The Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College, Artistic Director Andrew John Mitchell and Music Director Anthony Vitalo present auditions for The Who’s Tommy.
Please note: this is a non-union, non-paying production. ?
Audition Dates & Times: ? In person auditions will be held Monday, November 15th from 7pm to 9:30pm and Thursday, November 18th from 7pm to 9:30pm. Please prepare a rock/pop song in the style of the show.
On-line auditions will be accepted until Wednesday, November 17th at 11:59pm.
Please fill out the online form where you will also be directed to send in a video submission (YouTube or Vimeo preferred) along with additional information. ?
* To audition please fill out the following form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ryRvh99E3UCT1bZDvBilsZreE1iuCxBOqFKD1jK3zh1UMzg5RTZFSjg4MjBVT1NUU0k1RjJXWDJZWi4u (please fill this out if you’re auditioning for both in-person and online!)
Note: When auditioning, please list any and all commitments during the rehearsal period – even on days not currently listed as rehearsal days. To the greatest extent possible, the schedule will be built around the cast's availability. No additional conflicts will be accepted two weeks after casting, and no conflicts will be accepted for performance dates or the week before opening.
Callbacks: Callbacks will be held Saturday, November 20th at 12noon Audition/Callback
Location: The Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College One Seahawk Drive North East, MD 21901 Box Office: (410) 287-1037
Rehearsal Dates: The Who’s Tommy will begin rehearsals in early December, there will be a break between December 23rd, 2021 through January 2nd, 2022. Rehearsals will be approximately three nights a week. Tech week will be from Sunday, February 27ththrough Thursday, March 3rd. The rehearsal schedule will be based on the availability of the cast and production staff. Performance Dates: The Who’s Tommy runs March 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th & 13th 2022, performances are Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm and Sunday afternoons at 2pm. There is the possibility of Saturday matinees at 2pm if ticket sales warrant additional performances.
The Who’s Tommy character Breakdown: ?
Please note: The Milburn Stone Theatre is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, and abilities to audition. all roles will be presented as they were originally written. Ages listed are approximate. ?
Also, while the show Tommy deals with very adult matter amongst children performers, this production will only address matters and imply situations. Parental guidance will be sought and addressed before staging and blocking of scenes will both younger Tommy's.
Mrs. Walker A weary middle-class woman. Mrs. Walker is tired and frustrated from trying to care for and cure Tommy. Tommy's mother and Captain Walker's wife. Gender portrayed: Female Age: 35 to 45 Vocal range top: D6 | Vocal range bottom: G3
Captain Walker A former soldier with lingering guilt. He murders his wife's lover after coming back from a POW camp, resulting in Tommy's trauma-induced blindness, deafness, and dumbness. Father to Tommy and husband to Mrs. Walker. Gender portrayed: Male Age: 35 to 45 Vocal range top: C#5 | Vocal range bottom: F3
Uncle Ernie/Ensemble A lecherous, drunken bachelor. Ernie molests a young Tommy and later runs a children's camp seeking to profit from Tommy's popularity. Mrs. Walker's brother and Tommy's uncle. Gender portrayed: Male Age: 30 to 45 Vocal range top: Bb4 | Vocal range bottom: G2
Tommy/narrator An embittered young genius stricken deaf, dumb, and blind after a childhood trauma. Tommy discovers that he is a natural master of pinball, and later becomes a cult-like hero figure to masses enthralled by his story. Captain Walker and Mrs. Walker's son. Gender portrayed: Male Age: 18 to 25 Vocal range top: B4 | Vocal range bottom: Db3 Cousin
Kevin/Ensemble A bully with sadistic tendencies. Tortures his cousin, Tommy, when they're young and later seizes the opportunity to profit from Tommy's success. Gender portrayed: Male Age: 18 to 25 Vocal range top: B4 | Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Gypsy/Ensemble A brazen drug dealer and prostitute. Tommy's parents bring him to the Gypsy to experiment with unusual cures. Gender portrayed: Female Age: 25 to 35 Vocal range top: F5 | Vocal range bottom: G3
The Specialist/Ensemble A doctor with modern ideas about how to cure Tommy. Tommy's parents hire him in their desperation to find any cure for their son. Gender portrayed: Male Age: 30 to 50 Vocal range top: F4 | Vocal range bottom: G#3
Sally Simpson/Ensemble A bold, sensitive, and excitable teenybopper. Sally develops a fan crush on Tommy and rushes the stage to be close to him. Gender portrayed: Female Age: 18 to 25 Vocal range top: D5 | Vocal range bottom: F3
Tommy (Age 4) Little Tommy witnesses the confrontation between Capt. Walker and the Lover and is traumatized into a catatonic state.
Tommy (Age 10) endures his Uncle Ernie as well as the abuses of his Cousin Kevin to finally blossom into the man Tommy becomes. Sings See Me, Feel Me.
Featured Ensemble: All Genders, 16-60 all types with fantastic rock voices. Will portray various characters in the ensemble including: Minister, Second Officer, Nurses, Allied Soldiers, Lover, Judge, First Barrister, Second Barrister, Relatives, Minister’s Wife, Local Lads/Security Guards, Local Lasses, Hawker, Harmonica Player, First Local Lad, Second Local Lad, The Specialist’s Assistant, News Vendor, Mrs. Simpson, & Mr. Simpson.
note: We are looking to cast between 15-16 adults in this production so the ensemble will portray multiple named parts and have multiple solos throughout the production. ?
Plot Summary for The Who’s Tommy: ?
The Who’s Tommy ?
March 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 13th
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm ?
Book by Des McAnuff? and Pete Townshend Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend Additional Music and Lyrics by John Entwistle? and Keith Moon ?
Rock Opera | Recommended for ages 13 and up. ?
A deaf, dumb and blind boy's journey from pain to triumph is a sensory-defying rock and roll experience.
Based on the iconic 1969 rock concept album, The Who's Tommy is an exhilarating story of hope, healing and the human spirit. The story of the pinball-playing, deaf, dumb and blind boy who triumphs over his adversities has inspired, amazed and puzzled audiences for more than 40 years. This five-time Tony Award-winning musical was translated to the stage by theatrical wizard, Des McAnuff, into a high-energy, one-of-a-kind theatrical event. ? After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia and, as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors. As an adolescent, he's discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball and, when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.
The Who's Tommy is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
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For additional information please email the Director of the Milburn Stone Theatre, Daniel Combs at dcombs@cecil.edu
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