The Umbrella Arts | Concord, MA
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM (E)
For additional questions or information or to schedule an appointment please email
auditions@theumbrellastage.org. When scheduling an appointment, please indicate your preferred date and time.
SPT
$390 weekly minimum (SPT 2)
Equity actors for roles in HAIRSPRAY (see breakdown). Actor/Singers of all backgrounds are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare a short musical selection (1 minute or less) in the style of the show. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
The Umbrella Community Arts Center
40 Stow St
Concord, MA 01742
Directed and Choreographed by Najee Brown
Brian Boruta, Producing Artistic Director
Cathie Regan, Company Manager
Brian Boruta, Producing Artistic Director
Najee Brown, Director and Choreographer
Callbacks and a dance call, by invitation, will take place on Saturday, June 28 beginning at 12 pm.
First Rehearsal: March 25, 2026
First Performance: April 24, 2026
Closing Performance: May 17, 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Age: 15 to 20
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Velma Von Tussle - Amber’s mother and the director of Corny Collins' 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.
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.
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.
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.
Age: 15 to 20
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: F3
Little Inez - Seaweed’s little sister. Black.
Motormouth Maybelle - Seaweed and Little Inez's mother, she also appears as the Guest DJ on the Corny Collins Negro Day show. Big, blonde, beautiful and proud of it. She is sassy and confident. Black.
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.
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.
Age: 40 to 50
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: D4
Ensemble - Actor, singer, dancers of various ages to play a wide range of characters.
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