AUDITIONS FOR ISU THEATRE’S URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL
By Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann
Director—Cason Murphy
Musical Director—Patrick Gagnon
Choreographer—Stella Webster
Production Stage Manager—Kenedy Panosh
Assistant Director—Devon TeKolste
AUDITION DETAILS
ISU Theatre will hold a combined audition for Julius Caesar and Urinetown: The Musical. All auditioners should sign up for an audition slot for Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm in 308 Carver Hall by signing up online, visiting theatre.iastate.edu, or using the QR code.
All auditioners wanting to be considered for Urinetown: The Musical should also be available for callbacks the evening of Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Brace yourself for a splash-hit Broadway musical that plumbs capitalism, social irresponsibility, corporate greed, and populism for inspiration. In a world where a severe drought has turned private bathrooms into a thing of the past, citizens are forced to pay-to-pee at public facilities controlled by a corrupt corporation. But when one man decides he won’t take all of this sitting down, he inspires a stream of revolutionary actions!
Will justice flow freely? Or will the movement be flushed away? Only one thing is certain: this show is overflowing with laughs, timely themes, and catchy tunes!
WHAT TO PREPARE FOR URINETOWN
Please sign up for a 30-minute audition slot—auditioners will be seen in 3-minute slots within that half hour, for which you should:
- bring theatrical resume
- prepare a 32-bar cut of a musical theatre song
- The production team has requested that auditionees bring sheet music for live accompanist. No backing or karaoke tracks.
ROLES AVAILABLE
This production is committed to diverse, inclusive casting. Every auditionee will be considered for every role (see list of roles below).
PRIMARY ROLES
OFFICER LOCKSTOCK
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Bass/ Baritone; Top A4, Bottom A2
Officer Lockstock is a corrupt policeman and serves as the tongue-in-cheek narrator of the show. He is bold, brash, and larger-than-life. The performer playing Lockstock needs strong acting ability and excellent comic timing.
LITTLE SALLY
Gender: Female
Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano; Top E5, Bottom A3
Sally is a precocious and irreverent street urchin who serves as a quasi-narrator. Sally often questions Lockstock and the play's logic. Sally’s performer needs strong acting—and singing abilities as well as comic timing and dance skills.
BOBBY STRONG
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Tenor; Top C5, Bottom A2
Bobby begins as the assistant custodian at the poorest urinal in town. He becomes an unsuspecting protagonist and romantic hero when he starts a revolution and falls in love with Hope Cladwell. The role of Bobby requires strong acting and singing ability as well as good comic timing and dance skills. Bobby performs in 8 songs.
HOPE CLADWELL
Vocal Range: Soprano; Top A5, Bottom A3
Hope is the ingénue of Urinetown, torn between her father and her love for Bobby. She begins as Cladwell’s innocent, naïve daughter but becomes vengeful and determined after discovering her father’s evil. The role of Hope requires strong acting/vocal skills and the ability to move well.
CALDWELL B. CLADWELL
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Baritone; Top G4, Bottom A2
Cladwell is the owner and President of Urine Good Company (UGC). He is greedy and villainous, exploiting the poor for his financial gain. The performer playing Cladwell will need strong acting and singing abilities, good comic timing, and be able to move well.
PENELOPE PENNYWISE
Gender: Female
Vocal Range: Alto; Top C6, Bottom A3
Pennywise is the proprietor of the poorest, filthiest urinal in town. She is a tough, jaded character who harbors a secret. The performer playing Pennywise needs to be a strong actor and singer who moves well.
ENSEMBLE/FEATURED ROLES
(The following roles will be chosen from the ENSEMBLE—who must be able to act, sing, and dance strongly.)
THE UGC EXECUTIVE SUITE
MR. MCQUEEN
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Tenor; Top E4, Bottom B2
McQueen is Cladwell’s head lackey. The performer playing McQueen needs strong acting/vocal skills and to be able to move well.
SENATOR FIPP
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Bass; Top F4, Bottom C#3
Fipp is a corrupt Senator who hides all his crimes through politics. He’s creepy and a lurker. Fipp needs to have strong acting/vocal skills and move well.
DR. BILLEAUX/UGC EXECUTIVE
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Bass or Baritone; Top A3, Bottom E3
A stereotypical “mad” scientist type, Dr. Billeaux is the Head of Research and
Development at Urine Good Company. The performer playing Dr. Billeaux requires strong acting and vocal skills and has to move well.
CLADWELL’S SECRETARY
Vocal Range: Soprano
Cladwell’s Head Secretary is prim and proper in nature. The role requires strong
acting/vocal skills and the ability to move well.
MRS. MILLENIUM
Vocal Range: Soprano
She is one of Cladwell’s lackeys. Office worker who aspires to be Cladwell’s
Head Secretary. The role requires strong acting/vocal skills and the ability to move well.
THE POOR
JOSEPH “OLD MAN” STRONG
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Tenor
Bobby’s rebellious father who refuses to pay the Public Amenity fee and gets sent to Urinetown. His act ultimately launches the revolution. The actor playing Old Man Strong needs strong acting/vocal skills and have the ability to move well. This role will likely double with another character.
JOSEPHINE “OLD MA” STRONG
Gender: Female
Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano; Top D5, Bottom Bb3
Bobby’s strong-willed mother. She is a strong-willed woman with a bite, able to
withstand the hard hand life has dealt her. Old Ma’s performer will need strong acting and singing abilities and be able to move well.
HOT BLADES HARRY
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Tenor; Top F4, Bottom A2
Hot Blades Harry is a psychopath, dangerous and unpredictable. One of the poor, he frequents Public Amenity Number # 9. The role requires strong acting, vocal and dance skills.
TINY TOM
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Bass or Baritone; Top A3, Bottom D3
Tiny Tom is a confused man-child who frequents Public Amenity Number # 9. The performer playing Tiny Tom requires strong acting, vocal, and dance skills.
ROBBY THE STOCKFISH
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Baritone
One of the poor who rebels, Robby frequents Public Amenity Number# 9. The role requires strong acting and singing ability with comic timing and solid dance skills.
BILLY BOY BILL
Gender: Male
Vocal Range: Tenor
A poor rebel who frequents Public Amenity Number # 9. The role requires strong
acting, singing, and dance skills.
LITTLE BECKY TWO-SHOES
Gender: Female
Vocal Range: Soprano; Top F5, Bottom Bb 3
One of the poor who frequents Public Amenity Number # 9, Little Becky is impulsive and foul-mouthed. The performer playing Little Becky needs strong acting, vocal and dance skills.
SOUPY SUE
Gender: Female
Vocal Range: Soprano; Top B4, Bottom Bb3
Soupy Sue is an excitable, and easily panicked poor woman in the gang. Soupy Sue needs strong acting, vocal, and dance skills.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Music rehearsals will occur on select evenings of Sept. 8-18. Choreography and production rehearsals will begin the week of Sept. 22, and will generally rehearse Monday–Friday evenings. Technical rehearsals for both productions begin Nov. 1, 2025, and performances will be Nov. 6-9, 2025.
CREDIT AVAILABILITY
1-3 Credits of Theatre 3010 available.
Questions? Email isutheatre@iastate.edu or director, Cason Murphy, at cwmurphy@iastate.edu