Below are the various documents and information you will need to familiarise yourself with prior to auditions. You are not expected to know words off by heart but those who have a good working knowledge of the material certainly have an advantage. Conversely, those who obviously have no idea of lines they are reading, are telling us that selection is not really a great priority to them.
Ensemble (ALL CAST) material
This is the material that will be used first up in the two general workshops and for the cast audition. All auditionees will be required to print and bring their own copies. If you are unable to do this, please contact
Mr Burton.
Cockney accent: the tutorial at this site is one of the better and simpler ones on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEtJgS4r8Ic
Aristocratic (posh) accent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPZkrRpJ4Zc
This Pre-audition Information doc below sets out EXACTLY what is required of you, if you choose to audition, and how our process works. Mr Burton will cover it thoroughly at the Pre-audition Information Evening, Term 3 Week 10, TUESDAY 730pm in The Speirs Centre. This meeting is COMPULSORY for all potential band and cast auditionees. If you have a prior commitment, you must make an apology to Mr Burton BEFORE this event. If you do not, you will not be guaranteed the right to audition.
Bill Snibson
Bar 1 - 44
Bar 59 - 93
Bar 51 - end
Sally Smith
Bar 59 - 93
Bar 1- 33
Jaquie
(Lady Jacqueline)
Bar 51 - end
Bar 108 to end
Playing the spoons!! We would like to make a feature of people who can do this really well and could cast on this skill alone.
Here is one basic tutorial of many on youtube:
...and here's one of the big numbers from our show, The Lambeth Walk, which will feature the spoons. If some people train themselves up well enough, we will make more of a feature of the spoons:
READ THESE
VERY
CAREFULLY
Main (principal) roles:
Script audition excerpts for main named roles
Abbreviations: BL: Bill, SY: Sally, JQ: Jaquie, JN: Sir John, GD: Gerald, DC: Duchess,
PR: Parchester, CH: Charles, LYB: Lady Battersby, LDB: Lord Battersby,
BB: Bob Barking, MB: Mrs Brown, CN: Constable, JP: Sir Jasper Tring, LBN: Lady Brighton
LYB and LDB are non-singing and will be auditioned from Ensemble excerpt 1
Please note Dec blocking days have changed to Tues 17 and Weds 18
Term 1 2020 Timeline
Version 3
Duchess
Bar 1 - 23
Bar 61 - 74
Sir John, Sir Jasper, Lord Battersby, Lady Battersby
Bar 72 - 74
BAND AUDITION PARTS
2019 - 2020 Production Management Team:
Director: Chris Burton
Vocal Director, Co-Director: Kirsten Clark Dance Director, Co-Director: Alex Hughes
Band Director: Danielle Joe
Stage Managers: Zanoor Penny, Ollie Grant
Co-Producers: Brett Greer, Jennifer Mann, Pam Marks
Costume Directors: Carol Kellett, Sally Darby
Props: Nikki Weston
Direction Assistants: Sophie Belcher, Sophia Parker, Mark Kilsby
Special FX: Saskia Gilbert
Other Senior student crew: Ella Aull (HOD Makeup), Thomas van Stipriaan (Asst SM, HOD Lighting), Max Clough (HOD Mics), Rae Greenwood (Asst SM), Jack Sinkinson, Kaitlyn Gravit, Sophie Collis, Kezia Gowan, Georgia Yeats