Theater Casting Call for "Stepping Out" Play
Directors are currently in search of performers to portray roles in production of "Stepping Out". More details are below. About the play: Eight individuals from disparate backgrounds and with different motivations attend a weekly tap class run by Mavis, an ex-pro dancer, in a dingy North London church hall. Mrs. Fraser, a “mother figure” to Mavis provides the piano accompaniment for the classes. Despite the students at first treating the classes as social occasions, and showing little coordination, they later develop a level of skill and cohesiveness. The dance routines are the background for the focus of the play, the relationships and interactions of different people. The time is the present. Additional information: Please be prepared to stay for the full 3 hours, as auditions will be open (no need to make a reservation) with cold readings from the play. There will be a dance call at the end of the session so please bring/wear comfortable clothes and shoes (feel free to bring tap shoes if you have them). English accents will be used for this production. Please note that accents are NOT mandatory for the audition. There will be dialect coaching during rehearsals so please do not be deterred. The Choreographer will also be holding tap classes on some Sundays in October/November. Again, please do not be deterred if you are not a tap dancer. Callbacks Sunday September 15th 1:00 pm. Auditions held in Ajax. Performance Dates: February 7th– 15th, 2025. Tech Dates: February 2nd– 5th, 2025. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm and Sundays at 10 am and will start November 19th. All cast MUST be available for these dates. Performances are in Ajax. If you are interested, please apply.
10 roles
An ex-pro dancer now teaching dance classes.
The pianist prides herself on her pessimism. MUST be able to play the piano.
Is anxious and birdlike, somewhere between 30-45, needing constant reassurance. Has an annoying habit of saying the last two words of people’s sentences.
She is eager to please and very serious about her dancing.
She is a brassy 40 something who has a clothes shop (the inventory from a dubious source) and is constantly doing a selling job to the class. She is a passable dancer
In her 30’s, is clearly hiding a secret. She is always anxious about covering herself up. She is very self-conscious about her dancing ability
The only man in the class. Very shy but eager to learn. Someone who plays the piano would be a big advantage.
She is a neat freak and a busybody, totally unaware how irritating she is. Wears very expensive clothes and is very self-absorbed.
She is curvaceous, outrageous and chews gum. She wears tatty white tennis shoes and is always one or two steps behind.
A larger than life Trinidadian. Wears a large crucifix round her neck suggesting she is very religious.
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