Audition Notice: Theatre -- Calendar Girls

AUDITIONS for Calendar Girls

A comedy by Tim Firth
Directed by Krista Willott
Presented at the Pumphouse Theatre, Feb 3 - 11, 2023
 
Book your audition here: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=672
 
For more information (including character descriptions), or to book an audition, visit www.morpheustheatre.ca call 403-246-2999 or e-mail audition@morpheustheatre.ca.
 
When Annie's husband, John, dies of leukaemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow Women's Institute members to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women's charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their newfound fame.
 
Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund.
 
Open auditions for all roles will take place:

• Monday Oct 17 (7:00 to 9:00pm)
• Thursday Oct 20 (7:00 to 9:00pm)
• Saturday Oct 22 (1:00 to 4:00pm)
• Drop in Auditioners are always welcome!

 
at the Morpheus Rehearsal Centre in Parkdale (3512 – 5th Avenue NW, lower level of the Parkdale Community Centre).
 
Callbacks, if required, will take place on Tuesday Oct 25 from 7:00 to 10:00pm.
 
Audition Requirements:

• All auditions for Calendar Girls will take place In-person
• Auditions will be held interview style.
• You may perform a monologue if you wish, but it is not necessary.
• You may be asked to do a cold read.
• Auditioners are asked to complete an online audition form, with an acting resume and headshot.
• Selected auditioners will be requested to attend an in-person callback to read with other performers.

 
Rehearsal and Performance Requirements:

• All Cast and Crew must be fully vaccinated (minimum 2 doses) to participate in this production.  Face Masks will NOT be required to be worn (at this time).
• The read-through and first rehearsal will take place in-person on Sunday November 6th (1 to 5pm)
• In-person rehearsals will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (7pm to 10pm) and Sunday afternoons (1pm to 5pm).
• Performances will take place live and in-person at the Pumphouse Theatres.

 
Morpheus Theatre encourages individuals of all genders, ethnicities, and abilities to audition. Not a traditional actor? That is okay, get in touch with us and we will find a way for you to showcase what you have to offer.

Audition Notice: SAIT Productions (Union & Non-Union Agreement)

CASTING CALL for Student Project “Sector 7” by Ryan Morrison 

Hi everyone, I'm a second year TV student at SAIT who is filming a 5 minute drama this fall, and  I'm looking for a few actors/actresses for the production. Its called "Sector 7" and will be more  of a dystopian fiction, mixed with a bit of the Twilight Zone. Most forms of human  interaction/personal relationships have been removed from society by authoritarian leadership,  making society very robotic and mundane. Because this is a student film, it will be unpaid and  non-union. This will be filmed all within Calgary, in early to mid October. 

Our story follows our 2 protagonists: citizens of this cruel, cold world, who accidentally have a  forbidden interaction, which sparks their human instincts and makes them rethink their  existence. Unfortunately for them, the morality police hear about this interaction and go  investigate for themselves. This gives us four roles which need to be filled. 

Role 1: Anton is a male in his 30's or 40's, who was born before the authoritarian leadership  came into power. While most of his childhood memories are repressed, he has been able to  keep some personal items to remind himself of who he was, and what the world was like  before. He is kept hidden from the rest of society, essentially putting him on house arrest, as he  is a threat to the established status quo. His sole role in society is to providing DNA to the state,  so they can genetically engineer more children for the population. Since he has been away from  society for so long, he looks like a wild man, with old tattered clothes. 

Role 2: D14-1 is a female in her 20's or 30's, who was born after the authoritarian leadership  came into power. She wears all black clothes and a black mask to hide her identity while on the  job. She has an extremely cold demeanor at first, as she was born, raised and trained in  government facilities to become a DNA Collector. However once she accidentally has a  forbidden encounter with Anton, she starts to feel things she had never felt before, which  makes her call her superiors and re-think her existence.  

Roles 3 & 4: Minister Y-4 and X-8 are the morality police, employed by the Ministry of  Temperance. They wear suits and sunglasses, and are extremely cold and robotic. Their job is to  act as the morality police of Sector 7, and have no love for anything but the letter of the law.  They are informed about the interaction between Anton and D14-1, are sent to resolve the  situation, and take D14-1 to a re-education camp. While I have written these characters as a  male and female pair, I'm okay with mixing it up and having two males, two females, or one of  each. 

If anyone is interested and wants to see the script, you can reach me by email at  ryan.morrison@edu.sait.ca 

Thank you so much, I hope to work with you soon!

Audition Notice: Morpheus Theatre

 AUDITIONS for Treasure Island

A Pantomime by Ben Crocker
Directed by Alana Gowdy
Presented at the Pumphouse Theatre Dec 9 - 17, 2022
 
Book your audition here: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=672
 
For more information (including character descriptions), or to book an audition, visit www.morpheustheatre.ca call 403-246-2999 or e-mail audition@morpheustheatre.ca.
 
Treasure Island is the story of young Jim Hawkins and his adventures aboard a pirate ship headed by the fearsome Long John Silver. In this version of the tale however we also find out what happens to Jim's mother, his true love Jenny, her father the Squire, Polly the Parrot and of course the Smuggler's Cove Women's Institute as they join Silver's band of bloodthirsty pirates. A madcap, laugh a minute pirate adventure story from start to finish!
 
Open auditions for all roles will take place:

• Wednesday September 7th (7:00 to 9:00pm)
• Thursday September 8th (7:00 to 9:00pm)
• Saturday September 10th (1:00 to 4:00pm)
• Drop in Auditioners are always welcome!

 
at the Morpheus Rehearsal Centre in Parkdale (3512 – 5th Avenue NW, lower level of the Parkdale Community Centre).
 
Callbacks, if required, will take place on Wed Sept 14 from 7:00 to 10:00pm.
 
Audition Requirements:

• All auditions for Treasure Island will take place In-person
• Actors please come prepared to sign a very short song (under 2 minutes), either unaccompanied or bring your own audio track.
• Monologues are not required, but be familiar with the words of any famous nursery rhyme.
• Auditioners are asked to complete an online audition form, with an acting resume and headshot.
• Selected auditioners will be requested to attend an in-person callback to read with other performers.

 
Rehearsal and Performance Requirements:

• All Cast and Crew must be fully vaccinated (minimum 2 doses) to participate in this production.  Face Masks will NOT be required to be worn (at this time).
• The read-through and first rehearsal will take place in-person on Sunday September 18th (1 to 5pm)
• In-person rehearsals will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (7pm to 10pm) and Sunday afternoons (1pm to 5pm).
• Performances will take place live and in-person at the Pumphouse Theatres.

 
Morpheus Theatre encourages individuals of all genders, ethnicities, and abilities to audition. Not a traditional actor? That is okay, get in touch with us and we will find a way for you to showcase what you have to offer.