Who Would Name a Musical “Urinetown”? Who knows!
Urinetown, which won three Tony Awards including Best Score and Best Book of a Musical, will be performed this spring by MTA’s Shooting Stars, ages 12-18. Although the title may give pause, the show is considered to be one of the witty and original pieces of musical theatre written in the past twenty years.
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, Urinetown is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. 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 he’s had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, Urinetown catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit, and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.
Click here for a preview video of Urinetown.
To be directed and choreographed by MTA’s very own Jimmy Hippenstiel with Assistant Director Deborah Mathews and Vocal Director Sharon Frazier from February 16, 2012 to June 16, 2012 with performances at The Rose Center Theater in Westminster. We are looking for a maximum cast size of 40 to bring the house down with laughs.
Audition Rehearsals: February 16 from 6:30pm to 9:45pm and February 18 from 9:30am to 5:00pm
NOTE: Must attend ALL auditions.
First FULL Cast Rehearsal: March 1 from 6:30pm to 9:45pm
NOTE: BRING A LIST OF YOUR CONFLICTS, a 3 ring binder and a pencil to the FIRST DAY.
Regular Rehearsals: Every Saturday beginning March 3 from 9:30am to 1:00pm and some Thursdays from 6:30pm to 9:45pm as per schedule
Mandatory Tech Week: June 4 to 7 from 5:30pm to 10:15pm and Pick-up Rehearsal on June 13
Six Performances: June 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 7:30pm with special matinee performances on June 10 and 16 at 2:00pm
Registration is non-refundable.
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