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Tommy audition pieces

Please see the dates and times of Tommy auditions by clicking on link above.  To view the music of a particular audition piece, you will need Adobe Acrobat.  If you don't have the program, click here to download a free copy of the software.
Audition song packets are also available at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 408 W. Washington in Ann Arbor.  Call (734) 971-2228 or visit the theatre between 10-1 on weekdays.
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General Auditions (Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24, 2002) More details
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Men - Sensation (measures 12-35) View pdf file of the music
Men who want to play a principal role must hit the high notes and sing in rock style.   Men interested in chorus may sing in straight style and take the high notes down the octave.

Men interested in playing the Acid Queen should sing Acid Queen below.
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Women - Acid Queen (measures 12-29) View pdf file of the music
Women who want to play Mrs. Walker or the Acid Queen must hit the high notes and sing in rock style, but women interested in  chorus may sing in straight style and take the high notes down the octave.
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Children - Happy Birthday
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Callbacks (Monday, March 25, 2002) More details
Look at the callback music in advance if you want, but you may be called back for a different role from your first choice.
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Tommy - Amazing Journey (measures 54-80) View pdf file of the music
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Mrs. Walker - Twenty-one (measures 8-19, including Lover's parts)  View pdf file of the music
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Mr. Walker - I Believe My Own Eyes (measures 1-34)  View pdf file of the music
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Acid Queen - Acid Queen (measures 12-29)   View pdf file of the music
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Kevin - Cousin Kevin (measures 4-43)  View pdf file of the music
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Uncle Ernie - Tommy's Holiday Camp (measures 8-32)  View pdf file of the music
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Audition location and times

AUDITIONS at 111 Third Street Studio
GENERAL AUDITIONS: 
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2002
10:30-11:00 am - Registration for Children's Auditions
11:00 am-1:00 pm - Children's Auditions for
       4 yr old and 10 yr old Tommys and younger Sally Simpson
(PLEASE NOTE:  Girls may audition for young Tommy)
PLEASE NOTE:  A parent must be present at Children's auditions)
1:00-2:00 - Registration for Adult Auditions
2:00-3:30 - Dance audition and song coaching (dress to move)
3:30-6:00 - Singing auditions (5 minute appointments will
    be assigned at registration)
7:00-10:00 - Overflow singing auditions
SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2002
6:00-7:00 - Registration for Adult Auditions
7:00-8:30 - Dance audition and song coaching (dress to move)
8:30-11:00 - Singing auditions (5 minute appointments will
    be assigned at registration)
CALLBACKS:
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2002
7:00-10:00  TBA.  Time slots will be assigned
   according to part and posted by Monday 8 am. 
Children will be called first.
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Available Roles

Tommy, embittered young genius; tenor
Mrs. Walker, Tommy's mum; pop mez.
Captain Walker, Tommy's father, tenor.
The Gypsy, a drug-addicted prostitute
Cousin Kevin, a young, loutish nuisance; baritone
Sally Simpson, a teen groupie; sop.
Uncle Ernie, a lecherous bachelor; tenor
Tommy, age 10 (can be a girl)
Tommy, age 4 (can be a little girl)
Sally Simpson, age 4
CHORUS:
8 Lads (teenagers)
8 Lasses (teenagers)
6 Men (Adults)
6 Women (Adults)
Includes solo moments for a minister and his wife; two British officers; Sally's mother and father; a judge; a nurse; a middle-aged newspaper vendor. And: a gang of English youths; Tommy's chattery relatives; a choir; barristers; psychiatrists; soldiers; nurses; reporters; technicians; doctors, The Hawker, A Harmonica Player, The Specialist, Pinball Wizards, etc.

--2/22/00