Canadian Badlands Passion Play
Audition Notice
Production name: Canadian Badlands Passion Play
Date production rehearsals starts: 05/18/2012
Audition dates: Drumheller Feb 26, 3:30-6pm, Passion Play
Site
Calgary Feb 27,
6-10pm, Theatre Calgary Rehearsal Hall
(in the Epcor Centre for Performing
Arts (220 9th Ave SE Calgary)
Red Deer Feb 28
7-10pm location TBA
Edmonton Feb 29-
7-10pm location TBA
Deadline to submit: 02/18/2012
Email applications to: pplayproduction@me.com
Contact name: Ailsa Birnie
Contact email: pplayproduction@me.com
Engager website: www.canadianpassionplay.com
THE CANADIAN BADLANDS PASSION PLAY is one of Canada's
largest outdoor theatrical events. Now in its 19th season, the company annually
depicts the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ in dramatic form. An
epic story told on an epic scale, this year's production features a creative
retelling of the Gospel of John. The
brand new script will be originated by a mixed professional/volunteer cast of
approximately 200 actors in a 2700-seat outdoor amphitheater.
Seeking physically-able actors comfortable working with
live animals and performing outdoors in a large-scale production.
Jesus understudy
(male, 33 years old): The rightful heir to the created world arrives on earth
to find his creation does not recognize him. As he seeks to restore an ancient
kingdom, he must confront the cultural power sources of his time and the
age-old human condition. Stage combat experience essential.
Volunteer Roles Available – The Canadian Badlands Passion
Play relies on it’s amazing group of volunteer actors to make the Passion Play
happen. You can be part of the show as a volunteer actor with a speaking or
non-speaking role. Nearly every character featured in the Gospel of John is
present in out new script.
The volunteer
speaking roles include a number of prominent Pharisees (Dark Pharisee,
Nicodemus, Joseph of A, Abner), several disciples (John, Peter, Philip,
Nathanael), the Lazarus family (Mary, Martha, Lazarus), Jesus' family (Mother,
brother James and family), Pilate, Herod, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, the
Adulterous Woman, the Samaritan Woman, several key healings (man at pool of Bethesda,
man born blind), and a number of key crowd speaking roles. There are big scenes
in and around the temple in which the Jewish feasts are celebrated. Many of
these have opportunities for featured roles, dances and singing. There is a large wedding scene (Miracle at
Cana) that involves similar crowd roles, as well as the feeding of the 5,000,
triumphal entry, via, and crucifixion. As of now, every actor participates in
the finale of the play. We need lots of
teachers of the law this year.
Please see www.pplayproduction.com
for more information.
