Casa Manana, Inc. | Fort Worth, TX
Sunday, November 23, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://signup.com/go/BQaRcMK.
$959 weekly minimum (Tier 1)
Equity actors for roles in HAIRSPRAY (See breakdown). Casa Mañana encourages performers of all gender identities and/or expressions, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Some roles will be understudied.
Please prepare a short song in the style of the show. Bring your headshot and resume (stapled back-to-back), and sheet music in your key. An accompanist will be provided but will not transpose.
Casa Manana
3101 W Lancaster Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76107-3042
Casa Mañana Studios located directly behind the Theatre. Holding room - Studio B. There will be Rudolph performances happening during this time. Please park in the Kimbell Parking lot and walk over.
Expected to attend:
Wally Jones, Executive Producer
Gerry McIntyre, Director/Choreographer
Phil Reno, Music Director
Callbacks, if warranted, will be November 24.
Callbacks will include dance and/or cold readings.
Rehearsals Start: February 16, 2026
Show Opens: February 28, 2026
Show Closes: March 8, 2026
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
All characters are strong actors and dancers.
Tracy Turnblad - 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. Gender: female Age: 15 to 20 Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: G3
Corny Collins - 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. Gender: male Age: 25 to 35 Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: D3
Edna Turnblad - 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. Gender: male Age: 30 to 50 Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: F3
Penny Pingleton - 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. Gender: female Age: 15 to 20 Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: A3
Velma Von Tussle - 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. Gender: female Age: 45 to 55 Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: G3
Amber Von Tussle - 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. Gender: female Age: 15 to 20 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: A3
Link Larkin - 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. Gender: male Age: 15 to 20 Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: G3
Seaweed J. Stubbs - 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. Gender: male Age: 15 to 20 Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: F3
Little Inez - Seaweed's little sister. Black. Gender: female
Motormouth Maybelle - 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. Gender: female Age: 40 to 50 Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: F3
Wilbur Turnblad - 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. Gender: male Age: 55 to 65 Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: A3
Prudy Pingleton - Penny's strict mother. Very conservative, controlling, and closed minded. White. Gender: female Age: 40 to 50 Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: D4
Ensemble - Corny Collins' Kids (Tammy, Brad, Brenda, Sketch, Shelley, Etc.); Students; Hookers; Protestors.
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