Thursday, February 20, 2014

Audition Notice - Scorpio Theatre

Production name: Who Knows?
Director: Dan Gibbins
Date production rehearsal starts: 24 MAR 2014 Audition dates: 10 & 12 MAR 2014 - Callbacks 15 MAR 2014 Email headshots and resumes to: bookings@scorpio.ca Contact name: Daisy Pond Contact email: dpond@scorpio.ca Contact phone: 403-615-5016 Company Website: www.scorpio.ca

Additional information:
 First Read-Through: Monday, March 24, 2014 Rehearsals start: Monday, March 24, 2014 Rehearsals run: Monday and Wednesdays 7pm - 10pm and Saturdays 1pm - 5pm.
Performance dates: May 30 - June 7, 2014.

With their first convention fast approaching the President of the Okotoks Dr. Who fan club mysteriously vanishes, leaving everyone scrambling to find a replacement and when the unambitious and underachieving Russel decides that this would be the perfect opportunity to finally prove himself to his family and his friends he gets caught up in an scandal involving lies, kidnapping, greed, ambition and Daleks! With the help of our partners, The Calgary Comic Expo, come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the cult phenomenon “Dr. Who” in this hilarious, wacky, all-out nerd extravaganza.

Cast of Characters:
Russell Lambert (M, 30): Russell's turning 30 and has nothing to show for it but a part-time job in a laundromat, a girlfriend he's afraid to tell anyone about, and the Doctor Who society. When the president goes missing, he sees a chance to prove he can function as an adult.

Sarah James (F, mid 20s-mid 30s) Sarah's juggling her duties with the Doctor Who society, her job at the hotel, and trying to convince Russell that she's not going to leave him like his former fiance. She's trying to reunite Russell with his older brother, and hoping he embraces adulthood.

Fraser Patrick (M, late teens-early 20s): The youngest member of the Doctor Who Society, whose seeming cluelessness is punctuated by flashes of insight. May have the biggest heart of anyone in the club.

Peter Lambert (M, mid 30s-early 40s): Russell's older brother. Where Russell stayed home with their ailing mother, Peter ran off to England to go into business with their absentee father. Attempting (poorly) to reconcile with Russell in time for his wedding... to Russell's ex-fiance.

Roger Anthony (M, 50s+): One of the club's older members. Likes a stiff drink and vintage Who villains like the original Master. Offers to assist Russell with his money problems, but may have a less beneficial agenda.

Hilda Fay (F, 50s+): The Doctor Who society's founder, whose claim to fame was an appearance as a fish person on a long-lost episode for the 60s. Hilda is plotting something sinister, something connected to the missing president.

AUDITIONS (by appointment): March 10 & 12, 2014, 7:00-10:00pm
Scorpio Rehearsal Studio: 331 41 Ave NE Calgary.

AUDITION DETAILS:
Auditioners will be asked to perform one comedic monologue between two and five minutes. Doctor Who fandom not a requirement, although the director reserves the right to try and convert you.

Callbacks will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2014 between 1:00-5:00 pm and will involve cold reads of selected scenes from the play.