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AUDITION INFORMATION
All the information you need to audition for our Production of 'The Wizard of Oz is in our audition pack
We will be holding further adult auditions on Sunday 4th January alongside our junior auditions.
We are holding open auditions so you do not need to do a new members audition to join. You do need to fill in an application form which can be found under the 'new members' section of the website.
To register your interest, please complete this form...
Sign up deadline: Wednesday 31st December
Breakdown of each role is detailed below and click on the link for all the audition material:
NOTE ON ACCENTS: General American as a base then adapt to add characterisation.
Aunt Em
Gender: Female
Playing Age: 40-60 years old
Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano (A3 to D5)
Audition information:
Dialogue:
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Page 18-19 from her entrance until the end of scene
Song: Same as ensemble
Glinda
Gender: Female
Playing Age: 25-45 years old
Vocal Range: Soprano (G3 to C6)
Audition information:
Dialogue:
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Page 37-38 from entrance until the start of the song.
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Page 45-47 start of scene until Glinda “Be gone before somebody drops a house on you, too!”
Song: Munchkin Musical Sequence – Bars 1-37
Uncle Henry/Emerald City Guard
Gender: Male
Playing Age: 40-60 years old
Vocal Range: Baritone (A2 to G4)
Audition information:
Dialogue:
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Page 22-23 from start until Uncle Henry’s line “Was he sober?”
Song: Same as ensemble
Professor Chester Marvel/The Wizard of Oz
Gender: Male
Playing Age: 50-70 years old
Vocal Range: Baritone (A2 to G4)
Audition information:
Dialogue:
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Page 31-32 from “Ah, what’s this I see?” until end of the scene.
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Page 125-126 (Show different Wizard voices) Start until “I’m just a very bad Wizard”
Song: Same as ensemble
Adult and Junior Ensemble:
Juniors will be predominantly used in the munchkin scenes where there are a number of named parts available. These will be distributed after auditions.
For adult ensemble, there are a few named roles some with solo lines, namely
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3 Crows,
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3 Trees
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Poppies
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Snowman
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Ozians
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Winkies
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Nikko
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Jitterbug
If you wish to be considered for anything specifically, please indicate this on your form and please inform us if you have any special skills: Tap dancing, acrobatics, juggling etc.
Audition information
Dialogue:
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Ensemble Men read Oz Guard: Page 85 from ‘Now state your business…’ until ‘Prove It’
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Ensemble Women read all Tree lines: Page 60 from “How would like it…” until “Let’s give it to him, girls”
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Junior ensemble read Munchkin Mayor lines on Page 42.
Song: Adult and Junior ensemble are required to sing “We’re off to see the Wizard” from bars 1-29.
There is an alternative song of “Ding Dong the Witch is dead” Bars 112-143. You do not need to sing both, just one that you think shows off your voice more.