AUDITION - 21 JUNE - LIVERPOOL
To Die For Entertainment are an established Manchester based Murder Mystery Company, and we are spreading our tentacles across the north west of England. We work closely with the Grosvenor Casino chain, and have been asked to perform our shows at their venues throughout England.
The next two venues we are moving into are the Merseyside area, and we are holding auditions to recruit a cast for these venues.
We are holding an open general, casting session from 10AM-12PM ON SATURDAY 21 June at Liverpool Leos Gala Casino.
We will be recruiting from this session for the following shows:
Liverpool Leos Gala Casino - Friday 18 July
New Brighton (Wirral) Grosvenor Casino - Monday 28 July
We will be recruiting for shows going forward though, so if you cannot commit to these dates, please still do come. You do not have to be available for both dates, we will probably recruit different casts for each show.
The show at both of these venues will be 'Goldzimmer: The Retirement Party of James Bond.'We will be rehearsing for two hours directly after the audition (12.30 - 2.30).
Auditionees will be seen for 15 minute slots in groups of 4-8, and the audition workshops will comprise of character hot-seating.
We will send all applicants 'topsheets' from several of our shows. These are given to guests at the dinners, setting the scenario for them and giving them information on the characters. You can pick the character you think you are most suited to and read for them. We are casting actors which we feel will be versatile enough to be able to play different roles in all our shows going forward.
We have several shows booked throughout 2014, and are being booked for more all the time so there are plenty of opportunities to work with us. Please see our website for a flavour of some of the work currently on offer.
There are free soft drinks, teas and coffees for auditionees.
For the audition, you will be hot-seated as the character i.e. asked questions by the panel, with you improvising the responses. You only get a few lines about the character, and we are looking for you to be creative, and build the character yourself.
We are looking for:- how creative you can be- how you can stay in character- how sharp you are at reacting to questions- and, probably most importantly, if you can be FUNNY!
The shows are comedic, and the humour is broad. Carry On/Seaside Postcard sauciness is acceptable, but definitely no smut. Swearing is out of the question, the worst your language can get is 'bloody hell', and, 'flipping heck'. Think Russ Abbott as opposed to Chubby Brown (those under 30, Google 'em!)
Please note - WE ARE LOOKING FOR 'LARGER THAN LIFE' COMEDY CHARACTERS, NOT INSULAR, NATURALISTIC PERFORMANCES.
We pay based on profit share (up to 10% of ticket sales after costs) for the show, and you also get fed a main meal at the venue. You will be required from 6.00pm - 11.00pm(ish) on the day of the show, and actual 'on stage' time amounts to about 1 hour 30 mins (as the actors are only on inbetween food courses). The actor playing the victim is brought back as the detective's bungling assistant.
There are roles that are male and female, old and young, and we are attempting to employ a 'colour blind' casting policy as far as possible, so all (over 18) are welcome to apply.If you are successful in your application, we will send you the topsheets for you to choose a character to use in the audition.
We look forward to seeing what you can do on 21 June!
PLEASE NOTE - the audition is being held in a casino, and UK Law states that you need to bring photo ID with you to be allowed entry. If you forget this on the day, you will not be allowed to enter the building, and therefore not able to audition. TDFE have no control over this.
(you do not have to come from the Merseyside area to audition)
Please email tdfents@hotmail.co.uk for the audition details.
See www.todieforentertainment.co.uk for more information on the company
