Singing Audition for Satirical Musical "Scamway"
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Directors are looking for male and female performers for Satirical Musical "Scamway". More details are below. About the Show: Nancy is a negative, cynical, and cautious social work student. When her new friends help her see how this outlook is affecting her life, she gets swooped up in the wacky, hyper-positive, and deceptive world of multi-level marketing scams. Additional information: All characters are female-identifying, non-binary, or AFAB. Please prepare a monologue from a play and a song from a musical theatre production. Please bring a backtrack either saved on your phone or USB. You may also be asked to read sides from the script or do a short movement exercise with the choreographer. Trained actors will be given priority. Rehearsals will start on June 9th and run Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, with the addition of Tuesday evenings in late July. These dates may change based on the availability of the cast. Performance: Scamway will premiere at the 2025 Edmonton International Fringe Festival from August 14th to August 24th. Deadline to respond is May 8, 2025. When applying, please submit your head shot and resume.
8 roles
Nancy has adopted a cynical and hyper-practical viewpoint in response to her sister’s death. As she starts to evaluate the impact this is having on herself and others, she drops out of her social work practicum and gets swept up in the hyper-positive world of MLMs.
Debbie is a level-headed optimist, completing her social work practicum with her best friend, Nancy. When she finds a community of people who want to help others as much as she does, she follows Nancy’s lead and ignores the cult-like warning signs.
Patsy is a volunteer at the hospital and has an uplifting and optimistic view on life. Unable to watch Nancy struggle, Patsy convinces her to attend a seminar that will change her life.
An inquisitive and blunt patient suffering from a serious physical illness.
Gwendolyn is a divinely dressed, sociable, hyper-positive woman who has worked herself out of poverty.
Kind, assertive, and intelligent, Kestrel is the main leader of Birds of a Feather, Debbie’s new friend group.
Fairy/god-like version of Kestrel that exists in Debbie’s mind.
A kind, helpful, inquisitive member of Birds of Feather, Debbie’s friend group.
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