Upcoming Auditions
ALL-VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SHOW
Begets: Fall of a
High School Ronin
by Qui Nguyen
Auditions:
Wednesday, October 29 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 1 at 2 p.m.
Performances: February 6-8, 2026
(three performances total)
Director: Jeremy West
Auditioning for Begets
Open to high school students. Acting and technical roles available.
Audition will consist of reading sides. Monologues welcome but not required.
You will also learn a brief movement and combat sequence. Please wear movement clothes and
bring a water bottle.This is a free performance opportunity.
Roles Available
EMI EDWARDS – 17, female, Geek, badass, Samurai
INSIDE GIRL – 17, female, Emi's inside voice
LAURA - 17, female, The lovable girl Emi saved
MARY – 17, female, Queen Bee in-training
ANDREA – 18, female, Queen Bee
PATRICK – 15, male, Vengeful nerd
DJ MC – 18, male, Andrea's boyfriend
TREY – 17, male, QB1 in-training
PRINCIPAL PARKER – 40s, male/female, Hipster Principal of EHS
VP FRACONNE – 40s , male/female, Non-hipster VP of EHS
COUNSELOR THERESA – 22, female, Former cool kid turned teacher
JILLIE LEE – 19, female, Second year senior
CHANTAL – 18, female, Patrick's online GF
SHELDON – 17, male, Goth Henchman
DUSTIN – 17, male, Goth Henchman
THATCHER – 18, female, Drama Queen Shogun
SARAH – 18, female, Teen Tea Partiers Shogun
MOM – 40s, female, Emi's self-centered Mom
DAD – 40s, male, Emi's absentee Dad
CRYSTAL – 18, female, Co-Shogun of the Band Nerds
KRYSTY – 18, female, Co-Shogun of the Band Nerds
ROCKER GIRL – 25, female, Anxious girl in the park
WALTER – 16, male, The real Chantal
Synopsis
This action-packed samurai story, set inside the halls of an all-American high school, tells the tale of Emi Edwards, a high school geekgurl fighting to overthrow the cruel shoguns of her school. But will Emi's own cravings for popularity and power corrupt her quest to save the school? Will she be able to establish a new world order? Or will violence just beget more violence?