AUDITIONS!
HAIR
Music by Galt MacDermot
Lyrics and Book by Gerome Ragni & James Rado
Directed by Phil Kinen
Musical Direction by Chris Holbrook
Choreographed by Liz Jeans
AUDITIONS:
March 22nd from
9:00am – 11:30am & 1:00pm - 4:00pm
March 23rd from 1:00pm – 5:00pm
At St. Pius School
55th and Woodson, Mission, KS
EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:
Auditions will be an open call both days, however, the director
strongly encourages that you make an appointment for your
audition. Those auditioning without an appointment will be as
quickly as possible. To make an appointment, please email,
Phil Kinen, at k421phil@gmail.com. Be sure to include a
phone number.
The audition will consist of your prepared song, followed by a
discussion of the production and your theatrical experience.
Auditioners should prepare no more than 32 bars of a
Broadway song or rock / folk song from the late '60s to early
'70s time period (The Mamas and The Papas, The Fifth
Dimension, Earth, Wind and Fire, Peter, Paul and Mary, Jannis
Joplin, Van Morrison, The Beatles, The Doors, The Monkees).
An accompanist will be provided. If you have any questions
regarding the music of the show or your audition please
contact Chris Holbrook at djchrismiller@gmail.com.
Please Provide:
Sheet Music...no CDs & NO ACAPPELLA auditions
Headshot/Resume (if available)
All known conflicts from July 27 through October 5.
There will be no dance
auditions at the open call.
Invited callbacks are scheduled for Sunday, March 30th from
1pm – 5pm.
Rehearsals begin Sunday, July 27. Typical weekly rehearsal
schedule will be Sunday through Thursday nights from 7pm –
10pm. However, those days and times are subject to change
depending upon the availability of cast members. Conflicts
with the rehearsal schedule must be kept to an absolute
minimum during the rehearsal process. No conflicts will be
accepted during dress / tech week (9/12 – 9/18).
NOTE: Along with so many other groundbreaking firsts, Hair is
credited as the first Broadway musical to contain nudity. This
production will honor that aspect of the script and its intent.
What is always referred to as "the nude scene" actually is The
Protest Scene. The protest is the last scene of Act I of which
the nudity is a result of a climatic, emotional response to
political suppression. The nudity occurs in a time span of
about twenty seconds. Please do not allow your apprehension
to appear nude onstage to dissuade you from auditioning.
This will be a topic of discussion during the chat portion of your
audition. Let the points in that discussion guide you to an
informed decision concerning your involvement in this
production. Your final decision will be fully respected and
honored by the production staff and the Barn Players
organization.
PRODUCTION DATES:
September 19 – October 5, 2014
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
Industry Night is Monday, September 29th at 7:30pm
All performances take place at…
The Barn Players Theatre
6219 Martway in Mission, KS
SYNOPSIS:
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 the draft into the Vietnam
War. They struggle to balance their young lives, loves and the
sexual revolution with their rebellion against the war and their
conservative parents and society. They are challenged and
confront their convictions when one of their own is drafted. He
faces the decision to either 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.
CASTING: The cast of
Hair is called "the Tribe". This show, more than any other,
really is an ensemble piece. One in which the tribe of 21
members must work together as one single organism. There
are no lead roles, supporting roles, featured roles, or chorus
parts – just one collective. Tribe members are roughly
between the ages of 19 – 25. All Tribe members are onstage
at all times communicating the story to the audience. In doing
so, they also take on many and various characters in sketches
or scenes throughout the show. Those characters are listed
with each individual description below. Please note that some
roles and parts may shift due to the nature of the talents of the
tribe. All Tribe members all sing, dance and perform in Hair's
30+ songs.
Color blind casting is a principle and practice of both this
theatre and the production team. But, due to the nature of the
show, specific roles must be of specific color and indicated
below. If a color is not indicated below, then that role can be
played by an actor of any color. People of any color or race
will be equally considered for those roles.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
Berger – white male – He sings a DONNA Solo, GOING
DOWN Solo, and a HAIR Duet He portrays George
Washington and an Astronaut.
Claude – white male – He sings a MANCHESTER ENGLAND
Solo, I GOT LIFE Solo, WHERE DO I GO Solo, THE FLESH
FAILURES Solo and a HAIR Duet. He portrays Himself.
Crissy - female – sings the FRANK MILLS Solo, I BELIEVE IN
LOVE Trio Backup, AIR Duet Backup , HAIL MARY Trio, and
EYES, LOOK YOUR LAST Trio. She portrays a Waitress, a
Vietnamese Native, a Shoeshine Boy, and a Nun.
Diane – female – sings the BLACK BOYS Solo, HAIL MARY
Trio, and EYES, LOOK YOUR LAST Trio. She portrays
Scarlett O'Hara and a Nun.
Dionne - black female – sings an AQAURIUS Solo Backup,
AIN'T GOT NO Solo, AIR Duet Backup, WHITE BOYS Trio,
WALKING IN SPACE Solo, HAIL MARY Trio, and LET THE
SUN SHINE IN Solo. She portrays a Raggle Taggle Soldier,
Aretha Franklin and a Nun.
Emmaretta – black female - sings in the DEAD END Quartet,
WHITE BOYS Trio, and ABIE, BABY Solo. She portrays a
Raggle Taggle Soldier, Abe Lincoln, and a Chinese Citizen.
Hiram – male – He sings an AQAURIUS Backup Duet and part
of the DON'T PUT IT DOWN Trio. He portrays Dad, a Soldier,
and Clark Gable.
Hud – black male – He sings a COLORED SPADE Solo and
an AIN'T GOT NO Solo. He portrays a Sergeant, a Witch
Doctor, a Sharecropper, and an Astronaut.
Jeanie – female – sings an AIR Solo, BLACK BOYS Trio
Backup, WALKING IN SPACE Duet, and GOOD MORNING
STARSHINE Solo Backup. She portrays a Raggle Taggle
Soldier and a Chinese Citizen.
Jonathan – male – He sings MY CONVICTION Solo, and in
the ELECTRIC BLUES Quartet. He portrays Margaret Meade,
a Soldier, John Wilked Booth, and a Monk.
Lamont – black male – He sings in DEAD END Quartet,
BLACK BOYS Trio Backup, and ABIE, BABY Trio. He
portrays a Witch Doctor, a Sharecropper, and a Guerilla.
Leata - black female – sings in the DEAD END Quartet,
WHITE BOYS Trio, and a WALKING IN SPACE Solo. She
portrays a Raggle Taggle Soldier and an Astronaut.
Marjorie – female - I BELIEVE IN LOVE Trio Backup,
ELECTRIC BLUES Quartet, and EYES, LOOK YOUR LAST
Trio. She portrays Mom and the Messenger.
Paul – male – He sings AQAURIUS Backup Duet, and
ELECTRIC BLUES Solo. He portrays the Principal and an
Indian.
Robert – male - He sings DON'T PUT IT DOWN Trio. He is a
featured solo dancer portraying Aquarius. He portrays Hubert
and an Indian.
Ronny - black female – the AQAURIUS Solo, and WHAT A
PIECE OF WORK Duet. She portrays a Monk, a Raggle
Taggle Soldier, and the War Games Commentator.
Sheila – white female – sings the I BELIEVE IN LOVE Solo,
EASY TO BE HARD Solo, WALKING IN SPACE Duet, GOOD
MORNING STARSHINE Solo, and LET THE SUN SHINE IN
Solo. She portrays A Monk and General George Custer.
Steve – male – He sings DON'T PUT IT DOWN Solo, and
WALKING IN SPACE Solo. He portrays and Indian.
Suzannah - female - I BELIEVE IN LOVE Trio Backup,
ELECTRIC BLUES Quartet, BLACK BOYS Trio Backup and
the OM Solo. She portrays a Vietnamese Native, a Chinese
Native, General Ulysses S. Grant and the 1,000 Year Old
Monk.
Walter – black male – sings WHAT A PIECE OF WORK Solo,
DEAD END Quartet, BLACK BOYS Trio Backup and ABIE,
BABY Trio. He portrays a Raggle Taggle Soldier, a Witch
Doctor, a Sharecropper, a Guerilla, and the War Games
Commentator.
Woof – male – sings the SODOMY Solo, and an AIN'T GOT
NO Solo. He portrays a Soldier, a Guerilla, and a Monk.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, TO ASK A QUESTION OR TO
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT: Please
contact Phil Kinen at k421phil@gmail.com. Be sure to include
a phone number in the email. For a sense or feeling of this
production, got to this YouTube clip of the 2009 revival
Broadway cast performing on the David Letterman Show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzMc_tgm7Do
The Barn Players embraces diversity in all aspects of our
organization. Non-traditional and equal-opportunity casting is
encouraged.
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