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More Than Anything

More Than Anything
A Rock Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by John Rea
Directed by John Rea
Choreography by Liz Fredette

In More Than Anything the principal at River’s Edge HS is about to cut the drama program. In order to save it the drama teacher lies. Now she must prove to the eccentric producer of the most beloved teen musical of all time that her teen actors can fulfill the strict casting requirements so she can secure the rights to perform it. The teens battle for the prestige of playing the iconic leads. When things go from bad to worse two rival girls develop a risky plan to change their fate. It’s Glee meets Grease in this new rock musical comedy.

Performances at the Swing in the Adrienne
Friday, December 3 at 7 PM
Saturday, December 4 at 7 PM
Sunday, December 5 at 3 PM

Friday, December 10 at 7 PM
Saturday, December 11 at 7 PM
Sunday, December 12 at 3 PM
Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at the Swing.
General Admission. Adults $10, Students $5

Auditions
Monday, September 13 from 6-8 PM
Actors between the ages of 8 and 18 should prepare 16 bars of a Broadway song from a rock musical. There will also be a dance audition.

Characters
Teen Girls
Samantha Anderson, junior, our hero, inexperienced actress but has a lot of fire in her belly (lead)
Veronica Mathers, senior, queen-bee, wants fame (lead)
Daisy Maniechevitz, junior, best friend to Potter, the silent type but very loyal (lead)
Sally Greene, junior, God-fearin’ country girl
Lakeisha Brown, senior, Afro-American diva, Black Panther style
Hewig Sager, senior from another school, has a band called the Satanic Snow Weasels, punk but sweet
Lucy Marks, Veronica’s sidekick, a hopeless romantic
Gina Maggio, Veronica’s sidekick, addicted to the tabloids
Deedee Fitler, sophomore, would-be peacemaker
Mona Rierdon, teen actress playing Hermingo in Simon’s new musical, very self depricating

Teen Boys
Potter Bangs, junior, obsessive nerd, eclectic tastes, authority on The Greasers (lead)
Ben York, senior, dim hunk who thinks he’s brilliant (lead)
Jaiden Brooks, junior, football player, joining the musical to try to date girls
Martin Chapman, junior, over ambitious
Curly Hudson, junior, team player, still a boy soprano
Kip Stevens, junior, team player, “the hugger”

Adult Men
Mr. Sedgewick Felty, principal, exasperated, the world moves too fast for him (lead)
Simon Dean, producer of The Greasers, like Simon Cowell – tells it like it is with a slight British accent (lead) (could also be played by a girl)

Adult Women
Marilyn Bruce, drama teacher, very excitable, a little scatterbrained (lead)
Kiki Basku, choreographer, spiritual
Lorna Peabody, History teacher, former model, full of advice
Connie Mathers, mother of Veronica, an old queen bee
Laura Anderson, mother of Samantha, recovering from an accident
Doimina Rodriguez, school secretary, much smarter than her job allows her to be
Clara Starr, Simon’s put-upon secretary
Hillary, Simon’s devted assistant
Liza, Simon’s second devoted assistant
Various mothers

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