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Course Description: Voice Intensive for Actors with Denise Norman There are four 2-hour sessions focusing on vocal and physical approaches to acting. Participants are asked to arrive with 1 modern or contemporary monologue memorized that they wish to explore, and are asked to wear comfortable movement-appropriate clothing (e.g. sweatpants or yoga pants). Session 1 Wed April 01, 2020
Session 2 Wed April 15, 2020
Session 3 Tues April 21, 2020
Session 4 Tues April 29, 2020
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Theatre Auditions Toronto
Alumnae's Audition Timelines
Toronto's Alumnae Theatre Company puts out open calls for acting Auditions.
Keep checking back here for Alumnae's Toronto Auditions - Audition times vary each year.
The following is a general range of Alumnae's Audition Dates / Timelines:
Mainstage Show (Sept.) - Auditions held between June and July.
FireWorks Festival (Nov.) - Auditions held between August and September.
Mainstage Show (Jan.) - Auditions held between September and October.
New Ideas Festival (Mar.) - Auditions held in early January.
Mainstage Show (Apr.) - Auditions held between January and February.
Alumnae Theatre Members get advance notice and preference where possible.
Toronto's Alumnae Theatre Company puts out open calls for acting Auditions.
Keep checking back here for Alumnae's Toronto Auditions - Audition times vary each year.
The following is a general range of Alumnae's Audition Dates / Timelines:
Mainstage Show (Sept.) - Auditions held between June and July.
FireWorks Festival (Nov.) - Auditions held between August and September.
Mainstage Show (Jan.) - Auditions held between September and October.
New Ideas Festival (Mar.) - Auditions held in early January.
Mainstage Show (Apr.) - Auditions held between January and February.
Alumnae Theatre Members get advance notice and preference where possible.
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Toronto Theater Auditions
Helpful Audition Resources for Actors
Websites that post Acting auditions:
1. TAPA
https://tapa.ca/category/industry/audition/
2. TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY
https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/audition-listings/
3. ACT-CO
https://actco.ca/
4. ALUMNAE THEATRE COMPANY
https://www.alumnaetheatre.com/auditions.html
5. MANDY.com
https://www.mandy.com/jobs/auditions/canada/actors
6. EBOSSCANADA.com
https://ebosscanada.com/casting-calls/
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Facebook Groups that post Acting Auditions:
1. COMMUNITY THEATRE GTA
https://www.facebook.com/groups/12536409863/
2. ACTORS HELPING ACTORS (Toronto)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4825216871/
3. BUNZ THEATRE ZONE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/560262884134624/
4. CANADA THEATRE CHAT
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanadaTheatreChat/
Helpful Audition Resources for Actors
Websites that post Acting auditions:
1. TAPA
https://tapa.ca/category/industry/audition/
2. TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY
https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/audition-listings/
3. ACT-CO
https://actco.ca/
4. ALUMNAE THEATRE COMPANY
https://www.alumnaetheatre.com/auditions.html
5. MANDY.com
https://www.mandy.com/jobs/auditions/canada/actors
6. EBOSSCANADA.com
https://ebosscanada.com/casting-calls/
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Facebook Groups that post Acting Auditions:
1. COMMUNITY THEATRE GTA
https://www.facebook.com/groups/12536409863/
2. ACTORS HELPING ACTORS (Toronto)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4825216871/
3. BUNZ THEATRE ZONE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/560262884134624/
4. CANADA THEATRE CHAT
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanadaTheatreChat/
Past Auditions
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Theatre Auditions Toronto
Open Casting Call Auditions - In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) by Sarah Ruhl Directed by: Victoria Shepherd Performance dates: April 17 – May 2, 2020 In late 19th century America, an enterprising young physician takes advantage of the dawn of electricity to employ a new mechanism to ease female “hysteria”. Meanwhile, his devoted but desperately unhappy wife takes charge of her own fulfillment and awakening. This daring play explores the subjugated world of an upper middle class wife and mother with humour, compassion and enlightenment. Important Dates:
The Roles Alumnae Theatre Company is committed to non-traditional casting and to including talented actors of all races, backgrounds, and ages in our productions. Catherine Givings Wife of Dr. Givings and mother to Letitia, a woman late 20’s/early 30’s and full of life, but sexually frustrated with her marriage. Dr. Givings Catherine's husband, a man in his forties and a specialist in gynecological and hysterical disorders. Sabrina Daldry Dr. Givings' patient, a pianist in her early thirties struggling with hysteria and infertility. Leo Irving Another patient of Dr. Givings', an English artist in his twenties or thirties. Annie Dr. Givings' midwife assistant, a woman in her late thirties. Elizabeth A housekeeper, and later wet nurse, a Black woman in her early thirties. Dick Daldry Sabrina Daldry's husband, a man in his forties or fifties. Please note that this play deals with sexuality and actors must be comfortable with depicting intimacy (with the support of an intimacy director). Alumnae Theatre members are given preference of casting. Audition Dates, Times & Location Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto, ON (SW corner of Berkeley and Adelaide Street East) Entry by Stage Door on n Adelaide. Saturday, January 25, 2020 10 am – 6 pm Monday, January 27, 2020 6 pm – 9 pm Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6 pm – 9 pm Callbacks: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6-9 pm Audition Preparation: Please prepare a short (2-3 min.) contemporary monologue. It is highly recommended that you are familiar with the play and the characters. This is a non-union, non-paying production. For over a century, Alumnae Theatre Company's outstanding casts, crew & management have been volunteers who love theatre.
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Past Auditions
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Theatre Auditions Toronto
Open Casting Call Auditions - New Ideas Festival 2020 - Alumnae Theatre Alumnae Theatre Company’s New Ideas Festival (NIF) is an annual, 3-week festival of new plays. Important Dates:
Audition Preparation: Please prepare a 2-minute monologue for your audition, and be prepared for possible redirection. Auditions will be grouped according to age and gender, so actors should keep all the audition dates free until they receive an audition time. This is a non-union, non-paying production. For over a century, Alumnae Theatre Company's outstanding casts, crew & management have been volunteers who love theatre.
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Actors' Intensive with R.H. Thomson
Teasing the Story from our Bodies Saying words with purpose and intention is only part of the acting game. Television and film have reduced actor's physical ambitions. The body must speak. This intensive is a short jaunt for actors through the physical imagination of elbows. Every bone breathes and every muscle moves. We will work through words but the bodies may do much of the speaking. Saturday, February 8th, 2020 9am-12 noon Saturday, February 15th, 2020 9am-12 noon Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 9am-12 noon All sessions will be held in the Alumnae Studio, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto. Cost: Active Alumnae Members: $100 Supporting and Non-Members: $200 Please Note: Enrolment/Registration is now closed. |
RH Thomson
RH Thomson is one of the Canada's most accomplished film, television and stage actors. He has played lead roles in most of the country's major venues, and has directed in quite a few. He wrote and performed his own play "The Lost Boys" to critical acclaim. In television and film, he has portrayed dozens of major characters over his bountiful career. He is a member of the Order of Canada and recipient of a Governor General's Performing Arts Award. |
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Auditions - Casting Call at Alumnae Theatre
Audition Dates: Sept. 12 - 15, 2019
Callbacks: Sept. 21, 2019
Please note: this Casting Call for The Trip to Bountiful has been filled.
Rehearsals: Begin Sat. Oct. 12, 2019. Two weeknights and either Saturday or Sunday depending on cast and crew availability.
Performance: Jan.17 – Feb. 1, 2020
Featuring a multicultural cast, this interpretation of the well-loved, multi-award winning play, film and TV movie features several strong and compelling roles. Its themes, which cut across cultures, include ageism, elder abuse and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity.
This is a non-union, non-paying production. For over a century, Alumnae Theatre Company's outstanding casts, crew & management have been volunteers who love theatre. Our cast will be multi-ethnic.
Setting:
1947 Texas (Houston and rural farming area). Characters speak with a light Texan accent.
Roles:
Ludie Watts:
50-55, male, non-Caucasian, low paid accountant recently recovered from 2 years of unemployment due to ill health exhausting savings. Sensitive, non-confrontational, low self-esteem. Tries to minimize tensions erupting in cramped apartment between the two strong women he loves – his mother and wife whose expectations he knows he has failed to meet.
Jessie Mae Watts:
45-55, female, any ethnicity, probably called very cute when younger, but now is hard, driven, nervous and hysterical. Her hopes for romance, own home, children, and wealth passed her by and instead she’s “stuck” in a tiny apartment with her husband and hated mother-in-law. To forget her disappointments, she concentrates on picture shows, movie magazines, beauty shop and fountain coke with teenage girlfriend.
Thelma:
20-25, female, any ethnicity. Kind, thoughtful and optimistic about life before her. Recently married, while traveling to stay with her parents as her husband serves overseas in WW II, Thelma befriends Carrie Watts.
Carrie Watts:
Please Note - this role is already cast. Mother to Ludie, mother-in-law to Jessie Mae.
Sheriff:
50-70, female, any ethnicity. An air of authority yet has compassion. Grew up on a Texas farm and is at home in her rural jurisdiction.
Roy, Ticket Agent:
40-50, male, any ethnicity. Didn’t grow up in this rural area so may have different accent. Follows the rules.
Various Agents & Travellers:
any age and ethnicity
Auditions:
Auditions: between Sept 12 – 15, 2019.
Callbacks: Sept 21, 2019.
Location: Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto
(SW corner of Berkeley and Adelaide St. E.)
Entry by Stage Door off Adelaide.
Preparation:
If selected, please prepare a short (2 min.) contemporary monologue after which you may receive re-direction and invited to read a side of your choice from the script. Sides are available below.
Alumnae members may choose to just read a side, but a monologue is appreciated.
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals begin Saturday October 12, 2019. Two week nights and either Saturday or Sunday depending on cast and crew availability.
Callbacks: Sept. 21, 2019
Please note: this Casting Call for The Trip to Bountiful has been filled.
Rehearsals: Begin Sat. Oct. 12, 2019. Two weeknights and either Saturday or Sunday depending on cast and crew availability.
Performance: Jan.17 – Feb. 1, 2020
Featuring a multicultural cast, this interpretation of the well-loved, multi-award winning play, film and TV movie features several strong and compelling roles. Its themes, which cut across cultures, include ageism, elder abuse and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity.
This is a non-union, non-paying production. For over a century, Alumnae Theatre Company's outstanding casts, crew & management have been volunteers who love theatre. Our cast will be multi-ethnic.
Setting:
1947 Texas (Houston and rural farming area). Characters speak with a light Texan accent.
Roles:
Ludie Watts:
50-55, male, non-Caucasian, low paid accountant recently recovered from 2 years of unemployment due to ill health exhausting savings. Sensitive, non-confrontational, low self-esteem. Tries to minimize tensions erupting in cramped apartment between the two strong women he loves – his mother and wife whose expectations he knows he has failed to meet.
Jessie Mae Watts:
45-55, female, any ethnicity, probably called very cute when younger, but now is hard, driven, nervous and hysterical. Her hopes for romance, own home, children, and wealth passed her by and instead she’s “stuck” in a tiny apartment with her husband and hated mother-in-law. To forget her disappointments, she concentrates on picture shows, movie magazines, beauty shop and fountain coke with teenage girlfriend.
Thelma:
20-25, female, any ethnicity. Kind, thoughtful and optimistic about life before her. Recently married, while traveling to stay with her parents as her husband serves overseas in WW II, Thelma befriends Carrie Watts.
Carrie Watts:
Please Note - this role is already cast. Mother to Ludie, mother-in-law to Jessie Mae.
Sheriff:
50-70, female, any ethnicity. An air of authority yet has compassion. Grew up on a Texas farm and is at home in her rural jurisdiction.
Roy, Ticket Agent:
40-50, male, any ethnicity. Didn’t grow up in this rural area so may have different accent. Follows the rules.
Various Agents & Travellers:
any age and ethnicity
Auditions:
Auditions: between Sept 12 – 15, 2019.
Callbacks: Sept 21, 2019.
Location: Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto
(SW corner of Berkeley and Adelaide St. E.)
Entry by Stage Door off Adelaide.
Preparation:
If selected, please prepare a short (2 min.) contemporary monologue after which you may receive re-direction and invited to read a side of your choice from the script. Sides are available below.
Alumnae members may choose to just read a side, but a monologue is appreciated.
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals begin Saturday October 12, 2019. Two week nights and either Saturday or Sunday depending on cast and crew availability.
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Audition Sides - The Trip to Bountiful
To VIEW SIDES - Please CLICK the 'Download File' links BELOW:
Audition Sides - The Trip to Bountiful
To VIEW SIDES - Please CLICK the 'Download File' links BELOW:
| sides_jesse_mae__1_.pdf |
| sides_ludie__1_.pdf |
| sides_thelma__1_____2_.pdf |
| sides__female__sheriff__1_.pdf |
| sides_roy_ticket_man__1__.pdf |
