AUDITIONS ANNOUNCED FOR STAGE ADAPTATION OF MEERA SYAL’S ANITA AND ME.
The Touring Consortium Theatre Company have announced auditions for an upcoming week of performances at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in a new stage adaptation of Meera Syal’s ANITA AND ME in February.
This poignant coming-of-age tale follows Meena, the irreverent teenage daughter of the only Punjabi family in the mining village of Tollington. When she becomes friends with the impossibly feisty Anita, she thinks she’s found her soul mate but her world is turned upside down and she finds herself caught between her two cultures. Adapted from the much-loved novel by the award-winning playwright, Tanika Gupta and with specially composed music by the Ringham brothers, ANITA AND ME paints a colourful portrait of village life in 1970’s West Midlands during the era of flares, power cuts and glam rock.
The Touring Consortium Theatre Company is looking to augment the professional acting company with five local actors, who will play the ensemble roles at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.
This group of local actors will have the opportunity to rehearse with the main company during January 2017 and be part of the full technical rehearsals at The Crescent Theatre in Birmingham before a week of performances at The Grand Theatre.
The performance schedule includes two matinees and five evenings between the dates of Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 February. The production company are specifically looking fortwo white young women, two white young men and one young Asian woman.
Auditions will be held on Saturday 19 November at the Grand Theatre for anyone interested in being part of the local ensemble and join the cast for this large-scale, ground-breaking production. All applicants must understand that there is quite a commitment that each successful candidate will be making. The work is voluntary and attendance at all rehearsals and performances is expected. The ensemble must be available for all rehearsals and performances, listed below:
REHEARSALS
During the four-week rehearsal period for the main company, there will be one evening rehearsal each week for the local ensemble. This will be each Thursday, from 6pm until 9pm. During the last week of rehearsal, ensemble will need to be available on the Tuesdayevening in addition to the Thursday evening.
Thursday 12th Jan – 6pm to 9pm
Thursday 19th Jan – 6pm to 9pm
Thursday 26th Jan – 6pm to 9pm
Tuesday 31st Jan – 6pm to 9pm
Thursday 2nd Feb – 6pm to 9pm
During the tech week, from 6th February, ensemble members will need to be available for afternoon and evening rehearsals on Monday 6th, Tuesday 7th, Wednesday 8th, and Thursday 9th February. There is a preview performance on the 9th February at The Crescent Theatre.
Monday 6th Feb – 1pm to 10pm
Tuesday 7th Feb – 1pm to 10pm
Wednesday 8th Feb – 1pm to 10pm
Thursday 9th Feb – 1pm to 10pm
During the performance week at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, there will be a rehearsal onstage on the Tuesday afternoon, 14th Feb, from 1pm, before the first performance on the Tuesday evening.
PERFORMANCES
There are seven performances in the week between Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 February 2017. The ensemble cast will be expected to have arrived at the theatre 45 minutes before the start of each performance. Visit the Grand Theatre
website for the full performance schedule.
AUDITIONS
Applicants will be asked to attend an audition on Saturday 19th November, held at The Grand Theatre by Associate Producer, Neale Birch. Applicants must be 16 or over and would preferably have some performance experience. We would like to stress that all applicants should consider carefully the commitment they will be making. The work is voluntary.
All those wishing to be considered should email
janice@touringconsortium.com to receive an application form. Please do not contact the Grand Theatre directly to register for an audition.
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