NUOVA Vocal Arts invites performers to submit for auditions for the upcoming production of Fun Home.
Audition Dates – Saturday February 14 – Sunday February 15, 2026 5:00-8:00 PM
Location – Allard Hall, MacEwan University Edmonton, AB
Audition Format
Performers selected for auditions will be assigned a 10-minute time slot.
*Due to the volume of submissions, only those selected for an audition will be contacted.
*Auditions for youth roles in Fun Home will be held at a later date.
What to Prepare
• Please prepare one song that best showcases your voice. We kindly ask that you do not perform a selection from the show.
Accompaniment
• An accompanist will not be provided.
• Performers may sing a cappella or use pre-recorded tracks.
• A sound system with an audio jack will be available.
• If your device requires a different connection, please bring the appropriate adapter or your own Bluetooth speaker.
How to Submit
To be considered, please submit your headshot and CV to associatead@nuovavocalarts.ca by February 10, 2026.
Fun Home | Music by Jeanine Tesori | Book & Lyrics by Lisa Kron
Based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel
Fall 2026 – Artists to be engaged under the CAEA DOT Policy contract
About the Show:
Winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best Musical, Fun Home follows a cartoonist revisiting her childhood to unpack her complex relationship with her father, her emerging sexuality, and the truths we tell-and hide-about ourselves.
Roles Available
ALISON – 43
Lesbian cartoonist; narrator
• Vocal Range: E3-D5
• A self-aware adult reflecting on her life and relationship with her father prior to his
tragic death. Must be a strong singer able to move seamlessly between speech and
song; low E to light belt C♯.
MEDIUM ALISON – 19
College freshman at Oberlin
• Vocal Range: G3-E5
• Highly intelligent, well-read, and socially awkward as she discovers her sexuality.
Strong mix-belt to C and mix to E required.
BRUCE BECHDEL – Alison’s father
High school English teacher and funeral home director
• Vocal Range: A2-G4
• A complex man marked by repression and volatility; capable of warmth but quick to
anger. Strong singing actor required.
HELEN BECHDEL – Alison’s mother
• Vocal Range: A3-E5
• Frustrated and emotionally exhausted by her marriage; has spent years trying to be a
devoted wife and mother while ignoring her husband’s behaviour. Strong mixed E
required.
JOAN – College student
• Vocal Range: G3-G4
• Confident, self-assured, with a dry sense of humour; openly identifies as a lesbian.
Must be comfortable with harmony singing and alto lines.
ROY / MARK / PETE / BOBBY JEREMY – Played by one actor
• Vocal Range: G3-A4 (optional D♯5)
• Multiple roles including a yard worker, mourner, high school student, and the lead
singer of a band in Alison’s imagination. Requires a strong, clean 1970s pop sound (to B).