list. She is shy and doesn't speak to anyone at school, and feels as though she's not as intelligent as the other students. However, it turns out that she is a highly gifted singer, and becomes the secondary singer in School of Rock, behind only Dewey. She is adopted by two men who are a couple.
NOTE: I would prefer it if we got an African-American POC to play this part.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Zack is the son of an uptight businessman with no time for his children. Because of that, Zack keeps a lot bottled inside and has issues with being too stiff with his guitar playing at first. However, Dewey discovers that Zack is actually a musical prodigy, as shown when Zack writes the band's anthem, Teacher's Pet, after only a month or so of playing rock music.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Lawrence is an unconfident boy and is also gluten intolerant. He initially believes that he isn't cool enough to be a part of the band, but Dewey is able to convince him that he's amazing. At the beginning of the show, Lawrence's only friend is Tomika, but he doesn't think she counts because she never talks. He's a very imaginative keyboard player, and talented at improvising.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Freddy is a rambunctious boy, as shown when he repeatedly slams cymbals together disruptively during music class. He is constantly told he isn't intelligent—by both his own father and Summer—but Freddy and Dewey both think that he's intelligent in a different way and that Freddy's father just doesn't see that.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Katie is a quiet, serious girl who keeps mostly to herself. She plays the cello at school but is quick to pick up the bass at Dewey's encouragement. She is stone-faced when she plays, and takes her instrument and the band very seriously, although not as much as Summer takes managing.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Shonelle and Marcy are quieter girls who tend to blend into the background. They are School of Rock's backup singers, and also talented dancers. Dewey tells their parents that they have the voices of angels.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Shonelle and Marcy are quieter girls who tend to blend into the background. They are School of Rock's backup singers, and also talented dancers. Dewey tells their parents that they have the voices of angels.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Billy is a flamboyant boy with a love of style and fashion magazines. He is disgusted with Dewey's outfit choices, and how no one else in the band shares his artistic vision, but is confident in his styling choices regardless. Billy comes from a long line of football players, and his father wants him to be one as well, but Billy has absolutely no interest in doing so.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Mason is a super-smart, nerdy, tech-savvy boy who designs all the lighting and special effects for the band using his laptop. He's also very forgiving, as he's the first to accept Rosalie when she decides to drop her high-strung act, hugging her and saying "You're the best, Ms. Mullins". In addition, he also appears to have experience with pyrotechnics.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
James is a gruff and tough boy who becomes the band's security guard. During rehearsals, Dewey has him stand near the door, and if James sees anyone potentially who might blow School of Rock's cover—like Rosalie or one of the teachers—he has the job of alerting the rest of the band so they can hide the instruments
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Sophie and Madison are School of Rock's roadies, but, since the band doesn't go on tour, they are essentially backup dancers. Each girl is a talented dancer and they could often be found together, much like Marcy and Shonelle. The roadies usually dance near Freddy and the drum set.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
Sophie and Madison are School of Rock's roadies, but, since the band doesn't go on tour, they are essentially backup dancers. Each girl is a talented dancer and they could often be found together, much like Marcy and Shonelle. The roadies usually dance near Freddy and the drum set.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
[Deliver the best monologue you can think of, to give an example of both your acting abilities and comedic delivery]
You will be part of the Alto section for the ensemble.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
You will be part of the Baritone section for the ensemble.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
You will be part of the Bass section for the ensemble.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
You will be part of the Bass-Baritone section for the ensemble.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
You will be part of the Mezzo-Soprano section for the ensemble.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
You will be part of the Soprano sections for the ensemble.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
You will be part of the Tenor section for the ensemble.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
You will be part of the Treble section for the ensemble.
[Introduce yourself, describe your singing pitch and range, and tell us what song you will be singing]
[Sing at least 1 minute of a song that shows your vocal strength and range]
You will be in charge of remaking/replicating the instrumental music for this project.
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You will be a part of drawing the animatics for Act 1 of the show.
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You will be a part of drawing the animatics for Act 1 of the show.
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You will be a part of drawing the animatics for Act 1 of the show.
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You will be a part of drawing the animatics for Act 1 of the show.
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You will be a part of drawing the animatics for Act 1 of the show.
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You will be a part of drawing the animatics for Act 2 of the show.
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You will be a part of drawing the animatics for Act 2 of the show.
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You will be a part of drawing the animatics for Act 2 of the show.
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You will be a part of drawing the animatics for Act 2 of the show.
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You will be a part of drawing the animatics for Act 2 of the show.
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