Daisy Pulls it Off

 NOTICE OF AUDITIONS FOR

the above comedy will be held on August 6th from 10 am -4 pm 

 Call-backs probably following week

Season Dates: November 25 to December 10 2011

Daisy Pulls it Off is a tongue-in-cheek look at the world of the girls' private school, of Malory Towers and St Clare's. It is the story of a teenage girl, Daisy Meredith, who is from a poor family. Her father has gone missing, and she is brought up by her mother who has to revert to teaching singing lessons to pay the rent. She wins a scholarship to boarding school, and then has to deal with the snobbery and cattiness from the girls who go there. Sybil and Maude take a particular dislike to the heroine of the play, and devise a series of plans to discredit Daisy and get her expelled from school, that would make Machiavelli wince. However, Daisy makes friends with the head girl, Clare, and finds out that her family, who were very rich, have lost the family treasure. It is hidden somewhere in the school. Daisy manages to save the day, even when threatened with expulsion, when a midnight expedition with a group of girls goes wrong. Maude is left hanging on to a clifftop for dear life, when Daisy saves her. After this Maude and Sybil own up to their dastardly plans, and apologize in front of the whole school. But this is not all... in true Enid Blyton style, the treasure is found, and Daisy discovers that the school caretaker is in actual fact.... her father!

Characters: (descriptions from the script)
Daisy Meredith: Daredevil, tomboy, possessed of a brilliant mind, exuberant, quick-witted, fond of practical jokes, honourable, honest, and courageous, scholarship student and new girl at Grangewood school.
Mother : A decent woman struggling to raise her teenage daughter after the disappearance of her husband.
Monica Smithers: School toady and chief crony of not-very-nice Sybil.
Clare Beaumont: Head Girl and Sport Captain, a shining example of true British girlhood.
Sybil Burlington: Vice Captain of the upper-fourth class and conceited, only daughter of very wealthy parents.
Alice Fitzpatrick: Prefect, deputy sports captain and best chum of Clare Beaumont.
Trixie Martin: Madcap and poet of the upper-fourth class. Becomes Daisy’s BFF.
Miss Gibson: Young, much-loved headmistress of Grangewood school
Miss Granville: Firm, but fair form mistress of the upper-fourth class.
Mademoiselle: Scatter-brained French mistress of Grangewood school
Belinda Mathieson: Captain of the form. A good sort.
Winnie Irving: Class member of the upper-fourth
Dora Johnston: Class member of the upper-fourth
Mr Scoblowski: Enigmatic, Russian Music teacher
Mr Thompson: School gardener. A mysterious character.
Some of the characters will be doubled. Many of the scenes will involve all characters being on stage. Daisy Pulls it Off is played as a classic heroic story of the past. The girls and their elders are all ‘frightfully earnest’ and are played that way. An important part of performances will focus on the way the characters are physically played.
Audition Details
The audition will involve readings from the script and you may read a number of roles. There is some singing during the show and you may be asked to sing at the audition but there is no need to prepare a singing piece.
For the schoolgirl roles we will audition girls aged 14 and over. Please do not enquire if you are under 14.

Auditions can be booked by emailing Susan Lynch: suelynch66@hotmail.com