Firehouse Theatre, The
AUDITION DATE
Sat, Feb 01, 2020
2:00 pm (CST)
APPOINTMENTS
Please visit the following link: https://www.signup genius.com/go/70A0B4FA9AC2BABFD0-thewiz
CONTRACT
SPT Transitional SPT. Minimum - $438/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown.
PREPARATION
16-32 bars in the style of the show; bring headshot, resume, and sheet music in the correct key (accompanist will not transpose); please bring a list of all conflicts with you to auditions; no tech week or performance conflicts accepted.
LOCATION
Christ United Methodist Church
2807 Valwood Parkway
Farmers Branch,, TX 75234
Room 211
PERSONNEL
DIRECTOR: Zach Ingram
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Cherish Robinson
CHOREOGRAPHER: Zach Ingram
OTHER DATES
PERFORMANCE DATES: March 19 – April 5, 2020(THURS-SAT evenings at 7:30 PM; SAT/SUN matinees at 2:30 PM) FIRST REHEARSAL: February 11, 2020
OTHER
Video submissions are not accepted.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
BREAKDOWN
AUNT EM (female, late 30s; mezzo-soprano G3-C5) Dorothy’s aunt; life has not been easy for her and promises little else; harsh toward Dorothy at times but
acts out of love.
DOROTHY (female, 13-16; mezzo-soprano G3-B5) Bright-eyed and alive as can be; would rather remain a child as long as possible instead of accepting the responsibilities of adulthood.
UNCLE HENRY (male, late 30s; non-singing) Dorothy’s uncle; physically rundown from years of hard work on the farm; often acts as the voice of reason toward Aunt Em.
ADDAPERLE (female, age flexible; mezzo-soprano F3-C5) Good Witch of the North; has magic powers she refers to as “doing tricks;” her magic abilities don’t always pan out as well as she would like.
YELLOW BRICK ROAD (four actors – male or female, age flexible; F4-Db5 / F3-Db4) Four dancing actors combine to create the Yellow Brick Road; metaphorically represents the road Dorothy travels down, encouraging her along the way.
SCARECROW (male, age flexible; tenor D3-A4) Tired of being a scarecrow and the prospect of not going anywhere; embarks on the journey to see The Wiz in hopes that he can provide a brain.
TIN MAN (male, age flexible; baritone E3-A4) Human at one time; lost all his limbs due to a cursed axe; joins in the journey in hopes The Wiz will provide him a heart because “it isn’t enough being good looking.”
LION (male, age flexible; baritone G2-Bb4) Travels around the jungle scaring people but has “a yellow streak a mile wide;” his coward state stems from deeper mother issues and gets regular counseling from an owl; joins in the journey to see The Wiz to gain some courage.
GATEKEEPER (male, age flexible; non-singing) Guards the gate to the Emerald City.
THE WIZ (male, age flexible; tenor C3-A4) All-powerful leader of the Land of Oz; hides his true nature behind the façade of a temperamental leader; his true identity is an enigma.
EVILLENE (female, age flexible; alto Bb3-Db5) Wicked Witch of the West; low-down evil; not a kind bone in her body nor a kind thought in her rotten mind.
LORD HIGH UNDERLING (male, age flexible; non-singing) Weak coward; Evillene’s number one.
WINGED MONKEY (male, age flexible; non-singing) Servant of the Wicked Witch of the West; summoned to do her bidding; the mere mention of him brings fear.
GLINDA (female, age flexible; alto C4-Eb5) Good Witch of the South; prettiest of all the Witches; very wise in the way of show-business.
ENSEMBLE
TOTO –a dog, PIT SINGERS, TORNADO, MUNCHKINS, CROWS, KALIDAHS, POPPIES, FIELD MICE, EMERALD CITY CITIZENS, SOLDIER MESSENGER
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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