Back From the Dead: An Apocalyptic Rock Musical

Production Company
Renegade Arts Co
Producer(s)
Jim Buckshon
Director(s)
Justin Anthony / Ricardo
Casting Director(s): 
Justin Anthony/Ricardo/Jim Buckshon/Viktoria Duchesne
Union Status
Non-Union
Project Type
Theatre / Live Performance
Student Production
No
Compensation Details

Union rates CAEA - DOT. NO UNION, $300 honorarium

Audition Date(s)
March 8 6pm-10pm March 9 10am-6pm Callbacks: March 16 10am-6pm
Audition Location
Renegade Studios 8877 Selkirk St., Vancouver
Shoot / Performance Date(s)
June 13-28, 2025
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
The Shop Theatre 8877 Selkirk St., Vancouver
Submission Deadline
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Submission Instructions

Seeking actors/singers/dancers for all roles. Anyone outside of the age range that can appear the desired age may also apply. All ethnicities are encouraged to apply.
You will be asked to sing one 2 minute section of a song from the show’s Spotify playlist (exact songs will be provided in advance)
Please prepare a monologue of your choice. Max 2 minutes.
Please bring appropriate clothes/shoes as there will be a dance call.
Please send resume and headshots to renegadearts@outlook.com and bring a physical headshot to the audition.

Project Synopsis
In the desolate world of the Nowhere, a future North America ravaged by cosmic dust and plagued by mutated creatures, a bewildered group known as 'The No One' led by Vesper, scrambles to survive. Under the rule of self-appointed President Dr. Genius and a delusional cult called ‘The Immune’, war breaks out and alliances shift. The No One must navigate a treacherous journey, encountering Jay and her eccentric survivors, deceitful societies and power struggles in their quest for the elusive neverland of the Greenspace.
Character 1
Vesper
Age
18-25
Gender
Female
Description
Tough with a gooey centre. Scared of vulnerability, because she’s been burned (before the apocalypse literally burned her). Has never had a real family, and desperately wants one. Did some bad things and is trying to make up for them by saving her friends, the family she found and desperately wants to keep together. Keeps calm… on the outside.
Character 2
Daydream
Age
18-25
Gender
Open
Description
Gooey all the way through. Wistfully remembers the world before the end, but has accepted their reality. A philosophical, poetic sort. Loves vulnerability.
Character 3
Priscilla
Age
18-25
Gender
Female
Description
Optimistic, loving, and soft. Only gives one chance before she’ll shoot you, though. Offer her a sensory experience, and she’s in. An apocalyptic fairy princess
Character 4
Gatsby
Age
18-25
Gender
Male
Description
Cynicist with unshakable morals. Five minutes away from snapping. Charismatic, political, without faith that things will turn out all right. Searching for a home that makes sense to him. Too sarcastic by half.
Character 5
Spike
Age
18-25
Gender
Male
Description
Tough as nails, but proud of his cooking skills. Total punk. Will try anything once. Practical. Good in a fight.
Additional Characters

The Immune and Their Disciples (Age range: 18 - 25)

Champagne Laserbeam (She/her)

The Phantasopolis Immune

Supernova Dynamite (She/her) (Age range: 18 - 25)

President Doctor Genius (He/him) (Age range: 25 - 40)

The Belief Police (Age range: 18 - 35)

The Survivors (Age range: 18 - 25)

Jay the Aviatrix (She/her) (Age range: 18 - 25) - A glamorous aviatrix with a collection of drugs, a zeppelin, and a desperation for companionship. Lives life to the fullest. Maybe too much to the fullest. Speaks in a transatlantic accent and charms the pants off everybody she meets; it only becomes a problem when they want their pants back.
Her sidekick,

D.O.R.A. the Droid (She/her) (Age range: 18 - 20) - Wise, helpful, robotic, sexy.

Notion (He/him or they/them) (Age range: 18 - 25) - Hairdresser defector with a thirst for power and a thing for tough girls.

Whys Man (He/him) (Age range: 30 - 60) - Strange, wise, crooked man. He always says the word ‘why’ with an aspirated H.