Character Breakdown
Please look this over before your audition and have an idea what role you want to audition for.
ELDERS
SCENES: 1, 3, 5, 10, 12
SONGS:
#1 Took to the Sky
#6 Elders’ Sacred Oath
#7 Beautiful Sky
#12 While You Can
#13 Finale
Ranges: A3-C#5
FINN is the oldest and wisest Elder.
*has a secret backstory involving her brother YORG for why she led the giants to the sky
*is stern but also genuinely cares for educating students
*an authority figure
*requires: strong stage presence, confident clear voice, ability to memorize a lot of lines
# of LINES: 44
MEL is FINN’S second-in-command.
*the shiest Elder
*a small, nervous voice—until she’s suddenly very loud
*requires: ability to show contrast between a small and big character
# of LINES: 14
VIN is the pragmatic Elder.
*keeps FIN calm and composed
*remembers life on the ground
# of LINES: 7
OLIN is a cloud loving Elder.
*educates HEESHEE of cloud dynamics
*empowers HOOLIGANS of their cloud duties
# of LINES: 10
ROW is a wise Elder.
*educates HEESHEE of their place in the world
*remembers how humans took over the land
# of LINES: 5
SYE is the inspirational Elder.
*rallies the Elders to remind FIN of their sacred oath
# of LINES: 6
ELDERS ENSEMBLE participates in all the ELDERS scenes and songs.
*can be flexible in size
STUDENTS
SCENES: 1, 5, 12
SONGS:
#1 Took to the Sky
#13 Finale
Ranges: B3-C#5
HEESHEE is a student that’s equal parts curiousity and enthusiasism.
*is best friends with BERT
*believes anything she finds fun, others will too
*desperately want to go down to Earth
*requires: ability to portray naiveness, has a clear strong singing voice, can memorize a lot of lines, excellent stage presence, great comedic timing
SONGS: #2 Down There, #3 Perspective, #5 Playground, #8 Down There Heeshee Reprise, #9 Me and My Screen, #12 While You Can, #13 Finale
SCENES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
# of LINES: 118
BERT is best friends with HEESHEE.
*book smart
*doesn’t like that the other students pick on him
*cautious, but likes that HEESHEE enables him to take part of experiences he wouldn’t otherwise
SONGS: #2 Down There; #3 Perspective, #4Playground, #8 While You Can, #9 Finale
SCENES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
# of LINES: 64
ERNST is tired of everyone catering to HEESEE.
# of LINES: 2
GENE is tired of everyone catering to HEESEE.
*blunt and bold
*doesn’t like all of HEESHEE’s questions
# of LINES: 2
BEV is critical of BERT’s relationship to HEESHEE.
*picks on BERT because he think’s he shouldn’t waste his time with HEESHEE
# of LINES: 3
STUDENTS ENSEMBLE participates in all the STUDENTS scenes and songs.
*can be flexible in size
*the HOOLIGAN characters should make up part of the student body
ELDERS
SCENES: 1, 3, 5, 10, 12
SONGS:
#1 Took to the Sky
#6 Elders’ Sacred Oath
#7 Beautiful Sky
#12 While You Can
#13 Finale
Ranges: A3-C#5
FINN is the oldest and wisest Elder.
*has a secret backstory involving her brother YORG for why she led the giants to the sky
*is stern but also genuinely cares for educating students
*an authority figure
*requires: strong stage presence, confident clear voice, ability to memorize a lot of lines
# of LINES: 44
MEL is FINN’S second-in-command.
*the shiest Elder
*a small, nervous voice—until she’s suddenly very loud
*requires: ability to show contrast between a small and big character
# of LINES: 14
VIN is the pragmatic Elder.
*keeps FIN calm and composed
*remembers life on the ground
# of LINES: 7
OLIN is a cloud loving Elder.
*educates HEESHEE of cloud dynamics
*empowers HOOLIGANS of their cloud duties
# of LINES: 10
ROW is a wise Elder.
*educates HEESHEE of their place in the world
*remembers how humans took over the land
# of LINES: 5
SYE is the inspirational Elder.
*rallies the Elders to remind FIN of their sacred oath
# of LINES: 6
ELDERS ENSEMBLE participates in all the ELDERS scenes and songs.
*can be flexible in size
STUDENTS
SCENES: 1, 5, 12
SONGS:
#1 Took to the Sky
#13 Finale
Ranges: B3-C#5
HEESHEE is a student that’s equal parts curiousity and enthusiasism.
*is best friends with BERT
*believes anything she finds fun, others will too
*desperately want to go down to Earth
*requires: ability to portray naiveness, has a clear strong singing voice, can memorize a lot of lines, excellent stage presence, great comedic timing
SONGS: #2 Down There, #3 Perspective, #5 Playground, #8 Down There Heeshee Reprise, #9 Me and My Screen, #12 While You Can, #13 Finale
SCENES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
# of LINES: 118
BERT is best friends with HEESHEE.
*book smart
*doesn’t like that the other students pick on him
*cautious, but likes that HEESHEE enables him to take part of experiences he wouldn’t otherwise
SONGS: #2 Down There; #3 Perspective, #4Playground, #8 While You Can, #9 Finale
SCENES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
# of LINES: 64
ERNST is tired of everyone catering to HEESEE.
# of LINES: 2
GENE is tired of everyone catering to HEESEE.
*blunt and bold
*doesn’t like all of HEESHEE’s questions
# of LINES: 2
BEV is critical of BERT’s relationship to HEESHEE.
*picks on BERT because he think’s he shouldn’t waste his time with HEESHEE
# of LINES: 3
STUDENTS ENSEMBLE participates in all the STUDENTS scenes and songs.
*can be flexible in size
*the HOOLIGAN characters should make up part of the student body
HOOLIGANS
SCENES: (1), 2, 5, 9, 12
SONGS:
#1 Took to the Sky
#3 Perspective
#7 Beautiful Sky
#11 Gumption
#13 Finale
Ranges: A3-F5
ABE is a clever hooligan.
*enjoys playing “dodgeball” with a meteor - boasts about sneaking out the house
# of LINES: 13
JORDAN is a clumsy hooligan. - accidentally breaks the moon
# of LINES: 11
PHLEM is a persuasive hooligan.
*convinces everyone they need some “gumption”
# of LINES: 14
IKE is a persuasive hooligan.
*a bit whiny
*part robot
# of LINES: 20
JED is a nervous hooligan
*sleeps with a dictionary under his pillow
*obedient to the other hooligans
# of LINES: 18
ALLIE is a problem solving hooligan.
*convinces JED to hold up the moon
# of LINES: 15
HOOLIGANS ENSEMBLE participates in all the HOOLIGANS scenes and songs
*can be flexible in size
*for small casts sizes, option to double cast for
HOOLIGANS and GAMERS as they are not featured in the same scenes
GAMERS
SCENES: (1), (5), 7, 11, 12
SONGS:
#9 Me and My Screen
#12 While You Can
#13 Finale
Ranges: D4-B4
YORG is leader of the Gamers.
*is FINN’s brother
*has abandonment issues of YORG leaving
SCENES: 6, 7, 11, 12
# of LINES: 42
QUALE is a fun gamer.
*loves web and Internet language acronyms
*favorite word is LOL
# of LINES: 4
CAL is a organized gamer.
*keeps schedule and enjoys how the Internet fills your day
# of LINES: 2
SVEN is a tech support gamer.
*explains how the Internet is connected to the Cloud
# of LINES: 3
PAT is a fanatic gamer.
*enjoys trolling people on the Internet
*loves videos on the Internet
# of LINES: 3
ZEEK is a content junkie gamer
*enjoys taking online quizzes
*loves baby lions
# of LINES: 6
GAMERS ENSEMBLE participates in all the GAMERS scenes and songs
*can be flexible in size for small casts sizes, option to double cast for HOOLIGANS and GAMERS as they are not featured in the same scenes
