Cast Auditions for Urinetown

Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
URINETOWN was produced on Broadway in September, 2001 by the Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals in association with TheaterDreams, Inc., and Lauren Mitchell

Directed by Lindsay Kurtze
Musical Direction by Andrea O'Brien
Choreography by Jordanna Fraser Stangeland

Callbacks

Callbacks will be held Wednesday September 17th between 7:30 and 10:30, actual call times TBD.

Audition Location

Auditions are held at Beddington Theatre Arts Centre, 375 Bermuda Dr NW.

Audition Requirements

Members of Equity and ACTRA please note that as FRC produces shows on a volunteer, recreational basis, we will not pay any professional association fees, such as the fees stipulated by Equity's Amateur Guest Artist policy, under any circumstances whatsoever.

Please prepare 2 contrasting musical theatre songs, one demonstrating character.
A piano will be provided, but no accompanist, so please bring accompaniment on backing track (CD or iPod/iPhone/MP3 player) or bring your own accompanist. No a cappella.

Please bring a headshot and resume with you to your audition.

We are looking for a reed player and trombonist to be a part of our cast on stage. Other instruments will be auditioned at a later date, but the musicians we are looking for now will be playing while being a part of the action on the stage!
Musicians please prepare one piece to stand and play.

All auditioners will need to stay for a choreography audition.

About the Show

Welcome to Urinetown. Not the place of course, the musical. Urinetown the place is sort of a mythical place, a bad place – let’s just say it’s full of symbolism and things like that.

It’s a privilege to pee: water’s worth its weight in gold these days
No more bathrooms like in olden days, you come here and pay a fee.

This satirical comedy features a city of the future afflicted by a terrible drought where public amenity tycoon Caldwell B. Cladwell has made his fortune by bribery, monopolization, and the implementation of a brutal police force maintaining the laws against private toilets and public urination. Bolstered by the love of a woman, Bobby Strong will stand up and say enough is enough! But things may be more complicated than he thinks – the woman he loves is none other than the daughter of the very tycoon he is trying to overthrow.

No anger or badness, just laughter and gladness, if only you follow your heart!

Rehearsals

Rehearsals will start Saturday September 20th:
- Mondays & Wednesdays from 6-9pm
- Saturdays 2-6pm

There will be no rehearsal on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve but otherwise we will not have an extended break during this time.

If this rehearsal schedule is a challenge for you, please inform us.

PLEASE NOTE: For the week prior to opening (i.e. beginning Sunday January 4^th), please expect a rehearsal or other activity on each day.

Run Dates

January 9^th - 24^th 2015, Beddington Theatre Arts Centre

Roles Available

Most roles will be part of the ensemble, with doublings that will be determined during the casting process.

Name	Gender	Vocal Range	Description
Bobby Strong	M	A2-C5	20-30 years old The dashing, rebellious everyman who works for Miss Pennywise at the poorest, filthiest town urinal. He becomes an unsuspecting protagonist and romantic hero when he starts a revolution and falls in love with Hope Cladwell.
Caldwell B. Cladwell	M	A2-G4	50-65 years old The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor.
Dr. Billeaux	M	E3-A3	30-50 years old Head of Research and Development at UGC.
Hope Cladwell	F	A3-A5	20-30 years old Cladwell's ravishingly beautiful daughter, torn between her father and her new love for Bobby. She begins as an innocent, naive angel but becomes vengeful and determined after being exposed to her father's evil.
Hot Blades Harry	M	A2-F4	45-60 years old One of the Poor, he is a psychopath and can become a violent loose cannon.
Joseph "Old Man" Strong	M	Speaking	50-65 years old Bobby's rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sends him to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution. This role will be doubled with a singing role.
Josephine "Ma" Strong	F	Bb3-D5	55-65 years old Bobby's mother and Joseph's wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her.
Little Becky Two-Shoes	F	Bb3-F5	20-40 years old One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory.
Little Sally	F	A3-E5	20-40 years old A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play's logic.
Mr. McQueen	M	B2-EF	30-45 years old Cladwell's sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant.
Officer Barrel	M	G2-F4	30-50 years old Lockstock's patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman.
Officer Lockstock	M	A2-A4	35-55 years old The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story, he is a corrupt policeman who secretly kills off the guilty offenders. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways.
Penelope Pennywise	F	A3-C6	30-45 years old The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal. She is Cladwell's one-time lover and mother to Hope who eventually softens her temper.
Senator Fipp	M	C#3-F4	40-55 years old A greedy politician in Cladwell's pocket. A bumbling coward.
Soupy Sue	F	Bb3-B4	25-40 years old One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked.
Tiny Tom	M	D3-A3	30-50 years old One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child.
Reed Player	MF	N/A	The reed player instrumentation calls for Alto Sax, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet and Soprano Sax. We may alter this instrumentation and/or cast multiple players.
Trombone Player	MF	N/A	The trombone player instrumentation calls for Bass Trombone, Euphonium and Trombone. We may alter this instrumentation and/or cast multiple players.

Book your audition online

Please choose an audition time below and complete the request form.

Wednesday September 10, 2014

7:00pm	Full
7:08pm	Full
7:16pm	Expired
7:24pm	Expired
7:32pm	Full
7:40pm	Full
7:48pm	Choreo
8:04pm	Full
8:12pm	Full
8:20pm	Expired
8:28pm	Full
8:36pm	Full
8:44pm	Full
8:52pm	Choreo
9:08pm	Full
9:16pm	Expired
9:24pm	Full
9:32pm	Expired
9:40pm	Full
9:48pm	Expired
9:56pm	Choreo

Saturday September 13, 2014

2:00pm	Full
2:08pm	Full
2:16pm	Expired
2:24pm	Full
2:32pm	Expired
2:40pm	Expired
2:48pm	Choreo
3:04pm	Full
3:12pm	Full
3:20pm	Full
3:28pm	Full
3:36pm	Full
3:44pm	Expired
3:52pm	Choreo
4:08pm	Full
4:16pm	Full
4:24pm	Full
4:32pm	Full
4:40pm	Full
4:48pm	Full
4:56pm	Choreo
5:28pm	Full
5:36pm	Full
5:44pm	Full
6:00pm	Choreo

Monday September 15, 2014

6:00pm	Full
6:08pm	Full
6:16pm	Full
6:24pm	Full
6:32pm	Full
6:40pm	Full
6:48pm	Choreo
7:04pm	Full
7:12pm	Full
7:20pm	Full
7:28pm	Full
7:36pm	Full
7:44pm	Full
7:52pm	Choreo
8:08pm	Full
8:16pm	Full
8:24pm	Full
8:32pm	Full
8:40pm	Full
8:48pm	Full
8:56pm	Full
9:04pm	Choreo

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