The Concord Players Announce Auditions for
Directed by Shelby Art-Koljonen
Music Direction by Martha Warren
All actors must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. (To review our complete COVID-19 policy and precautions, click here.)
Synopsis: It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions — including a ban on private toilets. Fee-based public toilets are controlled by the evil Urine Good Company, which is gleefully gouging huge profits off a very basic human need. In all this wasteland, can a golden-throated hero arise who has the heart, the hope, and the pipes to lead the people to freedom? Winner of multiple Tony awards, Urinetown the Musical is an irreverent satire, whose sharp wit and non-stop humor present us with the endlessly comic side of unchecked capitalism, corporate mismanagement, and social irresponsibility.
Auditions will be held at 51 Walden St., Concord, MA, in the Dance Studio, on:
- Wednesday,December 11, 7:00–10:00 PM
- Thursday, December 12, 7:00–10:00 PM
Actors will be seen in groups of up to 8, by appointment only: to reserve your place in a 30-minute appointment slot, please use our signup form below. Auditioners please note:
- Be prepared to sing no more than 32 bars of a song from the show (this is encouraged), or from a song in a style similar to that of the show.
- Please bring your sheet music with you; an accompanist will be provided.
- Be prepared to take your shoes off or bring slippers/dance shoes, as "street shoes" are not allowed in the dance studio.
See the Character Descriptions below for more details.
Callbacks will be held on Saturday, December 14, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at Theatre III, 250 Central St., Acton, MA — actors, please reserve this date. Callbacks will consist of a dancing evaluation and readings from the script.
Rehearsals / Important Dates:
- The initial readthrough will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
- Rehearsals: Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7-10 PM, beginning on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. There are also two Friday rehearsals, on March 21 and April 4.
- Tech week begins on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
There will be eight performances in May 2025, over three weekends:
- Friday, May 2, at 8:00 PM
- Saturday, May 3, at 8:00 PM
- Sunday, May 4, at 2:00 PM
- Friday, May 9, at 8:00 PM
- Saturday, May 10, at 8:00 PM
- Sunday, May 11, at 2:00 PM
- Friday, May 16, at 8:00 PM
- Saturday, May 17 at 8:00 PM
Please note that conflicts are not permitted on performance dates, nor for tech week, nor for the week before tech week.
To sign up for auditions, please complete our online form, below. Before you fill it out, please note the following:
- Be ready to select a 30-minute appointment slot on one of
Wednesday, December 11 (7:00-10:00 PM) or Thursday, December 12 (7:00-10:00 PM).
- If you cannot make any of these times, you may submit a video audition, or you may contact the staff at
utown-staff@concordplayers.org to arrange an alternate appointment, if possible.- Be prepared to upload your resume and headshot (when you receive a confirmation email for your signup):
- Resume: PDF format is preferred, but most any document type will do (no image files, please).
- Headshot: If you do not have a headshot, a front-facing picture of your head or head and torso, with just yourself centered in it, is acceptable. JPEG or PNG format is preferred, but any image format will do. (no PDF files, please).
Instructions for uploading your headshot and resume will be in the confirmation email sent to you when you sign up.
(If you need to submit a video audition, please send an email with either a link to a your video on a service such as Google Drive, Dropbox, etc., or as an attachment to the email, to auditions@concordplayers.org)
If you have any questions or concerns, please send an email to the staff at utown-staff@concordplayers.org
Character Descriptions
Concord Players is committed to diversity and inclusion. As such, we encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, and abilities to audition. We also recognize that these characters are written on the binary (use he/him or she/her pronouns) and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.
Please note: We will not be casting anyone under the age of 18.
The roles below are listed in the following format:
Character Name (presentation, age range, voice part [vocal range])
Short description.Please note that the age ranges below refer to an actor's ability to portray a character of that age, and not necessarily the actor's actual age. If you have questions about vocal range notation, this chart may help.
- Officer Lockstock (male presenting, 25-55, baritone [A2-A4])
The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story, he is a corrupt policeman with a soft spot in his heart for Little Sally. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways.Officer Barrel (male presenting, 18-50, tenor or baritone [G2-F4])
Lockstock's patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman.Penelope Pennywise (Female presenting, 30-50, belting alto with a strong soprano high C [A3-C6]) 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.
Caldwell B. Cladwell (male presenting, 30-50, baritone with solid high notes [A2-G4]) The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor. He is the father of the naive Hope.
Bobby Strong (male presenting, 18-30, tenor or baritenor [A2-C5])
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.Hope Cladwell (female presenting, 18-30, legit soprano with strong mix or belt [A3-A5]) Cladwell's ravishingly beautiful and quirky 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. She is a delicate ingenue that grows to be a soulful powerhouse.
THE POOR ENSEMBLE
Little Sally (female presenting, 18-30, bright belter (soprano in ensemble) [A3-E5]) A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play's logic. She should be played quite young.
Hot Blades Harry (male presenting, 18-40, baritone [A2-F4])
One of the Poor, he can be provoked to violence given extreme circumstances.Little Becky Two-Shoes (female presenting, 18-40, belting alto or soprano [Bb3-F5]) One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory.
Soupy Sue (female presenting, 18-40, belter with legit mezzo soprano range [Bb3-B4]) One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked.
Joseph "Old Man" Strong (male presenting, 30-60, tenor or baritone)
Bobby's rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sends him to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution. Will likely double as Dr. Billeaux.Josephine "Ma" Strong (female presenting, 30-60, alto [Bb3-D5])
Bobby's mother and Joseph's wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her.Tiny Tom (any gender, 18-40)
One of the Poor, he is silly but fights for the cause.Robby the Stockfish (any gender, 18-40)
One of the Poor, also a little silly but bold.Billy Boy Bill (any gender, 18-40)
One of the Poor. Fights alongside the other poor ensemble.THE UGC/RICH ENSEMBLE
Senator Fipp (male presenting, 20-50, high baritone [C#3-F4])
A greedy politician in Cladwell's pocket.Mr. McQueen (male presenting, 20-50, tenor or baritone [B2-E4])
Cladwell's sycophantic lackey.Mrs. Millenium (female presenting, 20-50)
Cladwell's secretary at UGC.Dr. Billeaux (any gender, 20-50, Baritone [E3-A3])
Head of Research and Development at UGC. Likely will double as Old Man Strong.
