Director & Actor Call Out!
Welcome to our director and actor call out. We’re looking for people who would like to direct one of our shows, and performers to be in our shows. Please see the casting breakdowns below.
PAYMENT
This job is on a profit-share basis, though we will be doing our utmost to sell the maximum amount of tickets to ensure the best take home for everyone involved in your individual show. If you have any questions about any of the shows, please get in touch with us directly.
DIRECTORS
Auditions for actors are slated for June 1st, from 12-4pm. Ideally we would love the successful directors to be free for this to help with the casting process. We will be inviting directors to meet us to chat over the projects from 6pm-8pm on Tuesday 28th May, 2024 (location to be confirmed). Please email us a headshot/photo and which of the below shows you would be interested in directing (if you have any ideas feel free to mention these in the email).
If you are happy to be considered to direct any show, please let us know in your email.
ACTORS
Auditions for actors are slated for June 1st, from 12-4pm in a location in Moreton. You may not be required for the full time. We would like you to prepare a short monologue (no more than 60 seconds) that showcases something you feel that would be useful for the character(s) you are interested in playing. If you wish to showcase any other skill on the day (music/singing etc.) you may do so, however this is optional and won’t necessarily guarantee any casting decisions.
Please email us a headshot/photo and which of the below shows or characters you would be interested in being considered for. If you are also happy to be cast in any show, please make us aware.
PERFORMANCE:
30th August, 2024
2:45 – 3:45 pm
SPOOKY TALES (FAMILY)
This play follows a group of children who meet every Friday night once the sun has gone down to tell tales to see who can give each other the best nightmare. The play has an overarching story with several episodic tales taking place throughout the performance. This will involve the cast taking on different roles in each of the stories.
CASTING (4 Actors)
We are looking for 4 actors who are good at playing juvenile roles and big characters. Physical theatre and high-energy will play an important part in this piece.
PERFORMANCE:
28th August, 2024
14:45 – 15:45 pm
WE’LL MEET AGAIN (FAMILY)
Our World War II show follows Lucy, a young girl from Liverpool who is evacuated to Wrexham. She leaves everything she knows behind to start a new life. No one knows when the evacuees will be coming home. When she arrives in Wales, she meets Tom Jones, a young boy from the host family she is to be staying with. Although cold to begin with, we see their relationship blossom and grow as they learn about each other’s lives and the city children integrate into the countryside.
Using letters back home, we see how Mr Parry copes in the middle of the blitz. We also learn about rationing and how food was seen as a precious commodity that had to be shared out, so people did not starve.
As the war ends, Lucy has stopped receiving letters from her father. Will she see him again, or has something horrible happened to him? Find out, as you and your families enjoy our musical WWII show. There is plenty of singing, dancing, and lots of audience participation too!
CASTING (4 Actors)
LUCY (playing age juvenile) – Lucy is shy but grows in confidence as the play progresses.
TOM (playing age juvenile) – Tom starts off quite nasty and a bit of a bully towards Lucy. However, he softens to her as time rolls on.
MR PARRY (playing age middle-aged) – Mr Parry is Lucy’s father. He is a single parent and also an Air Raid Warden. He is a kind man and soft-natured.
MRS JENKINS (playing age middle-aged) – Mrs Jenkin’s is the mother of Charlie (Lucy’s friend). She looks after her mother who has dementia. She is a gentle soul with a sharp tongue – never afraid to give someone a piece of her mind.
PERFORMANCE:
29th August, 2024
2:45 – 3:45 pm
TRAPPED (FAMILY)
A group of friends think it’ll be a great idea to hide in the gallery and sleepover. After dodging security and the building being locked down the friends begin to explore. Darkness soon gets the better of them, and they decide to tell some tales to keep themselves from being scared. Will they survive the night, and more importantly, will they set off all the alarms?
Come and help the friends tell their stories and delve into the magical worlds that they create amongst them!
CASTING (4 Actors)
3 FRIENDS (playing age juvenile) – We are looking for a diverse range of characters for this show – people willing to go on an adventure. Physical theatre will play an important part in this piece.
THE GUARD (playing age middle-aged) – The guard periodically pops in and out of this story – sometimes as different characters. Physical theatre will play an important part in this piece.
PERFORMANCE:
29th August 2024
9pm – 10pm
DATE NIGHT (COMEDY)
Jenna feels trapped, James feels lost, Sonny needs a break and Sheila just wants to be loved. When all these worlds collide, mayhem ensues. These four people were never meant to meet, but fate brought them all together.
Date Night is all about love, betrayal, joy, meatballs, but most of all… the need to just communicate!
CASTING (4 Actors)
JENNA (30s) – This character goes on an emotional journey. She gets emotional easily and can be quick-tempered. She has to convince her affair to leave her flat before her husband comes home – she fails. She is isolated without realising it.
JAMES (30s) – James is impulsive and lives on a whim. He turns up at Jenna’s flat after inheriting money and decides he needs a drastic life change. He’s not a bad person – just makes bad decisions!
SONNY (30s) – Husband to Jenna. Sonny works a lot, to distract from the fact that starting a family still hasn’t happened. He doesn’t resent Jenna for this, he just doesn’t know how they move forward yet. Jenna comes before everything subconsciously.
SHEILA (30s) – Sheila is the calmest character – but still has a sharp tongue and razor wit. She is blindsided by the news when James leaves her. She goes out and gets drunk and ends up tailing Sonny home to sleep with him. Seeing her husband brings up all her mixed feelings about his inadequacies as a parent. Ultimately, she realises he still needs her to look after him, and she secretly enjoys doing it.
PERFORMANCE:
28th August 2024
1pm – 2pm
BIG BUNNY & THE POWERS OF FORT PERCH ROCK (FAMILY)
After listening to all the tales told by his Grandad, Toby takes his best friends on an adventure to find the secret beaches of New Brighton, but they soon realise things aren’t as they seem…
After an encounter with a very suspicious ‘pirate’ Toby and Jill soon realise that their best friend Big Bunny has fallen captive! He has somehow gotten himself trapped within the ancient powers of Fort Perch Rock, never to be returned! – (He only went for Ice Creams!)
Toby and Jill soon realise, that somehow, they have to find a way to defeat the powers and to save Big Bunny!
CASTING (4 Actors)
TOBY – Young, feisty & funny stooge. Best friends with Jill & Big Bunny. Often getting into trouble.
JILL – The Slightly more mature one of the group but loves a laugh. Loyal friend, loves adventure.
PIRATE – Not as scary as he tries to be. Vulnerable and very lonely at times. Though he has a very tough exterior.
BIG BUNNY – Costume character. Good physicality required.