Peridot Auditions

Season 2012	Play	Audition Date	Contact
Season 2	"Peppercorn Tree"	Sunday 05/02 at 6.00pm.	Tim Long - 9772 3536
One Act Play	"No Chocolates By Request"	Monday 26/3 at 7.00pm	Lisa Mc Niven - 0410 567 834
One Act Play	"The Waiting Room"	Monday 2/4 at 7.00pm	Annie Blood - 9551 9084
Season 3	"The Shell Seekers"	Sunday 25/3 at 1.30pm	Christine Grant - 0400 300 762

 

Details for Season 2 & 3,2012 and One Act Plays, 2012 are below.

 

Auditions for "The Peppercorn Tree" by Alison Campbell Rate
Directed by : Tim Long

We will be holding Auditions on Sunday February 5th at 6.00pm at the Unicorn Theatre.

Venue:

Unicorn Theatre, Mount Waverley Secondary College. Lechte Road, Mount Waverley

Characters:

2 Male

3 Female

Jonah Cloake, aged about 75

Grace Cloake, his second wife, aged about 65

Zoe Pilgrim, aged about 45

Michael Cloake, aged about 50

Evie Walker Cloake, Jonah's first wife (voice only) aged about 25, English.

Season Dates:

Season 2, April 27th- May 12th, 2012

Enquiries:

To the Director, Tim Long on phone (03)9772 3536 or email

Synopsis:

By arrangement with Alison Campbell Rate.
In Tobruk during WW2 during an early morning air raid, Jonah Cloake made a split second decision. The fallout took root and grew to overshadow his life and future relationships, especially with his wife and only son. Burying his guilt under a veneer of jibes and humour, Jonah succeeded in avoiding his past for decades. Now, as he nears the end of life, Jonah reluctantly agrees to record his memoirs with a biographer and in the process is forced to confront his demons. Humorous and deeply moving, The Peppercorn Tree is a story of mateship, love, regret and reconciliation.

Play Reading:

Prior to the audition an informal play reading of "The Peppercorn Tree". Wednesday 1st February at 7.30pm at the Unicorn Theatre. Enquiries to Alison Knight by email .

Please note that directors of upcoming productions do not generally attend readings. Any enquiries about the actual auditions or production should be addressed to the director concerned rather than Alison.

 

 

Auditions for "No Chocolates By Request" by Chris Hodson
Directed by : Lisa Mc Niven

We will be holding Auditions on Monday 26th March 2012 at 7.00pm at the Unicorn Theatre.

Venue:

Unicorn Theatre, Mount Waverley Secondary College. Lechte Road, Mount Waverley

Characters:

Alan:(Mid 20- Mid 40) A Ghost. Protective, mischievous, cocky, cheeky but sensible.

Gabby: (Mid 20-Mid 40) Alan's wife. Dog friendly, loyal, head strong but naive.

Sophia: Gabby's mother. Strong character, pushy, manipulative but well meaning.

Brian: Gabby's father. Hen-pecked, passive, humorous tongue in cheek.

Carol: Flamboyant, bubbly, intelligent, lacking in confidence, airy-fairy.

Slim: Hired hand. Sarcastic, cavalier, street smart.

Carruthers: Slim's sidekick. Unhinged, highly strung, slow, stupid, dense.

Carter: Cocky, street smart, humorous, a little crude, trustworthy.

Season Dates:

One Act Play Season, June 14th - 17th, 2012

Enquiries:

To the Director, Lisa Mc Niven on Mobile 0410 567 834

Synopsis:

Alan is a ghost. He was recently killed by a couple of thugs looking for $250,000 mistakenly given to him in a box of chocolates. From the other side he is desperately trying to warn Gabby his wife that she is in danger. He attempts to contact her through a neighbour, a fairly ordinary spiritualist possessing fairly ordinary abilities with hilarious results.

Play Reading:

Prior to the audition an informal play reading of "No Chocolates By Request". Wednesday 14th March at 7.30pm at the Unicorn Theatre. Enquiries to Alison Knight by email .

Please note that directors of upcoming productions do not generally attend readings. Any enquiries about the actual auditions or production should be addressed to the director concerned rather than Alison.

 

Auditions for "The Waiting Room" by John Bowen
Directed by : Annie Blood

We will be holding Auditions on Monday 2nd April at 7.00pm at the Unicorn Theatre.

Venue:

Unicorn Theatre, Mount Waverley Secondary College. Lechte Road, Mount Waverley

Characters:

The play is set in England therefore British accents would be required

Harriet : principal role, wealthy, elegant, sophisticated, mid thirties to mid fifties - well spoken, well educated Home Counties (Penelope Keith - ish as a guide);

Paul : principal role, slightly shabby, gay but not camp, mid twenties to mid thirties, middleclass Londoner

Man : Cameo role, a typical British bureaucrat, forty to fifty, whitecollar working class "put on - posh" bureaucratic.

Woman : Cameo role, a cleaning lady - cockney

Season Dates:

One Act Play Season, June 14th - 17th, 2012

Enquiries:

To the Director, Annie Blood phone (03) 9551 9084 or email

Synopsis:

Harriet is shown into a drab, anonymous waiting room which might be a prelude to anything. After a few moments Paul is also shown in. They fall into a desultory conversation. Harriet is sure she has seen him somewhere before. A remark of his suddenly opens up her memory. For his part, he tells her he has known her from the moment he entered the room. Though hatred is the natural emotion between them, the strange reason for their meeting forms a sort of bond, and understanding as they leave together.

Play Reading:

Prior to the audition an informal play reading of "The Waiting Room". Wednesday 14th of March at 7.30pm at the Unicorn Theatre. Enquiries to Alison Knight by email .

Please note that directors of upcoming productions do not generally attend readings. Any enquiries about the actual auditions or production should be addressed to the director concerned rather than Alison.

 

Auditions for "The Shell Seekers" adapted by Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham
Directed by : Christine Grant

We will be holding Auditions on Sunday 25th March 2012 at 1.30pm at the Unicorn Theatre.

Venue:

Unicorn Theatre, Mount Waverley Secondary College. Lechte Road, Mount Waverley

Characters:

5 Male

5 Female

Penelope Keeling : (Lead Role) (65)

Nancy : (early 40s) Penelope's first born daughter, matronly, surrended to middle age, attempts to be controlling.

Olivia : (late 30s) Penelope's second born daughter, fit, editor of a successful women's magazine, power dresser.

Penny : Penelope at (19 to mid 20s), doubling as Antonia (19), very pretty.

Ellen : (40s to late 50s), Penelope's housekeeper.

Noel : (mid 30s) Penelope's son, her third born, a handsome rogue.

George : (Mid 40s) Husband of Nancy, downtrodden, insular

Lawrence Stern : (early 70s) Penelope's father, tall handsome, artist.

Richard : (mid to late 20s) WWII naval officer, lover of young Penelope, doubling as, Danus Penelope's mysterious gardener and love interest for Antonia, good looking

Roy Brookner : (40+) Art Dealer, distinguished.

Season Dates:

Season 3, August 10th - 25th, 2012

Enquiries:

To the Director, Christine Grant on phone 0400 300 762 or email

Synopsis:

By arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd
"The Shell Seekers is the story of Penelope Keeling and her family and the passion and heartbreak that have held them for three generations. It is a story of love, courage and determination and also of the Shell Seekers itself, a painting which threatens to tear the Keeling family apart."
Time : Around 1985 and in flashback from WWII to the present day.
Accents : English generic.

Play Reading:

Prior to the audition an informal play reading of "The Shell Seekers". Wednesday 7th March at 7.30pm at the Unicorn Theatre. Enquiries to Kate Deavin by email.

Please note that directors of upcoming productions do not generally attend readings. Any enquiries about the actual auditions or production should be addressed to the director concerned rather than Kate.