September 2nd- December 2nd
Auditions: TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 7:00-9:00
No rehearsal on September 1st or October 13th
MONDAYS 6:30-8:30 AND
TUESDAYS 7:00-9:00
SHOW DAYS: December 4,5,6
$375 for Participation
The Daly Theater @ THE SPACE, 56 Island Street, Lawrence
**NO REFUNDS will be provided following casting
Tech Week: December 1st-3rd

We've noticed over the past year that the time constraint has put more stress on our students, leaving them not feeling prepared. For that reason, we are dedicating MONDAYS for music and TUESDAYS for staging. We recognize this means more time in rehearsals, but it means less stress outside of the rehearsal space.

Our students will focus on character work, acting through singing, and scene basics while putting on the productions of "Urinetown" There will be a balanced emphasis on music, acting, and dance. This program nurtures rehearsal and performance principles, requiring commitment, teamwork, and collaboration within diverse creative processes.

Our Auditions will be held prior to the start of our sessions. Please prepare 16 measures of a musical theater song of your choice. When choosing a song, consider the style of the show and the range of the character you are auditioning for.

Due to the intensity of this course, commitment is very important to us. Students will be asked to sign an agreement stating their understanding of our commitment policy. At our audition, please provide a list of any KNOWN conflicts during our rehearsal period. Further, any student who misses three rehearsals (or the equivalent of six tardies) will be at risk of losing one of their performance. Please keep this policy in mind PRIOR to signing up.

Characters

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. Optional Doubling as TINY TOM.

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. Optional Doubling as HOT BLADES HARRY.

Tiny Tom

One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child.

Soupy Sue

One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked.

Little Becky Two-shoes

One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory.

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.