Sandgate Theatre Announces Auditions For JUNGLE FEVER Beginning 5/24

SandGate Theatre's 2009 Theatre Restaurant Jungle Fever will be auditioning on Sunday the 24th of May starting at 12 noon (through to 5pm) with performances on: 31 July 2009, 1 August, 7 August, 8 August, 9 August (matinee), 14 August, 15 August

Two retired British army colonels stumble across a bracelet in a stall in the old bazaar in Casablanca. The bracelet belongs to the missing heiress of the great Mumulgum Castle. The missing heiress is a niece of one of the colonels, so they decide upon a quest to find and rescue her.

They enlist the service of a jungle guide (an African Queen) and the not-so-brave Jungle Patrol to help them. They are followed by the heiress's evil half sister who intends to claim the inheritance herself! She is in cahoots with a witch doctor, who is the advisor to a long lost jungle tribe whose members are all women.

The production also features a dashing hero, plenty of corny one liners and humorous innuendos.

Written by Peter Allen and Wendy Farenden. Sharyn Donoghue and Kent Wagner will be directing.

Unless otherwise stated, auditions are held at the Sandgate Town Hall. Normally they are held in the last week of the previous performance starting (on the Tuesday and Thursday) at 7:30pm.
Cost/Pay SandGate Theatre is a community theatre, operated on a not-for-profit basis. As we seek community involvement, there are no charges beyond membership charges. If you are not already a member, then enrollment will be requested if you are successful. All roles are also voluntary, hence no roles are paid.
Preparation No preparation is required prior to attending, except to bring along a fun and outgoing attitude. Many auditions are performed informally, depending on the size of the play and the number of candidates.
If you would like to try for a specific role, please let the director know so they can take this into consideration.

Generally speaking the director will perform the audition.
If you are successful for a part, then a copy of the script is provided and a schedule of rehearsals. Generally the schedule is based around:
Tuesday nights - 7:30-9:30
Thursday nights - 7:30-9:30
Sunday afternoons/evening - 1:30-9:30
To ensure the best success, attendance to all required rehearsals is required. Naturally if this is not possible, please discuss with the director as early as possible to allow workarounds to be made.
Performances are generally on a Friday and Saturday nights for 3 weeks with the option of a matinee on a Sunday.

All costume/props borrowed from the theatre should be returned at the completion of the show.

As SandGate Theatre share the location, some assistance with set-up/pull-down would be appreciated. Sometimes this can be between shows.

How do I found out when auditions are approaching Beside monitoring this website, we have a mailing list that can give you some notice of the next audition - make sure you tick the Auditions notifications.

If you have more questions, feel free to contact us at sandgatetheatre@yahoo.com.au.

Roles

PHILMONT MALE British Army Colonel. Sings duet. Must speak with british accent. Key character.
CARMICHAEL MALE British Army Colonel. Sings duet. Must speak with british accent. Key character.
AFRICAN QUEEN MALE Camp guide - must be played "camp". A definite "raging queen". Key character.
RICK DARLING MALE Hero. Sings a duet with Lola. Owner of Hernando's Hideaway. Works behind the bar.
SAM MALONE MALE Waiter and pianoman at Hernando's Hideaway. Runs audience participation game.
LOLA CANOLLI FEMALE Vampy villianess. Leads 3 songs. Waitress at Hernandos. Wicked, devious. Speaks with a strong Latin accent.
JANE OFFME FEMALE Heroine. Sings a solo. Part of the Hellefant tribe, but noble and innocent unlike the others. Is a dumb blonde type. Sweet. Speaks with a speech impedement
RHONDA FEMALE Buxom guest at Hernandos who runs the first audience participation game with Sam.
CHIEF CHUMBAWUMBA FEMALE Chief of Hellefant Tribe. All woman tribe - sex starved. Older age. Leads Hellefant tribe of women in 4 songs
DR WHO MALE Male witch doctor who is poorly disguised as a women - but no-one realises this. Part of the Hellefant tribe which is all women. Mischievious, naughty, evil
JUNGLE PATROL MALE Male chorus members. There are 3 speaking roles - Russell, Bruce and Warren.
HELLEFANT TRIBE MEMBERS FEMALE Female chorus members. There are three speaking roles Magamboo, Mmbopoe & Daisy.

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