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Auditions
We have a variety of levels of experience and talent at SMCT. If you've ever wanted to be in a show, come to one of our auditions!
Auditions at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre are often different from a standard theatre audition. You may not be required to bring in a headshot, or prepare a monologue. The exact process is up to the director, and typically actors wanting to audition will come to the theater during a specified time and will be asked to read selections from the script with other actors. These auditions usually last one to two hours and it allows the director to see how different actors will look and sound with each other. Some directors will also schedule call-backs for specific actors before deciding on the cast. For musicals it is typical to have to prepare a portion of a song and present it to the director, music director (via a smart device and bluetooth speaker). Some musicals have a "dance call" where those auditioning will be taught part of a dance and asked to show it to the director, music director, and choreographer. We know not everyone is a dancer! Some people are movers. Mostly the audition panel want to see how you learn, take direction, and work with others.
Auditioning Next!
MUSIC BY: Mark Hollmann
LYRICS BY: Mark Hollmann& Greg Kotis
BOOK BY: Greg Kotis
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Directed by Lynda Mondragon
THE STORY:
A hilarious story of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time whenwater is worth its weight in gold. In a dystopian 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 for the privilege to pee. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
AUDITION DATES
SUNDAY 2/8 @ 6:30p
MONDAY 2/9 @ 6:30P
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LOCATION: SMCT
REHERASALS START
week of February 15th
PERFORMS
May 15 – 31, 2026
WHAT TO EXPECT
• Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song, or 1 minute of a track that shows off your range.This show has various styles of music so musical theater, pop, rock opera are all on the table!
**Please bring digital track as an accompanist will not be provided.**
• Prepare to play! There will be group movement, cold readings and character-building activities.
CAST BREAKDOWN
Officer Lockstock: The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story, he is a corrupt policemanwho secretly kills off the guilty offenders. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways.Age: 35 to 55.
Penelope Pennywise: The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal.She is Caldwell’s one-time lover and mother to Hope who eventually softens her temper. Age: 30 to 55.
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. Age: 20 to 35.
Little Sally: A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narratorwho often questions Lockstock and the play’s logic. Age: 20 to 40.
Dr. Billeaux: Head of Research and Development at UGC.
Mr. Mcqueen: Cladwell’s sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant. Age: 25 to 45.
Senator Fipp: A greedy politician in Cladwell’s pocket. A bumbling coward. Age: 35 to 55.
Officer Barrel: Lockstock’s patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman. Age: 25 to 50.
Hope Cladwell: Cladwell’s ravishingly beautiful daughter, torn between her father andher new love for Bobby. She begins as an innocent, naive angel but becomes vengefuland determined after being exposed to her father’s evil. Age: 20 to 30.
Joseph “Old Man” Strong: Bobby’s rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sendshim to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution. Age: 50 to 65
Tiny Tom: One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child. Age: 30 to 50.
Soupy Sue: One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked. DOUBLES AS CLADWELL’S SECRETARY. Age: 20 to 50.
Little Becky Two-Shoes: One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, andaccusatory. Age: 20 to 40.
Caldwell B. Cladwell: The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He isa miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor. Age: 45 to 65.
Josephine “Ma” Strong: Bobby’s mother and Joseph’s wife. A strong-willed womanwith a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her. Age: 35 to 65.
Hot Blades Harry: One of the Poor, he is a psychopathic and can become a violentloose cannon. Age: 45 to 60.
Ensemble: members of The Poor, Cladwell’s staff, and act as Swings for principal roles.