[NEohioPAL] NWT AUDITIONS ROCK OPERA TOMMY ALL ROLES OPEN
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Near West Theatre
“Ordinary people creating extraordinary theater”
AUDITIONS
THE WHO’S
TOMMY
Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend, Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff,
Additional Music and Lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon Originally
Produced on Broadway by PACE THEATRICAL GROUP and DODGER PRODUCTIONS with Kardana
Productions
Casting Ages 16 on up
ALL ROLES OPEN
(No pre-casting, ever!)
LARGE SINGING AND DANCING CHORUS!
GREAT ENSEMBLE PIECE!
FEB 26, 27 & 28
7:30-10:00pm.....Teens and Adults Ages 16 on up
AUDITIONS HELD AT ST. LUKE’S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
CORNER OF LAKE RD AND W. 78
NWT holds group auditions in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere that require
no preparation. Actors of all experience levels are led through multiple
improvisational exercises providing every participant equal opportunity to
create through word, movement and song. Audition focuses on the creative process
not the product. On working as an ensemble, not solo.
After this first level audition, callbacks will focus on individual
roles/songs and working from the script
All individuals should arrive 15 minutes before starting time to register.
Auditions begin promptly at the designated time. Anyone arriving after the
starting time will be asked to audition at the next scheduled time. Participants
should wear comfortable clothing that doesn't restrict movement and
appropriate shoes for dancing. For information, call NWT's Business Office,
216-961-9750.
Rehearsals Begin SUNDAY, MARCH 9
Show runs MAY 2 - 18
Director/Musical Director….Bob Navis Jr
Stage Manager…….Erin McCardle
Assistant Director……..Cory Farinacci
Choreographer…….Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek
Technical Dir…….Mike Larochelle
Set Designer/Production Mgr…………..Michael Roesch
Props Designer………..Barbara Leiblinger- Peterson
Lighting Designer………Cory Molnar
Sound Designer……..Rob Horn
The following descriptions of the characters in this play are taken from
Musical Theater International’s catalogue.
This is offered as a general character list, not as
a reflection of the Director’s “take” on these characters.
Designations of voice range are accurate.
Character Breakdown:
MRS. WALKER
Tommy's weary mum.
Pop Mezzo
CAPTAIN WALKER
Tommy's guilty father.
Tenor
UNCLE ERNIE
A lecherous bachelor.
Tenor
MINISTER
SECOND OFFICER
NURSES
ALLIED SOLDIERS
LOVER
TOMMY
Age 4
TOMMY/NARRATOR
Embittered young genius.
Tenor
JUDGE
FIRST BARRISTER
SECOND BARRISTER
TOMMY
Age 10
COUSIN KEVIN
A young, loutish nuisance.
Baritone
RELATIVES
Kevin's Mother, Kevin's Father
MINISTER'S WIFE
LOCAL LADS/SECURITY GUARDS
LOCAL LASSES
HAWKER
An unsavory street man.
Baritone
HARMONICA PLAYER
GYPSY
A Tina-Turner-like prostitute
FIRST LOCAL LAD
SECOND LOCAL LAD
THE SPECIALIST
A very modern doctor.
Baritone
SPECIALIST'S ASSISTANT
NEWS VENDOR
SALLY SIMPSON
A teenybopper.
Soprano
MRS. SIMPSON
MR. SIMPSON
DJ
ALSO:
Ground Crew, Flight Crew, R.A.F. Officers, Young English Women, Aide,
Airborne Troops, German Foot Soldiers, Allied Prisoners, German Guard, Baby
(Tommy), Policemen, Inspector, Military Officers, Constables, Doctors, Lab
Technicians, Hospital Staff, Church Choir, Barkeep, Psychiatrist, Psychiatrist's
Assistant, Thugs, Harlots, Drunks, Reporters, Interviewer, Crowd
“Listening to you, I get the music;
Gazing at you, I get the heat.
Following you, I climb the mountain;
I get excitement at your feet.”
Peter Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the
most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in a theatre! After
witnessing the accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father, 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, and when his mother finally
breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.
The classic '60s rock opera by The Who includes the songs
“Acid Queen”, “Pinball Wizard” and “See Me, Feel Me.”
NWT proudly recognizes the 2008 Season Sponsorship of Today’s Soft Rock,
WDOK 102.1 FM and leadership support by the Cuyahoga County residents
through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, The Cleveland Foundation, Ohio Arts
Council,
The George Gund Foundation and Community Shares.
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