Auditions

Patrice – A shy, intelligent, bookworm and a grounded, kind girl. She is the first person which Evan meets and they soon become friends. She has a little crush on him. She is Archie’s best friend. Requires on-stage kiss.

Brett – The prototypical vain junior high school football star. Cool, handsome, and about as smart as a postage stamp. All the girls on the cheerleading team are head over heels to date him. He is willing to succeed at the expense of others. Leads a pack of popular boys and can be a bully. Rude to anyone who isn’t in his clique, Brett is only concerned about being cool and making out. Requires on-stage kiss.

Eddie – A wannabe popular kid and one of Brett’s sidekicks. Brett’s lackey and also a member of the football team. Eddie lives to serve Brett – if Brett’s happy, Eddies’ happy.

Kendra – The prettiest and most popular girl in school. She has a major crush on Brett and they are an on-and-off couple. The bubbly, popular, head cheerleader. Lucy’s best friend and unknowing rival. Kendra is good at heart, but she is naive and very impressionable. Kendra struggles with the pressures of popularity.

Archie – Unique, positive and intuitive. A good-humored, intelligent, but unpopular kid, whose energy and looks are unlike anything else in Appleton. Patrice’s best friend. Manipulative, funny, fast, with a flair for the dramatic. He walks on crutches as the result of muscular dystrophy – his disease gives him a perspective on life that is in many ways beyond his years. Madly in love with Kendra. Actor must be comfortable using crutches. Requires on stage kiss.

Lucy – A smart, manipulative cheerleader who secretly desires to have her “friend” Kendra’s boyfriend Brett. Lucy has a great deal of control over Kendra. She tries to get Brett to break up with Kendra so she can start dating him. Sneaky and feisty and shallow. Requires on-stage kiss.

Cassie – A cheerleader and friends with Lucy and Kendra. Cassie is all about being the best she can be, loving her friends, and keeping up on trends. Cassie is a very fashion forward girl, a diva, and loves to gossip.

Charlotte – A cheerleader and friends with Lucy and Kendra. She likes to text and hang out with friends. She is very gullible.

Molly – A cheerleader and friends with Lucy and Kendra. Molly is cool, hip, and confident. She’s the girl that loves gossip, loves to start a rumor, gets into everyone’s business, then steps back to watch as all hell breaks loose.

Richie – Friends with Brett, Malcolm and Eddie. Richie is explosive, the class clown, the goofball. He is very likable and is a big social kind of guy.

Simon – Friends with Brett, Malcolm and Eddie. Simon is the quiet, unassuming kid that just wants to get by, yet finds himself in the middle of everything. He’s in Brett’s shadow on the team, but always there as back-up.