13 Musical

A 2024 Spring Production

Center Stage Production (For ages 10-13 year olds)

Intro Day: Thursday February 22nd, 2024.

Auditions: Saturday February 24th, 2024

Callbacks: Monday & Thursday Feb. 26th & 29th, 2024

 

General Rehearsals:

Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays

Mondays & Thursdays 4-6:30pm
(*scheduled weekly)

Saturdays 12-5pm
(*small groups may be scheduled at the beginning and the end)

 

Tech Week:

May 6th-9th, 2024
(rehearsals will be. mon-thurs)

Performances:

May 10th-18th, 2024

(*live orchestra for 2 weekends of performances)

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Overview

Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain... or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!?

Composed of a precocious cast, no character in 13 is older than the show's title, making it wonderful for theatre companies that feature young artists. In the Broadway production, even the band was made up of teens, which is a fantastic way to involve a diverse group of artists. The cast is comprised entirely of teenagers, but the stories that come to life here are ageless, the emotions they explore timeless, the laughter and the memories they provide priceless.

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old New Yorker, Evan Goldman, is surrounded by rabbis. After chanting, one of them explains that, when a boy has his Bar Mitzvah, he becomes an adult. Evan breaks from the scene and expresses his anguish to the audience. The mounting pressure of puberty, coupled with his parent's ugly divorce, has created unneeded stress in his life ("Thirteen / Becoming a Man"). Just as Evan begins to feel hopeful, his mother calls to tell him that they're moving to Indiana. Once there, however, Evan finds a friend in his neighbor, Patrice. Evan is disappointed that there aren't any cool places in Indiana to have his Bar Mitzvah; Patrice attempts to encourage him ("The Lamest Place in the World").

Next, we join Evan for the start of the school year. Brett, the most popular kid in school, has summoned up the courage to ask Kendra, the prettiest girl in school, to a scary movie on Friday night so that he can kiss her ("Hey, Kendra"). Despite her best friend, Lucy's, attempts to dissuade her, Kendra consents. Inviting Kendra to a scary movie was Evan's idea, so Brett decides that Evan is cool and refers to him as the "Brain." As the new kid, Evan is thrilled. Patrice, however, is not amused. As the popular kids begin considering Evan's invite to his Bar Mitzvah, however, he becomes pressured to renege his invitation to Patrice – no one will attend if she is there. Seeing the group is not bluffing, he hastily rips up her invitation. Patrice is devastated.

Later that day, we meet Archie, a high school student who suffers from a degenerative illness. He has run into Evan in the school and expresses anger at Evan for humiliating Patrice, his best and only friend. In an attempt to capitalize on the incident, Archie promises to help mend things between him and Patrice, but only if Evan can get him a date with Kendra ("Get Me What I Need"). At cheerleading practice, Kendra teaches a new cheer while Lucy resolves to make Brett her boyfriend ("Opportunity").

Elsewhere, Archie tries to talk Patrice into giving Evan a second chance, especially since she has a crush on him. Patrice feels betrayed by Evan and finds it difficult to forgive him ("What It Means to Be a Friend").

In class, Brett tells Evan that he should get his mom to buy them all tickets to the new thriller, "The Bloodmaster." Evan protests that his mother won't buy them tickets to an R-rated movie, but Brett reminds him that, if she doesn't, nobody will go to his Bar Mitzvah. Evan cycles through possible plans, eventually settling on having Archie use his illness to guilt his mother into relenting ("All Hail the Brain / Terminal Illness"). In an effort to make things better with Patrice, Evan eventually asks her to go to the movie with him as his date. He doesn't realize until later on that he has set up Archie's date with Kendra on the same day and movie as Brett's date! Realizing his mistake, Evan makes Archie promise not to do anything more than sit next to Kendra during the movie, or else he will screw up Brett's date. Archie agrees, and everyone prepares for Friday night ("Getting Ready").

At the movie, Patrice is upset that Evan isn't even sitting next to her. Throughout the bloody scenes, we see into Brett and Kendra's thoughts as they prepare for the impending kiss ("Any Minute"). Just as they're about to lock lips, Archie ruins it. Brett swears revenge on Evan and Archie. Lucy, seeing her chance, kisses Brett. Patrice tells off Evan when she sees that all he cares about is Brett being angry at him ("Good Enough"). With no one to whom he can turn, Evan realizes that he's in danger of forever being a lonely geek ("Being a Geek").

As Lucy and Brett begin dating, she forces him to spend more and more time with her. Brett's friends recognize that Lucy isn't good for Brett... or for them at all ("Bad Bad News"). Evan promises to try to bring Brett and Kendra back together so that he can get on everyone's good side. Archie, fearing that this is an impossible mission, begs Patrice to help Evan. She shows up just in time to tell Brett to talk to Kendra, and she and Evan suggest things to say – while resolving their own issues ("Tell Her").

Brett takes their advice and mends his relationship with Kendra. Lucy, however, won't stand for this. She spreads a rumor that Kendra is cheating on Brett with Evan, and then gets Evan and Kendra in the same place so Brett can catch them ("It Can't Be True"). As Kendra runs after Brett, Evan realizes that he didn't really want to be friends with Brett anyway and that Archie and Patrice are his true friends. He wants to call off the Bar Mitzvah because it would only be the three of them, but Archie and Patrice insist that it won't be that bad ("If That's What It Is"). Finally, Evan has his Bar Mitzvah, and it turns out to be a success. Reflecting on the lessons of becoming a man, he begins to accept what growing up is all about ("A Little More Homework"). The show ends with the cast in celebration ("Brand New You").

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Tuitions

Ages 10-13 year olds

(attending Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)

$100.00 Audition Fee
$695.00 Tuition
$795.00 Total Fee

 

*Discount given for siblings at time of registration*

 

We do offer some financial assistance to those who need it (see below) and we offer a payment plan for those who require that as well. Please choose this option when you sign up.

If you have any questions about this please do contact us at finance@allabouttheatre.org

Scholarships

We offer scholarships!

If you require financial assistance please print out the application below. There are no guarantees and all applications must be received by a week before the start of the program to be considered.

 

Scholarship / Financial Aid Information

In addition, we offer a deferred payment plan (DPP) for families who cannot pay the lump sump upfront. This is an option you may select during the registration process online.

 

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Cast of Characters

  • Evan
    A bright, nerdy boy who is excited to become a man. New in town and trying to find a place to fit in, he eventually becomes close with Patrice and Archie. Our story's protagonist.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 13 to 13
    Vocal range top: Bb4
    Vocal range bottom: Bb2

 

  • Patrice
    A shy, intelligent, bookworm. Archie's best friend and Evan's new friend.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 13 to 13
    Vocal range top: E5
    Vocal range bottom: Eb3

 

  • Brett
    The vain star quarterback. Leads a pack of popular boys, including Malcolm and Eddie.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 13 to 13
    Vocal range top: C5
    Vocal range bottom: Bb2

 

  • Malcolm
    A wannabe popular kid and one of Brett's sidekicks.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 13 to 13
    Vocal range top: C5
    Vocal range bottom: F#3

 

  • Eddie
    A wannabe popular kid and one of Brett's sidekicks.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 13 to 13
    Vocal range top: C5
    Vocal range bottom: Bb2

 

  • Kendra
    The bubbly, popular, head cheerleader. Lucy's best friend and unknowing rival.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 13 to 13
    Vocal range top: D5
    Vocal range bottom: Bb3

 

  • Archie
    A good-humored, intelligent, unpopular kid. Patrice's best friend who has to use crutches.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 13 to 13
    Vocal range top: Bb4
    Vocal range bottom: Ab2

 

  • Lucy
    A manipulative girl who secretly desires to have Kendra's boyfriend. Sneaky and feisty.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 13 to 13
    Vocal range top: D5
    Vocal range bottom: F#3

 

  • Ensemble
    Rabbis; Kids

Musical Numbers

  • 13/Becoming a Man
  • The Lamest Place in the World
  • Hey Kendra
  • Invitations
  • Get Me What I Need
  • Opportunity
  • What It Means To Be a Friend
  • All Hail the Brain/Terminal Illness
  • Getting Ready
  • Any Minute
  • Good Enough
  • Being A Geek
  • Bad Bad News
  • Tell Her
  • It Can't Be True
  • If That's What It Is
  • Evan's Haftorah/A Little More Homework
  • Brand New You
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Parent Volunteer Hours

 

We need your help!  This is a very rewarding part of the summer production experience - there are many roles the fit everyone's schedule and there's something for everyone..!

To make all of this magic come together, we do request that each family contribute approx. 20 hours of volunteer time (plus additional 5 hours per additional child in same production). These hours go swiftly and really provide an opportunity to connect with our other families and to build community whilst supporting the greater process and your child(ren) as well as all those in the production.

If you are unable to commit to these mandatory volunteer hours, you may buy out the load in, strike, or volunteer hours.

Rehearsal Location

831-345-6340 • info@allabouttheatre.org

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