Casting procedures

Please read and familiarize yourself with our procedures concerning auditions and casting:

Auditions are hard. We sincerely appreciate the courage it takes to put yourself on the line and to risk what feels like rejection if you don’t get the role you want, or even a part in a show. We also know that the casting decisions we make will inevitably disappoint some of you.

We are committed to keeping the education in educational theatre, and so we want to offer every student an opportunity to learn from their audition experience. One way we do this is by providing all Stage Raider auditioners feedback about their audition.
How do we do this? The following is meant to help students and their parents know just what they can expect from us once a cast list has been posted, and what in turn we expect of them.

What we won’t do:

1. Reconsider a casting decision. Once a casting decision has been made, it is final. The casting director will not offer explanations for, entertain complaints about, or discuss in any way the decisions that have been made with anyone.
2. Discuss the larger casting decisions with parents. Although we are happy to share the same feedback about your student auditioner that we share with them, we will not discuss the audition of another student(s). This is a matter of basic privacy, and you can rest assured that your student auditioner will not be discussed with other parents. 

What we will do:

1. Provide written feedback to student inquiries about the audition. If a student wishes to receive written feedback about his/her audition, he/she is welcome to write an email to [email protected] and the director will respond to him/her with a personal email as soon as he is able after casting is completed (this may take several days, so please be patient with us). The response will include kind and constructive criticism regarding a student’s audition, and specific advice about where to most effectively direct efforts for improvement.
2. Help describe what does go into casting a show. Casting is a challenging and complicated process, involving multiple variables. A number of key elements that go into a casting decision are simply out of a student’s control. By the same token, we would like students to know what elements they can control and improve upon. 
3. Encourage ongoing training. Finally, we urge students to continue their training through workshops and classes whenever possible and will happily point any student toward upcoming opportunities at Habersham Central and elsewhere. We believe it is much more productive and effective to work on one’s performance skills when the pressure of auditioning is not looming ahead.

Thank you for auditioning for the Habersham Stage Raiders! ​

Our Place

Jake - Nathan
Holly - Prudence
Anne - Callie 
Lyle - Hayden

Beth - Bethany 
Jonathan - Aiden or Bishop 

Al - Ben 
Brenda - Kai
Nicky - Pamela / Angel 
Sherry - Lily / Maddie 

Corey - Jaron 
Liberty - Maria 

Stanley - Abbigail 
Sidney - Herendira 

The Bottom of the Lake

Dani - Kara Ivie
Vanessa - Layne Brown 
Claire - Jaidyn Brown 
Lindsey - Ella Kuhl

Alexis - Izabel Mora
Molly - Mariana Fernandez 
Hailey - Katie Terrell
The Woman in White - Nyline V. 

2nd Story TBD!
But will include Katie, Bella, Nyline, Mariana, and maybe others! 

Jaime - Katie Terrell
Sal - Izabel Mora
Bloody Mary - Nyline V.
Hook Hand - Alex 

The Outsiders

Ponyboy - Merrick 
Johnny - Joshua 
Bob - Myra
Randy - Aiden
Dallas - Clark 
Two-Bit - Caden
Darry - Jaron
Sodapop - Terrell
Sandy - Ava
Cherry - Elloree
Marcia - Annalee
Mrs. O’Briant - Kai
Jerry - Jacob* 
Doctor - Romeo*
Nurse - TBA
Mr. Syme - Bishop
Paul - Adam*

Additional Soc and Greasers - Romeo, Adam, Jacob, Tyler, Alex, Charles

*will play multiple roles

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Frozen Jr.

Special Note! We will be casting understudies for both shows, and the understudies may have the opportunity to perform. Understudy casting will be merit based, but also dependent upon the grace and work ethic you demonstrate early in the rehearsal process. 

• Young/Middle Anna: Sari Elliott
• Young/Middle Elsa: Ava Armour
• King Agnarr: Merrick Nations
• Queen Iduna: Gensie Star
• Pabbie: Ary Sanchez
• Bulda:  Vere Aguilar 
• Anna: Ashley Jones 
• Elsa: Abigail Taylor
• Duke of Weselton: Jacob Ziemba 
• Prince Hans: Terrell Miller
• Kristoff: Clark Ivie
• Sven: Jaron Horton
• Olaf: Elloree Chambers
• Oaken: Romeo Guidino 

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• Bishop: Caden Landis
• Hidden Folk Soloists
  • Hidden Folk Soloist 1: Evelyn Heck
  • Hidden Folk Soloist 2: Kaiya Libby
  • Hidden Folk Soloist 3: MaryJane
  • Hidden Folk Soloist 4: Kai Anderson 
  • Hidden Folk Soloist 5: Mia Rios
• Oaken Family
  • Oaken Family Member 1: Mallory Armour
  • Oaken Family Member 2: Emma Nichols
  • Oaken Family Member 3: Annalee Lewis
  • Oaken Family Member 4: Joshua Gamboa
• Snow Dancers: Annalee Lewis, Peyton McFarlin, Kayla Rummel, Ary Sanchez, Gracie Taylor*
• General Ensemble: Vere A, Kai A, Izzie A, Ava A, Mallory A, Natalie B, Sari E, Joshua G, Evelyn H, Caden L, Annalee L, Kaiya L, Peyton M, MJ M, Adam M, Merrick N, Emma N, Mia R, Kayla R, Ary S, Gensie S, Gracie T, 

*Indicates Dance Captain 

The Trojan Women

Hecuba - Abigail Taylor

Cassandra - Ava Armour

Andromache - Ashley Jones

Helen of Troy - Annalee Lewis

Talthybius - Terrell Miller

Menelaus - Mira Greene

Poseidon - Aiden DeFoor

Athena - Peyton McFarlin

Chorus Leaders - Elloree Chambers and Ary Sanchez 

The Chorus - All 3rd Block Ladies

The Soldiers - All 3rd Block Gentlemen