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SDRep- Tommy Casting
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego CA 92101
Email
casting@sdrep.org
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
$566/wk
Seeking
Performers of African American, Latino, and Asian ethnicities are encouraged to send in resume and headshot for 'The Who's Tommy' for the role of Mrs. Walker.
Please see breakdown.
Other Dates
Rehearsals Begin: June 20, 2011
Performance Dates: July 16 - August 14, 2011
Performance Space: Lyceum Stage in Horton Plaza, downtown San Diego
Personnel
Director: Sam Woodhouse, Artitic Director of SDRep
Choreographer: Javier Velasco
Other
Deadline for submission: Monday, April 11th, 2011
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| Breakdown
This production will embrace"Non-traditional Casting." Performers of African American, Latino, and Asian ethnicities are encouraged to submit and audition.
[MRS WALKER] 20s-30s. Mezzo Soprano. Tommy’s Mother. Strong singer /actor. Move well.
After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father at the age of 4, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia, and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors. As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball. When his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, Tommy becomes an international pinball superstar.
Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
San Diego Repertory and The San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts
Theatre are excited to be co-producing the Tony Award winning
Broadway rock opera The Who’s Tommy.
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