Tommy Auditions

Catalyst - Catalyst Acting Company and Habeas Corpus/ACE announce auditions for their musical collaboration: The Who's Tommy directed by Jeff Shields, music direction by Lyle Juracek and choreography by Mark McCusker and Nora Garda.

Auditions will be held at the Iowa City Robert A. Lee Recreation Center on Thursday, January 10th and Friday, January 11th starting at 7pm. All ages are welcome to audition. In addition to adults, this show requires 10-15 high school students. Those auditioning need to bring a completed audition form (found here), a prepared one minute piece of a musical theatre song, sheet music for both the person auditioning and for the accompanist, comfortable clothing for dance movement, and a list of rehearsal conflicts.

People interested in auditioning that aren’t able to attend the scheduled auditions can contact the director at 319-688-5087 or email the director to schedule an alternative date.

Tommy is Peter Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in a theatre. After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia, and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors. As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar. This show is rated “PG-13” by the Catalyst Board of Directors. It will be performed on March 14-16 at the historic Englert Theatre in Downtown Iowa City.