Bye Bye Birdie Auditions-Fall 2026
Casting Process
Below you will find the audition sides and the tracks for your auditions. The tracks have two sections, one with vocal and one without. You will audition with the piano not the tracks. The music is exactly like the music on the track. We will sing through all the songs before we start the auditions.
You do not have to do a singing audition if you don’t want to but please know you will be cast in the ensemble and not in a lead part.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE WANT YOU TO KNOW: We want you to tell us an honest story with your song. Remember all the skills we have taught you and connect to the material. If you are new to Jazz Hands, listen to the words and the music and show us, without pushing, an honest interpretation of the character and the story they are telling. Create a performance for your audition, by using your body and by moving around the room if you feel you want to. We encourage you to do more than just stand and sing. Create a character! Remember there are no wrong choices.
CHARACTERS
ALBERT PETERSON is the president of the Almaelou Music Corporation and is Conrad Birdie’s agent. He is a nervous, excitable man who spends most of his time trying to control the uncontrollable, with quite comic results. We are looking for an actor with excellent comic timing, a great singing voice and a natural likability. Albert carries much of the story. Song Suggestion: Put On A Happy Face
ROSIE ALVAREZ is Albert’s girlfriend and secretary at the Almaelou Music Corporation, who is frustrated with Albert’s inability to commit to her. She is willing to do anything it takes to get Albert to give up the music business and settle down. Headstrong and confident, she is often one step ahead of Albert. Rosie needs to be a strong actor and a great singer. This is definitely a role for a student ready to shine in a leading role. We are looking for a young lady with tons of charm who can embrace that “go-get-‘em” personality. Song Suggestion: An English Teacher
MRS. MAE PETERSON is Albert’s controlling mother. She loves her son, despite her disapproval of the way he runs the family business and (especially) his affection for Rosie. She has never stopped parenting Albert, and her mounting frustration throughout the show as Albert begins to stand up to her provides recurring comic relief. This is a non-singing role, so we are looking for an actor with strong comedic timing and the ability to take positive risks in building a strong character. Song Suggestion: Kids
CONRAD BIRDIE is a teen heartthrob who has been drafted into the army. This character was written with Elvis Presley in mind. He says little but conveys much with his body language, swagger and, of course, his music. This is someone who knows that good looks and a killer smile will get him more than his personality. We are looking for a great singer/dancer with the ability to keep an over-the-top character alive while singing. This is a great role for a student who has tons of charm and can embody the “teen idol” persona. Song Suggestion: Honestly Sincere/One Last Kiss
KIM MACAFEE is the self-confident young member of Conrad’s fan club who is chosen to receive a kiss from Conrad before he leaves for the Army. She sees herself as more mature than the average teenager. This is a large role for a talented singer and actor, so we are looking for a student with a wholesome, innocent persona who will enjoy letting it go and have some fun along the way. Song Suggestion: How Lovely to Be a Woman/One Boy
HUGO PEABODY is Kim’s devoted steady boyfriend who is jealous that Conrad is receiving so much attention from Kim. This is a character-driven, non-singing role. (He will sing in the ensemble) Song Suggestion: One Last Kiss
MR. HARRY MACAFEE is Kim’s father who thinks he’s in control of his family and his teenaged daughter (but isn’t). We are looking for a good actor with a good singing voice who can find the comedy in his character’s frustration and irritability. There is are many fun comic bits this character does! You have to be silly and ready to go for it! Song Suggestion: Kids
MRS. DORIS MACAFEE is Kim’s loving mother who knows just how to handle her husband and her household. Mrs. MacAfee should be a good actor/singer. When casting, we will be looking for the chemistry between Mrs. MacAfee and her husband — this actor should be able to play off of Mr. MacAfee’s gruffness with ease and charm and be able to match his silly and also... go for it! Song Suggestion: Kids
URSULA MERKLE is Kim’s best friend and the hyper-enthusiastic teenager who leads the girls in screaming for Conrad. We are looking for an energetic girl who will have fun creating a unique character with a one-of-a-kind voice and will be contrasting Kim’s “maturity” with Ursula’s youthful enthusiasm. Song Suggestion: One Boy
RANDOLPH MACAFEE is Kim’s younger brother. This is a great featured role for a younger actor who will get to create a fun character. Song Suggestion: One Last Kiss
THE MAYOR is the head figure of Sweet Apple, Ohio, who welcomes Conrad Birdie to town. A bit naïve to the effect Conrad has on the girls of the town, this is a great featured role for a cast member who can develop a fun character. Song Suggestion: Kids
THE MAYOR'S WIFE, EDNA, is one of the adults in the show who cannot escape the power of Conrad Birdie’s spell — also a great featured role for a cast member to have some fun with. Song Suggestion: Kids
GLORIA RASPUTIN is the dreamy, ambitious knockout whom Mrs. Peterson chooses to replace Rosie. She is looking for her big break in show business and hopes Albert can help her. Often played as a ditzy chorus-girl type, this is a good feature for a great tap dancer who will have fun with this featured dance solo and can create a gum-chomping, hair-twirling, larger-than-life character. Song Suggestion - One Boy
MRS. MERKLE is Ursula’s overbearing mother who also gets a touch of Conrad Birdie Fever. Song Suggestion: Kids
HARVEY JOHNSON is a typical nerdy teenager who can’t seem to get enough of the gossip going on in Telephone Hour. Song Suggestion: One Last Kiss
MR. JOHNSON is Harvey’s father and one of the many parents in Sweet Apple desperate to keep control of their children as Conrad Birdie comes to town. Song Suggestion: Kids - One Boy
Featured Ensemble: Other TEENAGERS in Sweet Apple include ALICE, DEBORAH SUE, HELEN, NANCY, MARGIE, PENELOPE, SUZIE, FREDDIE, KARL. Song Suggestions: Boys - One Last Kiss Girls - One Boy
Other ENSEMBLE roles include a POLICEMAN, various REPORTERS, a CONDUCTOR and a TRAINMAN, and other PARENTS of the Sweet Apple teenagers with featured lines throughout the script.
Dear Evan Hansen Auditions-Fall 2026
Casting Process
Below you will find the audition sides and the tracks for your auditions. The tracks have two sections, one with vocal and one without. You will audition with the piano not the tracks. The music is exactly like the music on the track. We will sing through all the songs before we start the auditions.
You do not have to do a singing audition if you don’t want to but please know you will be cast in the ensemble and not in a lead part.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE WANT YOU TO KNOW: We want you to tell us an honest story with your song. Remember all the skills we have taught you and connect to the material. If you are new to Jazz Hands, listen to the words and the music and show us, without pushing, an honest interpretation of the character and the story they are telling. Create a performance for your audition, by using your body and by moving around the room if you feel you want to. We encourage you to do more than just stand and sing. Create a character! Remember there are no wrong choices.
CHARACTERS
Evan Hansen - Song Suggestion: Waving Through a Window
Smart, sincere, and excruciatingly self-conscious, Evan prefers to hover in the background, a supporting player in his own life, too afraid to step forward into the spotlight and risk ridicule or, what might be worse, no one noticing him at all.
Heidi Hansen - Anybody Have a Map/Good for You
Evan’s mother. Overworked and stretched too thin, Heidi loves her son fiercely, but fears they have begun to grow apart. She is prepared to do anything to repair the damage.
Zoe Murphy - Requiem
Sensitive and sophisticated, with a sharp sense of humor, Zoe could care less about the status games and popularity rites of high school. She feels a terrible ambivalence over her brother’s death.
Connor Murphy - Disappear
An angry, disaffected loner, Connor has been a troubled kid for as long as anyone can remember, an enigma and a source of endless consternation to his long-suffering parents.
Cynthia Murphy - Anybody Have a Map?
Connor and Zoe’s mother. To Evan, she seems to be the perfect mother, nurturing, available, and willing to talk about anything. To her own children, it’s a bit more complicated.
Larry Murphy - To Break in a Glove
Connor and Zoe’s father. Though often tense and taciturn, Larry shows a different face to the world, representing for Evan the dad he always wished for: strong, confident, and more than anything, reliable, someone to be counted on.
Jared Kleinman - Waving Through a Window/You Will Be Found
Droll and sarcastic, Jared covers his own insecurities with a well-practiced swagger and a know-it-all arrogance.
Alana Beck - You Will Be Found
Earnest to a fault, prone to melodrama, Alana hides a deeper loneliness beneath an ever-present smile and an almost aggressive friendliness.
Ensemble - Waving Through a Window/You Will Be Found
Specific ensemble tracks, depending on cast, to round out the High School and Community Scenes.