Date/Time:

Where:

Auditions:
Sat 26 July
Time: 12noon

Graduate Dramatic Society
Bradley Studio
University of WA
Crawley

Season:
October 2008

"A Laughing Matter"
by April de Angelis
Directed by Susan Lynch
More Information
Audition Bookings: Esmeralda on 0415 601 624 or Esmeralda.Rocha@mp.wa.gov.au
Information about the play: Susan Lynch on 9310 1448, 0431024052 or suelynch66@hotmail.com

Set in 1773, A Laughing Matter is a rich comedy, full of real personalities from the time of Mad King George,
revolutions and wild extravagance . Oliver Goldsmith has written a brilliant new comedy, She Stoops to Conquer, but can't get any theatre to produce the play. His friend, Dr Samuel Johnson, introduces him to David Garrick, most famous actor of his time and manager of the Drury Lane Theatre.

Garrick, about to retire after thirty years of success leading the Drury Lane Theatre, is offered the choice between Goldsmith's play or another, favoured by his patroness and the government censor.

This play is set at a time of revolution in theatrical style and tells the story of its famous characters in a hilarious, bawdy style that will have audiences cheering in the style of the time (hopefully without the rioting and tossing of vegetables popular with fans of the era).

Cast Required::
at least 7 men aged 20s to 60s
at least 4 women aged 20s to 50s
Most actors will play more than one role

Characters
The Turks Head club – notable men of the time and well known historical figures
Samuel Johnson
Oliver Goldsmith
James Boswell
Edmund Burke
Joshua Reynolds
Drury Lane Theatre members including
David Garrick
Mrs Garrick
Sam Cautherley
Mrs Cibber
Mr Barry
Mr Charles Macklin
Peg Woffington
Others
Lady Kingston
Reverend Richard Cumberland
Hannah More
Duke Of Kingston
and several others
 

Auditions:
Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd August
@ 1pm

Old Mill Theatre
Cnr Mends St & Mill Point Rd
South Perth

Season:
October 10 - 25

"Gaslight"
a Victorian Thriller by Patrick Hamilton
directed by Sally Barendse

Further Information:
see below

Jack Manningham plans to drive his gentle wife insane, slowly and deliberately. He almost succeeds when help for Bella arrives in the person of a former detective who believes Manningham to be a thief and a murderer!. Finally he and  Bella prove her husband's true identity and Bella gets her revenge.

Cast Required:

Jack Manningham 40's Educated english accent
Rough , the Detective 50-60 ish London accent
Bella late 20,s -mid 30's Educated English accent
Elizabeth, the housekeeper - 50 ish - london accent
Nancy, the maid - London-Cockney accent

Please note all quoted ages are stage ages and not to be taken literally.

Auditions will be held in groups of 4, prferably 2 men and 2 women together. Please can audiitionees to list their preferred time-slots on either of the two days and indicate their preferred roles. Please bring a CV to the audition if available.

Before July 2nd-please direct enquiries to the director Sally Barendse at sjbarendse@gmail.com.

After that date please call 0402.249.249 or email davisrn@people.net.au for information as Sally will be away from July 3- July 28.

Auditions:
Sun 3rd August 11-3pm

Blue Room Theatre
53 James St
Northbridge

Season:
October 24 - November 1

"This is Our Youth"
by Kenneth Lonergan
directed by Scott Northover

Further Information:
Scott Northover on 0438118733
or email scottnorthover84@gmail.com

SETTING

The play takes place in Dennis' one-room apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan around late March, 1982

Actors required:

2 Male
1 Female

CHARACTERS

The two male characters are basically "drop-out kids" of wealthy parents and all are recreational/social drug users. A Manhattan accent is required, though a more general American accent is acceptable

Dennis Ziegler (M) - 21 years old but can be up to 27 in appearance

A grungy but handsome & quite athletic young man. The alpha male of the play, therefore quite aggressive, bullying & very quick, but actually a bit of a loser. He has spent his teenage years in power over his peers but is soon to discover that these same techniques won't work in the real world for long.

Warren Straub (M) - 19 years old but can be up to 24 in appearance

Appearance is influenced by the character of Dennis, but still a fairly attractive boy underneath. He is shy & has intelligence but doesn't often use it, so is easily led astray to do the wrong thing in an effort to fit in. Deep down he is quite sensitive, also a sentimentalist & a bit of a geek.

Jessica Goldman (F) - 19 years old but can be up to 24 in appearance

(Supporting role) An attractive and well-presented young girl. She appears prickly & is very defensive in an effort cover up her own nervousness. Is interested in Warren and, of the three characters, is the most independent & grown-up.

SYNOPSIS

In 1982, on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the wealthy, articulate pot-smoking teenagers who were small children in the '60s have emerged as young adults in a country that has just resoundingly rejected everything they were brought up to believe in. The very last wave of New York City's '60s-style Liberalism has come of age - and there's nowhere left to go. In meticulous, hilarious, and agonising details, This Is Our Youth follows forty-eight hours of three very lost young souls in the big city at the dawn of the Reagan Era: Warren Straub, a dejected nineteen-year-old who steals fifteen thousand dollars from his abusive lingerie-tycoon father; Dennis Ziegler, the charismatic domineering drug-dealing friend who helps him put the money to good use; and Jessica Goldman, the anxiously insightful young woman Warren yearns for. Funny, painful, and compassionate, This Is Our Youth is a living snapshot of the moment between adolescence and adulthood when many young people first go out into the world on their own, armed only with the ideas and techniques they developed as teenagers - ideas and techniques far more sophisticated than their parents ever realise, and far less effectual than they themselves can possibly imagine.

Performance Dates: October 24th to Novenber 1st
Venue: The Subiaco Arts Centre (the Studio)

Contains: Frequent Coarse Language, Adult Themes, Drug Use & Sexual References.

Auditions:
Monday 4th August
@ 7.30pm

Murray Music & Drama
Pinjarra Civic Centre
Pinjarra

Season:
November 14 - 29

"Mother Goose"
by Bob Heather & Roger Lamb
directed by Karen Godfrey

Further Information:
Karen on 0403 317 444

Mother Goose will be staged at Pinjarra Civic Centre over the last three weekends in November.
This will be a hilarious, fun-filled family pantomime, with many good roles up for grabs.

One day Mother Goose and her poor but friendly family become very rich, thanks to a magic goose named Candy.

But despite now being wealthy, Mother Goose is old and ugly, and would give anything to be young and beautiful again.

Vanity, the bad fairy, makes a secret pact with Mother Goose that if she gives her Candy, then she will turn Mother Goose’s ugliness into beauty.

And as with all pantomimes, things somehow go horribly wrong!

So Mother Goose's silly son Billy, with the help of his sister Jill, her fiancee Jack, and Virtue, the beautiful Fairy Queen, set out to get Candy the magic goose back and put things right, so that everyone may live happily ever after.

Cast Required:

Mother Goose - A poor old Dame
Billy Goose - Her idiot son
Jill Goose - Her pretty daughter
Sidney Snide - The Villain
Jack - Jill’s fiancé and Sidney Snide’s nephew
Bodjit - One of the Village’s odd jobs men
Scratchit - The other odd jobs man
Candy - The Magic Goose
Virtue - The kind, beautiful and good Fairy Queen
Vanity - The bad fairy
Chorus Villagers, children and fairies

Auditions:
Sat 16th & Sun 17th
August 2008

Time: Sat - all day
Sun - morning only

Roleystone Theatre
587 Brookton Hwy
Roleystone

Season:
November/December 2008

"The Sound of Music"
by Rodgers & Hammerstein
directed by Paul Treasure

Further Information:
Ph: 0402 530 529
email: paul.treasure1@defence.gov.au

Cast Required:

Female:
Maria Rainer - a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey (Lead)
The Mother Abbess (Principal)
Baroness Elsa Schraeder (Principal)
Sister Berthe - Mistress of Novices (Support)
Sister Margaretta - Mistress of Postulants (Support)
Sister Sophia (Support)
Frau Schmidt - the housekeeper (Support - Non Singing)

Male:
Captain Georg Von Trapp (Principal)
Rolf Gruber - Age 17 (Prinicipal)
Uncle Max Detweiller (Support)
Franz - the butler (Support - Non Singing)

Female Chorus of Nuns, Postulants, etc

Male Ensemble

The Children:
Liesl - age 16
Friedrich - age 14
Louisa - age 13
Kurt - age 10
Brigitta - age 9
Marta - age 7
Gretl - the youngest

IMPORTANT NOTE: these ages are stage ages!
for example: a young looking 21 yr old could look young enough to play Liesl, but a well developed 11 yr old may look too old for Louisa!

Final casting of the children will come down to how old they look compared to each other!
Depending on quality of auditionees we MAY double cast the younger children

Auditionees will be asked to prepare a song NOT FROM THE SHOW
preferably with a CD backing or sheet music
Also be prepared to dance... loose comfortable clothes and suitable footwear (especially for Maria, Rolf and the kids)

IMPORTANT NOTES:
The characters of Maria, The Captain and ONE of the children (preferably, but not necessarily, Liesl or Friedrich) WILL be required to play the guitar.
The character of Maria will also be REQUIRED to have short hair for the show (no, a wig is not an option!)

ALSO NOTE:
We will be doing the original stage version, the movie made a number of changes that we will not be adding
We will not be adding "I Have Confidence"
The children will sing "Lonely Goatherd" not "My Favourite Things"
Elsa and Max will keep their songs!
However, we probably will be replacing "An Ordinary Couple" with "Something Good"

Auditions:
Sunday 31 August
Time: 10am

Garrick Theatre
16 Meadow St
Guildford

Season:
November/December 2008

"Amigos"
a drama written by David Williamson
directed by Rob Whitehead

Enquiries:
Rob ph: 95746008 mob: 0429 876 524
Email: robwhitehead1@bigpond.com

Two friends gather for a reunion 30 yr's after winning bronze at the Mexico Olympics in rowing. A 3rd member of the team turns up uninvited.
This drama is an exploration in friendship that may or may not be only skin deep and affects everyone to varying degrees. Truths that are hard to hear will be told and past lies will come back to haunt those involved.

*Suitable for general adult audiences.

Cast Required: 3 males 2 females

Jim:       age 50's - A multi millionaire hardnosed real estate wheeler- dealer 
Dick:     age 50's - successful surgeon, comfortably well off.
Stephen: age 50's - society drop out, trying to be a writer.  has recently lost his son
Hilary:   age 50's  - Dick's wife. can be tense and unforgiving
Sophie: age 30's - Jim's "trophy" wife. Independent, can stand up to Jim's overbearing nature.

Season: November 28 – December 13

The Director is also seeking a Stage Manager

Auditions:
TBA
Check again soon!

Melville Theatre Co.
Ray Edinger Theatre
Cnr Stock Rd & Canning Hwy
Palmyra

Season:
tba

"A Chorus Line"
directed by Lars Jensen

Further Information:
Lars Jensen vandlars@bigpond.net.au

PRELIMINARY AUDITION NOTICE
For their end of the year production to put you all in holiday mood, Melville Theatre Company will be producing the musical A CHORUS LINE.
Auditions will be held at the end of August-beginning of September. For exact dates watch this space. (I had to put in possible dates as otherwise can't post this!)

This show requires a large cast of energetic young dancers, both male and female- plus one "older" male as Zach the director in the show.

Lars recently directed 'Sweet Charity' for Stirling and 'Blood Brothers' for Melville

Reading:
Sat 6 Sept @ 2pmAuditions:
Sat 13 Sept @ 2pm

Stirling Players Inc
Stirling Theatre
Morris Place Innaloo

Season: November 2008

"Sing On"
by Rick Abbot
directed by Carole Wilson
Further Information:
Carole Wilson 9307 1471

Our November production "Sing On" by Rick Abbot is to be directed by Carole Wilson. This is an hilarious comedy about an amateur theatre group staging an Elizabethan musical with all its trials and tribulations.

The reading will be held at the theatre on Saturday 6th September at 2pm with
auditions at the theatre on Saturday 13th September at 2pm.

Cast consists of:

Geraldine "Gerry" Dunbar, a community theatre director

Aggie Manville, a stage mananger, prompter and pianist

Louise Peary, a backstage maid-of-all-work

Henry Benish, a middle-aged actor, the spouse of:

Polly Benish, a middle-aged actress on the plump side

Marla "Smitty" Smith, an eager ingenue in her 20s

Saul Watson, an almost-middle-aged actor

Bill Carewe, an actor in his 20s

Violet Carewe (nee Imbry), Bill's wife

Pyllis Montague, a local amateur playwright

Monte Montague, Phyllis's nephew, a hobbyist songwriter

All ages are "stage ages"

You don't have to be a singer, but if you can hold a bit of a tune it would help.

Auditions:
Sat 11 Oct 10.30-3pm
Sun 12 Oct 10.30-3pm

Darlington Theatre Players
Marloo Theatre
Greenmount

Season: Early 2009

"Tutankhamun"
Written and directed by LaVerne Kirton

Further Information:
LaVerne Kirton on 9295 1813
or email laverne3@kirtons.com

Darlington Theatre’s first production for 2009 will be a 2-Act Musical Play written specifically for Young Adults.
Auditions will be held in October and go into rehearsal in Mid November.
With a totally Egyptian Theme, the play TUTANKHAMUN is geared up for the 13 yr to 20 ish age group.
The mystery that surrounded the death of the famous Boy King created enormous interest
all over the world with Egyptology becoming a fascinating subject. 

Synopsis:
Two innocent tourists, JACKSON and CARTER find themselves instrumental in raising from the dead, TUTANKHAMUN the Boy King, along with his wife, ANKHSENAMUN, his Chief Advisor AY and the principle players of the Egyptian court. 

Since their afterlife in the Halls of the Dead erases earthly memories, Pharaoh was unaware that mystery and intrigue surrounded his death.  He travels back to the Hall of Judgment in an attempt to unravel the truth about his tragic ending.

Tutankhamun brings into play some of the key historical figures in his life and also includes Egyptian Gods such as ISIS, OSIRIS, HORUS, SETH and ANUBIS.

Along with a full supporting chorus of  The Peoples of Egypt’ -  TUTANKHAMUN is NEW and innovative musical play offering scope for Actors, Singers and Dancers. Included are 14 musical numbers offering diverse genre's of music.

Cast Required:
10 Main Characters Preferably 14 yrs to 20’s age groups

TUTANKHAMUN - Former King of Egypt                                   
ANKHSENAMUN - Wife of Tutankhamun (Ankh-es-en-amen..)
HARRISON - Tourist
JACKSON - Tourist
AMISI - Hand Maiden to Ankhsenamun          (Means Flower)
BAHITI - Keeper of the Royal Treasure              (Means Fortune)
HOREMHEB - General of the Egyptian Army
AY - Chief Advisor
ISISE - gyptian Goddess
HATSHEPSUT - Former Queen of Egypt (Hat-shep-sut)

Supporting Actors & Chorus
13yrs to 20’s age groups
Assorted Peoples of Egypt – 8 With Small Speaking Parts (Can be 4 double ups)

Ebo - Peddler & Master Scribe                     (means “Born on Tuesday”)
Madu - Peddler                                                (means “Of the People”)
Chuma - Peddler                                                (means “Wealthy”)
Rashidi - The Bedouin                                       (means “Wise one”)
Osiris - King of the Dead
Horus - Falcon God of the Sun
Seth - God of War and Chaos
Anubis - God of Mummification

Palace Guards, Servants, Handmaidens, Scribes, Craftsmen, Mummies       

** All cast are required to participate in the singing at some stage.
Most of the songs have Assorted “Solo” pieces.  TUTANKHAMUN has two Solo’s. Rashidi/Osiris has Solos**

Auditions:

Season:

Further Information:

Auditions:
14 December 2008
(to be confirmed)

Season:
2009

"Romeo and Juliet"
by William Shakespeare
directed by Stephen Lee

Further Information:
Norma Davis 0402 249 249 email

OLD MILL THEATRE ANNOUNCES AN EXCITING OPEN-AIR 2009 PRODUCTION.

Under the direction of Stephen Lee the theatre will be producing the immortal love story of Romeo and Juliet for its first season in 2009.

This is a preliminary notice of the auditions which will be held some time in early December. The season is scheduled to be performed in the Scented Garden on the South Perth foreshore in March . 

There are about twelve people in the 'core cast' and as well many 'extras' will be needed

If you love Shakespeare and would like to be involved in the exciting concept please keep a close eye on these Audition notices. We will be updateing information as soon as details become available.

Rehearsals are expected to commence in early January at the Old Mill Theatre,

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE QUOTED DATE IS ONLY PROVISIONAL AT THIS STAGE, BUT IT WILL BE SOME TIME IN DECEMBER