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2020 TAS Production AUDITION BOOKLET

In March 2020 TAS will stage the beloved classic The Wizard of Oz, a faithful stage musical adaptation of the 1939 film starring Judy Garland. It promises to be grand spectacle, with the usual flair and creative daring we have come to expect of TAS shows. While we’re still developing the design concept the initial idea is to not only celebrate the original film but take inspiration from the Golden Age of Hollywood and attempt to incorporate new technical and physical theatre elements.

Who can audition? Auditions are open to every student enrolled at TAS in Years 7 – 12 in 2020 (Years 6 – 11 in 2019) and auditions will be held in Week 1 of Term 4, 2019. Middle School students will have the opportunity to be involved in the ensemble, though with a 2020 Middle School Production planned this will be in reduced roles from 2019’s Oliver! There will be some small featured ensemble roles, and this is what Middle School students will be auditioning for.

How do you audition? Auditions will happen in the afternoons of Wednesday and Thursday in Week 1 next term – if you have sport commitments both afternoons you are given permission as a once-off to miss it, just make sure you let your coach know! Follow this link to put your name down on the Google Sheet spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bbOUrUZqAOMZUmPXupjh6Vw4vTlJKdKu1rtK-8qssBs/edit?usp=sharing

***If you are not a current TAS student you will need to email the Director to book in an audition (aoconnel@as.edu.au).

Dance as a full sport choice As part of this we are launching the new initiative of the offering of Dance as a full-time sport choice from Term 4 2019. The activity will not be solely for the students in the 2020 TAS Production, but all students who are interested in learning Dance. It is unlikely that choreography for the show will be a focus of the classes, but the fitness and skills learnt in that program will definitely be of great value for those participating in the musical or future TAS productions. Please note that this can only run if there is sufficient interest from the student body.

Performance Dates in Term 1 2020 Week 8 Tuesday 17 6:30pm - Boarder’s Preview #1 Friday 20 7pm - Show #1 Saturday 21 7pm - Show #2 Sunday 22 2pm - Show #3

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Week 9 Tuesday 24 6:30pm - Boarder’s Preview #2 Thursday 26 7pm - Show #4 Friday 27 7pm - Show #5 Saturday 28 - Show #6 Please make sure you are available for all the show dates. Unfortunately, because of clashes with events boys who do rowing will not be able to take on a Principal or Supporting role in the show. Make sure you check your availability with your parents before signing up.

Rehearsal Requirements Typically, an involvement in the TAS Production will see you rehearsing one afternoon and several hours on Sunday each week in Term 4, and two afternoons a week and several hours on Sunday in Term 1. But obviously this commitment will vary depending on your role in the show. It is expected that over the Summer break you will learn your lines and songs and return in Term 1 off script. We also run a Production Camp 26 – 28 January and all are strongly encouraged to attend, particularly those with Principal or Supporting roles – it is not only a great social time, but a chance to make huge advances on the show preparation

Other Production Roles (Technical Production, Orchestra, etc.) There are many other ways for students to be involved in The Wizard of Oz if you don’t feel like taking the stage. Many of these will be advertised later in the process but these will include:

• Stage, Lighting, Sound Operation (from Middle School and Senior School Technical Production teams – speak to Mr Cornford)

• Stage Manager (speak to Mr O’Connell & Mr Cornford) • Orchestra (speak to Ms Roobol) • Dance Captains (selected during rehearsals by audition with Choreographer) • Set construction & painting (we will email about Working Bees in Term 1) • Hair, make-up, etc. (early March in 2020)

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AUDITION PIECES

We will be auditioning the Principal and Supporting roles listed below. Senior students (Years 9 – 12 2020) can select up to TWO roles they would like to audition for and prepare both the script excerpt and the song section. Middle School students (Years 7 & 8 2020) can select ONE Principal or Supporting role that they think best showcases their acting skills and voice and we will consider this audition for Featured Ensemble Roles or song solos. If you just want to be part of the ensemble (chorus)

Principal Characters Dorothy Gale (pg 4 – 6) Scarecrow / Hunk (pg 7 – 9) Tinman / Hickory (pg 10 – 11) Cowardly Lion / Zeke (pg 12 – 14) The Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Almira Gulch (pg 15 – 16)

Supporting Characters Glinda, Good Witch of the North / Aunt Em (pg 17 – 19) Professor Chester Marvel / The Wizard of Oz (pg 20) Uncle Henry / Emerald City Guard (pg 21)

General audition song – ‘Follow the Yellow Brick Road’ (pg 22)

The following roles are part of The Wizard of Oz and will be allocated after auditions or through the rehearsal process:

Featured Ensemble Roles Three Crows (boys) Three Trees (girls) Nikko (Commander of the Monkeys) Winkie General Munchkin Mayor Munchkin Barrister

There are several different Ensembles that students will be a part of, as well as other roles and physical theatre scenes like the Twister:

Ensemble Citizens of Munchkinland Ozians Chorus Winkies Jitterbugs & Ghosts We want the auditions to be a fun, friendly atmosphere and an opportunity for students to showcase their passion and talent. Whether you are aiming for a Principal role or you’re just happy to be part of the Ensemble, take the time to prepare for your audition over the break. And if you have any questions don’t hesitate to talk to, or email, Mr O’Connell or Ms Roobol. Looking forwards to dancing down this Yellow Brick Road with you all, Mr O’Connell (Director) Ms Roobol (Music Director)

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DOROTHY GALE The twister has dumped the house in Munchkinland. DOROTHY tentatively steps outside and finds the place enchanting. DOROTHY Toto… I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. We must be over the rainbow!

(GLINDA, THE WITCH OF THE NORTH, appears.) GLINDA Are you a good witch, or a bad witch? DOROTHY Who, me? I… I’m not a witch at all. I’m Dorothy Gale, from Kansas. GLINDA Oh! Well, is that the witch? (She points to TOTO.) DOROTHY Who, Toto? Toto’s my dog. GLINDA Well, I’m a little muddled. The Munchkins called me because a new witch has just

dropped a house on the Wicked Witch of the East and there’s the house, and here you are, and those legs are all that’s left of the Wicked Witch of the East. And so, what the Munchkins want to know is, are you a good witch or a bad witch?

DOROTHY But I’ve already told you, I’m not a witch at all. Witches are old and ugly. (High pitched giggles are heard.) What was that?

GLINDA The Munchkins. They’re laughing because I’m a witch. I’m Glinda, The Witch of the North.

DOROTHY You are! I beg your pardon! But I’ve never heard of a beautiful witch before. GLINDA Only bad witches are ugly. (More laughter.) The Munchkins are happy because you

have freed them from the Wicked Witch of the East. DOROTHY Oh. But -- if you please, what are Munchkins? GLINDA The little people who live in this land. And blue is their favourite colour. This is

Munchkinland, and you are their national heroine, my dear. DOROTHY But -- which way is the way back to Kansas? I can’t go the way I came. GLINDA No, that’s true. The only person who might know would be the great and wonderful

Wizard of Oz himself! DOROTHY The Wizard of Oz? Is he good, or is he wicked? GLINDA Oh, very good, but very mysterious. He lives in the Emerald City, and that’s a long

journey from here. Did you bring your broomstick with you? DOROTHY No, I’m afraid I didn’t. GLINDA Well, then, you’ll have to walk. DOROTHY But -- how do I start for the Emerald City? GLINDA It’s always best to start at the beginning -- and all you do is follow the Yellow Brick

Road. DOROTHY But what happens if I– GLINDA Just follow the Yellow Brick Road.

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SCARECROW DOROTHY and TOTO walk the Yellow Brick Road and come to a crossroads in front of a cornfield. DOROTHY Follow the Yellow Brick Road? Follow the Yellow Brick Road? Well now, which way

do we go? (Behind DOROTHY, the SCARECROW points to the left.) SCARECROW Pardon me. That way is a very nice way. (The SCARECROW freezes as DOROTHY

turns.) DOROTHY Who said that? (TOTO barks.) Don’t be silly, Toto. Scarecrows don’t talk. (DOROTHY

turns away again. The SCARECROW points in the other direction.) SCARECROW It’s pleasant down that way, too. (DOROTHY turns back to the SCARECROW.) DOROTHY That’s funny. Wasn’t he pointing the other way? SCARECROW Of course, people do go both ways! (The SCARECROW crosses his arms and points in

both directions.) DOROTHY Why, you did say something, didn’t you? (The SCARECROW crosses and recrosses his

arms.) Are you doing that on purpose, or can’t you make up your mind? SCARECROW I haven’t got a brain, only straw. So I ain’t got a mind to make up. DOROTHY Well, how can you talk if you haven’t got a brain? SCARECROW I don’t know. But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don’t they? DOROTHY Yes, I guess you’re right. Can’t you get down? SCARECROW Down? No, you see, I’ve got a pole stuck up my back. DOROTHY Is there any way I can help you? SCARECROW Well, of course, I’m not very bright about doing things, but if you’ll just bend the nail

down maybe I’ll just slip off. DOROTHY I’ll certainly try. (DOROTHY reaches up behind the pole. The SCARECROW falls and

lands on the ground spilling a vast amount of straw out of his open front.) SCARECROW Ohhh! Whoops! There goes some more of me again! DOROTHY Oh. Does it hurt you? SCARECROW Oh, no. I just keep picking it up and putting it back in again. (The SCARECROW shoves

straw back into his insides and tries to stand.) DOROTHY Let me help you. (DOROTHY helps the SCARECROW. The SCARECROW’s legs buckle

under him, he whirls round and falls again.) Oh. Ohhhh! SCARECROW Did I scare you? DOROTHY No, no. I -- I just thought you hurt yourself. SCARECROW But I didn’t scare you? DOROTHY No, of course not. SCARECROW I didn’t think so.

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TINMAN DOROTHY and SCARECROW comes across the TINMAN rusted solid. DOROTHY Why, it’s a man! A man made out of tin! (DOROTHY and the SCARECROW examine

the TINMAN closely. Through rusted jaws, he speaks.) TINMAN Oil can! Oil can! DOROTHY Did you say something? TINMAN Oil can! DOROTHY He said oil can! (DOROTHY looks around for it and eventually sees it on the ground.

She picks it up.) TINMAN Ahhh. DOROTHY Here it is. Where do you want to be oiled first? TINMAN My mouth -- my mouth! (She does so.) TINMAN Me…e… me… e... M-m-my, my, my, my goodness, I can talk again! Oh -- oil my arms,

please -- oil my elbows. Oh! (DOROTHY and the SCARECROW oil the TINMAN and exercising his stiff limbs. They continue to oil the TINMAN’s arm holding the axe and it falls to his side with a clank.)

DOROTHY Did that hurt? TINMAN No, it feels wonderful. I’ve held that axe up for ages. DOROTHY Oh goodness! How did you ever get like this? TINMAN Well, when I was flesh and blood like you, I fell in love with a Munchkin maiden

whose mother hated me. So to stop me from marrying her daughter, she hired the Wicked Witch of the West to put an evil spell on my axe. When I tried to chop down a tree it chopped off my leg instead. But by good fortune I knew of a wonderful tinsmith and he made me a new leg almost as good as the old one. So back I went to work and you know what happened? I swung my axe again and dang me if it didn’t take off my other leg. But I got me a new leg instead. And back to work I went. This time I chopped off both my arms. The last time I swung the axe was the worst time of all.

DOROTHY What happened? TINMAN I split myself right down the middle. DOROTHY Oh, you poor thing. TINMAN So the tinsmith gave me a new head and body, but on the way home I got caught in

a terrible rainstorm and rusted solid.

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COWARDLY LION The LION leaps out from the forest, scaring DOROTHY, SCARECROW and TINMAN. He strikes a threatening pose. LION Hah! Put ‘em up! Put ‘em up! Which one of you first? I’ll fight you both together if

you want. I’ll fight ya’ with one paw tied behind my back! I’ll fight ya’ standin’ on one foot! I’ll fight ya’ with my eyes closed! (He turns suddenly on the TINMAN who holds up his axe in front of the LION) Oh, pullin’ an axe on me, eh? Sneakin’ up on me, eh? Why!

TINMAN Here – here. Go away and let us alone. LION Oh, scared, huh! Afraid, huh? Hah! How long can you stay fresh in that can?

(Chortles at his own wit.) Come on, get up and fight, you shivering junk yard! (He turns on the SCARECROW) Put your hands up, you lop-sided bag of hay! (He hears TOTO barking) What about you, Pee-Wee? (He turns and leaps at TOTO. DOROTHY slaps him on the nose. He bursts into tears.)

DOROTHY Oh, shame on you! LION What did you do that for? I didn’t bite him. DOROTHY No, but you tried to. LION Well, you didn’t have to go and hit me, did you? Is my nose bleedin’? DOROTHY Well, of course not. Why, you’re nothing but a great big coward! LION You’re right, I am a coward! I haven’t got any courage at all. I scare even myself.

Look at the circles under my eyes. I haven’t slept in weeks. DOROTHY Why don’t you try counting sheep? LION That doesn’t do any good – I’m afraid of ‘em.

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WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST The Flying Monkeys deliver DOROTHY and TOTO to the WITCH in her castle. WITCH This way my dear. I trust you had a pleasant flight. It’s so kind of you to visit me in

my loneliness. Gimme the dog. DOROTHY What are you going to do with Toto? WITCH Tonight we feast on deviled dog. DOROTHY No! WITCH (Giggling) It’s alright, my dear. Just my little joke. He’ll look even more revolting with

an apple in his mouth. DOROTHY Why can’t he stay with me? WITCH Because the raging, roaring river is some way off. Is he a water breed? DOROTHY I don’t think so. WITCH He soon will be ‘cause that’s where we’re going to drop him if you don’t hand over

the slippers. DOROTHY But the Good Witch of the North told me not to. WITCH Very well. I’ll throw him in the deepest point of the river and drown him. DOROTHY No! No-no, please! WITCH (Gestures to an hourglass in the room) You see this? That’s how much longer you’ve

got to be alive! And it isn’t long, my pretty -- just long enough for me to devise an unpleasant but wildly entertaining death for you! Of course, there is one route of escape. (Crosses to the window) It’s a long way down and the rocks at the bottom are sharp. So if you do decide to go this way, be a darling and leave the ruby slippers on the window sill. It’ll save us from having to take ‘em off your corpse. (Laughs)

DOROTHY How can anyone be so nasty, mean, and cruel? WITCH Lots and lots of practice.

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GLINDA, THE GOOD WITCH The twister has dumped the house in Munchkinland. DOROTHY tentatively steps outside and finds the place enchanting. DOROTHY Toto… I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. We must be over the rainbow!

(GLINDA, THE WITCH OF THE NORTH, appears.) GLINDA Are you a good witch, or a bad witch? DOROTHY Who, me? I… I’m not a witch at all. I’m Dorothy Gale, from Kansas. GLINDA Oh! Well, is that the witch? (She points to TOTO.) DOROTHY Who, Toto? Toto’s my dog. GLINDA Well, I’m a little muddled. The Munchkins called me because a new witch has just

dropped a house on the Wicked Witch of the East and there’s the house, and here you are, and those legs are all that’s left of the Wicked Witch of the East. And so, what the Munchkins want to know is, are you a good witch or a bad witch?

DOROTHY But I’ve already told you, I’m not a witch at all. Witches are old and ugly. (High pitched giggles are heard.) What was that?

GLINDA The Munchkins. They’re laughing because I’m a witch. I’m Glinda, The Witch of the North.

DOROTHY You are! I beg your pardon! But I’ve never heard of a beautiful witch before. GLINDA Only bad witches are ugly. (More laughter.) The Munchkins are happy because you

have freed them from the Wicked Witch of the East. DOROTHY Oh. But -- if you please, what are Munchkins? GLINDA The little people who live in this land. And blue is their favourite colour. This is

Munchkinland, and you are their national heroine, my dear. DOROTHY But -- which way is the way back to Kansas? I can’t go the way I came. GLINDA No, that’s true. The only person who might know would be the great and wonderful

Wizard of Oz himself! DOROTHY The Wizard of Oz? Is he good, or is he wicked? GLINDA Oh, very good, but very mysterious. He lives in the Emerald City, and that’s a long

journey from here. Did you bring your broomstick with you? DOROTHY No, I’m afraid I didn’t. GLINDA Well, then, you’ll have to walk. DOROTHY But -- how do I start for the Emerald City? GLINDA It’s always best to start at the beginning -- and all you do is follow the Yellow Brick

Road. DOROTHY But what happens if I– GLINDA Just follow the Yellow Brick Road.

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PROFESSOR CHESTER MARVEL (No song – use any other song or ‘Yellow Brick Road’) DOROTHY and TOTO come across the Gypsy Caravan of the PROFESSOR. PROFESSOR Well, well, well! House guests, huh? Ha ha ha ha! And who might you be? No, no,

now don’t tell me. You’re… traveling in disguise. No, that’s not right. I… You’re… you’re going on a visit. No, I’m wrong. You’re… you’re running away.

DOROTHY How did you guess? PROFESSOR Ha ha! Professor Marvel never guesses. He knows! Ha ha! Now, why are you running

away? DOROTHY Why… PROFESSOR No, no, now don’t tell me. They – they don’t understand you at home. They don’t

appreciate you. You want to see other lands, big cities, big mountains, and big oceans. Ha ha!

DOROTHY Why, it’s just like you can read what was inside of me. PROFESSOR It is my trade, my calling. DOROTHY Oh, Professor, why can’t we go with you? PROFESSOR Well, I… I never do anything without consulting my crystal first. Ha ha! Just make

yourself comfortable while I conjure out of the air, out of thin air… (The PROFESSOR reaches behind DOROTHY’s head and produces a small crystal ball. DOROTHY gasps.) ...this very genuine, magic, authentic crystal used to help me look into the future. Now you… you’d better close your eyes, my child, for a moment… in order to be better in tune with the infinite. (DOROTHY close her eyes. The PROFESSOR dips into DOROTHY’s basket and studies a photograph inside.) We… we can’t do these things without reaching out into the infinite. Now you can open them. (DOROTHY opens her eyes.) We’ll gaze into the crystal. Ah, what’s this I see? A house... with a picket fence.

DOROTHY That’s our farm! PROFESSOR Oh, yes! There’s… there’s… there’s… there’s a woman. She’s… she’s wearing a… a… a

polka-dot dress. Her face is careworn. DOROTHY That’s Aunt Em. What’s she doing? PROFESSOR Well, I… I can’t quite see. Why, she’s crying. Someone has hurt her. Someone has

just about broken her heart. DOROTHY Why would anyone do that? PROFESSOR I don’t know but it’s -- it’s someone she loves very much: someone she’s been very

kind to: someone she’s taken care of in sickness.

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EMERALD CITY GUARD ((No song – use any other song or ‘Yellow Brick Road’) DOROTHY pulls the rope for the gate to the Emerald City. The GUARD pops his head out a window. GUARD Who rang that bell? DOROTHY We did. GUARD Can’t you read? DOROTHY Read what? GUARD The notice! DOROTHY What notice? GUARD It’s on the door – as plain as the nose on my face! (The GUARD looks for the notice.)

It’s a – oh – oh… (The GUARD dashes off) Just a minute. (He returns and puts the notice ‘Bell out of order – please knock’ out. DOROTHY knocks.) Well, that’s more like it. Now, state your business.

DOROTHY We want to see the Wizard. GUARD Oh – oh – the Wizard? But nobody can see the great Oz! Nobody’s ever seen the

great Oz! Even I’ve never seen him! DOROTHY Well then, how do you know there is one? GUARD Because, because, because, because, because – he’s – um, because – well …if there

wasn’t a Wizard …um …why would you be here? DOROTHY Please Sir. I’ve got to see the Wizard. The Good Witch of the North sent me. GUARD Prove it! DOROTHY I’m wearing the ruby slippers she gave me! GUARD Uh… (He looks down at DOROTHY’S feet.) So she is! Well, burst my buttons! Why

didn’t you say that in the first place? That’s a horse of a different colour! Welcome to the Emerald City!

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