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Auditions
Saturday 15th Feb 10.30am – 12.00pm or 1.00pm – 2.30pm
Sunday 16th Feb 11.00am – 1.30pm
Call backs – Tuesday 18th Feb.
Read Through – Sunday 23rd Feb.
Venue –Melville Theatre clubrooms, under The Main Hall, Melville Civic Centre, Booragoon
Rehearsals – Since Chalkface is played straight through with no interval and with most characters appearing in most scenes, it is essential that all actors can commit to all rehearsals.
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Sunday daytime. May change due to cast availability. Beginning Tuesday 25th Feb.
No rehearsals Sunday 20th April (Easter four-day weekend)
Rehearsals will possibly change a little after we have bumped in the set.
Tech Week -
Tech - Sunday 27th April – 11am – 9pm
Dress – Monday 28th April – 7pm
FOH Preview – Wednesday 30th April – 7.30pm
Season - May 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 @ 7.30pm
Sunday May 4 @ 5pm
Sunday May 11 @ 5pm (Mother’s Day)
A community theatre production therefore unpaid and membership of the club required after accepting a part.
Setting –
West Vale Primary School, an entirely fictional Australian state primary school.
Set over the four terms of a school year, 2022.
The play involves a coarse language, and adult themes (including erotic origami!)
Pat smokes, but this will not be real (mimed).
There are no intimate scenes, but there is physical contact, both affectionate and not!
The play is funny, physical and full on at times. There are explosions, flashing lights and sound effects, smoke. There are some speedy costume changes, and some physicality required from some actors.
Characters: Ideally, all characters will be played with an Australian accent. There may be a little flexibility with this, but Pat and Anna should sound Australian.
PAT NOVITSKY, mid 50’s. Teacher. Very jaded and cynical, a career teacher who has been at West Vale Primary too long but is deep down passionate about education and the kids.
DENISE HART, mid 40’s, Teacher. Slightly timid, anxious, lonely. Pregnant.
DOUGLAS HOUSTEN, late 40’s, School Principal. Confident and obnoxious. Referred to as Thatcher by the staff.
ANNA PARK, early 20’s. Graduate Teacher. Enthusiastic and eager, full of optimism and prepared to change the world (or at least the decor of the staffroom!). Fresh from her masters in Neuroplasticity.
CHERYL FILCH, 30’ - 40s, Office Manager. A failed banker who doesn’t like students, teachers, parents or handing out the coloured paper!
STEVE BUDGE, 40’s, Teacher. PE. Suffering a back injury and battling for worker’s compensation, he is just trying to get through each day.
Auditions:
Auditions will be in groups, with everyone (maximum 10 people) in the room together.
- Each auditionee will deliver their monologue. Please note some of these monologues are conversations between two or more characters in the script that have been edited to read as a monologue. Accents appreciated. You don’t need to learn this monologue, but please be familiar with it, and have made choices about your interpretation and delivery of it. Monologues will be emailed once an audition is booked.
- Some scene work with others, provided prior to audition.
- Some improvisation activities of a comic and physical nature.
Bookings through TryBooking below.
For further information email director vandlars@hotmail.com.au