Saturday, April 27, 2019

audition notice - OZ, THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT - Paradise Valley Community College - May 2 & 3


Directed by Craig Kosnik

When: May 2nd & 3rd, 2019; 6pm - 9pm

Callbacks: May 4th, 2019; 12pm - 3pm

Where: Studio Theatre (Bldg M-East), 18401 North 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032

Call 602-787-6595 to sign up for an audition time slot.

Headshot and Resume: Preferred but not required

Prepare: 1-2 minute contemporary comedic monologue, preferably memorized.

Rehearsals Begin: Wednesday May 8, 2019. Combo of M-F afternoons/evenings and possibly some Saturday mornings/afternoons.

Performance Dates: June 21st , 22nd , 28th , 29th @ 7:30pm and June 23rd, 30th @ 2:00pm.

Play Synopsis: It’s been almost one hundred years since anyone from the outside world has stepped
foot in Oz. In that time, things have changed for the worse….a new ruler, the Demented Dodo, has overthrown the Ozian government, and he cannot be stopped. Meanwhile back on earth, Clea has been elected student council president, and the new principal of Gale Junior High is making ridiculous regulations in a student handbook he has written. As a thunderstorm rages on, Clea and the school mascot, Ferret-o, are transported to the land of Oz. Can Clea and her pal Ferret-o save Oz and also make changes for the good at her middle school? Who will stand with the Dodo? Who will stand with Clea? Featuring a wide variety of characters from all of Baum’s Oz tales.

World Premiere. Appropriate for family audiences.

Character Breakdown: Clea (f), middle school student council president, Principal Crow/Demented
Dodo (m), school principal/dictator of Oz, Reggie/Ruggedo (m), middle school student council vice
president/nome king in Oz, Maria/Mombi (f), middle school student council secretary/witch in Oz,
Ms. Grace/Glinda (f), adviser of student council/sorceress of Oz, Scarlet/Scraps (f), middle schooler/quirky Oz resident made of a quilt, Piper/Polychrome (f), middle schooler/daughter of the rainbow In Oz, Jenny/General, Jinjur (f), middle schooler/general in Oz, Wally/Professor Wogglebug
(m), middle schooler/know-it-all bug in Oz, Evan/Prince Evardo (m), middle schooler/prince
of Ev, Ferret-o (m), a ferret and pal of Clea, Ensemble (4-6m/f), play a variety of roles

Contact: 602.787.6595

Web: www.paradisevalley.edu/~finearts

Additional Info: Casting for this production is open to anyone 14 and older . All performers cast in the production are required to register for the THP 201AA-10835 Theatre Production Class (1 credit)

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