[NEohioPAL] Final OPEN AUDITION for THE WHO'S TOMMY TONITE! ALL ROLES OPEN

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FINAL  OPEN AUDITION TONITE AT 7:30PM
All  Roles Open
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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