Auditions

AUDITION INFORMATION

DIRECTORS: Stefanie Austin & Kevin Keen

PERFORMANCES: November 12, 13 & 14 at 7:00pm; November 15 at 12:30pm. 

REHEARSALS are expected to begin in early September with music and choreography rehearsals. Blocking rehearsals will likely begin in late September or early October. Rehearsals will be weekday evenings and/or weekends. Load-in & tech week begins on November 7th or 8th.

CONFLICTS: Please be prepared to provide your availability at auditions. All actors MUST be conflict-free from 11/7 through 11/15.

AUDITION PROCESS: The audition process includes:

• Reading from sides (all characters except backup dancers/singers)
• Vocal audition (some characters as indicated below)
• Choreography audition (some characters as indicated below)

Scroll down to the "VOCAL & CHOREO AUDITIONS" section to see details on the vocal and choreography requirements.

You may register in advance (recommended) at https://calendly.com/sockandbuskintc/auditions-kmbomt-2026

AVAILABLE ROLES: 

• POPPY – Female, 40s. Diva, former member of 90s girl group, Charizma, and now is a solo artist and producer. She is entitled, self-centered, and insensitive.  Vocal and choreography audition required.
• COURTNEY – Female, 40s. Former member of 90s girl group, Charizma, and now stars in D-list reality shows. Stuck in the past and desperate for a comeback. Childlike, sometimes whiny. Carries a tattered teddy bear around with her for a sense of security. Vocal and choreography audition required.
• SAM JENSEN – Male, 40s. Half of the Jensen Brothers, a 90s pop duo, and now hosts an HGTV show with his brother as a carpenter. Rugged but sweet. Leaves post-it notes of encouragement for others to find. Vocal and choreography audition required.
• CHIP JENSEN – Male, 40s. Half of the Jensen Brothers, a 90s pop duo, and now hosts an HGTV show with his brother as an interior designer. Also a talented songwriter. Stylish and loves the spotlight. Vocal and choreography audition required.
• TRAVIS KNOX – Male, 40s-50s. Alternative rock singer who started his rise in the 90s but still tours. Rough around the edges with a dry sense of humor. Ideally, this actor can play guitar for "Wonderwall." Vocal audition required. Guitar audition optional.
• CASEY – Any Gender, 20s+. Publicist and manager of the concert. Desperate to maintain optics and is single-mindedly focused on making her clients look good under any circumstances.
• MAX PARKER – Any Gender, 40s+. Homicide detective moonlighting as private security. All business; hates pop music.
• BACKUP DANCERS/SINGERS – Any age or gender, but should be good dancers. Appear to select numbers as backup dancers and/or vocalists. No lines. Also have the option to sing 90s' songs pre-show. Vocal and choreography audition required.

VOCAL & CHOREO AUDITIONS:

For certain roles as indicated, we will request a vocal and/or choreography rehearsal. For your audition song, we recommend:

• For POPPY or COURTNEY: Hit Me, Baby, One More Time by Britney Spears, or similar style.
• For SAM or CHIP: I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys or similar style.
• For TRAVIS: Wonderwall by Oasis or similar style. Guitar audition encouraged if actor is able to do so, but not required.
• Backup singers/dancers: any 90s pop song listed above or similar.

We will have tracks for the above listed songs at auditions. If you decide to sing a different song, please email us the track at sockandbuskintc@gmail.com in advance of the audition. We will NOT have a piano at auditions.

For CHOREOGRAPHY, we will be posting a link to a short dance that you'll need to learn ahead of time and perform at auditions. This will be posted soon.

OTHER NOTES:

• Actors may be asked to help with costumes and props (but no financial contributions are expected.)
• You are expected to provide ALL known conflicts at the time of auditions for the entire rehearsal and performance period.
• All activities and rehearsals during tech week are non-negotiable - this includes load-in, strike, and all rehearsals and performances.