Students from around the school fought hard to secure their roles in this year’s spring production of, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” While there are parts for everyone, a few select roles stand out from the rest, and the process was a long one.

Auditions! 

Tuesday, November 14th, and Wednesday, November 15th may have seemed like ordinary days to others, but these were the first chances for Northern’s ambitious musical students to get one of the few leading or featured roles in the musical. On Tuesday, students could audition for the lead roles of Joseph, The Narrator, or one of Joseph’s eleven brothers.  Wednesday was the auditions for feature characters: Jacob, Pharaoh, Potiphar, Mrs. Potiphar, Butler & Baker, and the ensemble. Though it may seem like a silly thing to get worked up about, to musical kids it can be one of the scariest things. Singing a song (two for some roles), reading a monologue, and dancing a short dance is what comprised the audition process. And after weeks of practicing, the two audition days have come and gone.

Callbacks!

Callbacks are when the directors would like you to audition again for the same, and or other, roles. Getting a callback does not mean that you've gotten a role, it just simply means they want to see you again for a closer examination. Callbacks were posted on Thursday November, 16th on Mrs. Bissell’s website, with further auditions being held the following Monday. The list read as follows:

Joseph: Jordan Bissell & Joe Richwine

Narrator: Abby Dietsche, Lexi Hunter & Avery Keys

Reuben: Jordan Bissell, Spencer Cray & Joe Richwine

Simeon: Josh Brown & Spencer Cray

The Brothers: Evan Beddia, Josh Brown, Spencer Cray, Garrettson Decker, Rachel Ford, Sean Fraker, Jackson Hazen, Maggie Ketterer, Bryan Latchaw & Connor Nelson

Mrs. Potiphar: Rachel Ford, Avery Keys, Sofia Piscitello & Madison Roth

Wednesday November, 22.

A week after the first auditions and the directors have made their decisions. The official cast list was posted. See who the co-directors, Mrs. Laura Bissell and Mrs. Rachel Roach” chose to fill those roles:

Narrators: Lexi Hunter & Avery Keys

Joseph: Joe Richwine

Jacob: Zach Hoover

Reuben: Jordan Bissell

Simeon: Josh Brown

Naphteli/Butler: Spencer Cray

Dan/Pharoah: Dan Reyes

Judah: Sean Fraker

Issachar: Jackson Hazen

Asher: Rachel Ford

Levi: Abby Dietsche

Zebulan: Garretson Decker

Gao: Connor Nelson

Benjamin: Bryan Latchaw

Potiphar/Baker: Trenton Grace

Mrs. Potiphar: Sofia Piscitello

Ishmaelites: Zach Hoover, Nathan Irvin, & Bella Shaffer

Girl's Solo (One More Angel): Chloe Harley

Potiphar's Singers: Mia Miller & Maggie Ketterer

Lively Lad (Poor, Poor Pharoah): Madison Roth

Ensemble/Chorus/Dancers: Josie Crain, Trenton Grace, Chloe Harley, Zach Hoover, Maggie Ketterer, Madison Kunkle, Mia Miller, Sofia Piscitello, Madison Roth, Bella Shaffer, Jenna Williams & Nathan Irvin.

Children's Chorus: TBA

Congratulations to the cast! Looking forward to an amazing musical season!

~Trenton Grace