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details, visit <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/" rel="nofollow">www.CVLT.org</a>
or call 440-247-8955 (Mon-Sat, 1-6 PM)</h2>
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<h3 style="font: bold 1.25em georgia,serif; color: rgb(45, 13,
78); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(253, 212, 79);">Announcing
auditions for <i>HAIRSPRAY</i> </h3>
<p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;">Based on the 1988 John Waters film, and punched by
Marc Shaiman's score, Scott Wittman's lyrics and a book by Mark
O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, this multi-Tony winning musical is
the story of a chubby, spunky girl who brings about the racial
integration of Baltimore's favorite 60's teen dance TV show.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;">Directed by Pamela LaForce<br>
Musical Direction by Keith Stiver<br>
Choreography by Jennifer Justice</p>
<h2 style="font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"><strong>Audition Dates: </strong></h2>
<p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> <strong>7:30 PM, March 11, 12 and 13</strong><br>
Auditions will be held at <a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38+River+Street,+Chagrin+Falls,+OH&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=77.694388,77.167969&vpsrc=0&hnear=38+River+St,+Chagrin+Falls,+Ohio+44022&t=m&z=17">CVLT's
Red Barn Annex - 38 River St. Chagrin Falls</a></p>
<h2 style="font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"><strong>Show Dates:</strong></h2>
<p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;">July 20 - August 18<br>
Fridays & Saturdays at 8, Select Sundays at 2</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"><strong>All roles are available. </strong>Please
come prepared with 32 bars of a song from the 1960s era, and a
contrasting 32 bars of your best 'musical theatre audition'
song. Please do not sing anything from <em>Hairspray</em>
itself. Acting resumes and headshots are welcome, but not
required. Come prepared to dance. Reading auditions will be held
at callbacks. </p>
<h2 style="font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"><strong>Cast Breakdown: </strong></h2>
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<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> TRACY TURNBLAD - Female, Caucasian, Mezzo. Must
play high school age. Must be heavyset. Outgoing, unstoppable,
goodhearted with a vibrant, lovable, spirited personality.
Loves to dance. Becomes a teen heroine. Strong pop belt singer
and great dancer. </li>
<li> EDNA TURNBLAD - Male to play female, Caucasian, 40s‐50s,
Baritenor. Tracy 's mother. A working class, devoted, loving
housewife with dreams of her own. Sincere, not campy. Needs a
funny, grand character actor with singing ability who can
convincingly play a woman. Large physique. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> WILBUR TURNBLAD - Male, Caucasian, 40s‐50s,
Baritone. Tracy 's father. A working class inventor. Sweet,
goofy, childlike personality. Adores his family. Needs a thin,
funny character actor. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> LINK LARKIN - Male, Caucasian, Tenor. Must play
high school age. Handsome, sexy, clean‐cut, goodhearted,
down‐to‐earth. The heartthrob of the local TV teen dance show.
Amber's boyfriend at first, but he soon falls for Tracy .
Strong pop singer and great mover. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> SEAWEED J. STUBBS - Male, African‐American,
Tenor. Must play high school age. Cool, sexy, street smart,
goodhearted. Son of Motormouth Maybelle who becomes Penny’s
boyfriend. His dance lessons help Tracy get chosen for the
local TV teen dance show. Strong, soulful tenor pop singer and
great dancer. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> AMBER VON TUSSLE - Female, Caucasian, Mezzo.
Must play high school age. The ice princess of the local TV
teen dance show. Attractive snob. Very funny, with good
physique. Strong pop belt singer and great mover. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> PENNY PINGLETON - Female, Caucasian, Mezzo. Must
play high school age. Ditzy, neurotic, devoted best friend of
Tracy . Very funny, with good physique. Strong pop belt singer
and mover. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> CORNY COLLINS - Male, Caucasian, 30s, Baritenor.
Host of the local TV teen dance show. Handsome, charming,
engaging, smooth. Strong pop singer. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> MOTORMOUTH MAYBELLE - Female, African‐American,
40s‐50s, Alto. Seaweed and Little Inez’s mother. Queen of
Baltimore Soul, a radio DJ. Powerful and inspiring, with an
infectious, brassy personality. Large physique. Strong,
soulful gospel/pop singer. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> VELMA VON TUSSLE - Female, Caucasian, 40s‐50s,
Mezzo. A former beauty queen, Amber’s mother, and producer of
the local TV teen dance show. Upscale, attractive, prejudiced
snob who always wants her daughter in the spotlight. Funny,
biting, manipulative. Great character role. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> LITTLE INEZ - Female, African‐American, teens,
Mezzo. Spunky, tough, streetwise, outgoing, older than her
years. Seaweed's lovable little sister. Strong Broadway/pop
singer and dancer. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> THE DYNAMITES - 3 sexy African‐American female
singer/dancers inspired by the Supremes. Should have glorious
pop/gospel singing voices. Should move well. They are featured
in the showstopper "Welcome to the '60s". </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> MALE AUTHORITY FIGURE - Male, Caucasian,
40s‐50s. One actor plays various zany roles including a
nervous businessman; a condescending high school principal; a
flamboyant fashion boutique owner; a cop; and a corrupt prison
guard. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> FEMALE AUTHORITY FIGURE - Female, Caucasian,
40s‐50s. One actress plays various zany roles including Prudy
Pingleton, Penny's uptight and small‐minded mother; a sadistic
high school gym teacher; a cop; and a sardonic prison matron.
Must be a sharp, funny, inventive character actress with
strong singing voice. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia,serif;
color:#000;"> ENSEMBLE - Dancers who sing & Singers who
dance!<br>
The ensemble is involved in 17 musical numbers!!! Especially
looking for African-American singers and dancers! Male and
female dancers with strong pop singing voices and great
personalities, to play high schoolers, To play various roles
in the ensemble of "The Corny Collins Show" and "Motormouth's
Teens." </li>
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<p style="font: 0.8em georgia,serif; " align="center">Chagrin Valley
Little Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents
through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and is supported by the Ohio
Arts Council. </p>
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