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Urinetown, The Musical
Directed by Rick Dines
Music Directed by Alex Huff
Associate Directed & Choreographed by Logan Torbet
Performances: June 16-18, 22-25, 29-July 2, 2023, Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
Rehearsals Begin: May 1, 2023
Auditions: April 3 & 4, 2023, 6:30pm, SCT Ops Center, 2025 E Chestnut Expy
Please prepare a 1-minute comic song in the style of the show that shows both your acting and vocal range. An accompanist will be provided, sheet music must be in your key. No a cappella auditions.
About the show: 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. As the poor rise, with the most unlikely of leaders, a unique revolution ensues to lead them all to freedom! Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilariously intelligent and remarkably silly musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself.
Roles:
MEN (10)
Officer Lockstock (Bass/Baritone) - The narrator. His is aware of everything that's going on, but every moment makes decisions on how to proceed with his information. Despite his inability to control the content and subject matter he wants to tell a good story. His ultimate dream is to be in show business.
Bobby Strong (Tenor) - The hero. He is the messenger of truth, but studiedly unheroic. His power comes from the support of others and his own thoughts on what is just.
Caldwell B. Cladwell (Baritone/Bass Baritone) - The owner of everything. The corrupter of everything and ultimate Godfather of the town, Cladwell is the archetypical heartless tycoon. There are three things he loves: money, power and his daughter, Hope.
Senator Fipp (Bass) - The corrupt politician. While Fipp holds much control of the lawmakers, he is on Cladwell's under-the-table payroll.
Mr. McQueen (Tenor) - Cladwell's personal assistant. The Mr. Smithers to Cladwell's Mr. Burns. McQueen has an unhealthy adoration of his employer.
Officer Barrel (Bass) - Officer Lockstock's crime-fighting sidekick. Barrel is a man who follows orders.
Old Man Strong / Hot Blades Harry (Tenor) - Bobby's father & the rebel-rouser. Old Man Strong is a member of the poor who can't take the tyranny any longer. Hot Blades Harry is ready to stop at no cost to make Cladwell pay for treating the poor badly.
Tiny Tom / Dr. Billeaux (Bass or Baritone) - A member of the revolution & one of Cladwell’s researchers. A solid character actor with a strong voice that moves well.
Robbie the Stockfish / Business Man #1 (Bass or Baritone) - A member of the revolution & one of Cladwell’s men. A solid character actor with a strong voice that moves well.
Billy Boy Bill / Business Man #2 (Tenor) - A member of the revolution & one of Cladwell’s men. A solid character actor with a strong voice that moves well.
WOMEN (6)
Little Sally (Mezzo Soprano) - A poor young girl. Played by an adult actress, Little Sally operates both as a member of the poor and also as the very dry sidekick to Lockstock's narrator.
Hope Cladwell (Soprano) - The ingénue. Fresh home from college, Caldwell's daughter is the true optimist with a big heart.
Penelope Pennywise (Alto w/ Strong Belt) – Operator of the poorest public amenity in town. A woman who doesn’t necessarily agree with “the company way,” but has a job to do nonetheless.
Soupy Sue / Caldwell's Secretary (Soprano) - A member of the revolution & one of Cladwell’s employees. A solid character actress with a strong voice that moves well.
Little Becky Two Shoes / Mrs. Millennium (Soprano) - A member of the revolution & one of Cladwell’s employees. A solid character actress with a strong voice that moves well.
Old Woman / Josephine Strong (Mezzo Soprano) - A member of the revolution & Bobby’s mother. A solid character actress with a strong voice that moves well.
Directed by Rick Dines
Music Directed by Alex Huff
Associate Directed & Choreographed by Logan Torbet
Performances: June 16-18, 22-25, 29-July 2, 2023, Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
Rehearsals Begin: May 1, 2023
Auditions: April 3 & 4, 2023, 6:30pm, SCT Ops Center, 2025 E Chestnut Expy
Please prepare a 1-minute comic song in the style of the show that shows both your acting and vocal range. An accompanist will be provided, sheet music must be in your key. No a cappella auditions.
About the show: 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. As the poor rise, with the most unlikely of leaders, a unique revolution ensues to lead them all to freedom! Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilariously intelligent and remarkably silly musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself.
Roles:
MEN (10)
Officer Lockstock (Bass/Baritone) - The narrator. His is aware of everything that's going on, but every moment makes decisions on how to proceed with his information. Despite his inability to control the content and subject matter he wants to tell a good story. His ultimate dream is to be in show business.
Bobby Strong (Tenor) - The hero. He is the messenger of truth, but studiedly unheroic. His power comes from the support of others and his own thoughts on what is just.
Caldwell B. Cladwell (Baritone/Bass Baritone) - The owner of everything. The corrupter of everything and ultimate Godfather of the town, Cladwell is the archetypical heartless tycoon. There are three things he loves: money, power and his daughter, Hope.
Senator Fipp (Bass) - The corrupt politician. While Fipp holds much control of the lawmakers, he is on Cladwell's under-the-table payroll.
Mr. McQueen (Tenor) - Cladwell's personal assistant. The Mr. Smithers to Cladwell's Mr. Burns. McQueen has an unhealthy adoration of his employer.
Officer Barrel (Bass) - Officer Lockstock's crime-fighting sidekick. Barrel is a man who follows orders.
Old Man Strong / Hot Blades Harry (Tenor) - Bobby's father & the rebel-rouser. Old Man Strong is a member of the poor who can't take the tyranny any longer. Hot Blades Harry is ready to stop at no cost to make Cladwell pay for treating the poor badly.
Tiny Tom / Dr. Billeaux (Bass or Baritone) - A member of the revolution & one of Cladwell’s researchers. A solid character actor with a strong voice that moves well.
Robbie the Stockfish / Business Man #1 (Bass or Baritone) - A member of the revolution & one of Cladwell’s men. A solid character actor with a strong voice that moves well.
Billy Boy Bill / Business Man #2 (Tenor) - A member of the revolution & one of Cladwell’s men. A solid character actor with a strong voice that moves well.
WOMEN (6)
Little Sally (Mezzo Soprano) - A poor young girl. Played by an adult actress, Little Sally operates both as a member of the poor and also as the very dry sidekick to Lockstock's narrator.
Hope Cladwell (Soprano) - The ingénue. Fresh home from college, Caldwell's daughter is the true optimist with a big heart.
Penelope Pennywise (Alto w/ Strong Belt) – Operator of the poorest public amenity in town. A woman who doesn’t necessarily agree with “the company way,” but has a job to do nonetheless.
Soupy Sue / Caldwell's Secretary (Soprano) - A member of the revolution & one of Cladwell’s employees. A solid character actress with a strong voice that moves well.
Little Becky Two Shoes / Mrs. Millennium (Soprano) - A member of the revolution & one of Cladwell’s employees. A solid character actress with a strong voice that moves well.
Old Woman / Josephine Strong (Mezzo Soprano) - A member of the revolution & Bobby’s mother. A solid character actress with a strong voice that moves well.
PASS OVER
By Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu
Directed by Jon Herbert
Performances: July 21-23, 27-30, August 3-6, 2023, Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
Venue: SCT Studio Theatre, 2025 E Chestnut Expressway
Rehearsals Begin: June 18, 2023
Auditions: May 15 & 16, 2023, 6:30pm, SCT Ops Center, 2025 E Chestnut Expy
Actors will be asked to do readings from the script. These sides will be available two weeks prior to auditions. Please check back here.
Roles (3 men):
Moses (late teens-early 30s, black): a young man from the ghetto. brokenhearted. courageous. angry. sad. but also a slave driver. but also the prophesied leader of God’s chosen people.
Kitch (late teens-early 30s, black): a young man from the ghetto and Moses’ best friend. jovial. loyal. kind. naïve. a lovely friend to have. but also a slave. but also one of God’s chosen.
Mister (late 20s-early 30s, white): a man in a light-colored suit. out of his element. earnest. wholesome. terrified. but also a plantation owner. but also pharaoh’s son.
Ossifer: an enforcer of the law. not from around here, but always around. pragmatic. intimidating. also terrified. but also a patroller. but also a soldier in pharaoh’s army. the actor playing Mister will also play Ossifer.
By Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu
Directed by Jon Herbert
Performances: July 21-23, 27-30, August 3-6, 2023, Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
Venue: SCT Studio Theatre, 2025 E Chestnut Expressway
Rehearsals Begin: June 18, 2023
Auditions: May 15 & 16, 2023, 6:30pm, SCT Ops Center, 2025 E Chestnut Expy
Actors will be asked to do readings from the script. These sides will be available two weeks prior to auditions. Please check back here.
Roles (3 men):
Moses (late teens-early 30s, black): a young man from the ghetto. brokenhearted. courageous. angry. sad. but also a slave driver. but also the prophesied leader of God’s chosen people.
Kitch (late teens-early 30s, black): a young man from the ghetto and Moses’ best friend. jovial. loyal. kind. naïve. a lovely friend to have. but also a slave. but also one of God’s chosen.
Mister (late 20s-early 30s, white): a man in a light-colored suit. out of his element. earnest. wholesome. terrified. but also a plantation owner. but also pharaoh’s son.
Ossifer: an enforcer of the law. not from around here, but always around. pragmatic. intimidating. also terrified. but also a patroller. but also a soldier in pharaoh’s army. the actor playing Mister will also play Ossifer.
Audition details subject to change.