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Character Descriptions

All roles are open to performers of any ethnicity. Anyone age 9 and older is welcome to audition. Roles of transgender and nonbinary characters will be played by transgender and nonbinary actors when possible. The ensemble is open to anyone of any age or gender.
 

ADULTS

Abby Robbins: 40s, Approaches conversations within her family (husband Jeremy, children Liz and Chase) from the meek perspective of an abused partner. When she finds her inner strength, she always presents as the hard-working skating coach who ultimately escapes her abuser; soprano. G#3 to G5

Jeremy Robbins:  40s, the self-centered, impulsive father of Liz and Chase, with priorities out of whack. Vocal part is transposable to tenor or bass. C3 to F4

Helen Corelli: 50s, the type-A, irritating stage mom of a transgender boy, mezzo soprano.   G3 to E5

Matthew Foster*: 40s, Abby's best friend and Brooke's father, outgoing and accepting, with boundary issues. Patter role. (This role will be tailor made to fit your voice, as it was originally written to be an alto role).

Megan Foster*: 40s, Abby's best friend, a bold, accepting music teacher with good advice and a few boundary issues. Mezzo patter role. F3 to G5 *Please note: Abby's best friend can be male or nonbinary, Matthew Foster, with the same description. Tenor/baritone role to be tailor made for the performer.    

Veronica: 30s, a well-intentioned friend of Jeremy’s, short singing solo. G3 to E4     

Julie: 20-40, a well-intentioned friend of Jeremy’s, party girl. Short singing solo (alto). 

Future Gabriel:  a 20-25-year-old trans man who visits Gabriel to give him advice about the future. Appears in others scenes as a therapist, and in Helen's dreams to signify her eventual acceptance of her son. Tenor. E♭3 to F4 

TEENS

Please note: the ages for teens are approximate, and are intended to show the relative ages of the characters. More specifically, Gabriel, Liz, and Brooke should appear to be about the same age, while Chase and Jason should appear younger, and Derek should read about the same age as or a little older. Young adults who are out of their teens but can convincingly portray teenagers may definitely audition for these roles.

Gabriel Corelli: 14-16, a transgender male ice skater who works hard to please other people, appearing to the audience at first as a girl. Vocal part is transposable to alto or tenor. F3 to C5

Liz Robbins: 15, a depressed, confused, high school student whose parents Abby and Jeremy are getting divorced; alto. A3 to C5

Chase Robbins: 11, the funny, neurospicy, savvy younger child of Jeremy and Abby, soprano. C4 to F5    

Brooke Foster: 15, a privileged, open-hearted high school student who feels deeply; soprano.    A3 to F#5

Derek Johnson: 18, the kind, patient, gay skating partner to Gabriel, transposable tenor-bass. B♭2 to D4.

Jason: 10-15, non-binary featured ensemble role.

ANY AGE

Link: represents social media algorithm: can be any gender, age, voice part. Vocal music in treble or bass clef; either A3 to G5 or A2 to G4

Amber Wilde: 17-60, a trans woman movie star, wildly popular. Short alto/tenor singing solo. E♭3 to E♭4 

Ensemble: High school students, gym patrons, townspeople, online crowd, ice skating fans, Seeking strong singers and actors who are comfortable with movement/dance. ALL VOCAL PARTS NEEDED.