THE WIZ - Houston ECC Male Dancers
Theatre Under the Stars
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Jun 06, 2018
3:00 pm (CDT)
APPOINTMENTS
N/A. Sign up at theatre
CONTRACT
WCLO Minimum - $1118/wk
SEEKING
Equity actors, singers, & dancers
PREPARATION
Dance appropriate attire
LOCATION
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
800 Bagby St
Houston, TX 77002-2531
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: She should be 16. And if she isn’t actually 16 then she certainly should look closer to 16 than 30. Dorothy has to be the youngest soul in the play. Bright eyed and bushy tailed. A Voice for the Gods. Girlie and Frilly but totally a powerhouse. Someone who looks like the world of Oz is right behind her eyelids. Which indeed it is.
Aunt Em/Glinda/Evilene: 30’s-40’s... Loving, caring but a bit Harsh at the same time. Someone whose worked with her hands for most of her life and has decided her little piece of Kansas is enough. / The Epitome of Empowerment. A Vocal powerhouse. As well as Evil incarnate. Ugly and knows it. Can’t stand people. Especially pretty girls. Voice for the Gods.
The Wiz/Uncle Henry/Messenger: 30’s-40’s... Dutiful and Honest. /Outrageous and natural born Comic. Also a complete trickster...Charming and dangerous. The one you don’t want to bring home to meet the parents. It would help if he was sexy as hell as well. Great Voice.
Addaperle/Kalidah Queen: 30’s-50’s. A complete mess of a person. Probably the First few letters of her name says it all. Probably medicated and/or missing her medication. Nice but a Train wreck.
Scarecrow: The BEST DANCER in the Cast. And a singing powerhouse. Male or Female. In fact the Scarecrow may very well have had a Drag Show. Serving Sylvester with Kicks. Can sing his face off... and incredibly lovely.
Tinman: Initially Stiff and robotic. But once oiled up, he is as slick as a 1970’s Pimp. Straight out of a Dolomite Film. A stone cold fantastic Singer. Can tap dance. Carries an Ax. ‘Nuff said.
Lion: A Beast of a Singer. Male or Female. Throws their weight around but on the inside is all gooey. Stays Horny and Hungry. Completely selfish and yet loyal.
ENSEMBLE: plays everyone else. They must all be able to SING Soulfully. And they must All be able to Move... I need at least half of them to be FANTASTIC DANCERS... But all of them must be Transformational... Lots of stamina and sense of humor... Imagine them as the back up singers and dancers to Tina and Ike Turner. Energy Energy Energy. They must give everyone LIFE. Would love more than a few with Acrobatic/Tumbling abilities. I can not stress enough that they are the lifeblood of the show and must be strong physical Performers.
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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