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MERI

• Female
• Age: 16-20 to play late teens
• Singing and dancing ability and experience
• All ethnicities
• Lead role
• Bold, confident, and headstrong. She has a chip on her shoulder since she thinks that she is the real star of any group that she is in. She prides herself on control, precision, and being the best — but secretly struggles with living in her mother’s shadow and wanting recognition on her own terms. When Meri has to work with some unlikely allies to save her town she will learn that being on a team is not so bad after all —it’s where her true strength emerges.

ZARA

• Female
• Age: 16-20 to play late teens
• Singing and dancing ability and experience
• All ethnicities
• Lead role
• Zara is confident, intelligent and observant, that is until it comes to her mother. She strives for nothing more than her mother’s approval who thinks she is “too soft.” When Zara is finally given the opportunity to prove herself to her mom, she quickly heads down a villainous path. When she has to face off with her oldest friend, she will also have to face what her real intentions are.

KJ

• Male
• Latino or Indigenous
• Age: 16-20 to play late teens
• Singing and dancing ability and experience
• Lead role
• KJ is totally self-assured if not a bit arrogant. When his father leaves his life of crime behind to move to a small town, a world of possibilities will open to him that he never considered before. Should he try to be good? The question of who he wants to be is put to the test when he is forced to face someone from his past.

LOU

• Male
• Age: 16-20 to play late teens
• Singing and dancing ability and experience
• All ethnicities
• Lead role
• Lou is a walking Encyclopedia, who knows a little something about everything – except how to find his self-confidence. Lou has the goods but is afraid to step out into the spotlight. However, when his family and friends are in danger, Lou must summon the courage to step up and let his inner glow shine for all to see, showing that he had the charisma and strength to save the day all along.

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