Audition means "Opportunity!"
杏十八新茶分享 Theatre proudly announces auditions for its upcoming fall production Urinetown. We are looking for talented individuals passionate about theatre and are excited to be a part of Willamette's diverse productions.
All Majors, Minors and Scholarship holders must fill out the Tech Position form, regardless of emphasis. This means Theatre students auditioning for the play will need to fill out both forms.
Before auditions, please read our Disclosure Form
regarding expectations and play content.
Audition Information
Auditions will be held at the Pelton Theatre on the campus of 杏十八新茶分享.
General auditions: Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024
• 5:45 pm: Arrive at Pelton Theatre. You will receive an individual audition timeslot.
• 6:00 pm: Auditions begin.
Callbacks
• Thursday, Aug. 29, 2023 • 6:00 - 10:30 pm
• Potential Second Callback on Friday, Aug 30th, time to be determined
Rehearsal and performance dates, and show descriptions are listed below.
Audition Requirements
Auditioners will each be assigned a 5 minute audition slot in which to share a prepared monologue and song. Auditioners will also be taught a short dance combination during a group dance call; please dress to move and bring a waterbottle.
- Monologues: Please prepare a 60-90 second comedic monologue.
- Songs: For vocal auditions, please prepare a brief 16 - 32 bar (about 1 minute) musical selection that best highlights your singing ability. You may sing any song that you are comfortable with but we recommend choosing songs from the Musical Theatre genre. You must bring sheet music - in the appropriate key - for the accompanist, or have a backing track ready on an electronic device.
Dance Audition Requirements
Urinetown is a movement-heavy show with nods to classic musical theatre dance styles. Actors will need to have commitment to movement, but do not necessarily need to be “technically” skilled dancers. Urinetown has bold characters and your dance choices should reflect that. All roles will be dancing/moving in the show.
Dance call. Please wear clothes and shoes (jazz, character heels or tennis shoes) that you can move in. You will be taught a short combo to assess dance ability.
Dance Captain. We are specifically looking for someone in the cast to take on the role as Dance Captain. This will be a great opportunity to have a leadership role within the show. Previous dance experience is required. Responsibilities include cleaning dance numbers, running and setting numbers when the choreographer is not present or when the ensemble is not being used in other parts of rehearsals. If you are interested in this role, reach out to Megan Swanson prior to auditions or you can mark this when you audition.
About the Plays
Urinetown
By Mark Hollman & Greg Kotis
Directed by Joellen Sweeney
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagements, municipal bonds and….musical theatre!
Full scripts are available in the 杏十八新茶分享 Theatre Shared Drive, or by emailing thtr-manager@willamette.edu.
Again, please fill out form/s.
All Majors, Minors and Scholarship holders must fill out the Tech Position form, regardless of emphasis. This means Theatre students auditioning for the play will need to fill out both forms.
About our casting
杏十八新茶分享 Theatre is committed to providing equal opportunity and prohibits all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment based upon age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, military and veteran status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, including breastfeeding or medical condition relating to breastfeeding, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by law.
* Significant involvement in each main stage production each semester is required of all majors, minors, and scholarship students. If you received your scholarship based on an acting audition, you must audition for all main stage shows. If you interviewed as a design/tech student, you are welcome but not required to audition. Significant involvements include acting or a major contribution to technical aspects of the production. The faculty will assign students their production roles. It is the student's responsibility to check with the Production Stage Manager to confirm their assignments to crew positions.