AUDITIONS
Audition applications OPENING SOON!
The year is 1985. The place is New Jersey.
A wannabe rock star (aka a professional wedding singer) is stood up at the altar and falls out of love with love. The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room.
Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer’s sparkling score does for the ’80s what Hairspray did for the ’60s. Just ‘say yes’ to one of the best rom-com musicals of all time.
It’s 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favourite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Devasted, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.
The Wedding Singer features a large chorus with many featured roles for actors who sing, and dancers who act. If you play an instrument (guitar, bass, drums or keys) let us know!
The show is full of crazy funny antics and doesn’t take itself too seriously – pure comedy fun.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for The Wedding Singer.
The show will be produced by Echo Youth Theatre and will be performed by cast of 13-18 year olds from across Norfolk.
To be performed at
The Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich
29th – 31st August 2025
Echo Youth Theatre is looking for up to 25 performers, aged 13 to 18 for this show.
Casting guidelines in the Audition Information Pack give “recommended ages” and there is some flexibility in actual age, as long as you are at least 13 at audition and not over 18 by 31st Aug 25 (and are in Year 13 at time of audition).
The show is rated at PG-13 and which means that parents should be advised that some content may be unsuitable for children under 13 and the show contains some bad language, inferred sexual references and references to alcohol use.
Show Week will be Tue 26th Aug to Sun 31st Aug 25 and cast will need to be fully available for that period.
Directing Team
Director – Chris Davidson
Associate Director – Will Mugford
Musical Director – Jessica Brydges
Choreographers – Sophie Chapman & Jasmine Harvey
and produced by the EYT Committee
REHEARSAL DETAILS
Rehearsing at St Edmunds Church, Fishergate, Norwich, NR3 1SE
The full rehearsal schedule will be available when audition bookings open. In outline, there will be a block of music rehearsals in Jun/Jul after auditions and then a break before a concentrated rehearsal period in mid-late August.
AUDITION DETAILS
Auditions will be held at: St Edmunds Church Fishergate Norwich NR3 1SE
Audition applications will be open soon!
Auditions will be held in June 2025 – details to follow
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS
Robbie Hart
The lead singer of a band. Handsome and charismatic. A truly ‘nice’ guy who has the classic lead singer aura and personality. Also a bit of a dreamer. In love with love until Linda leaves him at the altar and breaks his heart.
Playing Gender: Male
Recommended Age: 16 to 18
Vocal range: top C6, bottom B3
Sammy
The bass player in the wedding band and one of Robbie’s best friends. A total guy’s guy, but beneath his pretending to love being a bachelor, he is actually in love with Holly.
Playing Gender: Male
Recommended Age: 16 to 18
Vocal range: top A5, bottom C4
George
The wedding band’s keyboardist and one of Robbie’s best friends. He is sensitive and somewhat flamboyant—the foil to Sammy’s super guy attitude.
Playing Gender: Any
Recommended Age: 14 to 18
Vocal range: top A5, bottom C4
Julia Sullivan
Waitress. The pretty “girl next door” in looks and personality. Engaged to Glen but falls in love with Robbie and is conflicted as to who to choose. Empathetic, caring, and brave.
Playing Gender: Female
Recommended Age: 14 to 18
Vocal range: top F5, bottom: G3
Holly
Julia’s cousin. Sexually promiscuous and always up for a good time, but wants to be loved and is looking for romantic fulfilment in all the wrong places. She is in love with Sammy.
Playing Gender: Female
Recommended Age: 16 to 18
Vocal range: top E5, bottom A3
Glen Guglia
Julia’s fiancé. A Wall Street broker. He is rich, shallow, and materialistic. Constantly tries to buy Julia’s love with money. He is a bit of a womaniser.
Playing Gender: Male
Recommended Age: 14 to 18
Vocal range: top B5, bottom D4
Rosie
Robbie’s grandmother who raised him. Motherly but adventurous and always trying to remain “hip” despite her age.
Playing Gender: Female
Recommended Age: 14 to 18
Vocal range: top C5, bottom C4
Linda
Robbie’s fiancé who leaves him at the altar. Keeps Robbie around as a backup plan. She is more in love with the idea of Robbie being a rock star than she is with Robbie.
Playing Gender: Female
Recommended Age: 16 to 18
Vocal range: top D5, bottom A3
Ensemble
Up to 12 Ensemble to play: Couples (Harold & Debbie, Shane & Donatella, Crystal & Mookie); Wedding Guests; Stockbrokers; Impersonators
Recommended Age: 13 to 18
ADMIN DETAILS
The minimum age for cast members is 13 on 31 Aug 25 and the upper age limit is 18 on 31st Aug 25. If you are 18 on or before 31st Aug 25, you must be at school or sixth form college in Jun 25 when auditions take place.
The costs for cast are:
- The Show Fee for cast members is £75.
- All costumes are provided and cast are not expected to provide or purchase costumes, other than under-garments.
- We may ask for a damage deposit for the script, which will be refunded when the script is returned undamaged – this will be confirmed on casting.
Agreement to photographic and video consent for internal use and external marketing is a pre-requisite for casting.