Audition Notice: DeFakto Theatre

DeFakto Theatre is a new theatre company in Calgary creating contemporary productions that tell modern stories audiences can identify with, stories that resonate, and stories that inspire.
    
The Foursome or How I Came to Embrace the End of the World
What: DeFakto is currently casting for their first show: The Foursome or How I Came to Embrace the End of the World, written and directed by P.F.Ramirez. There are four roles we are looking to fill, see the descriptions below. Rehearsals begin October 22, 2015 and the production goes up November 23 – December 5 at Motel in the Arts Common. The casted performers will receive a $500 stipend at the end of the run.
A prepared contemporary piece is suggested but primarily we will be doing some cold reads. Diversity in the cast is welcomed so all physical types are encouraged to audition.
Where: Morpheus Rehearsal Centre (Downstairs Boardroom) 3512 – 5th Avenue NW
When: Saturday, October 3*. (9:30am - 5:00) *If you are not able to make this date please email us and we will try to make alternate arrangements.
E-mail defakto.co@gmail.com c/o Claire Bolton to book a time slot.
Synopsis
“The world is mysteriously coming to an end and you only have 6 hours left, ever! What would you do? What’s on that bucket list? Enter Lexi, Adam, Star and Lucas; star crossed lovers attempting to come to terms with their newly shortened life span. In one last double date these couples will have to decide what truly matters when facing the end. “Provisions” will be consumed, confessions will be made, Spam will be eaten and secrets will be revealed. Would you go out with a BANG or a fizzle?”
Characters

LEXI: Female, uptight yuppie type. 20’s – 30’s. ADAM: Male, uptight yuppie type. 20’s – 30’s. STAR: Female, pseudo hippy, 20’s -30’s LUCAS: Male, a bit rough around the edges. 20’s -30’s

Audition Notice

What:           
Secret Diary: School Fire

Secret Diary is a soon to be launched YouTube channel that will host a series of fictional stories delivered using a video diary or vlog type of format. The first series, “School Fire” will have entries posted daily between 2016 January 1 – December 31. Each entry will be approximately 2 minutes long and will follow one of five teenagers as their lives intertwine throughout the series. Each teenager has a secret to begin with and the viewer will develop relationships with these five as they love, laugh, cry, and betray their way through the year. What secrets will come out when a school burns down?

When &Where:

Audition	Friday, October 2 (11:00am-6:45pm) No appointment necessary	Collingwood Boardroom, Best Western Village Park Inn, 1804 Crowchild Trail NW
Call Backs	Friday, October 2 (7:00pm-9:30pm)	Collingwood Boardroom, Best Western Village Park Inn, 1804 Crowchild Trail NW
Shooting	A 7 day interval between 2015 October 14-November 27	A location of your choosing –   details provided in “How”

How:
After some initial direction, and with support as required, the entries for each character will be shot alone in the comfort of the bedroom of the actor/actress when they have the time to do so and using their own wardrobe. There should be zero expenses to the actor/actress. Audio and visual equipment will be supplied by Secret Diary.  Likewise, this is a low budget production and no remuneration will be paid up front to any actors and actresses. Instead, in a generous effort to get this channel up and running, Secret Diary is willing to pay 10% of any money earned by Secret Diary: School Fire to each actor/actress. If, for example, each entry received 100,000 views then that would mean an estimated $4,400 USD per actor/actress. Actual pay would depend entirely on series viewership and it could be more or less than this, but this estimate should hopefully showcase the potential.

Who:            
Five non-union roles are being offered. Candidates need to be 18 years of age or over but will be playing teenagers from anywhere between 13-18. Please see below for details.

Cheerleader Type (Hannah): A happy go lucky girl who comes from a rich family. She loves fashion, dancing and gossip and is an extreme extrovert. She can generally be described as unintelligent and gullible and while she loves to gossip she is never intentionally mean. She is the most popular girl in school and is impossible to dislike. She despises violence and believes in karma.

High Achiever Type (Sarah): An extremely intelligent, cold and calculating teenage girl whose dad has left her mom and her, leaving them poor and barely scraping by. She uses the intense distrust this has created to guide her decisions and everything she does is with an end goal of escaping her home town and becoming rich and successful. She is quite popular still as she is a great actress and people think she is nicer than she is, but deep down she is manipulative and cruel-hearted.

Jock Type (Mike): An excellent baseball and basketball player whose hard work and team first attitude carry him to successes in those fields. His work ethic carries over to academics but the success doesn’t, much to his father’s disappointment. He comes from a rich family and is the most popular boy in school. He has an easy way about him and generally tries to make good decisions.

Brainy Geek Type (Emily): A bookish and earnest girl who is always in the running for top student. She only really has one friend and would lean towards being introverted. Her mother was her hero and she recently passed away causing her to rethink her life and try to get outside of her comfort zone. Trusting to a fault, she is a well intentioned girl who will still needs to learn a lot of life lessons.

Lazy Gamer Type (Matt): A loner who only really has one friend and prefers to stay away from people when at all possible, despite constant pressure otherwise from his parents. Doesn’t like being in the limelight and gets very nervous when forced into it. Very laid back and tends to put the bare minimum of effort into everything except for gaming. He is someone people would like if they could ever get him to come out of his shell.

Need more information? Show up to the audition or email procdt79@hotmail.com.

Audition Notice: The Who's Tommy

FRC is opening a limited number of slots to audition for The Who's Tommy on Saturday September 19th starting at 1pm.

We are particularly interested in seeing more men in the 30-49 age group (but others are not excluded), and hope we can convince you or someone you may know someone to come out and see us.

There's a saying "Don't judge a musical by it's movie", and it's particularly apt in the case of Tommy - the movie is a bit of an odd 70s beast, and although there are a lot of the same elements, we believe the stage show presents a stronger story that connects with more people.

Also, due to the episodic nature of the show with some of these men's roles we may be able to work around conflicts better than we usually are, so please come discuss your potential conflicts rather than assuming that it's not possible!

This is going to be an "Amazing Journey", so please come out and give it a try!

You can book your audition now at http://www.frontrowcentre.ca/auditions.

Thanks!

Darren Stewart, President

Front Row Centre Players Society

Calgary's Premier Community Musical Theatre Company www.frontrowcentre.ca

403-246-8505 Ext. 101

Auditions for Into the Woods with St. Peter's Players

Auditions for Into the Woods with St. Peter's Players

Performing February 2016

Auditions to be held:

Sunday September 27th from 1:00-3:00 PM

Monday September 28th from 7:00-9:00 PM

Wednesday September 30th from 7:00-9:00 PM

Call backs will be held on Friday October 2nd from 7:00-9:00 PM

Please go to www.stpetersplayers.ca [1] and follow the links to auditions and click on the link to 'signupgenie'

Website contains a list of parts we are auditioning for with vocal range required and includes further audition details

Any questions can be sent to Paula Bishop: pabishop@me.com

Paula Bishop

SHC Site Manager

(403)-956-2417

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AUDITION NOTICE: Theatre Calgary's A Christmas Carol

Theatre Calgary’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2015 Young Company Auditions for 7 – 15 Year Olds

SHOW DATES: Rehearsals begin on Tue Nov 10; Show runs Nov 24 – Dec 24/15

AUDITION DATE: Saturday, September 19, 2015

1:00pm – 4:00pm Group auditions (3 groups, 45 min each) (groups will be determined once all submissions are received to make them even in number and specific times will be given to everyone on Sep 17)

CALLBACKS will be from 4:00pm – 4:45pm

*we will notify people that we want to see for the callbacks at the end of each group audition

LOCATION: will be given with specific audition times

WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR 8 YOUNG PEOPLE TO PLAY:

Martha Cratchit –oldest Cratchit child, looks early teens Peter Cratchit –oldest Cratchit boy, looks tween to early teens Belinda Cratchit – youngest Cratchit girl, looks 8 – 11 Tiny Tim – the sickly youngest Cratchit, very small boy or girl, looks under 8 Boy Scrooge – looks under 11 Young Scrooge – looks between 11 and 13 Fan – Scrooge’s sister, looks between 12 and 14 Hope – girl who travels with Christmas Present, looks under 12 *All Children except Tiny Tim play more than one role in the show

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ONLY TAKE ONE DAY OFF EACH WEEK AND THAT DAY IS MONDAY. THE YOUNG COMPANY IS ALSO REQUIRED FOR ALL 8 PERFORMANCES PER WEEK AS WE DO NOT DOUBLE CAST ROLES.

Please come prepared to move around a fair bit, so wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. We will do some group exercises and will ask you to sing a verse of one of the Christmas carols that are at the end of this email. We will also work the following scene from the play which should be memorized (‘off book’). Please memorize both roles regardless of your gender.

Please include the following with your submission:

A recent photo (it has to look like you so we can link names and faces) A resume outlining any performing experience (school/community plays, choirs, etc), acting/singing/dance classes or camps, or special skills (instruments, gymnastics, etc) Parent/Guardian contact information (phone, email, address) Age and birthdate of the child School that the child is attending

Deadline for submissions is Wednesday September 16, 2015. You can email your submission to smcnairreid@theatrecalgary.com. Everyone who submits will be contacted.

Thanks,

Susan McNair Reid

Company Manager

smcnairreid@theatrecalgary.com

or call 294-7440 ext. 1053 (if you have any questions)

Audition Scene – A Christmas Carol

Young Scrooge is alone. He is holding a notebook.

Fan: Ebenezer?

Young Scrooge: Fan?

Fan enters.

Fan: Dear, brother. I have come to bring you home.

Young Scrooge: Home, Fan?

Fan: Yes. Father is so much kinder than he used to be.

Young Scrooge: Father wants me home? I don’t believe it.

Fan: Yes, Ebenezer.

Young Scrooge: Truly? Father wishes me home?

Fan: Yes, that’s what I’m trying to tell you, silly Ebenezer. Father spoke so gently to me one dear night when I was going to bed, that I was not afraid to ask him once more if you might come home; and he said yes, you should. And you’re to be a man and are never to come back here; we’re to be together all Christmas long, and have the merriest time in all the world.

Young Scrooge: You confronted Father on my behalf?

Fan: Of course I did. You’re my brother and I love you.

They hug. Young Scrooge shows Fan a notebook.

Young Scrooge: Look, Fan. My school master gave it to me.

Fan: A place for your stories. What a kind gentleman.

Young Scrooge: He was inspired by you, Fan.

Fan: What do you mean?

Young Scrooge: You talked to Father. And you came all this way to bring me home. He was heartened by your generosity. I will write stories. But I won’t write them for him. I’ll write them for you.

They exit together.

Carol Selections

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

Phillips Brooks (1835-1893), 1868

O little town of Bethlehem,

How still we see thee lie.

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep

The silent stars go by;

Yet in thy dark streets shineth

The everlasting Light;

The hopes and fears of all the years

Are met in thee tonight.

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,

Let nothing you dismay;

Remember Christ, our Saviour,

Was born on Christmas day,

To save us all from Satan's power

When we were gone astray.

O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Charles Wesley (1707-1788), 1739

Hark! the herald angels sing "Glory to the newborn King Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!"

Joyful, all ye nations rise; Join the triumph of the skies; With angelic host proclaim "Christ is born in Bethlehem!"

Hark! the herald angels sing "Glory to the newborn King!"

Silver Stars - Auditions!

Love to Sing? Love to Dance? The Silver Stars are recruiting 45 plus ladies and gentlemen to join our musical revue.

Come and audition on Wednesday, September 16th at 8 PM at the Lakeview Community located at

6110 – 34 St. S.W.

If you require further information please call Terry at 403-475-7792 or Joyce at 403-288-6090.

Look forward to seeing you!!!

Thank you.

EDJE Dance Theatre now accepting applications!

EDJE DANCE THEATRE IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR OUR 2015-2016 SEASON

Monday September 21st, 2015 between 7:00pm and 9:00pm Registration deadline - September 19th at 11:59pm

Please send your headshot and current CV to audition@edjedance.ca to register. Successful applicants will be contacted within 48 hours of the registration deadline with their time slot.

If you are unable to attend in person or wish to audition before September 21st, email audition@edjedance.ca to arrange for a video audition submission. Deadline for submission will be September 20th,

2015 at 11:59pm.

EDJE already has a number of semi-professional performance contracts booked, with the season culminating in a full-production performance of Home Front, a "combination of contemporary dance and vernacular dance styles of the 1930's and 40's, interwoven with dialogue, music and physical theatre to explore the battle waged at home in Canada during World War II". Home Front is part of the tuition-based program designed to provide company members (both apprentice and professional dancers) with structured training in contemporary dance and the opportunity to perform in a full scale production with honorariums or full pay *based on grant approval*

Weekly class/rehearsals take place on Monday nights at the Quest Theatre space near Chinook mall, 6:30pm-9:00pm.

They will run September 28th - December 7th, 2015 and January 18th - June 20th, 2016.

Home Front will tech June 26th - 29th, with a preview on June 30th and performances July 1st - 2nd, 2016.

Tuition

Tuition is $1275, which includes 30 weekly 2.5 hr classes/rehearsals, 4 days of tech and 3 performances of Home Front, as well as other honorarium-based performances as they arise.

Tuition payment can be made in full, or in 4 post-dated cheque

installments:

September 28th, 2015 - $318.75

November 30th, 2015 - $318.75

February 8th, 2016 - $318.75

May 2nd, 2016 - $318.75

If the payment schedule is limiting to your involvement, please contact us to discuss other arrangements.

For more information please visit www.edjedance.ca [1] or email info@edjedance.ca

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Audition Notice - Workshop Theatre

Mounting Sex in the Afternoon Zone

WORKSHOP THEATRE

Auditions for its upcoming production of Mounting Sex in the Afternoon

Zone, written by Calgary playwright Caroline Russell-King, will be

held September 10 [1] & 15 at the Workshop Theatre Space.

The Show:

In this hilarious comedy a theatre is mounting a new production of “Sex in the Afternoon”. The playwright changes the genre of the play four times before opening night. The play starts out as a British farce, then a Canadian comedy, then a musical Canadian comedy then finishes a sci-fi musical. The actor in the play is caught between his wife who is playing his mistress and vice versa.

THIS WILL PLAY AT THE VICTOR MITCHELL THEATRE AT THE PUMPHOUSE,

NOVEMBER 13 - 21, 2015.

The Team:

Directors: Chelsea Millard with Jamie Eastgaard-Ross

Musical Director: Ginette Simonot

Choreographer: Daisy Pond

Light & Set Co-designers: Bryan Smith and James Ravenhill Set

Decorator: Diane Edwards Sound Design: Patrick Murray

 The Cast:

 We're looking for...

Matt Freisen - director/playwright, open age range*

Suzanne Bennett - stage manager, open age range*

David Stoffel - actor, open age range*

Valerie Walker - actor, David's mistress, open age range*

Claire Goodman - actor, David's wife, open age range*

 Max - theatre critic, only ever seen on TV

*Age range will depend on the overall range of casting.

Please prepare a two minute comedic monologue, OR be prepared to do a cold read. The auditions will take place in 10 minute time slots. Please send your headshot & resume to Kayte Davies, Artistic Director, at kayteparnell@yahoo.ca, and specify which date you would like. You will then be given a time.

 The Space:

 10, 415 60TH AVE SE

Calgary, AB

Thank you for your interest!