Join us at The Brecksville Theatre to audition for
The WHO's Tommy
Wednesday June 26th 6:30PM – 9PM
Thursday June 27th 6:30PM – 9PM
Callbacks Sunday June 30th 3PM – 6PM
Please be prepared to sing 16-24 bars in the style of the show (rock/pop).
Dancing will take place at callbacks.
Non Binary Casting Consideration for All Roles.
Recommended 18+ for interested individuals.
Any person under 18 will be required to obtain a parent signature (including those cast as young Tommy).
Director/Asst. Choreographer: Kristin Pohlig
Music Director: Dave Coxe
Asst. Choreographer: Sarah Heffner
Tommy Character Descriptions
Tommy/Narrator: An embittered young genius stricken deaf, dumb, and blind after a childhood trauma. Tommy discovers that he is a natural master of pinball, and later becomes a cult-like hero figure to masses enthralled by his story. Captain Walker and Mrs. Walker's son. Vocal range top: B4, Vocal range bottom: Db3
Mrs. Walker: A weary middle-class woman. Mrs. Walker is tired and frustrated from trying to care for and cure Tommy. Tommy's mother and Captain Walker's wife. Vocal range top: D6, Vocal range bottom: G3
Captain Walker: A former soldier with lingering guilt. He murders his wife's lover after coming back from a POW camp, resulting in Tommy's trauma-induced blindness, deafness, and dumbness. Father to Tommy and husband to Mrs. Walker. Vocal range top: C#5, Vocal range bottom: F3
Uncle Ernie: A lecherous, drunken bachelor. Ernie molests a young Tommy and later runs a children's camp seeking to profit from Tommy's popularity. Mrs. Walker's brother and Tommy's uncle. Vocal range top: Bb4, Vocal range bottom: G2
Cousin Kevin: A bully with sadistic tendencies. Tortures his cousin, Tommy, when they're young and later seizes the opportunity to profit from Tommy's success. Vocal range top: B4, Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Acid Queen: A brazen drug dealer and prostitute. Tommy's parents bring him to the Gypsy to experiment with unusual cures. Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: G3
Tommy (Age 10 and Age 4): Young child portraying Tommy through storytelling as adult Tommy (narrates) – this role is mostly mute and will be double cast for both age ranges
Ensemble Tracks: The ensemble will have a heavy involvement to portray Soldiers; Nurses; Harlots; Lads And Lasses; Guards; Reporters (Sally Simpson, The Specialist, Specialist’s Assistant will be cast and portrayed by members of the ensemble)