Pelican Players - Summer Community Theatre at OLSH

Pelican Players is excited to announce our Summer 2026 community theatre production:

Urinetown
July 24, 25, and 26, 2026
at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School

This production is open to performers teen through adult.

Audition dates and additional details will be announced soon.

Get ready. It’s bold, funny, weird, and wildly theatrical — exactly how summer theatre should be.

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Character Breakdown

Officer Lockstock

The show’s sly, self-aware narrator and a corrupt policeman who helps keep the system in place. Bold, theatrical, and larger than life.
Gender: Male
Age: 35–55
Vocal Range: A2–A4

Penelope Pennywise

Tough, exhausted warden of the poorest public amenity in town. Sharp-tongued and hardened by survival, but not without heart. Former lover of Cladwell and mother of Hope.
Gender: Female
Age: 30–45
Vocal Range: A3–C6

Bobby Strong

A charismatic everyman who works for Pennywise. His growing frustration with injustice sparks a revolution — and a romance with Hope Cladwell.
Gender: Male
Age: 20–30
Vocal Range: A2–C5

Little Sally

A quirky, perceptive street urchin who constantly questions the story, the characters, and the logic of the show itself.
Gender: Female
Age: 20–40
Vocal Range: A3–E5

Dr. Billeaux

Head of Research and Development at UGC. Dry, odd, and deeply committed to corporate nonsense.
Optional doubling as Tiny Tom.
Gender: Male
Age: 30–50
Vocal Range: E3–A3

Mr. McQueen

Cladwell’s eager and spineless assistant. A devoted corporate yes-man.
Gender: Male
Age: 30–45
Vocal Range: B2–E4

Senator Fipp

A corrupt politician comfortably in Cladwell’s pocket. Cowardly, bumbling, and self-serving.
Gender: Male
Age: 40–55
Vocal Range: C#3–F4

Officer Barrel

Lockstock’s aggressive patrol partner. Intimidating, physical, and not especially bright.
Gender: Male
Age: 30–50
Vocal Range: G2–F4

Hope Cladwell

Cladwell’s idealistic daughter. Sweet and sheltered at first, she gradually awakens to the truth around her and finds strength of her own.
Gender: Female
Age: 20–30
Vocal Range: A3–A5

Joseph “Old Man” Strong

Bobby’s father. His refusal to pay the fee sets the story in motion and sparks the revolution.
Optional doubling as Hot Blades Harry.
Gender: Male
Age: 50–65

Tiny Tom

One of the Poor. Innocent, childlike, and unintentionally absurd.
Optional doubling as Dr. Billeaux.
Gender: Male
Age: 30–50
Vocal Range: D3–A3

Soupy Sue

One of the Poor. Nervous, excitable, and always ready to panic.
Optional doubling as Cladwell’s Secretary.
Gender: Female
Age: 25–40
Vocal Range: Bb3–B4

Little Becky Two-Shoes

One of the Poor. Loud, impulsive, foul-mouthed, and perpetually suspicious of everyone.
Optional doubling as Mrs. Millennium.
Gender: Female
Age: 20–40
Vocal Range: Bb3–F5

Caldwell B. Cladwell

The ruthless president of Urine Good Company. Charming, theatrical, and gleefully exploitative.
Gender: Male
Age: 50–65
Vocal Range: A2–G4

Josephine “Ma” Strong

Bobby’s mother. Tough, resilient, and weathered by hardship, but fiercely protective of her family.
Optional doubling as Old Woman.
Gender: Female
Age: 55–65
Vocal Range: Bb3–D5

Hot Blades Harry

One of the Poor. Unstable, dangerous, and always one bad moment away from chaos.
Optional doubling as Joseph “Old Man” Strong.
Gender: Male
Age: 45–60
Vocal Range: A2–F4

Ensemble

Citizens, rebels, police officers, UGC staff, and the wildly dysfunctional world of Urinetown. Strong character acting, movement, and comedic commitment are essential.