Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
2/15/2011
Location
Zachary Scott Theatre
1510 Toomey Road
Austin, TX 78704
Portable Rehearsal Studios
Time(s)
February 15th AND 16th
5pm to 11pm both days
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Actors will be seen by appointment only. Please send your information and the character auditioning for to
auditions@zachtheatre.org. No phone calls.
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Contract
SPT
$293/week
Seeking
All Cast & Ensemble except Motormouth Maybelle.
Preparation
Please be prepared to sing 16 to 32 bars of a song from Hairspray for the character for which you wish to audition. Please bring sheet music for at least one additional song selection in a style similar to the songs in Hairspray. Pop and rock music from the Sixties are good choices.
Other Dates
First Rehearsal:
May 23rd, 2011
Performance Dates:
June 23rd, 20ll through August 28th, 2011
Shows run Wednesday through Saturday nights and Sunday matinees.
Other
Rehearsal Studio; parking is also available at 1426 Toomey Road
Personnel
Director: Dave Steakley
Musical Director: Allen Robertson
Choreographer: Robin Lewis
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| Breakdown
TRACY TURNBLAD: A"pleasantly plump" teenager, who dreams of fame and fights to racially integrate The Corny Collins Show.
EDNA TURNBLAD: Tracy's kind, plus-sized mother – a drag role. Edna runs a laundry business out of her home.
AMBER VON TUSSLE: Bratty, selfish resident princess of The Corny Collins Show, despite her lack of talent. She is willing to do anything to win the Miss Teenage Hairspray pageant.
VELMA VON TUSSLE: Amber's scheming mother and producer of The Corny Collins Show, who pushes her daughter to seek the stardom that she never had.
PENNY PINGLETON: Tracy's slightly dorky, devoted and perky best friend.
LINK LARKIN: A teenage heartthrob and one of The Corny Collins Show Council Members, who falls in love with Tracy.
SEAWEED J. STUBBS: A hip"Negro Day" dancer and the son of Motormouth Maybelle who falls in love with Penny.
WILBUR TURNBLAD: Tracy’s goofy father, who owns the Har-De-Har Hut joke shop and is still madly in love with his wife, Edna. He encourages Tracy to follow her dreams.
CORNY COLLINS: The eccentric and cocky host of The Corny Collins Show.
LITTLE INEZ: Seaweed's younger sister, who tries to audition for The Corny Collins Show but is turned away because she is black. Looking for a 6th to 12th grade student for this role.
FEMALE AUTHORITY FIGURE: The Matron guarding The Big Dollhouse, the Gym Teacher, and Prudy Pingleton: Penny's overprotective and often close-minded mother.
MALE AUTHORITY FIGURE: Mr. Pinky, owner of Mr. Pinky's Hefty Hideaway who gives Tracy and Edna a makeover, Principal of Patterson Park High School, and Mr. Harriman F. Spritzer, the President of Ultra Clutch.
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