Auditions April 10 For Musical ‘Hairspray’

Hawthorne Players has announced auditions for the musical “Hairspray” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre, 1 James J. Eagan Drive, 63033. Prepare a 1-minute comedic monologue and 32 measures of music. Please bring your music in the key you intend to sing. An accompanist will be provided. The audition will include cold readings, vocal audition, and choreography. For more information visit www.hawthorneplayers.info and complete and download the audition form.

Larry Quiggins will direct, with musical direction by Marc Strathman. Performance dates are July 29-Aug. 7.

The story is set in 1962 in Baltimore,

Maryland, and quirky, plus-sized, teenage Tracy Turnblad has one dream: to dance on the “Corny Collins Show”. Tracy transforms from an unknown into a star, and uses her newfound influence to advocate for racial integration on the television show.

With the help of the teenage heartthrob

Link, host Corny Collins, and Motormouth Maybelle, Tracy overcomes the odds and succeeds in her mission to integrate the “Corny Collins Show.” The bright, energetic story of Tracy Turnblad teaches us all to look past the color of one’s skin and fight for every human being’s equal rights.

The cast of Characters:

Tracy Turnblad- Mezzo – female 16-25 yrs. old

Corny Collins- tenor – male 25-35 yrs. old

Edna Turnblad- tenor – male/female 35-55 yrs. old

Penny Pingleton- belt – female 16-25 yrs. old

Velma Von Tussle- belt – female 35+ yrs. old

Amber Von Tussle- belt – female 16-25 yrs. old

Link Larkin- baritone – male 16-25 yrs. old

Seaweed J. Stubbs- tenor – African-American male 16-25 yrs. old

Little Inez- belt – African-American female 10-16 yrs. old

Motormouth Maybelle- alto – African-American female 35+ yrs. old

Wilbur Turnblad- baritone – 35-55 yrs. old

Prudy Pingleton- 35+ yrs. old

Council Members- 6 male & 6 female 16-25 yrs. old. High school students

Non-Council Members- 6 African-American male & 6 African-American female

The Dynamites- Various – 3 African-American female 25+ yrs. old

Ensemble- Various – male and female of various ages and ethnicities

   For more information email: hawthorneplayers@att.net

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