THE WIZ - Houston EPA
Theatre Under the Stars
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Jun 05, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CDT)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
N/A. Sign up at theatre
CONTRACT
WCLO Minimum - $1118/wk
SEEKING
Equity actors, singers, & dancers
PREPARATION
Please prepare 32 bars of a song from the show, as well as a contrasting R&B song
LOCATION
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
800 Bagby St
Houston, TX 77002-2531
Rehearsal Studio
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Dan Knechtges
Director: Robert O'Hara
Music and Lyrics: Charlie Smalls
Book: William F. Brown
Musical Director: Darryl Ivey
Choreographer: Byron Easley
TUTS Casting: Olson S. Kelly
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: October 2, 2018
Previews: October 23, 2018
Opening: October 25, 2018
Closing: November 4, 2018
OTHER
www.tuts.com/auditions
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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 attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
DOROTHY [Female, African American, 16]. A young woman who has a smile for every one and very protective of her friends. A dreamer. Fantastic voice.
AUNT EM/GLINDA/EVILENE [Female, African American, 30’s-40’s] Loving, caring but a bit harsh at the same time. Hard worker. The Epitome of empowerment. A vocal powerhouse. As well as evil incarnate. Can’t stand people or bad news.
THE WIZ/UNCLE HENRY/MESSENGER [Male, African American, 30’s-40’s] Dutiful and honest. / Outrageous and natural born comic; also a complete trickster. Charming and dangerous.
ADDAPERLE/KALIDAH QUEEN 30’s-50’s. A complete mess of a person. Rattled and often confused.
SCARECROW [Male or Female, African American, 20s-30s] Fantastic dancer. Missing a brain but proves to be highly intelligent. Natural born comic.
TINMAN [Male, African American, 20s-30s] Initially stiff and robotic, but once oiled up he’s rather charming. Missing a heart but incredibly caring.
LION [Male or Female, African American, 20s-30s]. A coward. And a bully. Completely selfish and yet loyal when it counts. Missing their own sense of self.
ENSEMBLE [Male and Female, African American, 20s-50s] Transformative performers. Excellent dancers and singers. Play all of the surrounding characters from the Munchins to Crows to Ozians to Winkies.
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 audition.
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