HAIRSPRAY — Principal Actors Auditions

HAIRSPRAY - LA EPA

Actors Theater Series, Inc. | Fullerton, CA

Notice: Audition

AUDITION DATE

Friday, November 13, 2026
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Lunch 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

CONTRACT

COST

$1154 weekly minimum (Tier 3) - 2026 rate

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in HAIRSPRAY (See

BREAKDOWN

).

All Equity stage managerial positions have been filled.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a song of your choice from HAIRSPRAY or another choice in the genre. Select a song (or portion) that fits in the time allotted for the audition. Please bring sheet music/music book and a stapled headshot and resume.

LOCATION

La Mirada Theatre Rehearsal Space
15519 Phoebe Ave
La Mirada, CA 90638

PERSONNEL

Producers: Tom McCoy and Cathy Rigby
Director: Larry Raben
Music Director: Brent Crayon
Casting Director: Julia Flores

Expected to attend:
Music Director: Brent Crayon
Casting Director: Julia Flores

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: 3/16/2027
Opens: 4/2/2027
Closes: 4/25/2027

OTHER

Productions will be rehearsed and performed in La Mirada, CA.

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.

Equity's

CONTRACT

s 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

Tracy Turnblad: 18+ to play late teen. Our story's unsuspecting protagonist, she is large and in charge. Confident, talented, and incredibly determined. A romantic with a good heart and desire to cut up the dance floor. Always on top of the latest trends. White. G3-G5 - Mezzo-Soprano, strong bright pop belt

Edna Turnblad: Late 40 to 55. Tracy's big and blonde mother. She is a working housewife who has lost her confidence and dream to be a plus-size clothing designer. Boisterous and commanding. Often played by a male in drag. White. F3-G5 - Bass/Baritone

Penny Pingleton: 18+ to play late teen. Tracy's best friend and dorky sidekick. Not the brightest girl, but she has good intentions. Bursting to get free of her mother's dominating control, she falls for Seaweed with childlike curiosity. White. A3-G5 - Strong high belt, contemporary/pop

Velma Von Tussle: 40-55. Amber's mother and the director of Corny Collin's show. She is a devious taskmaster and snobby racist. The former Miss Baltimore Crabs will go to any length to ensure her daughter is the next big thing. White. G3-E5 - Mezzo-Soprano with strong belt mix

Amber Von Tussle: 18+ to play late teen. Link's girlfriend and Tracy's nemesis. She is pretty, thin, shallow, snobby, and racist. Can't dance but is expected to win Miss Baltimore Hairspray. Always feels the need to be the center of attention. White. A3-F5 - Mezzo-Soprano

Link Larkin: 18+ to play late teen. The star heartthrob on Corny Collins' show. He is extremely attractive and talented. Hoping to get his big break with a recording

CONTRACT

, he unexpectedly falls for Tracy. White. G3-A5 - Tenor with strong falsetto

Seaweed J. Stubbs: 18+ to play late teen. Gender: Male. Tracy's classmate and friend, who is discriminated against due to his skin color. He is cocky but surprisingly lovable. Talented in song and dance. He falls for Penny. Black. F3-D5 - High Tenor

Motormouth Maybelle: 40-50. Seaweed and Little Inez's mother, she also appears as the Guest DJ on the Corny Collin's Negro Day show. Big, blonde, beautiful and proud of it. She is sassy and confident. Black. F3-E5 - Alto with strong belt

Corny Collins: 35-45. The charismatic host of the Corny Collins' Show. Good looking and smooth talking, he is a genuinely nice guy both on and off camera. White. D3-A4 - high pop Baritone

Little Inez: 18+ play 12-18. Seaweed's little sister with a big voice. Black. G3-F5 - Strong belt mix

Prudy Pingleton: 40-55. Penny's strict mother. Very conservative, controlling, and closed minded. White. D4-B4 - Mezzo-Soprano with character belt

Wilbur Turnblad: (Role is cast;

SEEKING

understudy only) 50-65. Tracy's simpleminded and kind father. He owns a joke shop and supports his daughter in spite of everything else. He also loves his wife, Edna, very much. White. A3-A5 - Baritone with strong falsetto