audition information for 'dear brutus' 2019
We're delighted that you're interested in joining us for our 2019 production of 'DEAR BRUTUS' and look forward to welcoming you at the auditions.
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All the information you need to decide if you'd like to audition is available on this page and an audition pack with everything you will need for audition day can be downloaded here.
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VERY IMPORTANT
If, after reading all the information, you decide that you definitely do want to audition for us then you MUST register with us by emailing auditions@threepenny-theatricals.org before 21st June and simply tell us your name and how many parts you are auditioning for. This lets us know how many people to expect on the day.
If, after reading all the information, you decide that you definitely do want to audition for us then you MUST register with us by emailing auditions@threepenny-theatricals.org before 21st June and simply tell us your name and how many parts you are auditioning for. This lets us know how many people to expect on the day.
general information
IMPORTANT DATES AND PLACES
AUDITION REGISTRATION: Before Thursday 21st June
AUDITIONS: Sunday 24th June 2pm - 5.30pm at Murrayfield Church Dove Café, 2B Ormidale Terrace, Edinburgh (Click here for map). Please enter through the rear door of the Church Halls, accessed by walking up the RHS of the building. You will be seen on a first-come-first-served basis. We will try not to keep people waiting. If you cannot make the rehearsal day, please contact us at auditions@threepenny-theatricals.org and we will try to arrange a mutually agreeable alternative. We are NOT fans of video auditions and will only accept them as a last resort.
REHEARSAL EVENINGS: Thursday evenings 7pm - 9.30pm from 30th August 2018 at St Augustine's RC High School, South Gyle.
PERFORMANCE DATES: Dress rehearsal Wednesday 6th February 2019, Performances Thursday 7th - Saturday 9th February 2019 (2 performances on Saturday 9th) at Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road, Edinburgh.
All cast members MUST be available for show week dress rehearsal and performances which are 6th - 9th February 2019.
Rehearsals for the show will commence on 31st August 2018 and for most Thursday Evenings until the performance (with the exception of a Christmas and New Year break). Cast members will be expected to attend as many of these rehearsals as possible and auditionees should note prior commitments (holidays/other productions etc.) on the audition form (provided at the auditions) to allow the production team to take these into consideration for casting. A rehearsal schedule will be produced so prior commitments will not necessarily prevent you from being cast. Additional rehearsals may be called in the week before the show.
AUDITION REGISTRATION: Before Thursday 21st June
AUDITIONS: Sunday 24th June 2pm - 5.30pm at Murrayfield Church Dove Café, 2B Ormidale Terrace, Edinburgh (Click here for map). Please enter through the rear door of the Church Halls, accessed by walking up the RHS of the building. You will be seen on a first-come-first-served basis. We will try not to keep people waiting. If you cannot make the rehearsal day, please contact us at auditions@threepenny-theatricals.org and we will try to arrange a mutually agreeable alternative. We are NOT fans of video auditions and will only accept them as a last resort.
REHEARSAL EVENINGS: Thursday evenings 7pm - 9.30pm from 30th August 2018 at St Augustine's RC High School, South Gyle.
PERFORMANCE DATES: Dress rehearsal Wednesday 6th February 2019, Performances Thursday 7th - Saturday 9th February 2019 (2 performances on Saturday 9th) at Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road, Edinburgh.
All cast members MUST be available for show week dress rehearsal and performances which are 6th - 9th February 2019.
Rehearsals for the show will commence on 31st August 2018 and for most Thursday Evenings until the performance (with the exception of a Christmas and New Year break). Cast members will be expected to attend as many of these rehearsals as possible and auditionees should note prior commitments (holidays/other productions etc.) on the audition form (provided at the auditions) to allow the production team to take these into consideration for casting. A rehearsal schedule will be produced so prior commitments will not necessarily prevent you from being cast. Additional rehearsals may be called in the week before the show.
ABOUT dear brutus
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves"
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
1917. In a remote English village there are rumours of an enchanted wood that only appears on Midsummer night. One of the inhabitants - a mysterious man - invites eight strangers to stay. They all have something in common but they don't know what that something is. When, one evening, the wood miraculously appears, the guests feel compelled to enter. What happens there has the power to change their lives forever...
Dear Brutus explores what might happen if ordinary men and women, mired in unhappiness, were given the magical opportunity to remake their lives, or, as the butler Matey says, the chance to "take the right turning." The play addresses the human proclivity to blame others or fate for their failures and unhappiness and provides the audience with penetrating insights into human nature.
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
1917. In a remote English village there are rumours of an enchanted wood that only appears on Midsummer night. One of the inhabitants - a mysterious man - invites eight strangers to stay. They all have something in common but they don't know what that something is. When, one evening, the wood miraculously appears, the guests feel compelled to enter. What happens there has the power to change their lives forever...
Dear Brutus explores what might happen if ordinary men and women, mired in unhappiness, were given the magical opportunity to remake their lives, or, as the butler Matey says, the chance to "take the right turning." The play addresses the human proclivity to blame others or fate for their failures and unhappiness and provides the audience with penetrating insights into human nature.
available parts
We are looking to fill 8 of the 11 parts in this production - 3 have been pre-cast. The parts available are listed below with a short character description and playing age range. The playing age is the age I expect the character to appear on stage, not necessarily the age you have to be to play it. Much can be done with make-up, costumes and most-of-all acting, to portray the appropriate age. If you do not fit into the playing age but feel you would be perfect for the part then please come and show us! Audition sides (audition pieces) can be found in the audition pack at the top of the page.
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MALE
Lob (Lead)
Playing age: 30s – 50s The Puck-like owner of Sinister Warren, a large country house in a remote part of England. Mischievous, child-like and likeable. Mr John Purdie (Lead)
Playing age: 20s – 40s A young barrister with a self-professed deeply passionate nature. Believes he is noble and self-sacrificing. Mr Coade (Lead)
Playing age: 50s – 60s A happy, caring, lazy old man. Requires a certain amount of movement (there will be freestyle dancing, not choreography). Matey (Lead)
Playing age: 20s – 50s Lob’s furtive, bruising butler. Generally well-liked but with a tendency to be light-fingered. |
FEMALE
Joanna Trout (Lead)
Playing age: 20s – 40s A sentimental woman. Romantic and idealistic in love. Chatty, charming and easily led. Mabel Purdie (Lead)
Playing age: 20s – 40s A simple, young, disillusioned wife, capable of a cutting remark when provoked. Mrs Coade (Lead)
Playing age: 50s – 60s A delightful, resigned lady. Loved by all. A mother figure. Lady Caroline Laney (Lead)
Playing age: 30s – 50s A posh, languid lady with a drawling manner. A definite sense of entitlement and desire not to associate with the lower classes. Always replaces her R’s with W’s, as is the fashion in upper class finishing schools. |
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