OTA to hold auditions for Tom Lehrer revue

Published 3:26 pm Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Auditions for the “Tom Foolery, the Words and Music of Tom Lehrer,” will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 26, and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at the Olympic Theatre Arts Center, 414 N. Sequim Ave.

“Tom Foolery” celebrates Harvard-educated math professor Tom Lehrer, who delighted millions of fans during the 1950s and 1960s with his dry, cynical but good-humored attacks on the A-bomb, racism, pollution, pornography, the military, the Boy Scouts and, of course, mathematics. Nothing is sacred in this revue featuring many of Lehrer’s greatest songs.

“Tom Foolery” is presented cabaret-style in the OTA Gathering Hall for two weekends, from May 13-22. Candidates are requested to come prepared to sing a song of their choice either a cappella or with sheet music provided for piano accompaniment.

The show’s director, Anna Andersen, also has requested that candidates be prepared to share which Tom Lehrer composition is their favorite and why.

For more information or to schedule an alternate audition time, call the OTA office at 683-7326 or e-mail Andersen at fallingforshakespeare@gmail.com.