Casting Call: 'The Wiz'

Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company will hold auditions for the musical "The Wiz."

Auditions will take place at 7 p.m. on March 2 and 4. Sides will be provided. Please prepare 16 bars of an upbeat song, and 16 bars of a song from any Broadway show. An accompanist will be there, but auditionees can feel free to bring in a recorded track instead. Callbacks will be on March 5.

The show will be produced by Kathy Bobchin, directed by Vince Tinebra, musically directed by Nicole Barrow White, and choreographed by Samantha Tirone.

Roles are:

Aunt Em 37+  Mezzo	Dorothy's Aunt. Life has not been easy for her and promises little else. Harsh towards Dorothy at times, but acts out of love.
Dorothy 12-13 Mezzo	Bright eyed and alive as can be. Would rather remain a child as long as possible instead of accepting the responsibilities of adulthood.
Uncle.Henry 37+	Dorothy's Uncle. Physically run down from years of hard work on the farm. Often acts as the voice of reason towards Aunt Em.
Addaperle 20+ Mezzo	Good Witch of the North. Has magic powers she refers to as "doing tricks." Her magic abilities don't always pan out as well as she would like them to.
Yellow.Brick.Road Mezzo/Soprano	Four actors of any age and gender. Dancing actors combine to create the Yellow Brick Road. Metaphorically represents the road Dorothy travels down, encouraging her along the way.
Scarecrow 16+ Tenor	Tired of being a scarecrow and the prospect of not going anywhere. Embarks on the journey to see The Wiz in hopes he can provide a brain.
Tinman 25+ Baritone	Human at one time. Lost all his limbs to a cursed axe. Joins in the journey in hopes the Wiz will provide him a heart because “it isn’t enough to be good looking.”
Lion 25+ Baritone	Travels around the jungle scaring people, but has “a yellow streak a mile wide.” Coward state stems from deeper mother issues and gets regular counseling from an owl. Joins in the journey to see the wiz to gain some courage.
Gatekeeper	A male actor of any age. Guards the gate to the Emerald City.
The Wiz 25+ Tenor	All powerful leader over the land of Oz. Hides his true nature behind the façade of a temperamental leader. His true identity is an enigma.
Evillene 25+ Alto	Wicked Witch of the West. Low-down evil. Not a kind bone in her body nor kind thought in her rotten mind. Puts the ugh in ugly.
Lord.High.Underling 18+	Weak coward. Evillene's number one.
Winged Monkey	Actor of any gender or age. Servant of the Wicked Witch of the West. Summoned to do her bidding. The mere mention of him brings fear.
Glinda 20+ Alto	Good Witch of the South. Prettiest of all the witches. Very wise in the way of show-business.
Tornado	Woman of any age. Must have excellent modern dance and ballet skills.
Tornado Dancers	Four dancers to back up Tornado. Any age, female.
Toto	A dog
Ensemble 7+	Munchkins, Crows, Kalidahs, Poppies, Field Mice, Emerald City Citizens, Pit Singers, Soldiers, etc. Should be able to dance and sing well.

The show will perform at 8 p.m. on June 5, 6, 12, 13, 19. and 20, with 2 p.m. performances on June 7 and 14.

If you have any questions, please email kathy@smstcorg or vince@smstc.org.