Auditions: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Toronto Hart House Theatre

Hart House Theatre is now accepting submissions for its September 2012 production of Tom Stoppard’s
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead directed by Matthew Gorman

To request an audition, please email your headshot and resume to the attention of the General Manager, Doug Floyd @ auditions@harthousetheatre.ca

Deadline for submissions: Thursday June 21st, 2012
(Early submissions are encouraged!)
Only those contacted for an audition will be seen.

Audition dates – June 24 & 25, 2012
Callbacks will be held on June 28, 2012
The non-equity, non-paying production runs Sept 21 – Oct 6, 2012.

• We strongly encourage actors of all ethnic backgrounds to audition.
• All roles are available.
• We are considering both men and women for the title roles.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Please prepare one Shakespearean monologue, no longer than two minutes. AND one Contemporary monologue, no longer than two minutes.
• Please be familiar with the play; you may be asked to read from it.

All auditions will be held at Hart House – 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto

About Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Written by one of the world’s greatest contemporary playwrights, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead has played across the globe, been adapted into an award-winning film and is now as recognizable as the classic on which it is based. This Tony Award winning play explores the confused antics of two minor characters from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: the courtiers, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Using his razor-sharp wit and unmatched comedic brilliance, Stoppard creates protagonists that grapple the big philosophical questions while they unwittingly fight for their lives.

About Hart House Theatre
Hart House Theatre, established in 1919, is the University of Toronto’s Performing Arts Leader.  Since its inception, the theatre’s unique mix of young professionals, alumni, and students has garnered the theatre a reputation as not only a cultural destination for the U of T community but one for all of Toronto.

For a list of characters and more information visit: www.harthousetheatre.ca

Audition: Professional Training Program – Final Audition, School of Toronto Dance Theatre

Full-time, three-year post-secondary progarm in contemporary dance.
Accepting new students for September 2012

Final Audition: July 14, 2012 (Application deadline July 6, 2012)

For more information check our website or email info@schooloftdt.org

• Regular audition application form
• Video audition application form

Download the 2012-2013 Admission Guide (PDF)

For more information, please contact:

Andrea Roberts
Artistic Coordinator – Professional Programs
phone: 416-967-6887 ext. 22
email: info@schooloftdt.org

schooloftdt.org

Auditions: Acting Positions Available for 2012-13 Season, Mixed Company Theatre

NOTICE: TORONTO THEATRE COMPANY AUDITION CALL!
Acting Positions Available for 2012-13 Season

Mixed Company Theatre (MCT) produces innovative, socially relevant drama as a tool for positive change. Founded as an artist-run collective in 1983, this nationally recognized not-for-profit theatre for social change uses Forum Theatre and interactive arts to educate engage and empower audiences in schools, communities and workplace.

MCT is hosting GENERAL AUDITIONS for our upcoming 2012-13 season tours. We are seeking actors/actresses for a NON-UNION shows.

Actors should be comfortable with / have experience:

• Playing Adolescent characters.
• Performing Dramatic Improv
• Working with youth,

Some experience or knowledge of the following would be an asset:

• Singing ability or musicality
• Understanding/knowledge of Forum Theatre.

AUDITION DETAILS:

• Audition Date(s): Wednesday May 23rd (10am-5pm) and Thursday, May 24th (10am-5pm)
• Audition Location: Mixed Company Theatre 157 Carlton suite 201, (corner of Carlton & Sherbourne Streets ) Toronto Ontario, M5A 2K3.
• Submission Details: Please email your resume and head shot to duncan@mixedcompanytheatre.com
• Deadline: Friday May 18th 2012
• Prepare for Audition: 2 contemporary monologues: one dramatic and one comedic

416-515-8080 — mixedcompanytheatre.com — info@mixedcompanytheatre.com

Audition: Voice Actors Needed for Short Radio Play, Jason Samilski

Toronto‐based writer and sound producer looking for 3 voice actors to record a short independent radio play on May 23.

Voices needed:

• DETECTIVE: (Male, 30 to 50): A slick‐talking cool guy (riffing on Bogart) with fast lines and sharp delivery, but who can be a little mentally off‐kilter at times.
• CLIENT: (Female: 20 to 40): The classic “beautiful lady in distress comes to seek out the services of a private investigator” kind of thing. She knows how to put on the sob story, and speaks in a sexy, seductive voice.
• CORONER: Male (30’s and up): The morgue authority who shares some fast talking comedic dialogue with the Detective.

The script is full of unconventional comedy, and comes with the room for much flexibility and experimentation with delivery styles and voice performance.

PRODUCTION DETAILS:
Voice Actors must be available from mid afternoon to 8 p.m. on May 23 for recording session in Parkdale (Queen and Lansdowne). Apologies for the inflexible time, but studio is already secured. *Note: Coroner character required for less time (estimate 1 hour).

I’m producing this project on a budget that would make Tiny Tim seem rich, but I can afford to provide an honorarium for your time. In lieu of a big payout, I promise to create a fun, relaxed, and enjoyable recording atmosphere, and produce a product that will make a great addition to a demo reel.

Please leave a voice message or short applicable monologue with name and contact information at 416‐604‐5994. Sorry, but if there is a high level of response, only those selected will be contacted.

For reference to my work, please feel free to listen to my last radio play at http://www.prx.org/pieces/71219

Thanks!

Jason Samilski
Writer, Producer

Audition: Buddy, The Lower Ossington Theatre

The Lower Ossington Theatre is casting all roles for “Buddy-The Buddy Holly Story”
Auditions will be held at the Lower Ossington Theatre on Monday May 7th.  “Buddy- The Buddy Holly Story” erformance dates are to be confirmed for Fall 2012.

Applicants are asked to submit their headshot and resume to auditions@lowerossingtontheatre.com. Those selected for an audition will be asked to prepare two contrasting pop songs (no more than 32 bars) to be sung a capella.  These songs should be from the 1950′s-1960′s, or similar in style. It is not mandatory that audition material be from the Musical Theatre Genre.

If Applicants play any of the following instruments, please bring one to the audition, and be prepared to demonstrate your abilities.

• Electric Guitar
• Double Bass (electric will suffice for audition purposes)
• Keyboard (will be provided)
• Any brass or saxophone

All roles for this production are unpaid.

Auditions: Ajax, Ajax The Play

Ajax (por nobody) at the 2012 SummerWorks Festival written by Alice Tuan, directed by Zack Russell

Canada’s largest juried theatre festival will host the Canadian premiere of Alice Tuan’s critically acclaimed Ajax (por nobody)

Four people get together for a night of booze and sex, but the party quickly turns destructive in this modern take on tragedy. Part comedy, part biting social commentary, Tuan’s “unstageable” play will be given its first full-scale production at the 2012 SummerWorks Festival. The title (Ajax) refers to both the Greek hero and the household cleaner. To quote the NY Times review: “The emptiness, abuse and manipulation of these people form a terrible picture of modern hedonism – few of us will be alone if we suspect it is, in part, a portrait of us.”

Rehearsals begin mid-July, performances August 9-19.

• ALEXANDER-male, mid to late 30s, offbeat mix of classic Greek hero and repressed loner, poetic, sensitive, quick to anger – roommate/mentor to JESSE.
• ALMA-female, mid 30s – early 40s, modern-day Penelope, fun-loving, soulful, self-assured, jaded, friend/mentor to ANNETTE.
• JESSE-male, early to late 20s, charismatic, attractive, cocky, but immature beneath the surface
• ANNETTE-female, early to late 20s, boy-crazy, insecure, self-involved, oblivious

To apply, email headshot and resume to: ajaxtheplay@gmail.com

Auditions May 2 – May 5 by appointment only. Selected candidates will be asked to prepare sides from the play.

To find out more about the play/playwright/director go to: ajaxtheplay.tumblr.com

If you have any questions / to contact us, email ajaxtheplay@gmail.com

Note: Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under the Festival Policy application.

Auditions: TOP GUN! The Musical, The Lower Ossington Theatre

TOP GUN! The Musical by Denis McGrath & Scott White

In celebration of its 10 year anniversary, The Lower Ossington Theatre proudly presents TOP GUN!: The Musical.

A writer/director attempting to salvage his dying career struggles with maintaining creative integrity while adapting one of the 1980s most influential films to a musical: Top Gun. Dancers dressed as F-16′s, beach volleyball (complete with sand), overconfident but under talented actors, budgetary restrictions, and legality issues all lead to the question: will the show go on?

Rehearsals will begin April 20th, and show will open early June.

For audition, please prepare one contemporary monologue of your choosing appropriate to the character you’re interested in, and a contemporary musical theatre song showcasing your range.  Will most likely be a cappella, but please bring sheet music.  Auditions will be Saturday April 14th and Monday April 16^th, with a third day to be decided.  If scheduling conflicts occur, please make a note in your application.

If you have any questions, feel free to email topgunthemusical@gmail.com.

• BILLY [Male, 25-35]; the director of Top Gun!: The Musical. Having a very difficult time keeping everything together. Idealist, a dreamer, pushed to his limit.
• WENDY [Female, 25-35]; the stage manager of Top Gun, and a very good one at that. Blunt, honest, the motor of the group. Often sardonic, strongly dislikes CHARLIE for the sexual tension that exists between her and BILLY. Has carried a torch for BILLY for a long time without mention.
• THE GENERAL [Male, 35-50]; the producer of the show. A military man with an interest in the business of theatre, but lacks artistic inclinations. A powerful but fair man with a good head on his shoulders and a lot of bravado. Has worked hard and earned the respect he receives.
• MAVERICK [Male, 20-30]; (Lead of Top Gun the movie. A leader, hot shot pilot with something to prove, and the hots for CHARLIE) Simple minded and earnest, naive. Oblivious on a large and small scale, as in current events and also his immediate surroundings. Has good intentions, but poor execution and ideas. Doesn’t have an ego, moreso unadulterated confidence. Relatively new to the world of theatre, and willing to learn.
• GOOSE [Female, 20-30]; (Maverick’s wingman. In the film, Goose dies halfway through, propelling the second half of the plot. In the film Goose was a man, but for ‘artistic reasons’ the role has been changed to a woman.) Undemanding, often acts as the peanut gallery with Iceman, but puts her foot down when it’s important. Commited actor and strong team player.
• ICEMAN [Male, 25-35]; (foil to Maverick. Confident tough guy who rags on Mavericks recklessness and is considered the antagonist for most of the film.) Witty, biting, very good with words and not afraid to say what he thinks. Proudly gay, into MAVERICK and enjoys browbeating him. Confident, strongly dislikes CHARLIE.
• CHARLIE [Female, 25-40]; (lead female, romantic interest of MAVERICK and teacher at Top Gun,) Manipulative, uses her sexuality to get what she wants, domineering. A diva.  Sleeping with BILLY.  Not well liked by the rest of the company, except for THE GENERAL. Unsympathetic, struggling with her career.

Auditions: Grey Ground, Beasts of Theatre

Auditions for “Grey Ground” (working title) written by Lindsay Finnie
Directed by Adam Pellerine
Toronto Fringe Festival 2012 Performance

 

Location: fu-Gen Workroom (157 Carlton Street, Toronto ON.)
Date: Saturday, April 21st, 2012
Time: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Callbacks: Monday, April 23rd, 2012 from 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Requirements: Interested actors should prepare either a comedic or dramatic monologue (no more than 2 minutes in length). Actors should also be comfortable with movement based performance.

To Apply: Please send a resume and headshot to beastsofthetheatre@gmail.com with “Grey Ground Audition in the subject line.

Deadline: Applications are due by Thursday, April 19th, 2012 at 5pm.

Successful applicants will be emailed an audition time slot as well as sides to memorize and prepare for audition.

Actors must be available a minimum of two days a week to rehearse. Rehearsals will begin in May. The Toronto Fringe Festival provides approximately seven performance opportunities over the course of the Festival (July 4th – 15^th, 2012)

Participation in the Fringe is typically done on a not-for-profit basis. If possible, any profit will be shared equally amongst cast and crew members.

We encourage submissions from artists of all backgrounds.

Non-union

For more information visit www.beastsofthetheatre.com

Auditions: Casting S-27 at the Toronto Fringe Festival, Intersection Theatre

Casting S-27 at the Toronto Fringe Festival
Produced by Intersection Theatre

S-27, by British playwright Sarah Grochala, won the Amnesty International Protect the Human Playwrighting Competition in 2007.

‘Sarah Grochala’s play, inspired by stories of those who survived the Khmer Rouge, is a blistering account of the things that we will do to save our own skins, and the way the human heart betrays us.’  Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, June 2009

We are still accepting submissions for the following role:

• The Man – 30+ formerly a district chief, he expects to get what he wants.

Auditions will be held Friday 20 April, and Saturday 21 April.

This is a profit share production directed by Yolanda Ferrato.

Actors familiar with working on fringe festivals, and possessing a general spirit of mucking in and taking ownership of the work are most welcome.

This year’s Toronto Fringe runs July 4-15, show dates and times will vary.

Part-time rehearsals will begin by late May, in Toronto.

Please forward CVs and headshots to yolanda.ferrato@gmail.com subject: “casting S-27”.

www.intersectiontheatre.wordpress.com

Audition: Two Contracts for the 2012-2013 Season, Dancemakers

Dancemakers is looking to fill two contracts for the 2012-2013 season and invites interested dancers
to an open audition. The company seeks to work with curious artists who revel in discovery, difference and the collaborative process; artists must have a desire to push their practice intellectually, emotionally, vocally and physically within a small working environment that simultaneously privileges the individual and the ensemble.

Dancemakers is a Toronto based contemporary dance company under the artistic direction of choreographer Michael Trent. The company performs throughout Canada and partners with the Centre for Creation, a space that supports the development of dance artists and audiences.

Date: May 4, 2012 (Callback May 5: only those able to potentially commit to both days should consider this opportunity)
Place: Dancemakers Centre for Creation The Historic Distillery District, 9 Trinity Street, Suite 313, Toronto (new address, same building!!)
Time: May 4: registration begins at 9am, class starts at 10am. Day will end by 5:30pm at the latest. May 5: 11-6pm.

Please bring CV; we will take your photo at registration

For more information: www.dancemakers.org OR 416-367-1800

Dancemakers is an equal opportunity employer.