Monthly Archives: January 2025

Open Audition dates/times:

• Saturday, February 22, 2025  1:00pm to 3:30pm
• Sunday, February 23, 2025  1:00pm to 3:30pm

Callbacks: Tuesday, February 25, 2025  6:00pm to 8:30pm

Audition Location:
The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater
801 Matson Place
Cincinnati, OH  45204

If you’d like the audition forms sent to you in advance, email Jennifer Perrino at jenniferperrino@clpshows.org.

Important Audition Information

• Please prepare a  60’s style song to sing for 32 measures.
• You will be taught a dance combination as well.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age to audition.
• MUST HAVE A RESUME listing theatrical experience in order to audition
• A headshot/picture is appreciated.  Please bring a headshot and resume
• CLP is actively seeking a diverse cast. Performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities and abilities are especially encouraged to audition and will be considered for all roles
• We will accept video auditions as well. Please contact Jennifer Perrino at jenniferperrino@clpshows.org for submission info.  
• Please note: Should you be asked to attend the callbacks, that’s when you’ll read from the script.
• No more than 2 conflicts will be accepted during the rehearsal process.
• All roles are paid positions.  No Roles have been precast.
• Cast members do not have to be the actual ages of the characters in any of the productions – But must be able to look age appropriate and act accordingly.
• CLP is actively seeking a diverse cast. Performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities and abilities are encouraged to audition.

HAIRSPRAY
Aug. 20 – Sept. 14, 2025

Music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with a book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on John Waters’s 1988 film of the same name.

It’s the 1960s, and change is in the air! Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.  It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire – to dance on the popular “Corny Collins Show.” When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network… all without denting her ‘do!

Director, Dee Anne Bryll; Ryan Heinrich, Music Director; Julius Jones, Choreographer and Shannon Eaton, Stage Manager

Roles include:
Principals

• Tracy Turnblad 15-20. Our story’s unsuspecting protagonist, she is large and in charge. Confident, talented, and incredibly determined. A romantic with a good heart and desire to cut up the dance floor. Always on top of the latest trends. Tracy will be played by a white performer. G3-G5.
• Edna Turnblad 30-50. Tracy’s big and blonde mother. She is a working housewife who has lost her confidence and dream to be a plus-size clothing designer. Boisterous and commanding. Often played by a male in drag. Edna will be played by a white performer. F3-G5.
• Penny Pingleton 15-20. Tracy’s best friend and dorky sidekick. Not the brightest girl, but she has good intentions. Bursting to get free of her mother’s dominating control, she falls for Seaweed with childlike curiosity. Penny will be played by a white performer. A3-G5.
• Seaweed J. Stubbs 15-20. Tracy’s classmate and friend, who is discriminated against due to his skin color. He is cocky but surprisingly lovable. Talented in song and dance. He falls for Penny. Seaweed will be played by a black performer. F3-D5.
• Amber Von Tussle 15-20. Link’s girlfriend and Tracy’s nemesis. She is pretty, thin, shallow, snobby, and racist. Can’t dance but is expected to win Miss Baltimore Hairspray. Always feels the need to be the center of attention. Amber will be played by a white performer. A3-F5.
• Link Larkin 15-20. The star heartthrob on Corny Collins’ show. He is extremely attractive and talented. Hoping to get his big break with a recording contract, he unexpectedly falls for Tracy. Link will be played by a white performer. G3-A5.

Supporting

• Wilbur Turnblad 40-60. Tracy’s simpleminded and kind father. He owns a joke shop and supports his daughter in spite of everything else. He also loves his wife, Edna, very much. Wilbur will be played by a white actor. A3-A5.
• Motormouth Mable 40-50. Seaweed and Little Inez’s mother, she also appears as the Guest DJ on the Corny Collin’s Negro Day show. Big, blonde, beautiful and proud of it. She is sassy and confident. Motormouth will be played by a black performer. F3-E5.
• Corny Collins 25-35. The charismatic host of the Corny Collins’ Show. Good looking and smooth talking, he is a genuinely nice guy both on and off camera. Corny will be played by a white performer. D3-A4.
• Velma Von Tussle 45-55. Amber’s mother and the director of Corny Collin’s show. She is a devious taskmaster and snobby racist. The former Miss Baltimore Crabs will go to any length to ensure her daughter is the next big thing. Velma will be played by a white performer. G3-E5.
• Prudy Pingleton 40-50. Penny’s strict mother. Very conservative, controlling, and closed minded. Prudy will be played by a white performer. D4-B4.
• Little Inez 11-14. Seaweed’s little sister. A great singer and dancer with a quiet exterior, who can and will be bold when the opportunity comes. Little Inez will be played by a black performer.

Featured/Ensemble

• We are looking to cast a large ensemble, with featured roles, including the Council Members (teen dancers/singers on the Corny Collins show, played by white performers), and The Dynamites (60’s female trio, played by black performers), and Mr. Pinky (owner of the ladies clothing store).