Female Actor Wanted for Multiple Roles in Silent Comedy

Submitted by cjmichael on March 9, 2018 - 11:25
Salary / Fee: 
£1500 Fee
Closing Date: 
Friday, 16 March, 2018

We are producing a small scale theatre show inspired by Chaplin’s short film “The Immigrant”.

We require a female actor to play multiple roles.

Playing age should be anywhere between 35 and 55 years old.

Must have good timing, enjoy working without text and be able to play a range of characters.

Experience of physical acting / clowning / mask / ensemble work may be helpful, but not essential.

Rehearsals will be on 17 days between 9th April and 9th May:
9, 10, 12, 13 April
16, 17, 19, 20 April
23, 24 April
30 April, 1, 2, 3, 4 May
8, 9 May

Performances are on 10th, 12th, 16th and 17th May.

We regret that we cannot pay full equity rate, but we can offer a fee of £1500 for the whole project.

Auditions will be held between 10am and 4pm in Oxford on Thursday 22nd March 2018.
If you cannot make this date we may be able to arrange another time.

If you would like to be considered for the role, please send your CV to Chris Michael at chris@newslapstick.com

Please provide a full body photo and / or filmed footage of you moving around naturally (no dance / acrobatics). Footage and photos do not have to be high quality.

Contact Details: 

Chris Michael
chris@newslapstick.com

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