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[Darlene Bullard]

Please direct all responses and inquiries directly to the theatre or
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HMS STARSHIP PINAFORE - OPEN CASTING CALL  
Edithvale Community Centre 
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A FUTURISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S HMS PINAFORE WITH
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FROM TRIAL BY JURY
AUDITIONS

Sunday, October 5th 202 Seaton Street
Monday, October 6th Edithvale Community Centre 7 Edithvale Drive

Call Pauline Ferguson at (416) 497-0412 for details.

The Show runs February 26th to 28th and March 4th to 6th at Leah
Poslun's Theatre

The North Toronto Players are blasting off into space with a remount of
their highly acclaimed HMS Starship Pinafore. They are looking for
Equity and Non-Equity singers who can act or actors who can sing who are
not afraid to have some fun with Gilbert and Sullivan and possibly are
fans of long running science fiction franchises to play the following
roles:

SIR JOSEPH PORTER, K.C.B. (A Ferengi Grand Nagus and First Lord of the
Admiralty) Baritone patter singer

CAPTAIN CORCORAN (a Human Commanding H.M.S. Pinafore) Lyric Baritone

RALPH RACKSTRAW (a Human Able Seaman who spent twenty years in a
transporter loop) Tenor (prefer someone who can imitate William Shatner)

DICK DEADEYE (a Klingon Able Seaman) Bass/Baritone

BILL B'STAY (a Vulcan Boatswain's Mate) Mezzo-Soprano or Baritone

JOSEPHINE (the Captain's Daughter) Soprano

MRS. CRIPPS (LITTLE BUTTERCUP) (A Portsmouth Betazoid Woman) Contralto

An accompanist will be provided. Please prepare either a piece from the
show or other appropriate Operetta repertoire preferably from the
Gilbert and Sullivan canon.

Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. Equity
Members cast in this production will be engaged 
under an Equity form of contract under the amateur agreement.

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Canadian Actors' Equity Association
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Toronto, ON M5C 3C4
Tel: 416-867-9165
Fax: 416-867-9246
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