April 12 & 13, 2010
Directed by Chris Harmon

The Who's Tommy Auditions
Beavercreek Community Theatre
Monday April 12 & Tuesday, April 13 at 7pm
Performance dates: June 18-27, 2010

Directed by Chris Harmon
Choreography by Annette Looper
Music Direction by Judy Varner

Please prepare 1 minute of a rock/rock opera song
An accompanist and CD player will be provided
Only necessary to come to one of the dates
Callbacks will be Thursday, April 15 at 7pm
Everyone called back will be expected to learn a small dance combination and sing from the score

Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Music by Pete Townshend
Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Additional Music and Lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon
Based on The Who's rock-opera, Tommy

Two Acts, Book Musical, Pop / Rock, Thru Sung / Operetta, Rated PG
Original Broadway Tour version

Characters

Principals

* Tommy, Age: 16-25, A young boy who descends into a catatonic state.
* Captain Walker, Age: 25-40, Tommy's handsome father, a Royal Air Force Captain
* Mrs Walker, Age: 18-40, Tommy's mother

Other Tommys

* Tommy-Age 4, Age: 3-7 (Young Tommy)
* Tommy-Age 10, Age:8-12 (Second Tommy)

Supporting

* Cousin Kevin, Age: 15-30, Tommy's cousin who's a bully. He becomes head of Tommy's security force after he's cured.
* Uncle Ernie, Age: 30-55, Tommy's drunk, perverted uncle. He runs Tommy's Holiday Camp.
* The Boyfriend, Age: 20-35, Mrs. Walker's boyfriend, killed by Captain Walker.
* The Hawker, Age: 20-50, Leader of New Age Cult
* The Gypsy, Age: 20-35, A drug dealer and prostitute
* The Specialist, Age: 30-50, A doctor who has new theories on how to cure Tommy
* The Specialist Assistant, Age: 20-30, An assistant to the specialist
* Sally Simpson, Age: 13-20, A typical teenage girl obsessed with Tommy.
* Local Lads and Lasses: Cousin Kevin's friends


Peter Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in a theatre!

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.

July 5 & 6, 2010
7:00 pm
Those wishing to audition should prepare a short Broadway Style
song (1 min) that shows your range and belting abilities, an
accompanist will be provided. There will be cold readings from the
script & you will be taught and asked to perform a short dance number.

7:00 pm

at The Lofino Center

3868 Dayton-Xenia Rd