Plot:

The Bardy Bunch: The War of the Families Partridge and Brady is a musical, parody mash-up of a dozen Shakespeare plays, set in the 1970s and featuring the warring sitcom families. They sing. They dance. They tell corny sitcom jokes and they kill each other in acts of jealousy, vengeance and rage. It features songs made famous on The Partridge Family and The Brady Bunch, including, I Think I Love You, It’s a Sunshine Day, I Woke Up in Love This Morning and other groovy hits!

We need to cast both families – roles for all ages!

Please prepare to sing a song of your choice, and a short monologue.
Details can be found in the Audition Packet (red button).

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Characters: 

(ages represent the character, not the age of the actor)

TEAM BRADY

MIKE BRADY (age 40s) – Strong, patriarchal, warm and counseling, and slowly slipping into madness because of a guilty conscience.

CAROL BRADY (age 40s) – Maternal and loving, but determined to break free of the confining role of housewife. And becomes drunk with power once she does so.

GREG BRADY (age 17) – A leader. Self confident and athletic. Easily annoyed by his siblings, but protective. A ladies man, but chastely so.

PETER BRADY (age 15) – Youthful and fun-loving. In no rush to become a man, until tragedy strikes. Then vengeance dictates his every move. 

BOBBY BRADY (age 12) – Impish and inquisitive, and eager to prove he’s ready to tackle big responsibilities…even though he’s not. 

MARCIA BRADY (age 16) – Self-absorbed and hyper-dramatic. Dreamily romantic, and when she falls,she falls hard.

JAN BRADY (age 14) – The personification of middle-child syndrome. Insecure, manic, desperate for attention and approval. 

CINDY BRADY (age 10) – Naïve and precocious. Bouncy but given to fears of magic and the unknown. Completely unaware of her unbearable lisp.

ALICE (age 50s) – Loopy but loving family housekeeper, always ready with a corny, self-deprecating quip or a consoling hug.

MR. PHILLIPS (age 50s-60s) – Authoritative and imposing. Pretends to be a concerned and caring boss to Mike, but really is only out for himself.

SAM THE BUTCHER (age 50s) – Introduced as the chorus acting as narrator, a la “Romeo and Juliet.” He then slips into the more familiar role of doting boyfriend to Alice, and lover of meat puns.

COUSIN OLIVER (age 8) – Once the precocious and obnoxious young cousin, Oliver finally reveals his true identity: as a sinister killer, fueled by vengeance.

TEAM PARTRIDGE

SHIRLEY PARTRIDGE (age 40s) – Maternal and doting. New love enlivens her, but it’s dampened by the complaints of her disapproving children.

KEITH PARTRIDGE (age 17) – Teen idol charm with a kid-friendly sex appeal. Adores being center stage, but deep down is a hopeless romantic.

LAURIE PARTRIDGE (age 15) – Liberal, strong-willed and outspoken, but often sullen and a victim of teen angst and self-doubt. 

DANNY PARTRIDGE (age 14) – Wise-crackling middle brother.Proud of his role as bassist, but consumed over his mother’s remarriage to his rival Reuben.

CHRIS PARTRIDGE (age 11) – Spiteful, manipulative, and scheming. Determined to take over as the band’s bassist, even if it means fratricide. 

CHRIS PARTRIDGE II (age 11) – Must look completely different than Chris Partridge. Spiteful, manipulative, and scheming. Determined to take over as bassist.

TRACY PARTRIDGE (age 7) – Fairly oblivious, with a puppy dog’s willingness to follow her brother Chris anywhere. 

REUBEN KINCAID (age 40s-50s) – Outwardly confident and snarky. Inwardly insecure and somewhat paranoid…and justifiably so.