Countdown To Opening Night!

URINETOWN AUDITION INFORMATION

All those cast in URINETOWN are required to become a KVTA member at some level (minimum $30) by the initial cast meeting/read-thru. One parent/guardian being a member of KVTA does cover the membership requirement for all family members 17 and under. Failure to complete this requirement will result in the cast member being removed from the production.

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Director: Sharla Ronchetto

Assistant Director: Kayla James

Vocal Director: Kayla Lockhart

Choreographer: Jordyn Clark

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AUDITION AND CALLBACK DATES / LOCATION:

AUDITIONS: Thursday, June 12, time slots beginning at 6:00 pm

CALLBACKS: Friday, June 13, starting at 6:00 pm

KVTA Studios  1 Stuart Dr  Kankakee, IL 60901

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​​​​PERFORMANCE DATES / LOCATION:

September 12, 13, and 14, 2025

KVTA Studios Black Box Theatre  1 Stuart Dr  Kankakee, IL 60901

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Questions regarding auditions, callbacks, or casting, may be emailed to the Director, Sharla Ronchetto, at: kvta.sharla@gmail.com.

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All auditioners must be 14 and older by auditions on June 12, 2025. Proof of age may be requested. and actors of any ethnicity / race are encouraged to audition for any part. All auditioners must complete an audition form, a conflict calendar, and sign KVTA's policy acknowledgement form. Cast members are required to provide the following personal items: shoes, socks, and stage makeup. In addition, cast members may be asked to supply other items such as: leotards, tights, etc. Optional expenses include: a digital download from the production, a picture CD, apparel items, production party attendance, cast/staff chill times, etc. PLEASE NOTE: Child care is not available during rehearsals and performances. Cast and staff members are not permitted to bring their children, or any additional family members, to rehearsals. ​All rehearsals are closed to the public unless otherwise stated. All KVTA facilities are smoke-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free. Anyone found to be in violation of these policies may be removed from the production.​​​​​​​​

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If you have already signed a policy acknowledgement form during our 2025-2026 Season, you do not need to sign this form again.

KVTA Policies: PDF

KVTA Policy Acknowledgement Form to be signed: PDF

All participants, on-stage or off-stage, will be required to sign KVTA's Social Media, Sexual Harassment, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policies. If said participant is under the age of 18, a parent or guardian will sign for the participant. Any parent or guardian signing for their auditioner agrees to instruct and provide information to their auditioner regarding KVTA's policies. An Emergency Card and Waiver of Liability must also be completed and signed in order to participate. These forms will be distributed when you first volunteer with KVTA. If you have any questions please email: kvta@kvta.org

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AUDITION INFORMATION:

Please sign up for an audition time HERE.
-  Time slots are currently limited to 10 auditioners per time slot. 

-  Additional time slots may be added and/or the number of auditioners per time slot may be increased, if needed.

-  If you cannot attend any of these audition time slots, please email the Director at kvta.sharla@gmail.com and we will come up with a suitable option for everyone involved.

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Audition Form can be downloaded here: Microsoft Word    PDF

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Conflict Calendar can be downloaded HERE.

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ANTICIPATED REHEARSAL TIMES:​​

Please note that this is very much an ensemble production. “Ensemble” members of the cast (“The Poor”) will have more rehearsals than the leads/principals since they are in almost every song, almost every dance, and almost every scene. See the SCENE CHART to get a clearer picture of this.

 

Rehearsals will start the week of June 16, 2025. During June and July, individual cast members can expect to have rehearsal no more than three times per week. During most of August, individual cast members can expect to have rehearsal no more than four times per week. At the end of August and in September, the full cast can expect to have rehearsal five times per week. While we are learning vocals, choreography/movement, and blocking, not all actors will be needed at all rehearsals; although, again, it is an ensemble production, so most cast members will be at most rehearsals. Once we begin running the acts, rehearsals will be full cast.

 

Please list all conflicts that you have Monday-Friday, from 6:00-9:00 pm, and Saturday from 9:00am-noon and 1:00-4:00pm, June 18 through September 6. We will not rehearse during all of those time slots every week; those are simply the possible time slots. Conflicts will not preclude you from being cast; they are needed for us to develop a rehearsal schedule, which will be based on cast and staff availability. Attendance during Tech Week (September 8-14) is mandatory. 

 

Rehearsal dates are subject to change. We want to have all of the cast at ALL of our final tech rehearsals, so please be open and honest when completing your conflict calendar. Please be sure to list all of your conflicts from the audition date through the final performance date. If you have any questions about the information provided here, please email the Director, Sharla Ronchetto, at kvta.sharla@gmail.com.

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CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS (ages listed are stage ages):
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Officer Lockstock (male; age 35-55; Vocal range: A2-A4) The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story, he is a corrupt policeman who secretly kills off the guilty offenders. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways.

 

Bobby Strong (male; age 20-30; Vocal range: A2-C5) The dashing, rebellious everyman who works for Miss Pennywise at the poorest, filthiest town urinal. He becomes an unsuspecting protagonist and romantic hero when he starts a revolution and falls in love with Hope Cladwell.

 

Caldwell B. Cladwell (male; age 50-65; Vocal range A2-G4) The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor.

 

Mr. McQueen (male; age 30-45; Vocal range: B2-E4) Cladwell's sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant.

 

Senator Fipp (male; age 30-60; Vocal range: C#3-F4) A greedy politician in Cladwell's pocket. A bumbling coward.

 

Officer Barrel (male; age 25-50; Vocal range: G2-F4) Lockstock's patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman.

 

Joseph "Old Man" Strong / Billy Boy Bill (male; age 50-65; Vocal range: A2-F4; dance ensemble) Bobby's rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sends him to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution / One of the Poor

 

Tiny Tom / Dr. Billeaux / Cop (male; age 30-60; Vocal range: D3-A3; dance ensemble) One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child / Head of Research and Development at UGC / Cop

 

Hot Blades Harry / UGC Executive #1 / Cop (male; age 20-60; Vocal range: A2-F4; dance ensemble) One of the Poor, he is a psychopath and can become a violent loose cannon / a member of Mr. Cladwell’s staff / Cop

 

Robby the Stockfish / UGC Executive #2 / Cop (male; age 20-60; Vocal range: A2-F4; dance ensemble) One of the Poor / a member of Mr. Cladwell’s staff / Cop

 

Hope Cladwell (female; age 20-25; Vocal range: A3-A5) Cladwell's ravishingly beautiful daughter, torn between her father and her new love for Bobby. She begins as an innocent, naive angel but becomes vengeful and determined after being exposed to her father's evil.

 

Penelope Pennywise (female; age 40-55; Vocal range: A3-C6) The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal. She is Cladwell's one-time lover and mother to Hope who eventually softens her temper.

 

Little Sally (female; age 5-6 (played by an adult); Vocal range: A3-E5) A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play's logic.

 

Josephine "Ma" Strong (female; age 50-65; Vocal range Bb3-D5) Bobby's mother and Joseph's wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her.

 

Soupy Sue / Mrs. Millenium / Cop (female; age 20-60; Vocal range: Bb3-B4; dance ensemble) One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked / a member of Mr. Cladwell’s staff / Cop

 

Little Becky Two-Shoes / Cladwell’s Secretary / Cop (female; age 20-60; Vocal range: Bb3-F5; dance ensemble) One of the Poor, she is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory / Cladwell’s Secretary / Cop

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INITIAL AUDITION FORMAT:

At the initial audition, everyone will read one monologue of their choice from options provided and sing one of the vocal options from the list provided. Then the group will perform the pre-learned dance together. The dance will not be taught at the auditions; you must learn it beforehand.

 

Audition materials may be accessed at AUDITION.

 

Vocal Options (choose the one that best highlights your singing abilities):

Follow Your Heart (Measure 39-59)

Privilege to Pee (Measure 117-152)

Don’t Be the Bunny (Measure 3-26)

Run Freedom Run (Measure 29-60)

 

DANCE:
All auditioners will perform the Initial Audition Dance within their small group. The Initial Audition Dance has been recorded for the auditioners to learn on their own before the auditions. There is a front view of the dance and a back view of the dance, as well as an instruction video. We will not teach the dance at the auditions; all auditioners are expected to learn this Initial Audition Dance before the audition and perform it without instruction at auditions. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing to move in, as well as appropriate shoes for dancing.

 

Initial Dance Videos can be accessed HERE.

 

AN AUDITION DANCE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 31, starting at 3:00 pm at the KVTA Studios (1 Stuart Dr., Kankakee). The Initial Dance will be covered starting at 3:00 pm; and the Callback Dance will be covered starting at 4:00 pm. 

 

CALLBACKS:

Friday, June 13, 2025, starting at 6:00 pm
• For anyone new to the audition process, callbacks are only for select auditioners that the show staff members (i.e. Director, Assistant Director, Vocal Director, Choreographer) would like to see again. If you are not called back, this does NOT mean that you will not be cast in the show.

• We will use your audition number when we post the callbacks. Please take note of what number you are given at the initial audition.

• We will post a callback list on the KVTA website at http://www.kvta.org and on the KVTA Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/kankakeetheatre on Thursday, June 12, after all initial auditions have been completed, so it will be late in the evening. Your patience is greatly appreciated! 
• If for any reason you cannot make this callback date, PLEASE email the Director before your audition, or tell the board member working the check-in table at auditions. 
• If you are called back, it is highly encouraged that you make every effort to attend the callbacks. 

 

Callback materials may be accessed at AUDITION.

 

POSSIBLE SONGS FOR CALLBACKS:

Hope = Follow Your Heart (Measure 76-91)

Hope and Bobby = Follow Your Heart (Measure 128-143)

Bobby = Run Freedom Run (Measure 101-124)

Pennywise = Privilege to Pee (Measure 158-191)

Lockstock = Urinetown (Measure 75-97)

Cladwell = Don’t Be the Bunny (Measure 31-54)

Little Sally = Tell Her I Love Her (Measure 2-14)

The Poor / Barrel = Song of your choice from the Initial Audition Vocal Options

 

POSSIBLE SCENES FOR CALLBACKS:

Lockstock and Barrel = p. 22-23

Lockstock and Little Sally = p. 21-22

Cladwell and Hope = p. 44

Hope and Bobby = p. 29-31

Pennywise and Bobby = p. 36-37

The Poor (Sue, Harry, Tom, Robby, Becky, Penny, Josephine, Hope, Little Sally) = p. 90-93

 

DANCE CALLBACKS:

(Only those being called back for “The Poor” dance ensemble roles)

The Callback Dance has been recorded for the auditioners to learn on their own before the auditions. There is a front view of the dance and a back view of the dance, as well as an instruction video. We will not teach the dance at the auditions; auditioners are expected to learn this dance before callbacks and perform it without instruction at callbacks. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing to move in, as well as appropriate shoes for dancing. This dance will be covered at the Dance Workshop on May 31, starting at 4:00 pm, in addition to the Initial Audition Dance starting at 3:00 pm.

 

Callback Dance Videos can be accessed HERE.

 

CAST LIST:
The cast list will be posted on the KVTA website at http://www.kvta.org and on the KVTA Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/kankakeetheatre on Friday, June 13, after all callbacks have been completed, so it could be very late in the evening. Thank you in advance for your patience as we will have many difficult decisions to make! 
 

For those cast in the show, our CAST MEETING and READ THRU will be on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 6:00 pm, at the KVTA Studios.

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Further questions regarding auditions, callbacks, or casting may be emailed to the Director, Sharla Ronchetto, at: kvta.sharla@gmail.com  Please include Urinetown Auditions in the subject line.

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Break a leg!

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Sincerely,

The Staff of Urinetown​