Warrandyte Theatre Company
Auditions: 23 Apr 2024 @ 8:00pm,
28 Apr 2024 @ 2:00pm
VDL Awards Entry: 2024
Author: Andrew Bovell
Director: Kellie Tweeddale
Genre: Drama
Agent: HLA Management Pty Ltd
Synopsis
Set in Hallett Cove, a working class suburb of Adelaide, the Price family – Mum, dad and four siblings are close and loving. The children have aspirations beyond the established comfort of home of course and these desires lend a complexity to the otherwise straightforward life led by Mum and Dad . This is a poignant and complex story of love and devotion.
Mordialloc Theatre Co. Inc.
Auditions: 28 Apr 2024 @ 2:00pm,
29 Apr 2024 @ 7:00pm
VDL Awards Entry: 2024
Author: Lally Katz
Director: Barbara Crawford
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis
The Autumn Road Retirement Village in Caulfield has a fiercely competitive bridge club, but with old age no bridge partnership lasts for long. When Minnie loses her playing partner in an unfortunate swimming accident, Liraz is desperate for them to team up. Minnie has a granddaughter and Liraz has a grandson. Both are hopelessly single. Laying all her cards on the table, Minnie is bidding hearts.
Playwright Lally Katz gives us a characteristically oddball story of kindly Jewish grandparents and raw ambition. As riotously funny and brilliantly original as you would expect a brainchild of Lally Katz to be, Minnie and Liraz has a misfit charm that will leave you grinning.
The first amateur production of this play in Australia.
The Mount Players
Auditions: 4 May 2024 @ 10:00am,
5 May 2024 @ 9:00am
VDL Awards Entry: 2024
Author: Based on the novel by Craig Silvey - Adapted for the stage by Kate Mulvany
Director: David Runnalls
Genre: Drama
Agent: The Cameron Creswell Agency Pty Ltd
Synopsis
Jasper Jones is based on Craig Silvey’s celebrated novel, with the stage adaptation by the award-winning Kate Mulvany. This is a heart-warming and coming-of-age story, set in a small Australian town in the sixties. It centres on the lonely and bored Charlie, a lover of books, whose world is changed forever when fellow outsider Jasper Jones knocks on his window to solve a murder. Known as the town scapegoat because of his dark skin, Jasper knows he’ll be the first suspect and draws in Charlie into a race against time to get to the bottom of the mystery.
Note: This production contains coarse language, adult themes and references to violence and sexual abuse, and depictions of suicide that may be triggering to some audience members.
Malvern Theatre Co. Inc.
Auditions: 5 May 2024 @ 7:00pm,
6 May 2024 @ 7:30pm,
7 May 2024 @ 7:30pm,
12 May 2024 @ 7:00pm
Author: Book by Allen Knee | Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein | Music by Jason Howland
Director: Director – Alan Burrows | Musical Director – Adam Bianco | Choreographer – Susan Lewis
Genre: Musical
Agent: Music Theatre International Australasia, on behalf of Dramatists Play Service, Inc
Synopsis
Louisa May Alcott’s beloved story of the adventures of the four March sisters is brought to vivid musical life in Little Women. The Civil War is in full swing, and the March sisters – Meg, the oldest, a romantic; the spirited and tomboyish Jo; sweet and loving Beth; and irascible, playful Amy – live in Concord, Massachusetts with their Marmee while their father is on the battlefield.
Filled with adventure (both lived and imagined), heartbreak, and a deep sense of hope, their struggle to find their own voices mirrors the growing pains of a young America.
Audition Dates and Times:
7:00pm on:
- Sun 5th May 2024
- Sun 12th May 2024
7:30pm on:
- Mon 6th May 2024
- Tue 7th May 2024
Characters Summary:
Please note Little Women is a joint production with The Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company, who will stage this same production November 14 – 30. Successful auditionees will be required to commit to both seasons.
All characters will be required to have a standard American accent.
Josephine “Jo” March
Playing age: 15-22 (character ages through the show). Lead. A Star Vehicle role. Jo barely leaves the stage. Range: E3-A5, Belt to E5. Mezzo Belt (or strong mix). Dance Requirement: Some movement.
Theodore “Laurie” Laurence
Playing age: 15-22 (ages through the show). Supporting Character. Doubles as Roderigo I. Range: Bb2-Bb4 (A youthful, contemporary high Tenor). Dance Requirement: Some movement.
Margaret “Meg” March
Playing age: 16-23. Supporting Character. Doubles as Clarissa. Range: Bb3-B5 (Legit Soprano). Dance Requirement: Some movement.
Elizabeth “Beth” March
Playing age: 13-21 (character ages through the show). Supporting Character. Doubles as Roderigo II. Range: A3-G5 (Mix Soprano). Dance Requirement: Some movement.
Amelia “Amy” Curtis March
Playing age: 12-20. Supporting Character. Doubles as Troll. Range: G3-G5 (Bright, Soprano or Mezzo). Dance Requirement: Some movement.
Marmee March
Playing age: ~42-50 (Flexible). Supporting Character. Doubles as Hag. Range:D3-E5 (a warm Mezzo or Alto). Dance Requirement: A little movement (one number).
Aunt March
Playing Age: ~65-73 (Flexible). Supporting Character. Doubles as Mrs. Kirk. Range: D3-E5 (Character Mezzo or Alto). Dance Requirement: Optional (Possible in “Could You”).
Mr. John Brooke
Playing age: 20-28 (Flexible, no age is given in the story). Supporting Character. Doubles as Braxton. Range: C#3-Gb4 (A darker tenor than Laurie, but still lighter than Prof. Bhaer). Dance Requirement: None
Grandfather Laurence
Playing age: ~65-73 (Flexible). Supporting Character. Doubles as The Knight. Range: C#3-D4 (Gruff Character Baritone or Tenor with a strong lower extension). Dance Requirement: Optional (possible in “Off to Massachusetts”).
Performances: 23 Aug 2024 - 7 Sep 2024
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Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co. Inc.
Auditions: 5 May 2024 @ 7:30pm,
6 May 2024 @ 7:30pm,
7 May 2024 @ 7:30pm
Author: Alan Knee
Director: Alan Burrows
Genre: Musical
Agent: Music Theatre International
Synopsis
Louisa May Alcott’s beloved story of the adventures of the four March sisters is brought to vivid musical life in Little Women. The Civil War is in full swing, and the March sisters – Meg, the oldest, a romantic, the spirited and tomboyish Jo, sweet and loving Beth, and irascible, playful Amy – live in Concord, Massachusetts with their Marmee while their father is on the battlefield. Filled with adventure (both lived and imagined), heartbreak, and a beep sense of hope, their struggle to find their own voices mirrors the growing pains of a young America.
Audition Dates and Times:
7:30pm on:
- Sun 5th May 2024
- Mon 6th May 2024
- Tue 7th May 2024
Characters Summary:
Please note: Little Women is a joint production with The Malvern Theatre Company, who will stage this same production 23 August – 7 September. Successful auditionees will be required to commit to both seasons.
All characters will be required to have a standard American accent.
Josephine “Jo” March: Playing age: 15-22 (character ages through the show). Lead. A Star Vehicle role. Jo barely leaves the stage. Range: E3-A5, Belt to E5. Mezzo Belt (or strong mix). Dance Requirement: Some movement.
Theodore “Laurie” Laurence: Playing age: 15-22 (ages through the show). Supporting Character. Doubles as Roderigo I. Range: Bb2-Bb4 (A youthful, contemporary high Tenor). Dance Requirement: Some movement.
Margaret “Meg” March: Playing age: 16-23. Supporting Character. Doubles as Clarissa. Range: Bb3-B5 (Legit Soprano). Dance Requirement: Some movement.
Elizabeth “Beth” March: Playing age: 13-21 (character ages through the show). Supporting Character. Doubles as Roderigo II. Range: A3-G5 (Mix Soprano). Dance Requirement: Some movement.
Amelia “Amy” Curtis March: Playing age: 12-20. Supporting Character. Doubles as Troll. Range: G3-G5 (Bright, Soprano or Mezzo). Dance Requirement: Some movement.
Marmee March: Playing age: ~42-50 (Flexible). Supporting Character. Doubles as Hag. Range:D3-E5 (a warm Mezzo or Alto). Dance Requirement: A little movement (one number).
Aunt March: Playing Age: ~65-73 (Flexible). Supporting Character. Doubles as Mrs. Kirk. Range: D3-E5 (Character Mezzo or Alto). Dance Requirement: Optional (Possible in “Could You”).
Mr. John Brooke: Playing age: 20-28 (Flexible, no age is given in the story). Supporting Character. Doubles as Braxton. Range: C#3-Gb4 (A darker tenor than Laurie, but still lighter than Prof. Bhaer). Dance Requirement: None
Grandfather Laurence: Playing age: ~65-73 (Flexible). Supporting Character. Doubles as The Knight. Range: C#3-D4 (Gruff Character Baritone or Tenor with a strong lower extension). Dance Requirement: Optional (possible in “Off to Massachusetts”).
Performances: 14 Nov 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
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Brighton Theatre Company
Auditions: 2 Jun 2024 @ 12:00pm,
3 Jun 2024 @ 7:00pm
VDL Awards Entry: 2024
Author: Joshua Harmon
Director: Deborah Fabbro
Genre: Comedy
Agent: Origin Theatrical on Behalf of Samuel French Inc - A concord theatricals company
Synopsis
Admissions is a scorching satire that holds a mirror up to privilege and power through the lens of the education system. It is both deliberately provocative and caustically funny as it takes a subversive side-swipe at hypocritical good intentions.
Sherri Rosen-Mason is head of admissions at an exclusive Prep school in New England; her husband Bill is the principal. They are passionately committed to increasing the number of students at the school from culturally and linguistically varied backgrounds, and they’re starting to see results. But when their only son sets his sights on an Ivy League university, personal ambition collides with progressive values, with powerful results. A no-holds-barred look at privilege, power, and the perils of hypocrisy. Admissions is a biting comedy that asks audiences to question just how far they are willing to go to see the change they want in the world.
The Mount Players
Auditions: 21 Jun 2024 @ 7:30pm
Author: Ian Hislop & Nick Newham
Director: Craig Lenaine-Smith
Genre: Comedy
Agent: ORiGiN Theatrical, on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. - A Concord Theatricals Company
Synopsis
“terrific comedy packed with killer comic dialogue… plenty of twists and turns” ***** Whatsonstage.
“Deliciously stuffed with Shakespeare… a laugh a minute” ***** Mail on Sunday
“A Bunch of Amateurs is a celebration of local artistic communities, all the while having the audience clapping in applause and cackling at every line” Theatretravels.org
Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find out that this is not the birthplace of the Bard but a sleepy Suffolk village. Instead of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dence, the cast is comprised of a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers. Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself – along with his inner Lear.