AUDITIONS - Daylight Saving - Garrick - WA

Mon, 8 Feb 2010, 11:43 am

Labrug10 posts in thread

While Tom is away, an old boyfriend pays a surprise visit to his wife at home. Her plans for a candle-lit reunion go awry when her highly-stressed neighbour and her mother drop in.

Winner of a Writer’s Guild Gold AWGIE.

Full details can be found http://www.theatre.asn.au/audition/2010/daylight_saving_garrick_wa

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LabrugMon, 8 Feb 2010, 11:43 am

While Tom is away, an old boyfriend pays a surprise visit to his wife at home. Her plans for a candle-lit reunion go awry when her highly-stressed neighbour and her mother drop in.

Winner of a Writer’s Guild Gold AWGIE.

Full details can be found http://www.theatre.asn.au/audition/2010/daylight_saving_garrick_wa

Tom CampMon, 8 Feb 2010, 09:46 pm

Jason

So stage age of 21?

Chris BeddingSat, 13 Feb 2010, 12:51 am

Jason

Yes, I'd be happy with anyone between 16 and 35 to be honest. Physical fitness is a must, however, because the character is an international tennis star!

Chris BeddingMon, 1 Mar 2010, 10:06 pm

Men, again.

I've received a lot of interest in auditioning, which is wonderful.

I note that not a lot of men are expressing interest for these great fun roles...

MusicalMumMon, 1 Mar 2010, 11:31 pm

Chris, are you really at all surprised?

I've seen you comment on this a few times now and I am beginning to wonder if you are genuinely surprised at a lack of men. Surely not?

Walter PlingeTue, 2 Mar 2010, 08:04 am

How about doing a play that

How about doing a play that men might actually be interested in doing? Then you'll get men turn up.

LogosTue, 2 Mar 2010, 09:43 am

A common type of post.

Can you define what plays men want to do? Clearly not or you would have made suggestions. Everyone of us has slightly different preferences in the type of theatre we enjoy performing. It means that there should always be some men somewhere who are interested in every play put on. In SA I have found recently that I need to woo men to come and do the plays I have on offer (with a few notable exceptions) while I have women forming a queue to the left. Accordingly I have been seeking more and more plays that require fewer or even no men. It's too much like hard work to convince the blokes to do the show. Then if someone offers them a "better" role they disappear. I prefer working with women anyway. They seem to let their ego's get in the way less than men do. s that all there is? Well if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing. www.tonymoore.id.au

MusicalMumTue, 2 Mar 2010, 10:04 am

I'm with Tony on this......

...what exactly are the plays that "men might actually be interested in doing?" I'm interested to know.

Chris BeddingTue, 2 Mar 2010, 01:24 pm

My tongue is firmly

My tongue is firmly implanted in my cheek

Chris BeddingTue, 2 Mar 2010, 01:29 pm

Men and suchlike

It would seem that this is a statistical issue - there are good men interested in theatre, there are good companies putting on good shows. But the ratio of women to men is about 10:1. This may be to do with cultural gender expectations, differing priorities etc.

It's going to be a bit tricky, though, to consistently stage plays with entirely female cast.

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