Urinetown
THIS SHOW IS RATED PG-13
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest art forms.
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. Amid the people, a hero decides that he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, Urinetown catapults the "comedic romp" into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.
IMPORTANT DATES
4/19 - 4/26 - ONLINE SIGNUPS
x/xx - INFO SESSION (use an LCPS computer to sign into GoogleMeet code: Infinite Arts)
4/27 - AUDITIONS
5/1 - CALLBACKS
5/1 - FINAL LISTS
5/2 - SCRIPTS/SCHEDULES/ CONTRACTS
5/4 - 6/4 - REGULAR REHEARSALS (M, Tu, W, Th)
x/xx - SET CONSTRUCTION/ LOAD IN
6/8 - 6/11 - MANDATORY DRESS REHEARSALS (5pm to 10pm)
6/12 - SHOW (7pm)
6/13 - SHOW (2pm & 7pm)
6/14 - SHOW (2pm with strike following)
Cast of Characters
***We will take a minimum of 20 cast members for this show (a minimum of 40 double cast)***
All roles open to any gender and are followed by their description. To audition be prepared to sing approximately one minute from the audition song below. If this is the first time working with Mr. A and Ms. Kerr please also prepare a one minute monologue.
Officer Lockstock
The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story, he is a corrupt policeman who secretly kills off the guilty offenders. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways.
Penelope Pennywise
The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal. She is Cladwell's one-time lover and mother to Hope who eventually softens her temper.
Bobby Strong
The dashing, rebellious everyman who works for Miss Pennywise at the poorest, filthiest town urinal. He becomes an unsuspecting protagonist and romantic hero when he starts a revolution and falls in love with Hope Cladwell.
Little Sally
A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play's logic.
Dr. Billeaux
Head of Research and Development at UGC.
Mr. Mcqueen
Cladwell's sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant.
Senator Fipp
A greedy politician in Cladwell's pocket. A bumbling coward.
Officer Barrel
Lockstock's patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman.
Hope Cladwell
Cladwell's ravishingly beautiful daughter, torn between her father and her new love for Bobby. She begins as an innocent, naive angel but becomes vengeful and determined after being exposed to her father's evil.
Joseph "old Man" Strong
Bobby's rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sends him to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution.
Tiny Tom
One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child. Optional Doubling as DR. BILLEAUX.
Soupy Sue
One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked. Optional Doubling as CALDWELL'S SECRETARY.
Little Becky Two-shoes
One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory. Optional Doubling as MRS. MILLENIUM.
Caldwell B. Cladwell
The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor.
Josephine "ma" Strong
Bobby's mother and Joseph's wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her.
Hot Blades Harry
One of the Poor, he is a psychopathic and can become a violent loose cannon.
Ensemble
Crew
***We will take a maximum of 15 crew members for this show***
Stage Managers
Spotlight Operators
Lightboard Operator
Running Crew