Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Media Relations
January 27, 2010 | Posted by Lauren Bracey | Contact
Munchkin Auditions for The Wizard of Oz
12 local children will perform in show

The National Tour of THE WIZARD OF OZ , touching down in Pittsburgh this March, is sounding the alarm and calling for 12 local children to perform the roles of "munchkins" as part of their performing arts education program, while this beloved classic is live on stage in Pittsburgh. The auditions will take place at the Benedum Center on Saturday, February 27, from 10am - 12pm.

This opportunity will provide the children with real-life touring theater experience. They will discover what it's like to be part of a professional company, learn choreography by Leigh Constantine and be outfitted in the costume designs of Tim McQuillen-Wright. It's truly a unique experience and incredible opportunity for aspiring actors/actresses to follow their yellow brick road!

For additional audition details, requirements and restrictions please visit www.wizardofozontour.com and click on "Munchkinland."

THE WIZARD OF OZ is a special presentation of PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh. The presentation opens on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Heinz Hall, and continues with seven additional performances through April 4. PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh is a presentation of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Symphony and Broadway Across America.


CASTING CALL INFORMATION

DATE: Saturday, February 27, 2010
CHECK-IN BEGINS AT: 9:30am
LOCATION: Benedum Center
719 Liberty Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh
MORE INFORMATION: For complete requirements and restrictions please visit www.wizardofozontour.com


AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

  • Groups MUST be pre-registered to participate. There will be no registration the day of the audition. No individual children and/or partial group will be selected nor allowed to audition.
  • The audition is limited to 10 groups. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • The winning group will be announced at the end of the audition day.
  • Press is invited to attend and photograph/film the audition.
  • Children MUST be eight to 13 years of age, can be no taller than five feet and weigh no more than 100 pounds due to costume restrictions. No exceptions please. A variety of shapes and sizes within these parameters is encouraged.
  • The audition will consist of singing and dancing.
    • Singing: Each group should prepare 'Ding Dong the Witch is Dead' prior to the audition. The music is available for download at www.wizardofozontour.com.
    • Dancing: The groups will learn a section of Munckinland together at the audition and then will perform in their individual groups in front of the judges.
Contact
Diana Roth, 412-471-8717; roth@pgharts.org

NETworks Presentations, LLC (Producer)

Founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig and Scott Jackson, NETworks has produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions. Previous productions include Oliver!, Little Women starring Maureen McGovern, Jekyll & Hyde, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshaw, The Light in the Piazza, My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Baber of Fleet Street, among many others. Joining returning hits Annie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hairspray and The Wizard of Oz this season are Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific. Future titles include Joyful Noise's production of Handel's Messiah Rocks, Spring Awakening and Les Miserables.