Hip Hop High - The Musical - (Theater) Hip Hop High Incorporated & Z-Man Films and Stage Productions is casting the upcoming staged readings and performances of

Hip Hop High - The Musical for Summer/Fall 2018

Audition Dates: will be held by appointment only within the month of May 2018

Rehearsal Dates:  June July 2018
Performance Dates: TBD July/August 2018
Location: NYC

Project Type: Theatre Festival performances / Actors may be picked up for the Film production & reality Tv production

Union Status: Non-Union

Pay Scale: No pay for the festival run of the theater production / pay for the extended run when acquired by Theatrical Company. Film company may pick up the cast of Theater company and move to film. Pay contingent to the level of film production

Posted Date: 5/1/2018 10:49:20 AM

 

Character Breakdown

 

DREW MOORE | Male | African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American | Age: 16 - 24|

Role Type: Lead, Talent should be an Enimen or Little Wayne rapper type. Talent must be able to dance, sing, and rap.

The multi-talented dancer, singer-rapper, sees himself as a visionary, but blinded by his past, especially the death of his brother can't seem to move on. Just when things were about to go from bad to worst, he accidentally runs into the most beautiful thing, he had ever seen; Kassie Martin. For a second Drew feels things may go his way, but mountains will have to be climbed and obstacles will have to be moved to get his dream girl 

 

 

KASSIE | Female | African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American | Age: 17 - 24 | Role Type: Lead - Talent should be a Rhianna or JoJo type. The character is the love interest of Drew and a hip-hop dancer. Must be a strong singer.

 has everything going for her, a great dancer an unbelievable singer, but that's on the outside looking in. At age 15 she lost both of her parents to a car accident, so she and her brother Ethan, only have each other. Kassie struggles with the lost daily and works very head to become the star that she is destined to be. Only her own limitations will keep her back. Kassie sees her chance meeting with Drew as fate, something that can stimulate her confidence as well as her talent. Her ex-boyfriend Trench is the only other thing that stands in her way.

 

 

TRENCH | Male | Age: 17 - 22 | Role Type: Leading Talent needs to be a hip-hop dancer. The character is a gangster with attitude and leader of the rival dance gang.

 the leader of the Dance crew Reign Supreme has an alter ego, dance crew by day. Gangster/thieves by night. Trench and his gang use Hip-Hop High as a front for selling petty merchandise to support other bad habits. Trench has more talent than anyone in the school, but will never apply it to good use. Only occupied with making the fast buck. Trench and his gang are on the fast track to death and will lead anyone who willing (Including Ethan) to prison or to an early grave.

 

 

 PYRO | Male | African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American | Age: 16 - 24|

Role Type: Lead, Talent should be an Enimen or Little Wayne rapper type. Talent must be able to dance, sing, and rap.

Pyro being the most ambitious member of the group “Strategy” is always looking out for talent that can help his team go to the top. Pyro’s acrobatic moves and patented “Pop and lock” style is his trademark. As a solo dancer, he’s hard to beat. He only wishes he had four more dancers like himself.

 

ETHAN MARTIN  |  Male | African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American | Age: 16 - 24|

Role Type: Lead, Talent should be an Enimen or Little Wayne rapper type. Talent must be able to dance, sing, and rap.

Ethan Still hasn’t gotten over the death of his parents. He struggles daily with the lost. It’s easy for him to be a bad seed and hang with the criminal elements of “Reign Supreme” Ethan has the talent to make it on his own but doesn’t have the drive to do it on his own. Ethan lifespan will be judged by his duration with Trench and the reckless acts that they do.

 

MARCO |   Male | African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American | Age: 16 - 24|

considers his dance crew Reign Supreme his family, being an orphan he really has no choice. Trench is his like his brother and he does whatever Trench says. Even if that means to kill. Marco passion is adrenaline. A known hot-head that will take a dare at a moments notice and won't twice about it. Everyone knows Marco is the most dangerous kid at Hip Hop High, and often proves it.

 

 

 

RACHEL STILES -  Female | African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American | Age: 17 - 24 |

Is along for the ride, she sees the potential in Kassie Martin and only wants to be there when her best friend makes it. Rachael has the confidence, the strength, and the smarts to make it, but she just doesn't have enough talent to pull off the superstardom that Kassie has. She also realizes that and is smart enough to stay close to the eventual star.

 

 

 

DETECTIVE MENDEZ/WALKER - male | African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American | Age: 23- 45 |Talent should look like a cop/detective type

He knows that Drew didn't commit the murder, but also knows the kid is hiding something. Walker has to gain  Drew's trust and only then will he assist with the investigation. Walker has a good idea who is behind this. After all, this is not the first time a murder has occurred in these parts. He also knows this investigation may lead to a lot more than meets the eye and Drew can be the key to solving this twisted puzzle.

 

 

 

MS. LAUREN | Female | African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American | Age: 25 - 60 | Talent should look like a teacher type

A former dancer on Broadway has always had the passion for stardom, but never really possessed it, She has one goal to get to the silver screen with one of her many talented kids. Ms. Lauren’s motto is simple; Did you earn it or were you born with it?

 

 

ZOE MOORE | Female | African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American | Age: 13- 18|

Zoe is the youngest of the Moore family and struggles for attention from her mother and brother. In the long run, she has the most potential out of all in this story, even though she is a brainiac, Zoe has a voice that can be developed into something special. Not to mention the dancing genes are already running through her blood.

 

MRS. MOORE (Drew's Mother)| | Female | African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native-American | Age: 30-60

 Moore lives daily to survive with her children. She knows Drew is one disaster from jail or serious bodily harm. She has buried one child and her biggest fear is having to do that again. Her remedy for trouble is to pack up and leave town, but she knows the kids are tired of that and has to find a way to move this new house a home.

 

 

COACH WARD | Age: 30 - 45 Talent should look like a teacher type. The character is Coach of the basketball team and a teacher. Talent must have some rapping skills.

You can view Coach Ward as guardian of the kids, almost the gatekeeper of the school. Everyone trust coach Ward to do the right thing, but at the end of the day, is he really a father figure only the end of the movie reveals the truth.