Open casting call released for THE WIZ at Hope Mill Theatre

An open casting call has been released by Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre for their upcoming production of The Wiz, running from 24 November 2021-16 January 2022.

The announcement states: "We are committed to fair and inclusive casting and committed to ensuring that the rich diversity within our society is represented on our stage. The team particularly encourage submissions from Trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming actors, as we are ever mindful that they are under represented within our industry."

The Wiz has a book by William F Brown, with music and lyrics by Charlie Small, Timothy Graphenreed, Harold Wheeler, George Faison and Luther Vandross. The musical is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of contemporary African-American culture.

This production is produced by the Hope Mill, in association with Ameena Hamid Productions, and will be directed by Matthew Xia, with musical supervision and orchestrations by Sean Green, and choreography by Leah Hill.

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