Alabama Shakespeare Festival | Montgomery, AL
Equity actors for roles in THE WIZARD OF OZ (see breakdown). No roles will be understudied.
Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration. Please include “OZ” in the subject line. ACTORS EQUITY MEMBER ONLY.
Deadline: 02/25/2025
Presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company
L. Frank Baum
Adapted By: John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Music & Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Director: Melissa Rain Anderson
Music Director: Joel Jones
Choreographer: Jessica Chen
Possible auditions - Week of March 17th.
1st Rehearsal: June 10, 2025
1st Preview: July 9, 2025
Opening: July 11, 2025
Closing: August 17, 2025
Festival Stage
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
DOROTHY GALE (Female Identifying, 18-24, Any Ethnicity, Mezzo-Soprano) Actor to play 14-17. A farm girl and a dreamer. She is naïve but knows how to stand up for herself and her friends. A great mover/dancer with a deep emotional well and a contagious, joyous spirit. NOTE: Must love and work well with dogs.
AUNT EM (Female Identifying, 40s, Any Ethnicity) Honest and hardworking. She cares deeply for her family.
UNCLE HENRY (Male Identifying, 40s-50s, Any Ethnicity, Bari-tenor) A farm owner who is honest, hardworking, and acerbic, but kind. He cares deeply for his family. Doubles as The Guard. He is daffy, quirky, and charming. Has great comedic timing.
PROFESSOR MARVEL (Male Identifying, 40s-50s, Any Ethnicity) A rogue with a big heart. Skilled comedian. Doubles as The Wizard of Oz a heartfelt buffoon- comedic and charming. NOTE: Must be comfortable working with dogs.
LION (Male Identifying, 30s-40s, Any ethnicity, Bari-Tenor) He seems jumpy, jittery, and blubbering but is actually quite brave deep down. Comic with bravado and charm. Doubles as Zeke a farmhand. NOTE: Must be comfortable working with dogs.
SCARECROW (Male Identifying, 30s, Any Ethnicity, Bari-Tenor) Excellent Singer Dancer with a heart of gold and comic wit. Floppy and insecure but is actually quite clever deep down. Doubles as Hunk a farmhand. NOTE: Must be comfortable working with dogs.
TIN MAN (Male Identifying, 30s, any Ethnicity, Tenor) Sweet and romantic, a lovely crooner and fantastic mover or dancer. Doubles as Hickory a farmhand. NOTE: Must be comfortable working with dogs.
WICKED WITCH (Female Identifying, 30s-40s, Any Ethnicity) Sinister, power hungry and cruel. She is hiding a bounty of grief. Doubles as Miss Gulch a shallow and stubborn woman. Has great language skills and an acerbic wit. NOTE: Must love and work well with dogs and will also need to be comfortable with harness flying.
NIKKO (Any Gender, 20s-30s, Any Ethnicity) Head of the Witches monkeys. Active dancer, creative and agile, quick with a sharp edge and obedience to the Witch. NOTE: Actor will need to be comfortable with harness flying.
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