The Skokie Park District Devonshire Playhouse Presents Audition Packet Auditions August 11 & 13/6:30-9:30 pm Callbacks August 14/ 6:30-9:30 p.m. Devonshire Cultural Center 4400 Greenwood Ave. Skokie, IL 60076 847-674-1500 ext. 2400 Performances Saturdays, November 8, 15, & 22 7 p.m. Sundays, November 9, 16, 23 3 p.m.
The Devonshire Playhouse Audition Notes Urinetown Welcome to the Skokie Park District Devonshire Playhouse auditions for this production of Urinetown. The following is some important information we ask that you read prior to auditioning. Auditions are open to anyone over the age of 12. Please note that while youth are invited to audition, only a few will be cast-almost exclusively in the ensemble. Music Auditions Please be prepared to sing 32 bars of a song in a similar style to the show. An accompanist will be provided. Acting Auditions Sides are provided in the packet. It might help to also look over these as you could be reading from these as well as cold readings from other selections. Dance Auditions Please dress comfortably and be prepared to learn a short dance combination. Callbacks: Any callbacks will be conducted on Thursday, August 14 th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Not receiving an invitation to callbacks does not mean that you will not be cast. It only means that we need a second look at certain auditionees together, in order to make final decisions on some characters Performance Dates Saturdays, November 8, 15, & 22 at 7 p.m. Sundays, November 9, 16, 23 at 3 p.m. Proposed Schedule Please be prepared to list all potential conflicts with the rehearsal schedule on your audition application. Conflicts might include: work, school, or religious observances. s will begin just after Labor Day (September 3 rd ). Generally rehearsals will be held three times/week until the final 2-3 weeks of rehearsal. These are scheduled for Monday & Wednesday evenings from about p.m. and Sunday afternoons from Noon-4 p.m. Of course not everyone will be called for every rehearsal. However, no conflicts are allowed the last two weeks of the rehearsal period. The final week of rehearsals- the full cast is called each night and rehearsals may last till 10 or 10:30 p.m. that week. The detailed rehearsal schedule is provided after the play is cast because we try to work around conflicts that are listed at the time of the auditions. Make sure you list all conflicts prior to casting.
Production Staff: Producer/House Manager Robin Horwitz Director/Choreographer: Jessica Sawyer Musical Director: Christie Chiles Twille Box Office: Kathy Day Marketing: SPD Marketing Staff More staff will be assigned at a later date. Staff can be contacted through message left with the Devonshire Cultural Center main Number: 847-674 674-1500 Ext. 2400 Crew Work If anyone: cast, parents or family of cast members wish to volunteer in behind the scenes areas or for ushering, please email Robin Horwitz at rhhorwitz@skokieparks.org. For each behind the scenes production project completed, that person will receive one complimentary ticket. Ushers see the performance which they work for free. Production Fees Youth Production Fee - $107: This covers the training and attention that staff provides for this level of performer. This also fee helps to defer cost of staff time with youth members and includes extras for the youth, including: 2 complimentary tickets and a shirt with the show logo. Adult Production Fee -$54: This is a fee that helps to underwrite the total cost of costumes, sets, script/music purchase and/or rental, and props. Included in this fee are: two complimentary tickets to the show as well as a shirt with the show logo. Fees and Estimated Cost That You Might Incur: Required Production Packet (Youth under 18): $107 Required Production Packet (Adults): $54 Replacement of Rental Script $25-$75 Charge for removal of pencil markings in rented script $5 Costume: required/variable $10-$40 We make every effort to use costumes that we already have in stock, however sometimes the actor may be asked to bring something in from home or to purchase items that are natural for them to keep after the show has ended. (i.e. hose/tights, shoes, socks, some hair pieces, etc.) A costume coordinator will work with cast to produce the best look for the production at the lowest possible cost to the actor. Tickets: Adults(18+) $13 Youth: (2-17)/Seniors(50+) $11 Groups : 10+ $10
D E V O N S H I R E P L A Y H O U S E Urinetown - Audition Application Name Address Home Phone Cell Phone E-Mail What part are you auditioning for? Would you accept another role if offered? Would you accept a part in the ensemble? What vocal part are you? What song are you singing? Tentative days/times for rehearsal include: Mondays, Wednesdays, some Thursdays p.m. Sundays 12:00-4 p.m. Please state any conflicts that you may have with the above rehearsal schedule. Please include all conflicts you may have beyond these days as rehearsals will take place on other days additionally as we get closer to the performances. Please attach a resume and picture if you have one or complete pages 2 and 3 of this application
Performance Experience Please list other plays, dance, and vocal performances here or attach a performance resume. If you have a recent photo please include this also. Play/Performance Role Theatre Year Pg. 2
Educational Performing Experience Please list workshops and classes in theatre, vocal, and dance training Class/Workshop Studio/School Year(s) Pg. 3
Urinetown Character Breakdown Note: All age descriptions refer not to the actor but to the character s stage presence. BOBBY STRONG: The dashing, rebellious everyman who works for Miss Pennywise at the poorest, filthiest town urinal. He becomes an unsuspecting protagonist and romantic hero when he starts a revolution and falls in love with Hope Cladwell. Male, 18-30 yrs old Range: A2 C4 CALDWELL B. CLADWELL: The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor. Male, 50-65 yrs old Range: A2 - G4 DR. BILLEAUX: Head of Research and Development at UGC. Male, 30-55 yrs old Range: E3 - A3 HOPE CLADWELL: Cladwell's ravishingly beautiful daughter, torn between her father and her new love for Bobby. She begins as an innocent, naive angel who is fresh out of the Most Expensive University in the World, but becomes vengeful and determined after being exposed to her father's evil. Female, 20-30 yrs old Range: A3 - A5 HOT BLADES HARRY: One of the Poor, he is a psychopathic and can become a violent, loose cannon. Male, 20-60 yrs old Range: A2 - F4 JOSEPH "OLD MAN" STRONG: Bobby's rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sends him to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution. Male, 50-65 yrs old Speaking Role/ ensemble singing JOSEPHINE 'MA" STRONG : Bobby's mother and Joseph's wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her. Female, 45-65 yrs old Range: Bb3 - D5 LITTLE BECKY TWO-SHOES : One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory. Female, 20-40 yrs old Range: Bb3 - F5 LITTLE SALLY: A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play's logic. Female, 12-25 yrs old Range: A3 - E5 MR. MCQUEEN: Cladwell's sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant. Male, 30-45 yrs old Range: B2 - EF OFFICER BARREL: Lockstock's patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman. Male, 30-50 yrs old Range: G2 - F4
OFFICER LOCKSTOCK: The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story, he is a corrupt policeman who secretly kills off the guilty offenders. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways. Male, 30-55 yrs old Range: A2 - A4 PENELOPE PENNYWISE : The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal. She is Cladwell's one-time lover and mother to Hope who eventually softens her temper. Female, 30-50 yrs old Range: A3 - C6 SENATOR FIPP: A greedy politician in Cladwell's pocket. A bumbling coward. Male, 30-55 yrs old Range: C#3 - F4 SOUPY SUE One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked. Female, 25-45 yrs old Range: Bb3 - B4 TINY TOM: One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child. Male, 20-50 yrs old Range: D3 - A3 Ensemble: The Rebels/ Police/ UGC Executives: Male/Female, 16+ yrs old
Urinetown Tentative Schedule ~ September 2014 ~ Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Read Through 7 8 12-4 9 10 11 12 13 14 12-4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12-4 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 12-4 29 30 Notes: ~ October 2014 ~ Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 12-4 6 7 8 9 10 11
~ October 2014 ~ Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 12 12-4 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12-4 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 12-4 27 28 29 30 31 Notes: ~ November 2014 ~ Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 TECH 12-6 3 TECH 6:30-10:30 4 TECH 6:30-10:30 5 TECH 6:30-10:30 6 TECH 6:30-10:30 7 8 Performance 9 Performance 10 11 12 13 14 15 Performance 16 Performance 17 18 19 20 21 22 Performance 23 Performance 24 25 26 27 28 29