AUDITION PREP: 

AUDITION: 

(fill out in advance and bring with you)

1. Audition Form: Fill out an audition form. 

2. Fill out Conflict Calendar.

3. Headshot: Need not be professional, but a good picture of you - head and shoulders

4. Actual Audition:  

• Please read over the sides - you need not memorize but be familiar

Note: All females will read Star and all males will read Jeff

• We will do some improv and theatre games

• We will do some scene readings from the script

REHEARSALS

John Lennon and Me features an intimate, tightly-knit ensemble. Full presence, focus, and preparation are essential.

Rehearsals will be held Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 6:00–8:30 PM. There will be no weekend rehearsals until we approach tech week.

CONFLICTS

With a short rehearsal period and an immersive production, every rehearsal counts. Please use the calendar to indicate any and all conflicts throughout the run — even on dates when rehearsals are not currently scheduled. This helps us adjust as needed to accommodate actor availability.

Attendance at tech week is mandatory for all cast members. Unfortunately, if you are unavailable during this critical final stretch, you will not be eligible for casting.

Play Synopsis and Character Information

John Lennon and Me Summary and Cast List 

John Lennon and Me is a touching and often humorous play about friendship, dreams, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of illness.

The story centers on Star, a teenage girl with cystic fibrosis who is in and out of a  facility for chronically ill children. Despite her illness, Star is full of life, wit, and imagination. She’s obsessed with John Lennon and The Beatles, and she dreams of becoming an actress and living a glamorous Hollywood life — a dream she expresses through her sharp humor and daydreams. Star’s world changes when Courtney, a beautiful and popular new patient, arrives at the facility. At first, the two clash: Courtney is used to being admired, while Star hides her fear and vulnerability behind sarcasm. Over time, however, they form a deep friendship as they come to understand each other’s struggles — both physical and emotional. Throughout the play, Star faces her worsening condition with courage and humor. Her friendship with Courtney teaches both girls about love, loss, and what it means to really live. Even as Star’s health declines, her spirit remains strong.

Cast List

Star (aka Stella Grumbere): 13, has cystic fibrosis.  Feisty and irreverent, very smart, unconventional.  Funny.  Does everything will style.  

Sally Kasem: She is brittle and diabetic. Very sensitive and insecure, whiny, desperate to be liked. Childish and feels overshadowed by Star.  

Dr. Scott Rhodes: Late 20s - chief resident.  The heart throb of the hospital.  Keeps it professional but also tries to relate to patients. Kind and caring.

The Torturer (Ina Tortunesky): Ex-Army nurse, now physical therapist - might enjoy her work too much.  Imposing, scary, deep voice.  Every childs’ nightmare

Courtney Cambridge: Stars preppy and attractive “Valley Girl” roommate.  Cheerleader. Seems healthy but suffers from heart damage from Rheumatic Fever. 

Nurse Janice Bobrin: Resident nurse and self appointed music "therapist." Perky in the extreme, obsessed with Yellow Submarine. 

Claudia Grubner: Star’s mother.  A would-be actress, obsessed with staying young, sexy and “in the biz.”  Very hip.  She is in serious denial of Star’s condition.

Jeff Levine: Athletic, varsity tennis player. Stars “boyfriend” On the verge of a breakdown, cannot sleep due to trauma of sister’s  (11) death from Cystic Fibrosis.

Julie Rowen: Courtney’s best friend. Classic cheerleader.  Perky, totally valley, very judgey.  Gymnast?/Baton?  

Tom Lowell : Courtney’s boyfriend, painfully shy. Shorter than Cortney(?) Goofy.