Hairspray - Los Angeles EPA/ECC Singers Day
Starlight Theatre Association
AUDITION DATES
Wed, Feb 07, 2018
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (PST)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Thu, Feb 08, 2018
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (PST)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
EPA rules in effect. In person sign-up begins at 9:00AM on 2/7/18.
CONTRACT
MSUA Minimum - $996/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown.
PREPARATION
• Bring a Resume and Headshot
• Music: Up to 32 Bars Up-tempo Broadway Pop/Rock. Bring sheet music in your key, accompanist will not transpose.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association LA Audition Center
5636 Tujunga Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91601
PERSONNEL
Producer: Rich Baker
Director/Choreographer:Jerry Jay Cranford
Music Director: Anthony Edwards
Associate Choreographer: Christina Burton
Director of Production: Kent Andel
Company Manager: Caroline Gibel
OTHER DATES
FIRST REHEARSAL 16 JULY 2018
PERFORMANCES 27 JULY - 2 AUGUST 2018
OTHER
www.kcstarlight.com
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
**ALL ACTORS IN TEEN ROLES MUST BE ABLE TO CONVINCINGLY PLAY HIGH SCHOOL TEEN**
Tracy Turnblad: (TEEN) (mezzo, belt) Outgoing, unstoppable, goodhearted with a vibrant, lovable, spirited personality. Loves to dance. A “pleasantly plump” teenager who dreams of fame and fights to racially integrate The Corny Collins Show. Girls of all shapes and sizes will be considered for this role.
Edna Turnblad: (second tenor/baritone or female contralto) Tracy's kind, plus-sized mother – typically played by a male. Edna runs a laundry business out of her home. A working class, devoted, loving housewife with dreams of her own. Sincere, not campy.
Amber Von Tussle: (TEEN) (female soprano) Bratty, selfish resident princess of The Corny Collins Show, despite her lack of talent. She is willing to do anything to win the Miss Teenage Hairspray pageant.
Velma Von Tussle: (mezzo belt) A former beauty queen, Amber’s mother, and producer of the local TV teen dance show. Upscale, attractive, prejudiced snob who always wants her daughter in the spotlight. Funny, biting, manipulative.
Penny Pingleton: (TEEN) (female mezzo, belt) Tracy's slightly dorky, devoted, neurotic and perky best friend.
Link Larkin: (male second tenor/baritone) A teenage heartthrob and one of The Corny Collins Show Council Members who falls in love with Tracy.
Motormouth Maybelle: (female alto or male counter tenor, or second tenor/baritone) The owner of a downtown record shop and a host on The Corny Collins Show; self-described as big, blonde and beautiful.” Seaweed and Little Inez’s mother. Powerful and inspiring, with an infectious, brassy personality. African American.
Seaweed J. Stubbs: (TEEN) (male tenor) A hip dancer. His dance lessons help Tracy get chosen for the local TV teen dance show. Cool, attractive, street smart, goodhearted. Son of Motormouth Maybelle who becomes Penny’s boyfriend. African American.
Wilbur Turnblad: (male baritone) Tracy’s goofy father; owns the Har-De-Har Hut joke shop and is still madly in love with his wife, Edna. He encourages Tracy to follow her dreams. A working class inventor with a sweet, childlike personality. Adores his family.
Corny Collins: (male tenor) Host of the local TV teen dance show. Handsome, charming, engaging, smooth.
Little Inez: (TEEN) (high mezzo belt) Seaweed's younger sister, who tries to audition for The Corny Collins Show but is turned away because she is black. Spunky, tough, streetwise, outgoing, older than her years. African American.
Female Authority Figure: The Matron guarding The Big Dollhouse, the Gym Teacher, and Prudy Pingleton: Penny's overprotective and often close-minded mother. May be played by one or several actresses. (Think SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.)
Male Authority Figure: One actor plays various zany roles including a nervous businessman; a condescending high school principal; a flamboyant fashion boutique owner; a cop; and a corrupt prison guard. May be played by one or several actors. (Think SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.)
Mr. Pinky – (male baritone) Owner of Pinky’s Hefty Hideaway (dress shop).
The Dynamites: 3 sassy singer/dancers, inspired by the Supremes.
The Corny Collins Dancers: IQ, Shelly, Brenda, Sketch, Fender, Tammy, Lou Ann, Brad
Ensemble: to play high school students and citizens of Baltimore, all races, all types.
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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