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GENERAL AUDITION - MAGNUS THEATRE - THUNDER BAY, ON
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Audition day 1: 06/08/2016
City: Toronto

Audition day 2: 06/09/2016
City: Toronto

Audition day 3: 06/10/2016
City: Toronto

Audition day 4: 06/11/2016
City: Toronto

Artistic Director or casting person in attendance: Mario Crudo
Deadline to submit: 05/20/2016
Email applications to: artisticdirector at magnus.on.ca
Contact name: Mario Crudo
Contact email: artisticdirector at magnus.on.ca
Contact phone: 807-345-8033 ext 223
Engager website: www.magnus.on.ca
Link to detailed casting information: www.magnus.on.ca
Agreement: CTA

Ethno-cultural mandate or ethno-cultural casting statement: Magnus Theatre
welcomes audition request submissions from artists of all ethnicities and
backgrounds regardless of religion and sexual orientation.

Additional information: Notice of General Auditions
Magnus Theatre’s 2016/2017 Season

June 8 to June 11 in Toronto
Actors wishing to audition are invited to submit a photo and resume by email
by May 20, 2014 to: artisticdirector at magnus.on.ca  Please indicate in your
cover message what role/s you are interested in.

Note this is a General Audition. Two contrasting pieces are required. Each
piece is to be no longer than 2 minutes in length.  You may be called back
to read and/or to sing if you fit the requirements for the musical.

Please do not call the theatre. Following a review of the resumes submitted,
specific audition times will be scheduled.  Actual Audition date, time, and
location will be communicated to you when the theatre contacts you.

Magnus Theatre produces a six-play Mainstage season in Thunder Bay, as well
as a TYA tour of two plays that tour across Northwestern Ontario.  For more
information on Magnus Theatre please visit www.magnus.on.ca

The productions to be cast are:

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Colin Excott and Floyd Mutrux
Rehearsal Dates (2016): Aug. 22 to Sept. 10 – Run Dates: Sept. 12 to Sept 24

Characters:
Please indicate your vocal range on your resume and list all musical
instruments that you play.

Elvis Presley  – age 21, sings, and plays guitar.
Jerry Lee Lewis  – age 20, sings and plays piano
Carl Perkins – age 24, sings and plays lead guitar
Johnny Cash  – age 24, sings, plays guitar
Sam Philips – age 33, founder of Sun Records
Dyanne  – Elvis’ girlfriend, mid-twenties, sings
Brother Jay  – brother of Carl Perkins, mid-twenties, bass player
Fluke,  – mid-twenties, drummer
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DISGRACED
By Ayad Akhtar
Rehearsal Dates: Oct 11 to Oct. 29 – Run Dates: Oct. 31 to Nov. 12

Characters:

Amir – of South Asian origin, aged 40, a corporate lawyer at odds with his
Muslim heritage. Emily’s husband.
Emily – Caucasian, early 30s, a painter whose work focuses on the spiritual
roots of the Muslim faith.
Isaac – Caucasian, Jewish, a successful art curator married to Jory.
Jory – African American, married to Isaac, an articulate and confident woman
Abe – Pakistani American, Amir’s nephew, passionate and headstrong
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THE JUNGLE BOOK
Adapted by Greg Banks, based on the books by Rudyard Kipling
Rehearsal Dates: Nov. 14 to Dec. 3 – Run Dates: Dec. 5 to Dec. 17

Characters:
The play requires a talented acting ensemble of 5 youthful and athletic
actors able to perform basic tumbling and acrobatics.

Actor 1: Narrator 1, Father Wolf, Baloo, Monkey 1
Actor 2: Narrator 2, Shere Kahn, Wolf 2, Monkey 2, Vulture 2
Actor 3: Narrator 3, Wolf 3, Bagheera, Monkey 3, Vulture 3
Actor 4: Mowgli
Actor 5: Narrator
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CREES IN THE CARIBBEAN
By Drew Hayden Taylor
Rehearsal Dates (2017): Jan. 9 to Jan. 28 – Run Dates: Jan 30 to Feb. 11

Characters:

Evie, a 58 year old Cree woman
Cecil, a 60 year old Cree man, an ex-boxer
Manuela, a young Mexican woman (mid 20s to early 30s)
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OF HUMAN BONDAGE
By Vern Thiessen
Rehearsal Dates (2016): Feb. 13 to Mar. 4 - Run Dates: Mar. 6 to March 18

Characters:
The play is an ensemble piece and will be performed by 9 actors, some of
whom will be double cast.

Philip Carey, a medical student
Mildred Rogers, a Cockney waitress
Norah Nesbitt, a writer
Cronshaw, a British poet
Lawson, a British painter
Thorpe Athelney , one of Philip’s patients
Sally, his daughter
Miller, a German business man
MacAlister, a Scottish stockbroker
Dunsford, a colleague and friend to Philip
Griffiths, a colleague and traitor to Philip
Dr. Tyrell, Philips professor at the medical school
Sampson, a dress maker
Alice, a music hall performer
Various other women and men
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HERE ON THE FLIGHT PATH
By Norm Foster
Rehearsal Dates (2016): Mar. 20 to Apr. 8 - Run Dates: Apr. 10 to Apr. 22

Characters:
John Cummings
Fay, Angel, and Gwen (played by the same actress)
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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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