[Capdist-auditions] HairSpray Auditions TUESDAY! (fee req. for children)

[Capital Area Productions]

Capital Area Productions presents...



MAY 13th- 15th for 4 performances
to GENET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in East Greenbush!

HAIRSPRAY delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out -- and change is in the air.  Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy Turnblad, has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show." Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love (singing and dancing all the while, of course!) without mussing her hair?



AUDITIONS TUESDAY, JANUARY 25th!

This production will be cast with both teens (ages 12 and up) and adults!  ALL TEEN ROLES ARE AVAILABLE (note that parts MAY be double cast).  Tuition for those 18 and under is $175.  A $25 non refundable audition fee payable at the time of auditions, that fee will be applied to the tuition due if cast (if not cast fee will be returned).  Auditions will be held on TUESDAY, JANUARY 25th from 5:30-8:30pm at St. Marys Church on Columbia Turnpike in East Greenbush.  Come prepared to sing, read and possibly dance.  Resume and photograph are requested.  Forms can be obtained in advance by emailing CAPS at caps at nycap.rr.com.  There are approximately 30-40 roles available for this production.  Rehearsals are set to begin in March and run weeknights (no Mondays) and weekends through opening.  Due to the limited time frame cast must be able to commit to the schedule with only 2 misses. Tentative Schedule will be posted on the website.  Not all cast will be needed at every rehearsal. (financial aid or tuition plans may be available, contact CAPS for information)


Hairspray - Character Breakdown (note some adult roles have been cast as reflected below)

(parts MAY be double cast - if double cast you would play the main role for 2 shows and join the Teen Ensemble for the other 2 shows)



Tracy Turnblad - A "pleasantly plump" teenager, who dreams of fame and fights to racially integrate The Corny Collins Show. Must be able to belt. 

Edna Turnblad -   JEFFREY P. HOCKING

Link Larkin - A teenage dreamy heartthrob and one of The Corny Collins Show Council Members. He falls in love with Tracy. Must sing and dance well.

Wilbur Turnblad - Tracy's goofy father, who owns the Har-De-Har Hut joke shop and is still madly in love with his wife, Edna. He encourages Tracy to follow her dreams.

Amber Von Tussle - Bratty, selfish resident princess of The Corny Collins Show, despite her lack of talent. She is willing to do anything to win the Miss Teenage Hairspray pageant. Must sing & dance well.

Velma Von Tussle -  LISA FRANKLIN

Penny Pingleton - Tracy's slightly dork, devoted and perky best friend. Must be able to belt. Must move well.

Seaweed J. Stubbs - A hip "Negro Day" dancer and the son of Motormouth Maybelle. He falls in love with Penny. Must sing well and be an excellent dancer.

Corny Collins - The handsome and cocky host of The Corny Collins Show. Must sing well. MAY also play the guard in "The Big Doll House".

Motormouth Maybelle - The owner of a downtown record shop and the host of "Negro Day" on The Corny Collins Who. She is self-described as "big, blonde and beautiful". Must be able to belt. Must move well. 

Little Inez - Seaweed's younger sister, who tries to audition for The Corny Collins Show but is turned away because she is black. Must sing and dance well.

The Dynamites - Female jazz trio who do everything together. Must be excellent singers. Must move well.

Brenda - Begins as a Council Member of The Corny Collins Show, who is later replaced by Tracy. MAY also appear in other scenes.

Tammy, Shelly, Lou Ann - Council Members of The Corny Collins Show, who are all cute and perky "American Sweethearts." Must sing well. Must be excellent dancers.

Brad, Fender, Stretch, IQ - Council Members of The Corny Collins Show, who are all fresh and innocent dreamboats. Must sing well. 

Cindy, Lorraine - Considered Motormouth's Teens, friends with Seaweed and Inez. Must move well.

Gilbert, Stooie, Duane, Thad - Considered Motormouth's Teens, friends with Seaweed. Must move well.

Female Authority Figure/Gym Teacher - The Matron guarding The Big Dollhouse.

Prudy Pingleton - KRISTINA BABCOCK

Male Authority Figure -  Principal of Patterson Park High School; and Mr. Harriman F. Spritzer, the President of Ultra Clutch 

Mr. Pinky - owner of Mr. Pinky's Hefty Hideaway who gives Tracy and Edna a makeover

Preteens - Fans/Groupies of The Corny Collins Show & Motormouth Maybelle; will also play ensemble members on the streets of Baltimore 



MUSICAL NUMBERS

Baltimore, 1962

ACT 1

Prologue:

Good Morning Baltimore............................................................................TRACY & COMPANY

Scene 1: TV Station WZZT & Turnblad Home 

"The Nicest Kids in Town".........................................................CORNY COLLINS & COUNCIL

Scene 2: At the Vanities 

"Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now"........EDNA, TRACY, PENNY, VELMA, AMBER & COMPANY

Scene 3: TV Station WZZT 

"I Can Hear The Bells"...............................................................................TRACY & COMPANY 

"(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs"...........................................................................VELMA

Scene 4: Detention

Scene 5: Paterson Park High School Gymnasium 

"The Madison"..........................................................................CORNY COLLINS & COMPANY

Scene 6: WZZT & Turnblad Home 

"The Nicest Kids In Town (Reprise)".........................................CORNY COLLINS & COUNCIL 

"It Takes Two"..........................................................................................................LINK, TRACY 

"Velma's Revenge".............................................................................................................VELMA

Scene 7: Turnblad Home and Streets of Baltimore 

"Welcome To The 60's".......................................TRACY, EDNA, DYNAMITES & COMPANY

Scene 8: Patterson Park Playground 

"Run And Tell That"...................................................SEAWEED, LITTLE INEZ, & COMPANY 

"Big, Blonde & Beautiful"..............................MOTORMOUTH, TRACY, EDNA & COMPANY

ACT 2

Scene 1: Baltimore Women's House of Detention 

"The Big Dollhouse"..........................................................................................................WOMEN 

"Good Morning Baltimore (Reprise)"..................................................................................TRACY

Scene 2: The Har-De-Har Hut 

"You're Timeless To Me"..................................................................................EDNA & WILBER

Scene 3: Tracy's Jail Cell & Penny's Bedroom 

"Without Love"...........................................TRACY, LINK, PENNY, SEAWEED & COMPANY

Scene 4: Motormouth Maybelle's Record Shop 

"I Know Where I've Been".........................................................MOTORMOUTH & COMPANY

Scene 5: The Baltimore Eventorium 

"Hairspray".................................................................................CORNY COLLINS & COUNCIL 

"Cooties"..................................................................................AMBER & COUNCIL MEMBERS 

"You Can't Stop The Beat"...........................................................................ENTIRE COMPANY 




For more information on this production or CAPS please visit www.capitalareaproductions.com.  

Capital Area Productions
"Voted one of the Best Children's Arts Programming Groups in the Region" in the Metroland 2010 Readers Poll.
"Voted one of the Top 2 Children's Theater Companies in the Times Union Best of 2008, 2009, 2010 Readers Poll"
www.capitalareaproductions.com
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