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Hairspray

July 25-28, 2019

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Audition Information

General Auditions
Friday, May 17 ~ 4:00PM-9:00PM
Saturday, May 18 ~ 9:00AM-12:00PM
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Callbacks:
Saturday, May 18 ~ 3PM-???

If you are being called back, you will be notified individually.

Location:

Coal City Performing Arts Center
655 W. Division St.
Coal City, IL 60416

**Enter through Door 14**

What to Prepare

We would like you to come prepared with 32-bars of any musical number. This can be any song of your choice. Please bring 2 copies of the sheet music (one for the accompanist and one for the directors).

In addition to your selected piece, please be prepared to sing one of the Hairspray vocal selections below.
Please note, you may not be asked to sing the Hairspray selection.


ON YOUR AUDITION FORM, YOU WILL MARK YOU'RE AUDITIONING FOR HAIRSPRAY, OR BOTH IF YOU'RE ALSO AUDITIONING FOR ONCE ON THIS ISLAND!

Below you will find monologues from Hairspray. 
You may be asked to read one of these selections at your audition.

After you sing and read, everyone auditioning will participate in a short dance audition.

If you have a scheduling conflict with the audition times,
​please contact us as soon as possible at smalltowntheatrics@gmail.com

Hairspray Vocal Selections

Male

Male General Audition Piece
File Size: 1574 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

COMING SOON

Female​

Female General Audition Piece
File Size: 1280 kb
File Type: pdf
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COMING SOON

Acting Sides

Link/Tracy Side
File Size: 76 kb
File Type: pdf
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Edna/Wilbur Side
File Size: 85 kb
File Type: pdf
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Edna/Tracy Side
File Size: 165 kb
File Type: pdf
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Seaweed Side
File Size: 134 kb
File Type: pdf
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Motormouth Side
File Size: 161 kb
File Type: pdf
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Velma/Corny Side
File Size: 69 kb
File Type: pdf
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Amber/Penny Callback Music
File Size: 195 kb
File Type: pdf
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Callback Materials

Tracy Callback Music
File Size: 411 kb
File Type: pdf
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Link Callback Music
File Size: 404 kb
File Type: pdf
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Motormouth Callback Music
File Size: 295 kb
File Type: pdf
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Edna/Wilbur Callback Music
File Size: 169 kb
File Type: pdf
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Velma Callback Music
File Size: 178 kb
File Type: pdf
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Corny Callback Music
File Size: 644 kb
File Type: pdf
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Character Descriptions

Hairspray

Tracy Turnblad
Our story's unsuspecting protagonist, she is large and in charge. Confident, talented, and incredibly determined. A romantic with a good heart and desire to cut up the dance floor. Always on top of the latest trends.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: G3

​Corny Collins
The charismatic host of the Corny Collins' Show. Good looking and smooth talking, he is a genuinely nice guy both on and off camera.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: D3

Edna Turnblad
Tracy's big and blonde mother. She is a working housewife who has lost her confidence and dream to be a plus-size clothing designer. Boisterous and commanding. Played by a male in drag.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: F3

Penny Pingleton
Tracy's best friend and dorky sidekick. Not the brightest girl, but she has good intentions. Bursting to get free of her mother's dominating control, she falls for Seaweed with childlike curiosity.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: A3

Velma Von Tussle
Amber's mother and the director of Corny Collin's show. She is a devious taskmaster and snobby racist. The former Miss Baltimore Crabs will go to any length to ensure her daughter is the next big thing.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3

Amber Von Tussle
Link's girlfriend and Tracy's nemesis. She is pretty, thin, shallow, snobby, and racist. Can't dance but is expected to win Miss Baltimore Hairspray. Always feels the need to be the center of attention.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: A3

Link Larkin
The star heartthrob on Corny Collins' show. He is extremely attractive and talented. Hoping to get his big break with a recording contract, he unexpectedly falls for Tracy.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: G3

Seaweed J. Stubbs
Tracy's classmate and friend, who is discriminated against due to his skin color. He is cocky but surprisingly lovable. Talented in song and dance. He falls for Penny.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: F3

​Little Inez
​
Motormouth Maybelle

Seaweed and Little Inez's mother, she also appears as the Guest DJ on the Corny Collin's Negro Day show. Big, blonde, beautiful and proud of it. She is sassy and confident.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: F3

Wilbur Turnblad
Tracy's simpleminded and kind father. He owns a joke shop and supports his daughter in spite of everything else. He also loves his wife, Edna, very much.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: A3

Prudy Pingleton
Penny's strict mother. Very conservative, controlling, and closed minded.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: D4

Ensemble
Corny Collins' Kids (Tammy, Brad, Brenda, Sketch, Shelley, Etc.); Students; Protestors

Production Staff

Directed by:
Jack Micetich
Music Direction:
Shanan D'Agostino
Choreography: 
Kim Scerine
Public Relations:
Ann Gill
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