Back to the 80’s Audition Information for FEMALES
At auditions, you will be expected to:
-Learn and perform a short dance.
-Learn and sing a short excerpt from a song.
-Perform one of the monologues of your choice from the reverse of this sheet.
-Read a scene (or more, as requested) with others who are auditioning. These scenes will be given at
auditions.
You and a parent must attend the cast and parent meeting on Monday, September 9th. We will begin at 6:30PM. If
you still need to watch the co-curricular code, it will be shown at 6:00PM.
See below for list of female characters:
CYNDI GIBSON
A street-smart, boy-wary member of Tiffany's posse who has a crush on Michael but always settles for
other boys.
15-18 yrs old. Range: A3 - E5. Songs: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Mickey, Material Girl
DEBBIE FOX
Laura’s competitive best friend. She lies about her fantasy relationships with celebrities.
15-18 yrs old. Range: F3 - E5. Songs: Let’s Hear it for the Boy, Video Killed the Radio Star (Backup),
Walking on Sunshine (Backup)
EILEEN REAGAN
The new arrival, charming and full of life and vitality. She is a dreamer who longs for the day when
she has a boyfriend.
15-18 yrs old. Range: G3 - G5. Songs: Let’s Hear it for the Boy, Walking on Sunshine, Lost in Your
Eyes, (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
KIM EASTON
The twin sister of Mel and friend of Cyndi. Kim is a party-loving cheerleader who does not do well in
school.
15-18 yrs old. Range: A3 - C#5. Songs: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Mickey
LAURA WILDE
Debbie's best friend. She is awkward and has trouble with boys, but is a nice girl.
15-18 yrs old. Range: F3 - E5. Songs: Let’s Hear it for the Boy, Video Killed the Radio Star (Backup),
Walking on Sunshine (Backup)
MEL EASTON
One of the elite "Cool Girls," she is the twin sister of Kim who loves to rock out as a backup to the
group.
15-18 yrs old. Range: A3 - C5. Songs: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Mickey
MS. SHEENA
BRANNIGAN
An outwardly reserved and slightly conservative Senior Students Coordinator who has a wild past.
30-45 yrs old. F3 - E5. Songs: Man in the Mirror, Total Eclipse of the Heart, (I’ve Had) The Time of
My Life
TIFFANY HOUSTON
A cute, bubbly teenager from the 80’s, who is innocent, naïve and doe-eyed about boys and love.
15-18 yrs old. Range: F3 - F5. Songs: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Mickey, Get Outta My Dreams (Get
Into My Car), Lost in Your Eyes, (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
Featured vocalists on the following songs: Kids in America, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Love Shack, Never
Gonna Give You Up
Female Monologues
***Choose one of the following to perform at auditions.***
Miss Brannigan (spoken at a school assembly):
Ladies and gentlemen, we live in an era of change. Here in the United States we have luxuries that some
countries in this world can only dream about. Things like TV, computers, and the movies. But there are some
countries that cannot even afford food for their children, countries that are at the point of total starvation. I am
sure you all remember concerts that have been organized to raise money for these countries, like Band Aid in
London, as well as USA for Africa held here at home. Well, Corey Palmer has suggested that this school stage a
concert of our own to raise money for these countries, and we think it is a wonderful idea. Rehearsals will start
tomorrow, and we would like you all to be involved.
Eileen (reading a “mystery letter” at her locker):
“Dear Eileen,” Oh, that’s me! “Tonight I celebrate my love for you. These past few months have been tough,
but I’m still standing, after all this time. And when the going gets tough…the tough get going.” He’s so cool! “This is
not easy, but the time has come to reveal myself to you. I hope you will sign your name across my heart, I want you
to be my baby.” He’s so sensitive. “I’m never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run
around and desert you. Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye, never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.
If you will be mine, then heaven is a place on earth. Forever yours – Michael Feldman!” Oh my gosh! Michael
Feldman is totally in love with me!!
SHOW SYNOPSIS
Set in the USA, Back to the 80’s tells the story of the senior class of William Ocean High School that graduated in the
1980’s, as remembered and seen through the eyes of Corey Palmer, who is now 30-something.
The then 17-year-old Corey is madly in love with his next door neighbor, Tiffany Houston, one of the coolest girls in
school. However, she barely notices this, as she is too busy mooning over Michael Feldman, the hottest guy around.
Michael and his friends are athletic and good-looking – the kind of guys that Corey and his two best friends (Alf
Bueller and Kirk Keaton) dream of being. However, while they may not be the coolest guys in school, they are still
on up on Feargal McFerrin III, whose best friend is his computer, and who believes the crazy notion that one day
CD’s will replace cassette tapes.
During the year, several new students arrive at the school – Mel and Kim Easton (the all-singing, all-dancing twin
cheerleaders) and Eileen Reagan, whose life becomes a nightmare when Michael and his gang start to send her fake
love letters.
Meanwhile the teachers are having issues of their own. Mr. Cocker, after being in a relationship for two years with
the apparently conservative Miss Brannigan, confiscates an old swimsuit catalogue only to discover that his
girlfriend is the centerfold.
Throw in a Star Wars dream sequence, high-energy dance routines, the obligatory 80’s party scene, blue
eyeshadow, and some of the most popular songs ever written, and the result is a musical that will delight and
amuse an audience of any age!