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NEWPORT – Auditions for the musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’ will be at the Pend Oreille Playhouse Sunday-Monday, Jan.
26-27 at 6 p.m. Callbacks, if needed, will be Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. Participants are asked to arrive early at 5 p.m. on audition days to fill out forms and get photos. Auditions start promptly at 6 p.m. All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and will be able to leave after information is given out to the group.
Auditioners need only to attend one audition day and need to be available for callbacks if required by the director.
Actors should bring an approximately one-minute song to sing, preferably with a backup track or karaoke accompaniment, but backup is not required. Do not choose a song from the musical. Come dressed to move around comfortably (bring shoes to change into if wearing snow boots).
Each person will sing their prepared song first, then do some easy dance moves, followed by reading parts from the script. Vocal auditions will be in a group setting, so contact the Playhouse if you would like to sing privately.
If cast, rehearsals will be Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 6-8:30 p.m. Rehearsal will run later in the evening two weeks from when the show opens. Rehearsals begin Monday, Feb. 3.
The first rehearsal will have a mandatory parent and actor meeting the first 30 minutes so information and measurements for costuming can be gathered.
Performance dates are May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11, 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Actors are required to be present at all performances and all tech and dress rehearsals.
The play will be directed by Amy Dawson.
The Pend Oreille Playhouse is located at 236 S. Union Ave. in Newport. For more information, call 509-550-2155 or go to www.pendoreilleplayers. com/auditions.
Named Characters: Principals (3+ female, 5+ male. Roles indicated with a slash may or may not be doubled.)
DOROTHY GALE – Age 12-30 AUNT EM – Emily Gale / GLINDA – The Good Witch of the North, age 14+ UNCLE HENRY – Henry Gale / EMERALD CITY GUARD, age 14+ ZEKE – Farmhand / COWARDLY LION, age 14+ (female or male) HICKORY – Farmhand / TINMAN, age 14+ (female or male) HUNK – Farmhand / SCARECROW, age 14+ (female or male) MISS ALMIRA GULCH / THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST – non-singing role, age 14+ PROFESSOR CHESTER MARVEL / THE WIZARD OF OZ – non-singing role age 14+ TOTO – an actor will be operating a special Toto puppet and will be singing in the group numbers, age 10+ CITIZENS OF MUNCHKINLAND, ages 8+ Mayor Coroner Fiddler 3 Tots 3 Tough Guys Nikko – Commander of the Monkeys ages 8 Winkie General – Leader of the Winkies (Range: B2G3) ages10+ Adult Ensemble & Kids Chorus Roles Ages 8+ 3 City Fathers 2 School Teachers Barrister Braggart Three Crows – trio, ages 10+ Three Trees – female trio, ages 10+ Poppies – chorus, ages 8+ Snow – chorus, ages 8+ OZIANS Beauticians – female chorus, ages 8+ Polishers – male chorus, ages 8+ Manicurists – female chorus, ages 8+ 2 Oz Men, ages 8+ 2 Oz Women Ages 8+ Winkies – chorus, ages 8+ Flying Monkeys – puppeteers, ages10+ Jitterbug – Lead Dancer, ages 8+ Jitterbugs & Ghosts – chorus/dancers, ages 8+
