Auditions
Do you like to express yourself on stage, or do you prefer to work behind the scenes? Regina Little Theatre provides opportunities for actors and backstage personnel of all skill levels and experience to participate in its amateur productions.
Open auditions for main stage and one-act plays are held on the lower level of the Regina Performing Arts Centre located at 1077 Angus Street (at 4th Avenue). Auditions are held on two or three consecutive days for each play, begin promptly at 7:30 p.m., and last for approximately two hours each evening. Group readings of script excerpts take place in the presence of the director, stage manager, and other auditionees. While individuals may attend more than one evening of auditions, they are guaranteed to read at their first session only. Callbacks may be held at the discretion of the director.
It is recommended that participants arrive a bit early to complete an audition form. Acting résumés and headshot photos will be accepted but are not required.
People are also needed for a variety of production positions. If you would like to be a member of the stage crew or have an interest in set construction, costumes, lighting, sound, makeup, or any other area, drop by at the beginning of an audition session to fill in a form. And if you'd like to try your hand at directing or stage management, we'd definitely like to hear from you.
For a complete list of plays and their audition and performance dates, click here.
Open auditions for main stage and one-act plays are held on the lower level of the Regina Performing Arts Centre located at 1077 Angus Street (at 4th Avenue). Auditions are held on two or three consecutive days for each play, begin promptly at 7:30 p.m., and last for approximately two hours each evening. Group readings of script excerpts take place in the presence of the director, stage manager, and other auditionees. While individuals may attend more than one evening of auditions, they are guaranteed to read at their first session only. Callbacks may be held at the discretion of the director.
It is recommended that participants arrive a bit early to complete an audition form. Acting résumés and headshot photos will be accepted but are not required.
People are also needed for a variety of production positions. If you would like to be a member of the stage crew or have an interest in set construction, costumes, lighting, sound, makeup, or any other area, drop by at the beginning of an audition session to fill in a form. And if you'd like to try your hand at directing or stage management, we'd definitely like to hear from you.
For a complete list of plays and their audition and performance dates, click here.
Main Stage Play
The Turn of the Screw
Adapted by Jack Neary from the novella by Henry James
Directed by Amanda Schenstead
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts Inc.
Performances: October 4 - 7, 2017
Auditions: July 17 & 18, 2017
Isolated in a sprawling manor in 19th-century England, a governess is hired to watch a precocious young brother and sister. Though the governess bonds with the children at first, she quickly suspects something is wrong when she sees the grotesque figures of the former governess and caretaker of the manor -- both of whom are supposedly deceased. Is she seeing ghosts, or are they merely figments of her imagination? Fearing for her life and sanity, the governess begins an investigation to find out what happened to her predecessors and who else knows of their presence.
Stage Manager - Carla Dorwart
Casting
4 females, 3 males
The Governess (Female, 20s to 30s) - The daughter of a parson. Hired by the Master to care for his niece Flora and nephew Miles. Physically very beautiful. A complex character grappling with what is real and imagined, questioning her own sanity.
The Master (Male, 30's) - Minor role. A businessman. Miles and Flora's guardian and the Governess's employer. Once the children are under the care of the Governess, he does not want to know any more about them.
Mrs. Grose (Female, 50s) - Direct and plain. The housekeeper at the country estate in Essex where the children reside. Has many conversations/scenes with the Governess.
Flora (Female, 8 to 10 years of age) - A beautiful, angelic, playful little girl. Interacts directly and indirectly with the ghosts.
Miles (Male, 8 to 10 years of age) - Slightly older than Flora. Very charming for a boy his age. Gets expelled from school for reasons that are revealed later in the play. Interacts directly and indirectly with the ghosts.
Miss Jessel (Female, 20s to 30s) - Ghostly figure of the former governess. Non-speaking role. Expressive face. May involve some interpretive movement.
Peter Quint (Male, 40s) - Ghostly figure of the Master's private servant. Non-speaking role. Dark features, expressive face. May involve some interpretive movement.
Fall One-Acts Cabaret
Performances: October 27 & 28, 2017
Auditions: August 28 & 29, 2017
Play synopses and casting requirements will be posted when they become known.
