Current Auditions List

Auditions List - Updated February 2nd

BURNT BY THE SUN
Company: United Players of Vancouver
Playwright: Peter Flannery
Director: Liz McLaughlin
Production Dates: March 30th - April 29th
Requires: 1 woman 25-30, 2 women 60-70, Men: soldiers/officers
Notes: Non-union
Contact: 604-224-8007 for appointment

THE MOUSETRAP
Company: Metro Theatre
Playwright: Agatha Christie
Director: Dwayne Campbell
Production Dates: April 14th - May 12th Thurs - Sat evenings & Sun afternoon matinees
Audition Dates: February 5th & 6th 7pm
Callbacks: February 7th 7pm (by invitation only)
Audition Address: 1370 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver
Requires: 5 men 3 Women (20ish - 60ish)
Description: This is one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries and the longest-running play in theatre history.
Notes: There will be a cold reading at the auditions. Please bring a resume and headshot. There will not be any pre-booked audition times. Non-Equity. While this is a community theatre production please, if you audition, be prepared to commit yourself to all necessary rehearsals.
Contact: For further info contact Dwayne Campbell at 604-266-0220 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (however, please use Google for bus routes and directions)

THE AFFECTIONS OF MAY
Company: The Sidekick Players Club
Playwright: Norm Foster
Director: Carroll Lefebvre
Production Dates: May 10th – 26th
Audition Dates: February 11th 1pm - 4pm & February 13th 7pm - 9pm
Audition Address: Tsawwassen Arts Centre, 1172 56th Street, Tsawwassen, Sidekick Rehearsal Hall (downstairs back entrance)
Requires: 1 Female (30 to 35 years old); 3 Males (mid 30's to mid 40's)
After being deserted by her husband, a woman suddenly finds herself the centre of attention in a small resort town. It's easy to see why this is Foster's most popular play. It is funny, borders on farce, without crossing the line.
Notes: Open Audition. Cold read from script. NO APPOINTMENTS. Non-equity. Rehearsals will be Tues/Thurs/Sunday afternoon. For further information please contact the e-mail address below. Script available at Vancouver Library for perusal prior to the audition.
Please send photo and/or resume to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

ROYAL CARIBBEAN PRODUCTIONS – GENERAL AUDITIONS
Audition Dates: February 12th Dancers @ 9:15am, Singers @ 1:15pm
Audition Address: Dance Centre/Scotiabank 677 Davie St, Level 6 Vancouver
Requires: Dancers & Singers
Notes: Singers: Come prepared with your best 16-32 bars of a ballad and an up-tempo. Stylistically, you must be able to sing Pop/Rock, R&B, Contemporary Musical Theater/Broadway, and Jazz. Sheet music required in the proper key. No acapella or CD allowed. An accompanist will be provided for you. Singers must have the ability to act and phonetically speak other languages. Also, come prepared to do movement combinations.
FEMALES - must have the ability to belt/mix up to an "F" and then switch gears to produce sultry alto notes below a "C."
MALES - must be able to sing comfortably up to an "A" with the ability to sustain upper notes.
Dancers: Must be technically trained with a strong background in Jazz. Our choreographer will teach you three challenging combinations. Flying and tumbling skills are a plus. Character Performers: Female and Male performers to appear as DreamWorks costumed characters. Should have a basic movement/dance background as you will be performing in many different venues on board as well as meet-and-greets. Mask work and full body puppetry a plus. Height 4'10" to 6'4".
Offers:
5-7 month performance contracts
Paid rehearsal period
Family cruise privileges
Professional working environment
Contemporary musical stage productions
Competive salaries
For more information visit RoyalCaribbeanProductions.com
The variety of shows includes Chicago and Saturday Night Fever.

THE REAL THING
Company: North Vancouver Community Players
Playwright: Tom Stoppard
Director: Evan Llewellyn
Production Dates: May 24th - June 9th
Audition Dates: February 14th @ 7pm & February 20th @ 7pm
Audition Address: The Theatre at Hendry Hall: 815 East 11th Street, North Vancouver
Call Backs : February 21st @ 7pm
Requires:
Henry... A 40-ish successful playwright
Annie.... His slightly younger actress wife
Charlotte.... Henry's ex-wife, 35-ish
Max.... An actor 30-40
Billy and Brodie.. Two young men both in their 20s, one of whom must be able to do a creditable Scottish accent
Teenaged daughter:. 14-19 age range
Notes: Please bring a résumé and headshot, if available. Cold reading from script. This is a non-Equity production. English accents will be required.
Description of Play - The Real Thing is a play by Tom Stoppard about the costs of love. Set in 1980s London, Henry, a playwright, writes wittily about jealousy and betrayal while his personal life mirrors his own musings. This is a funny, articulate play about the seriousness of human relations.
*** These are open auditions, but preference will be given to existing members of NVCP ***Successful auditioners must all be members of NVCP ($20 fee) prior to the first rehearsal.

NAOMI’S ROAD
Company: Vancouver Opera
Composed by Ramona Luengen. Libretto by Ann Hodges. Based on the novel Naomi's Road by Joy Kogawa
Audition Date: February 17th
Notes: Vancouver Opera will be holding auditions for the Vancouver Opera In Schools (VOIS) Touring Ensemble's 2012-2013 season production of Naomi's Road on February 17, 2012, in Vancouver. The opera, Naomi's Road was originally commissioned by Vancouver Opera in 2003. Naomi's Road, which details a young Japanese-Canadian girl's experiences as her family is interned during World War II, is a coming of age story that celebrates the power of hope, cultural understanding and compassion. Please see the Vancouver Opera website, http://www.vancouveropera.ca/auditions.html, for a detailed synopsis of Naomi's Road. Vancouver Opera operates under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association. Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity form of contract. CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.
Contact: Please email an ELECTRONIC COPY of your letter of intent, résumé and headshot with the words "VOIS Audition" in the email subject line by Friday, February 10th to Melissa Tsang, VOIS Manager, at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) No hard copy submissions, No phone calls, please. Only those considered for an audition will be contacted.

TITANIC – A New Musical
Company: Theatre Under the Stars
Book: Peter Stone
Music: Maury Yeston
Director and Choreographer: Max Reimer
Musical Director: Kevin Michael Cripps
Production Dates: July 6th – August 18th
Open Call Audition Dates: February 18th, 19th, 22nd and 24th Please see our website for requirements and to book your audition on-line http://www.tuts.ca
Equity Audition Dates: February 20th & 22nd Please book your audition date and time online at http://www.tuts.ca
Audition Address: Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park, Vancouver
Contact: For more information, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 604 734 1917

THE MUSIC MAN
Company: Theatre Under the Stars
Playwright: Meredith Willson
Director: Sarah Rodgers
Choreographer: Dayna Tekatch
Musical Director: Christopher King
Production Dates: July 6th – August 18th
Open Call Audition Dates: February 18th, 19th, 22nd and 24th Please see our website for requirements and to book your audition on-line http://www.tuts.ca
Equity Audition Dates: February 20th & 22nd Please book your audition date and time online at http://www.tuts.ca
Audition Address: Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park, Vancouver
Contact: For more information, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 604 734 1917

THE MOUSETRAP
Company: Peninsula Productions
Playwright: Agatha Christie
Director: Wendy Bollard
Production Dates: July 11th – 28th
Audition Date: February 25th – 26th
Audition Address: TBA
Requires: Three Women ages 20-60's Five men ages 20-60's. All other characters need a credible British Accent. Except one of the older male character needs a credible "Southern European" Accent.
Notes: Non-equity. Please send picture and resume if interested in auditioning
Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
Company: The Penny-a-Line Players
Playwright: Eve Ensler
Production Date: March 24th
Audition Date: February 26th appointment only 11am - 2pm
Audition Address: Abbotsford
Requires 12-20 women of all ages
Notes: The show is March 24th at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, Abbotsford and Art Matters Society with the Penny-a-Line Players of Abbotsford are producing a one night benefit showing of The Vagina Monologues. We have raised over $70,000 in the past 8 years for local and International women's groups to help stop violence against women and girls. This year 10% of proceeds to the Women of Haiti.
Only 3 rehearsals!
Contact: email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call Gwynne @604-859-2407 (Abbotsford #)

EMMA
Company: Metro Theatre
Playwright: adapted by Michael Bloom from Jane Austen
Director: Joan Bryans
Production Dates: May 19th - June 16th Thursday-Saturday evenings & Sunday afternoon matinées
Audition Dates: March 10th 1pm & March 12th 7pm
Audition Address: Metro Scene Shop, 8960 Oak Street, Vancouver
Callbacks: March 18th 1pm
Requires: 7 men and 7 women
Emma Woodhouse (21-28) attractive, accomplished, willful, intelligent, sophisticated and arrogant. (actor must be able to carry a tune well)
Mrs. Weston (25-35) - Emma’s former governess and new wife of Weston.
Harriet (17-24) - Soft, amiable, easily swayed, an orphan of a class below Emma.
Mrs. Elton (24-30) - Vain, nouveau-riche, opinionated new wife of Elton.
Miss Bates ( 50 +) - middle-aged spinster, kind but terribly talkative. Lives in genteel poverty
Jane Fairfax (21-28) - beautiful, talented, a bit cool and reserved, hiding a secret. (actor must be able to sing well)
Mr. Woodhouse (60 +) - Emma’s father. An expert worrier and hypochondriac.
Knightley (38-45) - Handsome, virile, rational gentleman farmer with great judgement and tact, a man’s man.
Mr. Weston (40-50) - kindly and cheerful, bit of a country squire, genial, generous, easy- going and warm-hearted.
Frank Churchill (24-32)- handsome, well-mannered, man about town.
Robert Martin (24) - capable, solid, friendly, young local farmer.
Mr. Elton (26) - local vicar, a bit nerdy but good looking, impeccable manners, looking for the right marriage.
2 servants – any age
Description: a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel. Though handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse greatly overestimates her matchmaking abilities with potentially devastating results.
Notes: This is a non-union show. Please bring a résumé and headshot. There will not be any pre-booked audition times. Cold read. Actors auditioning for the roles of Emma and Jane Fairfax should come prepared to sing something a capella.
Contact: For further info contact Joan Bryans at 604-224 2464 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (however, please use Google for bus routes and directions)

The Vancouver Public Library produces this Auditions List to promote our drama collection. We endeavour to have a copy of each play in our Auditions Reference Box on Level 3 of the Central Library for the duration of the auditions for actors to consult. However, we do not list every audition in Metro Vancouver.
THE LIBRARY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGES IN PLAYS AND/OR PRODUCTION DATES