Forever Plaid presented by The Fleetwood Project Inc.
The following non-equity roles are available.
Francis: The leader and caretaker of the group. Confident. Asthmatic. He has a great deal of compassion for the music and the group. Romantic crooner and spiritual singer.
Male/20+/Tenor-Baritone
Jinx: The shy one. He lives his life terrified and doesn’t always remember what song comes next. Sparky’s step-brother, he occasionally gets a nosebleed when he sings above an A.
Male/20+/Tenor
Smudge: The worrier. He worries about the props, the running order, and always assumes the audience won’t like him. Has chronic nervous stomach and is oddly reluctant to perform. Wears glasses, which hides his good looks and sex appeal.
Male/20+/Bass
Sparky: The clown of the group, who is shown to have a heart. Very sharp and loves singing his tailor-made solos. Wears a retainer and has a slight speech impediment. Energetic and clever.
**Sparky has been precast**
To sign up for auditions, please click on one of the “Audition Form” buttons.
Auditions will be held at 1200 Delaware Dr., Mansfield, TX 76063.
For the audition, please prepare an audition song that showcases your vocal abilities in the style of Forever Plaid (1960s/Pop).
Bring your backing track on your phone as there will not be an accompanist.
You will also be asked to do cold readings from the script.
Please bring a headshot and resume with you to the audition.
IF you are unable to attend auditions on that day, you can submit a video audition. Please send an email to the Director, Stevie Dawn Carter (stevie@thefleetwoodproject.
Once upon a time, there were four guys (Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie) who discovered that they shared a love for music and then got together to become their idols – The Four Freshman, The Hi-Lo’s and The Crew Cuts. Rehearsing in the basement of Smudge’s family’s plumbing supply company, they became “Forever Plaid”. On the way to their first big gig, the “Plaids” are broadsided by a school bus and killed instantly. It is at the moment when their careers and lives end that the story of Forever Plaid begins….