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Disney Channel Auditions: Avalon High

Audition and casting call information for the Disney Channel Original Movie “Avalon High” have been released.  The film is currently in pre-production and is casting for roles and extras. The book is by Meg Cabot and will begin shooting in New Zealand late April or early May of 2010.

You can purchase the book here if you would like to read it. (If you are auditioning for a movie or TV show, learn all you can about the character you are auditioning for!)

Here’s a little bit about the movie from Wikipedia:

Elaine “Ellie” Harrison has just moved from Minnesota to Annapolis, Maryland while her parents take a year long sabbatical to continue their medieval studies in nearby DC. Her new high school, Avalon High, seems like a typical high school with the stereotypical students: Lance the jock, Jennifer the cheerleader, Marco, the bad boy/desperado, and Will, the senior class president, quarterback, the man every girls wants and all around good guy. But not everyone at Avalon High is who they appear to be, not even Ellie herself.

And here are the possible character roles that will need to be cast:

Ellie Harrison: the new student at Avalon High–she moved to Annapolis, Maryland from Minnesota due to her parent’s sabbatical. She was the fastest runner on the track team at her old school. She is named for the Lady of Shalott in the Arthurian legend who falls in love with Lancelot yet commits suicide in the end because Lancelot leaves her for Guinevere. Marco makes several references to her name throughout the book, mainly because of what Mr. Morton told him about the legend, calling her “lily maid” and making references to the love of floating that is apparently the only trait that she shares with her namesake.

However, despite her namesake, she is really the Lady of the Lake, who presents Arthur with the famed sword, Excalibur. At Annapolis, she feels an attraction to Will Wagner, despite knowing him for a relatively short time. Through her parents’ scholar backgrounds, she has a deep understanding of the Medieval Ages and the Arthurian legend, which, as she points out, can cause some problems for her socially. In her World Literature class, she feels slightly embarrassed at times due to her already having read most of the books. After a while, she begins to notice the strange coincidences between the legend and Avalon High.

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Arthur William Wagner:He corresponds to the King Arthur in the legend and has a slightly disruptive family relationship at home. Will (as most characters call him) has a Border Collie named Cavalier, who corresponds to King Arthur’s dog Cavall. His sailboat, the Pride Winn, corresponds to Arthur’s Prydwyn.

Jennifer Gold: A typical blonde cheerleader who corresponds to Queen Guinevere in the legend. She was originally dating Will (Arthur William Wagner) while cheating on him with Lance, but they broke up when Marco accidentally-on-purpose revealed their secret while Will, Ellie, Marco, Jennifer, and Lance were out sailing. Jennifer is described as one of those “perky little blondes who seem to know instinctively what colour eyeshadow looks best on them.” Although she is a bit of the stereotypical cheerleader, she is also a very nice person, and is very difficult not to like.

Lance Reynolds: the “jock” who is Will’s best friend. He goes behind Will’s back to cheat with Jennifer. He seems to have no real intention to hurt Will, like Jennifer, however, he can’t seem to deny his attraction to Jennifer. Like Lancelot in the Arthurian legend, Lance is Will’s right hand man who betrays Arthur to stay with Guinevere.

Marco Campbell: Will’s delinquent stepbrother who happens to be his halfbrother. He has been kicked out of school and eventually, it is revealed that he and Will share the same mother. Marco is very jealous of Will, and this brings him to eventually hate him with a passion. He corresponds to Mordred in the Arthurian legend and he seeks to bring Will down through revealing Jen’s and Lance’s betrayal and eventually, attempted murder.

Mr. Morton: He is a member of the “Order of the Bear”, who believes that the Arthurian legend repeats every generation. He goes undercover as a teacher in Avalon High to guide Will to success, but when he made the near-fatal mistake of telling Marco about the legend, Marco tried to kill him. He corresponds to Merlin in the legend.

Admiral Wagner: He is Will’s father and he corresponds to Uther Pendragon in the legend. He seemingly murders his best friend (by sending him into combat where he was killed) and then marries his best friend’s wife.

Jean Wagner: Jean is Admiral Wagner’s wife, who married him 6 months after her husband died in combat. Although originally it was believed that she was merely Will’s stepmother, it was later revealed (by Mr. Morton) that she was in actuality Will’s birth mother.

Ellie’s Parents: Ellie’s parents are professors on sabbatical. Her mother is writing a book on Elaine, the so-called “lily maid” of Astolat, and her father is writing his on the sword that Ellie takes to the park and hands to Will during his face-off with Marco, thus revealing herself as the Lady of the Lake. Ellie’s parents care about her despite being an embarrassment to her at times.