We are seeking a diverse company of actors who are emotionally, physically, and artistically bold, flexible, deeply layered and nuanced. They must be strong actors, singers, and agile movers.

Note: This show contains adult language and situations.

Location

• Auditions, callbacks, rehearsals, and performances will be held in the Monsignor Croarkin Auditorium at Marian Catholic High School: 700 Ashland Avenue, Chicago Heights IL 60411.

• The school’s auditorium is off of Joe Orr Rd - see google map here.

• Please park in the lot off of Joe Orr Drive and enter through Door 12. 

Audition/Callback Information 

• Please sign up for one slot here.

• Please ensure you fill out the audition form prior to auditions. You will be asked to submit a headshot and resume. If you are submitting virtually, please ensure you fill out the form as well. 

• We will not accept conflicts after the show has been cast. We cannot cast those with multiple conflicts, or conflicts during tech week through performance dates. 

• Come prepared to sing roughly 16–32 bars of a pop/rock song. Songs from JAGGED LITTLE PILL or any other in the style of the show would be appropriate. If you are singing something other than JLP, please provide a bluetooth speaker and instrumental tracks. No A Cappella allowed. We will use your vocal audition as an acting audition as well. We would like to see you storytell through song. 

• CALLBACKS: Wednesday, May 27, 7:00-10:30 PM. Sides/sheet music will be provided at callbacks. Dance/movement will be a part of the callback process. 

• VIRTUAL SUBMISSIONS: We are strongly committed to making auditions accessible to everyone. If you are unavailable for the scheduled audition dates, out of town, or have other conflicts, you are welcome to submit a virtual audition through this Google form due Tuesday, May 26th at 6 PM. Please also ensure you fill out the audition form.

Rehearsal/Tech Schedule

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: Sundays 5-8:30 PM, Mondays & Wednesdays 7:00-10:00 PM

TECH WEEK SCHEDULE:

• Saturday 7/25

• Sunday 7/26

• Monday, 7/27 - Thursday, 7/30; 7:00-11 PM

About the Show

Based on Alanis Morissette’s world-changing music, this Tony and Grammy Award-winning new musical about a perfectly imperfect American family is brimming with joy, strength, love, courage and life.

Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill: The Musical is an exhilarating new musical inspired by the themes and raw emotions laid bare in Alanis Morissette's seminal album of the same name. The Healys appear to be a picture-perfect suburban family – but looks can be deceiving. When the cracks beneath the surface begin to show, they must choose between maintaining the status quo or facing harsh truths about themselves, their community and the world around them.

Mary Jane Healy is a high-achieving homemaker who will do anything for her family, including their adopted African American daughter Frankie, who is struggling to find her place in their community. But when the Healys’ lives begin to unravel, Mary Jane’s drive to keep her family together threatens to break them apart.

Key Themes

Illness/Heath, Love, Parenting/Family, Adolescence/Childhood, LGBTQ+ Experience, Women’s Experience 

Character Breakdown

Mary Jane Healy (Female, 40’s, White)

• An affluent mother in CT, who is addicted to painkillers after a car crash and has a strained relationship with her husband, Steve. MJ also pressures her children to be perfect to maintain the family's image in the community. Strong Pop/Rock belter F3-F5

​Steve Healy (Male, 40’s, White)

• Mary Jane’s husband, emotionally distant, the father of the family, struggling. Strong Pop/Rock Singer A3-A5

​Nick Healy (Male, to play 18, White)

• The biological son of the family, a star Athlete finishing his Senior year of high school who has just been accepted to Harvard. Strong Pop/Rock Tenor D#4-A#5

​Frankie Healy (Female, to play 16, Black)

• The adopted Black daughter of the family, who is struggling to find her place in the community and deal with her racial identity. Frankie is also involved in a love triangle with her best friend, Jo, and a new boy at school, Phoenix. Strong pop/rock singer F#3-F#5

​Jo (AFAB, to play 16, any ethnicity)

• Frankie's best friend and partner, who is queer and dealing with the restrictions of their religious upbringing. Jo is on a journey to explore their gender identity and queerness. This role is listed as assigned female at Birth in the script. Strong pop/rock belter E3-G5

Phoenix (Male, to play 16, any ethnicity)

• Transfer student that becomes Frankie’s love interest. Strong pop/rock belter E4-Bb5

​Bella (Female, to play 18, any ethnicity)

• A free-spirited and outspoken student whose world is shaken after surviving sexual assault. Her story becomes central to the show’s emotional core. Strong Pop/rock singer F#3-A5

CHORUS/DANCERS/FT. ROLES

• JILL

• TEACHER

• ANDREW

• DOCTOR

• COURTNEY

• PHARMACIST

• THERAPIST

• BARISTA