Spring 2025 Production
Curtain Up Studios presents our Spring Production of Beetlejuice Jr.
Program Overview
Ages 10-16.
Full Main Stage production with 2-4 performances.
While registration and enrollment are open to all, performers are required to audition and are given a role based on their skill level. Due to the intensity of the rehearsal period as well as the heightened responsibilities of each actor, we recommend that students have had some prior performance experience. Feel free to reach out to us if you are unsure whether or not your child/teen is ready for this program by emailing info@curtainupstudios.com.
Synopsis
The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR., the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon. Lydia Deetz is a strange and unusual teenager, still grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter shows his true stripes, unleashing a (Nether)world of pandemonium.
schedule
Auditions & Callbacks
Auditions: Tues, March 25th @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm (scheduled individual time-slots)
Callbacks & Make-up Auditions: Tues, April 1st @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm (make-up auditions for those unable to attend on 3/25)
Location: All Saints Episcopal Church located at 40 Central Ave, Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Auditions will be scheduled in 15 minute time-slots. Participants will be asked to prepare and perform the audition materials for the casting team. After all participants have auditioned, a callback list will be emailed out. Not all participants will receive a callback, but all participants will receive a role. Participants who receive a callback will be asked to learn a short dance combination as well as prepare role-specific callback materials. Audition time-slot information as well as audition and callback materials will be available in mid-August.
Rehearsals
Location: All Saints’ Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 40 Central Avenue, Glen Rock, NJ.
(Actors will not be called for the full time to every rehearsal)
Wednesday, April 2nd @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm (Script Read-Thru & music)
Tuesday, April 8th @ 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Wednesday, April 9th @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
(No Rehearsal April 15th or 16th)
Tuesday, April 22nd @ 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Wednesday, April 23rd @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday, April 26th @ 9:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday, April 29th @ 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Wednesday, April 30th @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tuesday, May 6th @ 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Wednesday, May 7th @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tuesday, May 13th @ 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Wednesday, May 14th @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday, May 17th @ 9:00am - 12:00pm (Dress Rehearsal)*
Wednesday, May 21st @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm (Clean Up rehearsal)
* Denotes a mandatory rehearsal
Mandatory Tech Rehearsals
Location: StageWorks at Studio 237, located at 237 Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton Lakes, NJ
Tech Schedule:
Tuesday, May 27th @ 5:30 - 8:00pm (Tech)*
Wednesday, May 28th @ 5:30 - 8:00pm (Dress Rehearsal)*
Thursday, May 29th @ 5:30 - 8:00pm (Dress Rehearsal)*
* Denotes a mandatory rehearsal
Performances:
Location: StageWorks at Studio 237, located at 237 Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton Lakes, NJ
Friday, May 30th @ 7:00pm
Saturday, May 31st @ 2:00pm
Saturday, May 31st @ 7:00pm
Sunday, June 1st @ 2:00pm (possible extra performance)
Tuition
Tuition: $595
Every child that participates will be cast in our production.
Performance Information
Location:
StageWorks at Studio 237, located at 237 Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton Lakes, NJ
Performance Dates and Times:
Friday, May 31st @ 7:00pm
Saturday, June 1st @ 2:00pm
Saturday, June 1st @ 7:00pm
Sunday, June 2nd @ 2:00pm (possible extra performance)