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.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
CORNER OF LAKE RD
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.
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Character
Breakdown: | |
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MRS. WALKER
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Tommy's weary mum. |
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CAPTAIN WALKER
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Tommy's guilty father.
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UNCLE ERNIE
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A lecherous bachelor.
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MINISTER
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SECOND OFFICER
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NURSES
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ALLIED SOLDIERS
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LOVER |
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TOMMY |
Age 4 |
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TOMMY/NARRATOR
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Embittered young genius.
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JUDGE |
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FIRST BARRISTER
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SECOND BARRISTER
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TOMMY |
Age 10
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COUSIN KEVIN
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A young, loutish nuisance.
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RELATIVES
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Kevin's Mother, Kevin's Father
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MINISTER'S WIFE
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LOCAL LADS/SECURITY GUARDS
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LOCAL LASSES
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HAWKER
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An unsavory street man.
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HARMONICA PLAYER
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GYPSY |
A Tina-Turner-like prostitute
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FIRST LOCAL LAD
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SECOND LOCAL LAD
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THE SPECIALIST
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A very modern doctor.
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SPECIALIST'S ASSISTANT
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NEWS VENDOR
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SALLY SIMPSON
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A teenybopper.
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MRS. SIMPSON
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MR. SIMPSON
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DJ |
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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
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“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
through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, The
The George Gund Foundation and Community Shares.
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