CDC Theatre is thrilled to announce the auditions for their upcoming May production of The Tribal Love Rock Musical, Hair. Book and Lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni. Music by Galt MacDermot. Music Direction by Cathy Corcoran, Directed & Choreographed by Michael Kidney, Produced by Joe Leo.
Hair tells the story of the tribe, a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the Age of Aquarius living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. Claude, his good friend Berger, their roommate Sheila and their friends struggle to balance their young lives, loves, and the sexual revolution with their rebellion against the war and their conservative parents and society. Ultimately, Claude must decide whether to resist the draft as his friends have done, or to succumb to the pressures of his parents (and conservative America) to serve in Vietnam, compromising his pacifistic principles and risking his life.
OPEN CALL auditions will take place on Monday January 15th & Wednesday January 17th, 2024 at 7 p.m. at CDC Theatre 78 Winans Avenue, Cranford NJ 07016. We recommend signing up in advance for an audition slot. Sign up at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4CA9A829A6F9C34-46958013-hair#/. Walk-ins will not be turned away. You must be 18 or older to audition. Please prepare a 32 bar cut of a pop/rock song not from the show. Please also prepare a 1 minute monologue reflecting the character you are auditioning for. NOT EVERYONE WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM THEIR MONOLOGUE. Actors who play instruments are encouraged to audition. Please provide a headshot and resume at your audition. Callbacks will be on Sunday January 21st, 2024 by invitation only.
Rehearsals will take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays in the evenings at CDC or area locations. Performance dates are May 3, 4,10, 11, 17, 18 @ 8 pm and May 12 & 19 @ 2 pm.
All roles are open:
Sheila: F, 20s. She is a wild and dynamic activist with the political t-shirts and buttons to prove it. A student at NYU. Her passionate involvement in things, be it causes or people, can be a source of humor for onlookers. Obsessed with Berger. Alto with strong belt.
Berger: M, 20s, but the more youthful looking the better. He is bright, funny, loud, wild and playful, but serious underneath. Charismatic and entertaining, he loves to make people laugh. He functions as the comic center of the show but goes from being comic to a tragic figure at the end. In other words, this is a role for a performer with great comic and dramatic skills. Tenor.
Claude: M, 20s. Berger’s best friend. He is gentle, the embodiment of the flower power ethos. A harmonious, ordered, balanced character, artistic, blissed-out, kind and funny. Reads all the newspapers and is concerned about the war and the state of the human condition. Tolerant and open he loves everyone in the Tribe and provides them with an emotional center. Obsessed with Sheila. Tenor.
Woof: M, 20s but the more youthful looking the better. He is sexy, good looking, masculine but with an androgynous quality. A free-love nature freak granola boy. He is very much in his own world, a bit of a space cadet. Baritone.
Hud: M, 20s. African-American male. He has an energetic personality. He is both intellectual and street hip. He scans the New York Times and the East Village. At times he is like a wise overseer. Baritone.
Jeanie: F, 20s. She wears long hippie dresses and is the earth mother of the group both figuratively and literally as she is pregnant. Dry sense of humor, hippie freak granola woman. Obsessed with Claude. Alto with strong belt.
Dionne: F, 20s. African-American. She is warm and compassionate. A strong presence with a strong sense of justice and irony. Alto with strong belt.
Crissy: F, Late teens – early 20s but to play as young as possible. She is the youngest tribe member. She is pretty, innocent and vulnerable. Loves the idea of the Tribe, her new chosen family. Alto/Mezzo with belt.
Tribe: Multi-cultural group of people who are present throughout the piece. Solos and smaller roles will be cast from the Tribe. All vocals types.
* Nudity is suggested for every character but not required.
Please take note that we are looking for a widely diverse cast. All ethnicities, body types & gender identities are encouraged to attend. Non-Equity, no pay.
Please direct all questions to kidneycasting@gmail.com and visit
www.cdctheatre.org for more information.
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