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13 JUNIORAdd to Cart
13 JUNIOR
Audio Sampler: $10.00
Showkit™: $695.00
   This ShowwKit includes:
30 Libretto/Vocal Books
Piano/Vocal Score
Director’s Guide
Choreography Videos (Digital)
Guide Vocal Tracks (Digital)
Performance Tracks (Digital
Downloadable Resources and Media
Running Time: 60 minutes
Songs   Characters
 
Characters:
Cast Size: Large (21 or more performers)
Cast Type: Children

Evan Goldman
Evan Goldman is facing a lot of big life changes: not only are his parents divorcing, but he's also moving from New York City to Appleton, Indiana, right before his thirteenth birthday. Since Evan is Jewish, this is a big birthday, considering he will finally get to have his Bar Mitzvah. Evan is a good-hearted kid who gets wrapped up in his excitement over his party and makes some less-than-stellar choices. Though Evan is going through a lot and a bit high-strung, he's smart and resourceful and ultimately does the right thing.Evan Goldman is facing a lot of big life changes: not only are his parents divorcing, but he's also moving from New York City to Appleton, Indiana, right before his thirteenth birthday. Since Evan is Jewish, this is a big birthday, considering he will finally get to have his Bar Mitzvah. Evan is a good-hearted kid who gets wrapped up in his excitement over his party and makes some less-than-stellar choices. Though Evan is going through a lot and a bit high-strung, he's smart and resourceful and ultimately does the right thing.
Gender: Male Vocal range: G5 - C4

Patrice
Patrice has big dreams of getting out of her small town. She's clever and a bit shy and marches to the beat of her own drum â?? but, unfortunately, these qualities make her an outcast at school. Patrice must have the most dramatic range, both as an actor and a singer, of any female in your show.
Gender: Female
Vocal range: E5 - Ab3

Archie
Patrice's best friend. Archie walks on crutches due to his muscular dystrophy. He has a dark sense of humor and a general sense of urgency about living his life to the fullest, which includes going on a date with Kendra. A note about Archie: it's important to talk with your actor, and the whole cast, about muscular dystrophy and how the disease can affect someone's life, especially if the actor playing Archie isn't disabled.
Gender: Male
Vocal range: A5 - B3

Brett Sampson
The stereotypical "cool guy" â?? he's athletic, commands a squad of minions, and is "not quite as bright as a postage stamp." In addition to not being very bright, Brett isn't a very nice person, although he finds himself in a genuine emotional dilemma over his feelings for Kendra.
Gender: Male
Vocal range: C6 - E4

Eddie
Part of Brett's entourage.
Gender: Male
Vocal range: G5 - C4

Malcolm
Part of Brett's entourage.
Gender: Male
Vocal range: G5 - E4

Cassie
A cheerleader.
Gender: Female
Vocal range: C5 - Bb3

Charlotte
A cheerleader.
Gender: Female
Vocal range: F5 - C4

Kendra
The most popular girl in school and is generally oblivious to how much attention other people are paying to her as she's happy to work on her cheerleading and clueless when she's included in the plots of others. Though, like Brett, Kendra may not be the smartest kid in school, unlike him, she doesn't fall back on bullying and meanness as she's genuinely nice, if somewhat shallow and a bit naive.
Gender: Female
Vocal range: C5 - Bb3

Lucy
Kendra's best friend. The quintessential "mean girl." She's manipulative, dishonest, insecure, and unapologetic â?? although Evan is nicknamed "The Brain," Lucy is the one pulling all the strings at the junior high.
Gender: Female
Vocal range: D5 - F#3

Molly
One of the girls at school and quick to defer to Lucy. She is happy to gossip about the drama, though she's never quite in the middle of any of it.
Gender: Female
Vocal range: C#5 - F#3

Simon
Part of Brett's entourage.
Gender: Male
Vocal range: E5 - Bb3

Richie
Part of Brett's entourage.
Gender: Male
Vocal range: B4 - Bb3

Guy 1
Part of Brett's entourage.
Gender: Male
Vocal range: B4 - G4

Ensemble
The ensemble for 13 JR. is comprised of the rest of the kids at school (Teenagers, Boys, Girls, Kids, and Guys in the script). The "Thirteen" soloists' vocal range is shown below.
Vocal range: Ab4 - A3

 
Synopsis
Credits
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Book by Dan Elish, Robert Horn
 
Overview / Synopsis
With a catchy rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown, (Parade, The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison County) and a hilarious book by Tony winner Robert Horn (Tootsie, Shucked) and Dan Elish (13), 13 JR. tells a timeless story about fitting in - and standing out!
 
Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents' divorce. Now the new kid at school, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain... or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!?
 
A true coming-of-age musical, 13 JR. is made especially for adolescents with a universal message about friendship and being true to yourself.
 

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