Audition Information for Urinetown The Musical and Play It Straight
You only need to attend one day of the auditions. Callbacks are by invitation only. If you have any questions in general you may contact Ryan Perez Adame at AdameR@crc.losrios.edu or Martin Flynn at FlynnM@crc.losrios.edu.
For individual show questions, contact the directors directly. For Play It Straight: Anthony D’Juan (adjuan76@gmail.com); for Urinetown The Musical: Ryan Perez Adame (AdameR@crc.losrios.edu).
Audition Dates and Times
- Monday, September 9, 2024 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm (Urinetown only)
- Tuesday, September 10, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (Urinetown and Play It Straight)
- Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (Play It Straight only)
- Thursday, September 12, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (Callbacks by invitation)
Audition Location
- Black Box Theatre at Cosumnes River College (map)
8401 Center Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95823 - Enter on the Center Parkway side of campus (opposite side from the light rail/parking garage entrance on Bruceville Road)
- Parking is $2 and enforced 24/7
Viewing Auditions
- Ambre Shoneff, Urinetown The Musical Assistant Director and Choreographer
- Anthony D’Juan, Play It Straight Director
- Ryan Perez Adame, Urinetown The Musical Director
- Other faculty may be in attendance to observe
- Student Stage Managers may observe
Show Information
This is a general audition for both shows in the semester; directors, designers, and faculty from the entire department may be present in addition to the directors for the fall productions. All of the show information is subject to change depending on the directors’ choices. Please note that cast members may not be called to every rehearsal. The final rehearsal schedule will be determined by the creative team prior to the start of rehearsals.
| Item | Play It Straight | Urinetown The Musical |
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| Description | The culture wars derail a high school theater class’s Romeo and Juliet when a sarcastic remark sparks a reckoning over queer students' rights. | The Tony Award-winning musical comedy about a drought-stricken place where greed and corruption flow, privilege is peeing in private, and revolution is in the air. |
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| Cast Size | 10 | 14 to 19 |
| Show Type | Play, staged reading | Musical |
| Rehearsal Period | September 17 to October 11, 2024 | September 13 to November 1, 2024 |
| Tech Rehearsals (required) | October 11, 2024 | November 2 to 7, 2024 |
| Rehearsal/Tech Times | 2:00 to 5:00 pm/2:00 to 5:00 pm | 6:00 to 9:00 pm/5:00 to 10:00 pm |
| Planned Rehearsal Days | Tuesdays, Thursdays | Mondays through Fridays, usually four days per week; some weekend days possible |
| Performance Dates (required) |
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| Call Time | 60 to 90 minutes prior to curtain time | 90 minutes prior to curtain time |
| Class Registration (required for students) | TAP 300-303 Modern Rehearsal and Performance I-IV | TAP 340-343 Musical Rehearsal and Performance I-IV |
What To Prepare
Please prepare the following, depending upon which show(s) you’d like to be considered for:
| Item | Play It Straight only | Urinetown The Musical only or both |
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If you don’t have access to materials of your own, you may also use one of the sample monologue selections for your audition. You may need to cut them down to stay at 60 seconds.
Note: If you have any problems accessing sheet music, please contact Ryan Perez Adame at AdameR@crc.losrios.edu.
About the Shows
Casting Notes: Please note that the character descriptions provided are from the authors of the shows. It is possible that alternative casting choices could be made at the discretion of the directors. Doubling of roles may occur and understudies assigned at the discretion of the directors.
Play It Straight
Authors
- Richard Winters
- Kerri Yund
- Gary Wright
Setting and Time
A high school in 2020s deep red state America.
Character Breakdown
Adults
- ROSS - Male. Drama teacher, closer to the end than the beginning of his career. Sardonically playful, enjoys his students (with one or two notable exceptions), but has a low opinion of the public education system in general.
- BEACHER - Male or Female. Principal. Not malicious, just stressed. Seeks the path of least resistance, so not always the best person to have in your foxhole - but better than no one.
- HEWITT - Female. Idealistic new Assistant Principal. Former teacher, in the first week of her first school admin job. Gay, married, liberal California native, fish out of water in a deep red state.
- STERN - Male. Conservative Christian, Deputy Sheriff. Raising two teenage kids on his own.
Students
- JENNY - Female. Talented actor, devoted to the craft. Strong sense of justice, and a firm believer in the power of art to effect change in the world.
- IVAN - Male. Class clown, a walking brainstorm, possibly ADD. Takes a lot of guff from his classmates, but lets it roll off his back.
- HOPE - Female. Deputy Stern’s oldest child. Devoted Teaching Assistant for Ross’s Advanced Drama class. Gay. Out in Ross’s class, but closeted everywhere else.
- GABE - Non-binary. Out and very frank about it, but still has identity questions. Thoughtful and mature for their age. A good student and a loyal friend.
- CJ - Male. Hope’s younger brother. Hates Ross’s Advanced Drama class because he’s playing Romeo, and doesn’t get along with his Juliet (Jenny).
- MORGAN - Female. A bit of a hellraiser. Never met a bear she didn’t want to poke.
Urinetown The Musical
Authors
- Music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann
- Book and lyrics by Greg Kotis
Setting and Time
A Gotham-like city sometime after the Stink Years.
Character Breakdown
- OFFICER LOCKSTOCK - a policeman
- LITTLE SALLY - a poor little girl
- BOBBY STRONG - assistant custodian at the poorest, filthiest urinal in town
- CALDWELL B. CLADWELL - president and owner of Urine Good Co.
- HOPE CLADWELL - Cladwell's daughter; she's new in town
- PENELOPE PENNYWISE - chief custodian at the poorest, filthiest urinal in town
- OFFICER BARREL - Lockstock's partner
- MR. MCQUEEN - Cladwell's right-hand man
- SENATOR FIPP - a public servant
- OLD MAN STRONG - a poor man, Bobby's father, also known as Joseph Strong
- JOSEPHINE STRONG - a poor woman, Bobby's mother, also known as Old Ma Strong
- HOT BLADES HARRY - a poor man
- SOUPY SUE - a poor woman
- TINY TOM - a poor boy
- LITTLE BECKY TWO-SHOES - a poor woman
- RODDY THE STOCKFISH - a poor man
- BILLY BOY BILL - a poor man
- MRS. MILLENNIUM - a Urine Good Co. (UGC) executive DR. BILLEAUX, a UGC executive, head of research
- CLADWELL's SECRETARY, UGC EXECUTIVES
- COPS - and lots of them