Urinetown - Ballyhoo Youth Summer Intensive

About the project and the company

Announcing auditions for the Ballyhoo Summer Intensive: Urinetown!
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Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
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Ballyhoo’s Summer Intensive is designed for advanced students ready to tackle the higher demands and expectations of more challenging material in a pre-professional setting. The Performance Intensive gives students an opportunity to explore the experience of high caliber performance with professional artists.
Please be advised that this production contains violence and explores mature themes. Urinetown is rated PG. A parent perusal copy is available upon request.

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This is a student production and will be performed by students ages 13-21. The Summer Intensive runs June 17 –July 28, 2024. Rehearsals and performances are at The Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College. For more information go to ballyhootheatre.org and click on “Education”.  This is tuition based, educational theatre program. Tuition is $375.00. No one will be kept from being cast because of their inability to pay tuition. Partial and full scholarships are available.
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Ballyhoo strives to create a casting process that is welcoming and serves those auditioning as well as the creative team in the full exploration of the material. All body types, races, ethnicities, and abilities are desired for any available role. Ballyhoo recognizes that most characters are written as binary (using he/him or she/her pronouns) and we invited GNC, genderqueer, transgender, and nonbinary actors to submit for the roles with which they identify. All roles are open to all genders.
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Please email with any questions or to request audition forms: ballyhoo.theatre@gmail.com

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Rehearsals:
June 17-21 – 5:00-8:30p (Small group work)
June 24-28 – 10:30a-6:00p
July 1-3 – 10:30a-6:00p
July 8-12 – 10:30a-6:00p

July 13 (Saturday) – TECH TBA (keep full day/evening open)

July 15-18 – 1:00-4:00p AND 5:30-10:00p
July 19 – 1:00-4:00pm
Shows: July 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7:30pm, July 21 and 28 at 2:00pm

Other details

NOTE: This is a tuition based educational opportunity.

Audition requirements

Initial auditions may be either video or in-person. Initial auditions: For in person and/or video auditions, please prepare a verse/chorus (no longer than 2 minutes) of a musical theatre song and a short monologue. In person: Please email to set up an audition time. Auditions are May 11 and 12. Via video: Due no later than midnight May 11. Please email your video submissions to ballyhoo.theatre@gmail.com.