Theatre Production Auditions

Urinetown 
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollman 
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis 
Director: Kristi Shamburger Kristi.Shamburger@mtsu.edu 
Music Director: Joseph Walker Joseph.Walker@mtsu.edu 

Stage Manager 
TBA 
 
Performances 4/8-11 – Tucker Theatre 
Rehearsals begin 01/11/27 – 01/14/27 9am – 5pm 
Then daily 1/19/27 – 4/7/27 M – Th 6pm – 10pm, Fridays 1pm – 5pm. 

More information and a synopsis of Spring 2027 productions are available at the bottom of this page. Please read all the information before auditioning. 

Auditions will be held on campus, October 17 from 12:00pm – 5pm in BDA 215 
 

Auditions are open to all MTSU Students. Please sign up for an audition time and fill out the audition form below. 
Audition form -  https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/r4dLQtJNne  
Audition time sign up – https://signup.com/go/cLTgYzi  

For your audition 

Please prepare the following: 

• For Theatre Majors to be considered for a role in either show: 
  • One contemporary monologue that is approximately 60-90 seconds in length. 
  • Perform a 32-bar cut of a contemporary musical 
  • Please provide a sheet of clearly marked music if needing accompaniment (preferred). You may also sing acapella. 

• A Dance call will also be required as part of the audition process. 
  • A short phrase of movement will be taught in groups following your audition. 
  • Please bring jazz/tennis shoes your are comfortable moving in as well as a change of comfortable clothing. 

A video audition, including your monologue, musical theatre piece, and short phrase of choreography, may be considered in lieu of an in-person audition. If you would like to submit a video audition, please record your audition material, upload it to YouTube or Google/One Drive, and email the link of the audition to John.Underwood@mtsu.edu. Anyone being considered for a role may be required to attend in-person callbacks. Video audition must be sent by 10/16/2027 

Callbacks are scheduled to occur on campus on October 21 and 22, between 5p – 10p. Callbacks may consist of scene work, cold reads, singing, and a dance call with our Directors and other auditionees. The schedule of individual callbacks will be communicated and based on conflicts listed on the audition form. Additional callback requirements and questions specific to the show will be communicated prior to your callback session

*MTSU Theatre Majors are required to audition for both shows  
MTSU Casting Policy is available at MTSU Theatre | Auditions 

Before you arrive

Fill out the audition form linked above. You may upload your headshot and resume directly to this form. Then, after completing the audition form, please either select an in-person audition slot or submit your video and audio. 
 
Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your audition time to check in with stage management at the audition desk outside of the Theatre and Dance Main office located on the 2^nd floor of the Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building. 

Participation 

We understand not all students will have the same experience in auditioning for an MTSU production. Faculty, staff, and students would love to connect and can provide some insight on how the audition process may go. If you are new to this process and would like to learn more, please reach out to the show Directors and/or Director of Production - John Underwood 
 
The well-being of our cast and crew is the highest priority. If you have questions regarding your participation and safety, please reach out directly to John Underwood, the stage management team, and our directors. Prospective participants have the right to ask about details pertaining to their participation, including how cultural personhood or identities will be portrayed in the production. Please email any questions to the director or reach out to faculty or administrative staff in the department with any concerns.  

Show Information 

Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight 
By Lauren Gunderson 

Passionate. Brilliant. Defiant. 

Tonight, 18th-century scientific genius Emilie du Châtelet is back and determined to answer the question she died with: love or philosophy, head or heart? In this highly theatrical, fast, funny, sexy rediscovery of one of history’s most intriguing women, Emilie defends her life and loves – and ends up with both a formula and a legacy that permeate history. 

Cast List 

Emilie du Châtelet – Confident and Curious 

Voltaire – Charming and Boyish 

Soubrette 

Emilie (Alternate): Steps in as a younger or alternative stage persona for Emilie during key moments. 

Mary-Louise: simple and un-academic. 

Daughter: Direct, strong-willed, and independent. 

Gentleman 

Jean-François: Young, doting, sincere, and a later lover of Emilie (Saint-Lambert). 

The Marquis: Emilie’s husband; serious, warm, and very formal. 

Maupertuis: Sexy and academic rival/colleague. 

Marain: Snide and proud. 

Madam  

Mother: Serious and emotionally wounded. 

Madame Graffigny: Obnoxious, wealthy, and a social acquaintance of the pair. 
 

 
Urinetown 
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollman 
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis 

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 that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! 

Cast List

Officer Lockstock 

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. 

Gender: male 

Age: 35 to 55 

Vocal range top: A4 

Vocal range bottom: A2 

Penelope Pennywise 

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. 

Gender: female 

Age: 30 to 45 

Vocal range top: C6 

Vocal range bottom: A3 

Bobby Strong 

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. 

Gender: male 

Age: 20 to 30 

Vocal range top: C5 

Vocal range bottom: A2 

Little Sally 

A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play’s logic. 

Gender: female 

Age: 20 to 40 

Vocal range top: E5 

Vocal range bottom: A3 

Dr. Billeaux 

Head of Research and Development at UGC. Optional Doubling as TINY TOM. 

Gender: male 

Age: 30 to 50 

Vocal range top: A3 

Vocal range bottom: E3 

Mr. Mcqueen 

Cladwell’s sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant. 

Gender: male 

Age: 30 to 45 

Vocal range top: E4 

Vocal range bottom: B2 

Senator Fipp 

A greedy politician in Cladwell’s pocket. A bumbling coward. 

Gender: male 

Age: 40 to 55 

Vocal range top: F4 

Vocal range bottom: C#3 

Officer Barrel 

Lockstock’s patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman. 

Gender: male 

Age: 30 to 50 

Vocal range top: F4 

Vocal range bottom: G2 

Hope Cladwell 

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. 

Gender: female 

Age: 20 to 30 

Vocal range top: A5 

Vocal range bottom: A3 

Joseph “old Man” Strong 

Bobby’s rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sends him to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution. Optional Doubling as HOT BLADES HARRY. 

Gender: male 

Age: 50 to 65 

Tiny Tom 

One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child. Optional Doubling as DR. BILLEAUX. 

Gender: male 

Age: 30 to 50 

Vocal range top: A3 

Vocal range bottom: D3 

Soupy Sue 

One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked. Optional Doubling as CALDWELL’S SECRETARY. 

Gender: female 

Age: 25 to 40 

Vocal range top: B4 

Vocal range bottom: Bb3 

Little Becky Two-shoes 

One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory. Optional Doubling as MRS. MILLENIUM. 

Gender: female 

Age: 20 to 40 

Vocal range top: F5 

Vocal range bottom: Bb3 

Caldwell B. Cladwell 

The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor. 

Gender: male 

Age: 50 to 65 

Vocal range top: G4 

Vocal range bottom: A2 

Josephine “ma” Strong 

Bobby’s mother and Joseph’s wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her. Optional Doubling as OLD WOMAN. 

Gender: female 

Age: 55 to 65 

Vocal range top: D5 

Vocal range bottom: Bb3 

Hot Blades Harry 

One of the Poor, he is a psychopathic and can become a violent loose cannon. Optional Doubling as JOSEPH “OLD MAN” STRONG. 

Gender: male 

Age: 45 to 60 

Vocal range top: F4 

Vocal range bottom: A2 

Ensemble