THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS: THE MUSICAL
Playwright: Eric Rockwell & Joanne Bogart
Company: Fighting Chance Productions
Director: Ryan MooneyProduction
Production Dates: September, 2008 as part of the Vancouver International Fringe Festival Audition Date: on-going
Requires: 1 woman who can play a variety of roles including a Rodgers & Hammerstein style ingenue, a Sondheim Heroine and an Evita-like Andrew Lloyd Webber female.
Notes: Piano playing skills are a large asset. This is open toequity and non-equity performers.
Auditions will continue until the role is filled.
Contact: Please send headshot & resume to fightingchanceproductions@hotmail.com
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THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW
Company: Deep Cove Stage Society
Playwright: John Patrick
Director: David Taylor
Production Dates: June 12th -28th
Audition date: immediately
Requires: 1 male thirty-ish for a dual role
Notes: rehearsals Tuesday Thursday Sunday afternoon
Contact: please reply to david_taylor@shaw.ca or 604-984-9950
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THE ECSTASY OF RITA JOE
Playwright: George Ryga
Company: Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops)
Director: Yvette Nolan
Audition Date: May 9th 10am - 5pm
Audition Address: Carousel Theatre, 1411 Cartwright Street, Granville Island
Notes: Sides will be posted shortly at http://www.westerncanadatheatre.bc.ca
For information, or to book an audition please contact Julian at info@westerncanadatheatre.bc.ca or 250-372-3216 Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity form of contract.
CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.
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SEVEN TYRANTS THEATRE IN THE GARDEN
Company: Seven Tyrants Theatre
Production Dates: Mid June to early September Audition Date: May 14th 6:30pm-9pm by appointment
Requires: 1 White Male Actor: Age 30-45ish, should be able to handle a British accent for role of "Captain"
1 Asian Male Actor: 30-40-ish, for role of "Scholar"
Notes: Non-Equity. Cast will have a share of the door. We are auditioning for an outdoor environmental piece which will run for one or two nights per week throughout the summer in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Chinatown.
Both prepare a 1 min dramatic or comedic monologue of a historical, educational type (similar to Storyeum/Barkervile etc is good, otherwise just that same energy). Submission Deadline: May 11th
Contact: Please send a headshot and resume to auditions@seventyrants.com
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THE HISTORY BOYS
Playwright: Alan Bennett
Company: The Arts Club Theatre
Director: Dean Paul Gibson
Production Dates: September 25th - October 25th Audition Dates: mid May
Requires: Applicants must appear to be between 17 and 18 years of age and be able to speak with an English accent.
Notes: THE HISTORY BOYS is set in an English grammar school in the 1980's, as a group of young men study for their Oxbridge entrance examinations under the tutelage of two very different instructors.
Rehearsals will begin on September 1st and the show will run at the Granville Island Stage.
Those selected for an audition will be asked to read a piece of poetry with an English accent and to sing acappella. Please also indicate on your submission if you are able to play classical piano.
Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity form of contract. CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.
Contact: Please send photos and resumes to:
THE HISTORY BOYS AUDITIONS
Arts Club Theatre Company
1585 Johnston Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
Resumes will be accepted until the end of business on Friday, May 2nd Please do not send resumes via fax or email.
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SUBURBIA
Playwright: Eric Bogosian
Company: Twenty-Something Theatre
Director: Sabrina Evertt
Production Dates: August 19th - August 31st
Auditions: May 17th - 18th 9am - 5pm
Requires: 3 men, Tim, Jeff & Buff, early twenties
2 women, Sooze & Bee-Bee, early twenties
1 man, Pony, and 1 woman, Erica, mid-twenties
1 man & woman, Norman & Pakeeza Chaundry, Indo-Canadian or Pakistani, mid-twenties
Notes: Non-Equity/Emerging Artists. Please prepare 1 comedic and 1 dramaticcontemporary monologue (you may be asked to do one or both) no more than2-3 minutes in length. For the role of Pony, the actor needs to be able to sing and play the guitar, so please come prepared to do so if asked.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION is May 13th
Contact: Send resumes (NO HEADSHOTS PLEASE) and contact information to auditions@twentysomethingtheatre.com
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BOTTOMS UP! BROADWAY: A RISQUE CABARET
Company: Pipe Dream Productions
Director: Meghan Crosby
Production Date: July 18th
Audition Dates: May 21st, 6 - 9pm at the Roundhouse Theatre (181 Roundhouse
Mews)
May 22nd, 6 - 9pm at the UBC Student Union Building (6138 Student Union
Boulevard)
Notes: Please prepare:
1. Short vocal selection in a musical theatre style. Pianist available, please provide sheet music if desired.
2. Optional: Headshot and/or resume
Rehearsal Dates: June 1st - July 17th
Performance venue is at the Wise Hall (1882 Adanac St.)
Contact: to receive an audition time slot, email info@pipedream.ca with your full name, a contact number and your date preference.
Time slots will be confirmed by email.
**Booked auditions will be accommodated first.**
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TONY N TINA'S WEDDING
Company: Hoarse Raven Theatre
Directores: Michael Fera & Tanja Dixon-Warren Audition Date: May 22nd
Requires: Males and Females 18 - 65 years
Contact: Please send us your resume Head shot and cover letter to:
Hoarse Raven Theatre
1160 Rossland Street,
Vancouver, BC V5K 4A1
Fax: 604-253-4690
email: info@hoarseraven.com Deadline May 16th
Notes: A non-equity production. Audition requires 1 two minute comic monologue and 1 acapella song. Not all roles require singing.
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YELLOWPOINT CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR!
Company: Razzle Dazzle Productions
Director: Katy Bowen-Roberts
Production Dates: November 29th - December 22th Audition Date: May 24th (dancers 2:30 - 4:30pm & singers 4:30 - 6:30pm) Audition Address: 1555 W. 7th Ave (7th and Fir) Room 227 (2nd Floor)
Requires: Looking for 5 female dancers (Tap, Jazz, Broadway etc.) - be prepared to learn a short routine.
4 singers (SATB - musical theatre/classical crossover) - pianist will be provided so please bring sheet music.
Notes: Non-equity contract - Contract pay is around $2000 (18 performances) http://www.yellowpointchristmasspectacular.ca
Contact: Please email: razzledazzleproductions@gmail.com with CV/Photo and to request an audition.
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GENERAL AUDITIONS for the GREEN THUMB THEATRE & AXIS THEATRE COMPANY Audition Dates: May 26th - 27th
Notes: For the audition please prepare one contemporary monologue no more thantwo minutes in length.
Please bear in mind that Axis does physical theatre so if you have skills that lend itself to this discipline please feel free to incorporate them or bring them to our attention at the audition.
- Only those selected to audition will be contacted.
- No phone calls please.
Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity form ofcontract. CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.
Contact: Please forward 2 copies of your headshot and resume no later than Tuesday, May 20th to:
GENERAL AUDITIONS
c/o GREEN THUMB THEATRE
1885 Venables Street
Vancouver BC
V5L 2H6
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GUYS AND DOLLS
Playwright: Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Production Dates: December 12th - 31st
Audition Dates: May 26th, 30th & June 2nd Audition Address: Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond
Notes: DEADLINE for applicants is May 19th. If you are selected for an audition, you will be contacted sometime during the week prior to May 26th.
Be prepared to sing an appropriate song of your choice with accompaniment at the audition.
Rehearsals are from November 3rd (Non Equity) November 9th (Equity) and the run is to extend to January 3rd at the Gateway Theatre.
Sarah Rodgers is the director, Shelley Stewart Hunt is the choreographer and Allen Stiles is the musical director of the production. Perusal scripts are available after May 1st for in house reading by appointment only. Please call Robin Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm at 604-247-4986 to book a time to read the script.
Please do not submit your resume and head shot for this audition unless you are available for the entire contract. Thank you in advance for your interest.
Contact: Please send your resume and headshot to "Guys and Dolls" c/o Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond, BC V7C 3V4. Only hard copy application will be accepted. NO E-mails please.
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THE THING ABOUT MEN
Playwrights: Joe DiPietro & Jimmy Roberts
Director: Valerie Easton
Music Director: Wendy Bross Stuart
Production Dates: November 21st - December 6th Audition Date: May 30th ; Audition Address: Unitarian Church of Vancouver,
949 Oak St.
Audition Date: May 31st ; Audition Address: Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver
Callback: June 2nd
Requires: Lucy: A loving woman who isn't getting the love she needs. Tom's wife. 35-45.
Sebastian: An artist in a downtown bohemian slum. Lucy's lover. 30-45.
All the characters demand strong comic, dramatic and vocal ability.
(The role of Tom is cast, and two secondary characters will be cast from among third year Musical Theatre students at Capilano College.)
Notes: Please be prepared to sing music selected from the show (accompanied by the music director), and to read an excerpt from the script. Copies of the music will be available by e-mail, fax or pick-up at Presentation House or 4561 West 16th Avenue. Copies of the script are available for study on-site at Presentation House Theatre or, by prior arrangement, at 4561 West 16th Avenue.
THE THING ABOUT MEN is a fast-paced musical comedy with complicated, farcical plotting on a strong, romantic emotional foundation. Two-timing advertising executive Tom leaves his wife Lucy and becomes the roommate of Sebastian, the down-on-his-luck artist with whom Lucy is having an affair.
Tom's attempts to manage his two identities and drive a wedge between his wife and her lover open the doors to plenty of comic and dramatic possibilities.. Rehearsals will take place during the day (Monday thru
Saturday) beginning October 27 at Presentation House, North Vancouver . This will be part of the Presentation House Theatre's Third Street series next year.
Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity form of contract.
CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.
Contact: To request an audition, please mail your resume / headshot to 4561 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6R 3E8, or fax to 604-228-4577, or email to kathryn@monsterchild.ca. Please be aware that space is limited and only selected actors will be scheduled to audition. For more information, contact Kathryn or Stephen Aberle at 604-228-4561.
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MISS JULIE: FREEDOM SUMMER
Company: a co-production with the Playhouse Theatre Company
Director: Stephen Sachs
Production Dates: January 15th - 31st
Audition Dates: Auditions will be held in Toronto in May.
Auditions will also be held in Vancouver but a separate call for those submissions will be sent out at a later date.
Requires: John - Male, African American, 30s or 40s The chauffeur. Strong, sexy, defiant. A rule breaker and dreamer.
Christine - Female, African American, 20s or 30s The cook. Religious with an inner strength and faith and a firm view of right and wrong.
Notes: Rehearsals begin in Vancouver December 22th
Contact: Send submissions no later than May 5, 2008 to:
Gail Packwood, CanStage
26 Berkeley Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 2W3.
We invite resumes from artists of diverse cultures and ethnicities.
Submit a hard copy resume/photo only - no phone calls or emails - thanks.
Only those selected for an audition will be contacted.
Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls.
Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity form of contract.
CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.
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THEATRE NORTH WEST 2008-09 SEASON will consist of:
The Number 14 by the Number 14 Collective (An Axis Theatre production) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens adapted by Jeff Pitcher. Contract
dates: Nov. 1 to Dec. 14, 2008
How It Works by Daniel MacIvor Contract Dates: Jan. 25 - March 1, 2009 Sexy Laundry by Michele Riml Contract dates: March 29-May 10, 2009 Audition Dates: Early June
Notes: The Number 14 is a presentation so there will be no auditions.
Actors are asked to prepare 2 contrasting contemporary monologues no longer than 4 minutes combined length. TNW will contact all who can be accommodated.
Actors whose work is already known to Artistic Director, Ted price are encouraged to send along a note if they are interested in any of the productions.
Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls.
Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity form of contract.
CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.
Contact: Please send headshot and resume to: Theatre North West, #36-556 North Nechako Road, Prince George, BC V2K 1A1.
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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Company: Abbotsford Children's Theatre
Playwright: Dramatized by Joseph Robinette (based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's
novel)
Director: Leslie Kemp
Production Dates: December 4th - 6th
Audition Date: June 7th, 9am - 12pm with call backs scheduled later
Requires: Around 40 kids/youth
Notes: Actors must be between the ages of 8-18 years by September 1, 2008; auditions must be booked before June 2nd with the first & last name of the actor auditioning along with contact number.
For more information contact acttheatre@hotmail.com or visit http://www.abbotsfordchildrenstheatre.org
Contact: Book through emailing acttheatre@hotmail.com
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GENERAL AUDITIONS for the CHEMAINUS THEATRE FESTIVAL Audition Dates: June 28th Audition Address: The Chemainus Theatre Festival Rehearsal Hall
Notes: Jeremy Tow, Artistic Director of the Chemainus Theatre Festival, will be holding General Equity and Non-Equity auditions for the Chemainus Theatre Festival.
Please prepare 2 contrasting pieces, approx 2 min. each: one classical and one contemporary, or one piece of your choice and a song. An accompanist will be provided.
Please, no self-written pieces or pieces from plays that have not been professionally produced.
If you are an established performer, but do not wish to audition, please submit your resume to indicate your interest in future projects.
(Audition time priority will be given to Equity members and Equity registered apprentices).
Please note that there are a limited number of spaces, if Jeremy has seen your work recently, he may not need to see for a general audition.
Those people we will be seeing will be notified by June 12th.
Shows in consideration for 2009: Einstein's Gift, by Vern Thiessen, Ah, Wilderness, by Eugene O'Neil, Meet Me in St. Louis, by Martin, Blane and Wheeler, and Anne, by Paul Ledoux.
Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity form of contract.
CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.
Contact: Please forward your headshot and resume to the Chemainus Theatre Festival care of Victoria Caldwell, before May 30th. Mail to
9574 BarePoint Rd,
Chemainus, B.C. V0R 1K5.
NO PHONE CALLS, E-MAILS OR FAXES PLEASE.
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Title: Confessio
Production Co.: Code PM productions
Location: Montreal/South Shore
Description:
Be warned that Confessio will require a lot of action scenes in various outdoors locations. A good physical health and traveling capability is recommended.
Title: Day Dreams
Production Co.: Dream Land Pictures
Location: Toronto
Description: Comedy/Thiller with a ton of laughs and blood. We are looking for great attitudes and dedicated people to help us create some magic.
Title: Friday In The Club
Production Co.: White Scream Films
Location: Toronto
Description: This film is funny, thrilling and most of all sexy!
Title: A Dog's Life
Production Co.: Sangria Films
Location: Toronto
Description: Tom Hall is a layabout who has been out of work for some time and has a history of abusing medicine. The only thing that he is proud of is his dog.
Title: The Good Son - Working Title
Production Co.: Amar Wala Productions
Location: Toronto
Description: A young Middle - Eastern boy is forced to translate for his father as Csis officers interrogate him in their home.
Title: The 4th Wall
Production Co.: Helix Reel Entertainment
Location: Toronto
Description: Imagine you woke up one day and realized that you were living inside a film.
Title: Blow Up My Love
Production Co.: Dr. Nasrad Productions
Location: Toronto / Hamilton
Description: Dark Comedy, Feature film. Seeking interesting personalities to fill many roles in a twisted feature film that will raise eyebrows.
Title: The Deaf Leading the Blind (Music Video)
Production Co.: Voodoo Records
Location: Toronto
Description: A young woman pays her respects to her boyfriend, killed in an automobile accident, only to find herself in the position to save another from a similar fate.
Title: Logan
Production Co.: Fung Loving Productions
Location: Toronto
Description: 'Logan' is a short film about the love of an Australian Soldier and a Pacific Island girl set amidst the horror and valour of Ww2.
Title: If You Could Only See (Music Video)
Production Co.: Ostara Enterprises
Location: Toronto
Description: Music Video set to screen in the highly popular and sold out 2007 Inside Out Film Festival
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Production Co.: G-Section Productions
Location: Toronto
Description: We are an innovative, fresh, new late-night News/Comedy show. We are looking for outgoing individuals who are comfortable in front of the camera.
Title: Sweetheart
Production Co.: Winterland Films
Location: Toronto
Description: A great character film that calls for a fun and challenging shoot. The film blends subtle comedy with horror in a very unique and interesting way.
Title: Amber's Lullaby
Production Co.: Bright Productions
Location: London
Description: A 17 year old girl, Amber, confesses her thoughts and feelings on video.
Title: 8 Minutes
Production Co.: 8 Minutes Productions
Location: Toronto
Description: The sun is a star that will go out on live broadcast television. Those last rays of sun will reach the earth's surface eight minutes after that broadcast.
Title: Liquor and Betrayal
Production Co.: Hallucid Productions
Location: London
Description: A man named Sean has recently lost his job and girlfriend (Julie) , he has decided to rob a restaurant to make some much needed money.
Title: Stray Dogs
Production Co.: CheapShot Productions
Location: Windsor
Description: Four low-level mob lackeys have been assigned to what should be a straight-forward job. Kidnap a wealthy
businessman and interrogate him overnight in an abandoned warehouse.
Title: Quinn
Production Co.: Charlie Hemmings Prods.
Location: Manchetser
Description: Christopher J Tootell, animator for warner bros on Tim Burton's Corpse bride and Aardman animations, is
making a live action short film.
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