E-DRIVE [AUDITION NOTICE - FESTIVAL PLAYERS OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON]

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AUDITION NOTICE - FESTIVAL PLAYERS OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY - PRINCE EDWARD
COUNTY, ON
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Production name: A Splinter in the Heart
Date production rehearsal/job starts: 07/12/2016
Audition date: 04/07/2016
Audition date 2: 04/08/2016
Deadline to submit: 04/01/2016
Email applications to: auditions at festivalplayers.ca
Contact name: Sarah Phillips
Contact email: sarah at festivalplayers.ca
Contact phone: 613-476-1991
Engager Website: www.festivalplayers.ca

Ethno-cultural mandate or ethno-cultural casting statement:
Festival Players encourages submissions from artists of all ethno-cultural
backgrounds

Additional information:
Festival Players of Prince Edward County is producing the world premiere of
A Splinter in the Heart by Dave Carley (from the novel by Al Purdy).

SYNOPSIS: A group of actors are recording a live radio drama, with foley and
music, in studio. It's an adaptation of a novel set in Trenton, Ontario,
1918; a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of WWI.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

NARRATOR/PORTUGEE - male, 67
ACTOR 1 -  PATRICK, male, 18
ACTOR 2 -  JEAN, female, 17
ACTOR 3 -  RED, HARTWELL,various,male 40's
ACTOR 4 -  MS MCLAREN,PATRICK'S MOTHER,various,female 40's

*The two female roles and ACTOR 3 require accents (various, including
English and Scottish).

Experience in radio drama/in studio is an asset. Also, please indicate if
you play an instrument.

Rehearsals begin July 12. Show opens Aug 3. Closes Aug 21.

Auditions are in Toronto. All rehearsals and performances are in Prince
Edward County (2 1/2 hrs east of Toronto).

Please submit resume and headshot with covering letter to
auditions at festivalplayers.ca. Only those selected for an audition will be
contacted.

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.
CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.

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Toronto, ON M5C 3C4
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