Theater Casting Call for "Babette's Feast" Play

ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking performers for production of "Babette's Feast". More details are below. About the play: Babette's Feast is a Danish story from 1958 which was made into an Oscar-award-winning movie in 1987. This 2018 adaptation, conceived and developed by Abigail Killeen and written by Rose Courtney, reimagines the classic tale by Isak Dinesen (born Karen Blixen) as a rich theatrical event: deep, funny, sensual, dangerous and beautiful. It brings us into the cloistered 19th-century world of two loving, devout Lutheran sisters and tells us how they and their fractured community reluctantly, then completely, embrace Babette, a mysterious French refugee. But when Babette, much to the community’s shock, sacrifices all she has to throw a lavish dinner party, the dinner guests magically and inexplicably experience radical, infinite grace. Babette’s sumptuous feast is more than a meal: it is an act of supreme artistry that invites an abundant experience of forgiveness and transforms the entire community. Through Babette’s Feast, we learn how embracing the stranger can change a community for the better. The creators dedicate the play to strangers in foreign lands, for their courage and their gifts. Rate: Artists will be engaged under a contractual agreement with 9th Hour Theatre Company and paid a base fee for involvement in the production, upon completion of performances. NOTE: Artists who are members of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association (CAEA) or any other association that has a reciprocal agreement with the CAEA, will not be engaged at this time, but are still welcome to audition for consideration in a future production if they choose. Additional information: REHEARSALS will be held in a central neighbourhood of Ottawa, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (5:45pm-10:00pm) throughout the months of September and October, with the first rehearsal being September 3, and the last being October 31. OTHER IMPORTANT DATES include an out-of-town preview on Saturday, November 1, as well as technical and dress rehearsals at The Gladstone Theatre as follows: Monday, November 3 (6-10pm), Tuesday, November 4 (1-10pm), Wednesday, November 5 (1-10pm). PERFORMANCES are at 7:30pm on November 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, and at 2:30pm on November 8, 9, and 15. SPECIAL NOTE: As outlined above, two weekday afternoons in November will be required. Those auditioning should come with full knowledge of their schedule and the ability to commit to the full production schedule. When applying, please submit your performance C.V. or relevant theatre or performance experience, as well as a recent head shot. You may also include a note or letter indicating why you wish to audition for the company, although not required.