Canadian Badlands Passion Play
Audition Notice
The Canadian Badlands Passion Play is looking for you. We
are looking for a Jesus Understudy and a Dark Pharisee (paid positions) as well
as many other roles (honorarium and volunteer). Please see below for more
information.
Production name: Canadian Badlands Passion Play
Date production rehearsals/job starts: 05/17/2013
Audition dates:
Red Deer Feb 23, 10:00am-1:00pm location TBA
Drumheller Feb 23, 4:00-8:00pm, Passion Play Site
Calgary Feb 24, 12-5pm, Theatre Calgary Rehearsal Hall
(in the Epcor Centre for Performing Arts (220 9th Ave SE
Calgary)
Edmonton March 3, 2:00-5:00pm location TBA
Deadline to submit: 02/20/2013
Email applications to: pplayproduction@me.com
Contact name: Ailsa Birnie
Contact email: pplayproduction@me.com
Contact phone: 403-875-4112
Engager website: www.canadianpassionplay.com
THE CANADIAN BADLANDS PASSION PLAY is one of Canada's
largest outdoor theatrical events. Now in its 20th 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
script will be originated by a mixed professional/volunteer cast of
approximately 200 actors in a 2700-seat outdoor amphitheater.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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.
Dark Pharisee - principal. 25-65 yrs. Leader of the
religious/political Pharisees, the dark Pharisee relentlessly tracks down Jesus
of Nazareth, declaring him a dangerous false prophet and bringing down the full
measure of the law against him, to have him publicly executed.
The Canadian Badlands Passion Play relies on it’s amazing
group of paid and volunteer actors to make the Passion Play happen. You can be
part of the show as a paid or volunteer actor with a speaking or non-speaking
role. Nearly every character featured in the Gospel of John is present in our
script.
The volunteer speaking roles include a number of
prominent Pharisees (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.
