HAIRSPRAY JR. - Catchment Players Non Equity Auditions

Catchment Players Present

Banyule Theatre, Heidelberg

10th – 12th April 2015

Director and Choreographer – Nathan Firmin

Musical Director – Kate Burns

Good morning Baltimore! It’s 1962 and spunky plus-size Tracy Turnblad has one big dream – to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When she finally gets her shot, she’s transformed from social outcast to sudden star. In balancing her newfound power with her desire for justice, Tracy fights to dethrone the reigning Miss Teen Hairspray, Amber Von Tussle, and integrate a TV network in the process. With the help of her outsized mother, Edna, and guest DJ Motormouth Maybelle, the rhythm of Tracy’s new beat just might prove unstoppable. HAIRSPRAY JR, based on the film and hit stage musical of the same name – winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical – has been adapted for young performers as part of the MTI Broadway Junior Collection. With a host of parts for a wide cross-section of young performers and an abundance of energetic production numbers, HAIRSPRAY JR is a show that celebrates diversity and brings audiences to their feet with its positive message and uproarious sense of humour.

We are requiring a large cast of junior performers aged between 10 and 18 (at the time of performance)

Character Breakdown:

TRACY TURNBLAD: A young lady with big hair and an even bigger personality! She is the hero of our story and she is sweet but also strong in her convictions. She is bigger in size than the other girls but isn’t shy about it – she can still dance with the best of them!

Vocal Range: G3-C#5

EDNA TURNBLAD: Tracy’s loving mother who doesn’t spend much time outside the house. She works days and nights as a laundress in her home, and her lack of social interaction has made her a bundle of nerves. Traditionally played by a male.

Vocal Range: Bb3-Eb5

WILBUR TURNBLAD: Edna’s loving husband and Tracy’s supportive father who just wants the best for his girls.

AMBER VONTUSSLE: A prom queen nightmare! She is definitely “The Corny Collins Show” favourite, but she is competitive and has a bad attitude.

Vocal Range: C4-E5

VELMA VON TUSSLE: A carbon copy of Amber – just twenty years older and meaner! She is most concerned with making sure her daughter wins Miss Teenage Baltimore.

Vocal Range: C4-E5

CORNY COLLINS: The host of “The Corny Collins Show” and a Baltimore celebrity. Foremost, Corny is a charmer.

Vocal Range: C3-G4

PENNY PINGLETON: Tracy’s fun and sheltered sidekick. She is a young lady caught between her mother’s very strict rules and her own wants and desires to be just another teenage girl.

Vocal Range: C4-E5

PRUDY PINGLETON: Penny’s eccentric but loving mother who wants the best for her daughter but is extreme in her means.

Vocal Range: E4-A5

COUNCIL MEMBERS – BRAD, TAMMY, FENDER, SKETCH, SHELLEY, IQ, BRENDA, LOU ANN:

The famed teenage performers on “The Corny Collins Show”.

Vocal Range: Various

LINK LARKIN: Baltimore’s biggest heartthrob and Tracy’s dream guy. Link is considered the best performer in town. Think of any teenage idol who is able to reduce girls to tears – there’s your guy! Vocal Range: G2-A4

SEAWEED J STUBBS: The object of Penny’s affections and together they are determined to defy the segregation laws of the 1960s.

Vocal Range: Gb2-Bb3

LITTLE INEZ STUBBS: Seaweed’s little sister and a great break out role.

Vocal Range: Bb3-E5

MOTORMOUTH MAYBELLE: Is the face of the Civil Rights Movement and sings the beautiful anthem “I know where I’ve been”.

Vocal Range: F3-F5

THE DYNAMITES (JUDINE, KAMILAH & SHAYNA): A dynamic musical trio, iconic of the Motown era and the 1960s. Think of the Supremes.

Vocal Range: Various

MR PINKY: Owner of a ladies’ clothing shop and is a salesperson inside and out – he is always the first to give a compliment.

Vocal Range: C3-C4

ENSEMBLE: Various characters including: Citizens of Baltimore, Gym Teacher, Cindy Watkins, Matron, Principal, Lorraine, Gilbert, Thad, Duane, Stooie, Beatnik Chick, Male Guard & Newscaster.

Please prepare the following:

1 song showcasing your vocal range and acting abilities (not from the show)

(sheet music to be in the correct key)

Audition Dates:

Tuesday 18th November and Wednesday 19th November

7:00pm – 10:00pm

Dance Workshop:

Saturday 22nd November

10am – 12pm & 12.30pm-2.30pm

Audition and Rehearsal Venue:

Catchment Rehearsal Factory, 10 Malua Street, Reservoir

Melways 18 B6

Please call Brad on 9408 1350 to book an audition time