Caerphilly Players Amateur Dramatics Society Presents….
Peter Panto
Audition Pack
Auditions 9th and 14th of June
Message From The Director
Shwmae Players!
It’s that time of year again, when we start preparing for the most exciting season of the year… Panto season!
I am really looking forward to coming on board as director for this year's panto, and I can’t wait to get stuck into getting this show on the road.
I know that auditions can sometimes feel daunting, but I am not a perfectionist, and all I am looking for is some fun and excitement in your performance and to see how you have chosen to bring these characters to life (there is no right way to do this!)
Break a leg and good luck!
Emmie-Rose.
Cast
Peter Pan
Tinker Bell
Captain Hook
Wendy Darling
Nanny Nelly Knuckles
John Darling
Michael Darling
Smee
�Tiger Lilly
Tootles
Curly
Pip
Bunty
Pirate Wan
Keith the Pirate
Mrs Darling
Mr Darling
Ensemble: Pirates/Mermaids
Auditions will be held on Tuesday the 9th of June from 7.30pm-9.30pm and Sunday the 14th of June from 1pm-3pm at the Players hut. Please arrive on time, or slightly before if you want to have some time to relax and chat first as we will begin the auditions promptly to ensure that we get a chance to see everyone!
Auditions will begin with a group singing and dancing exercise. As a group, everyone will sing and dance along to a karaoke version of Mamma Mia by ABBA as an ensemble (all together at the same time). Feel free to have a listen to this beforehand! This is primarily to get us all warmed up but will also be an opportunity to show off any singing or dancing skills that you may have. This should be fun and a little silly so that we can start to get a feel for your panto presence before the character auditions.
Following this warm up, you will be asked to choose two characters that you would like to audition for, and then you will have the opportunity to perform the corresponding monologue/dialogue scenes for those characters.
Audition Information
The character sections of the auditions will run as follows:
Choose two characters from the list above. If the names of the characters that you have chosen appear in this list more than once, then you may be required to perform more than one audition piece. For example, if you want to audition for Wendy, you will read alongside those also auditioning for Peter and Tinker Bell, and then you may also need to read another scene alongside those auditioning for John and Michael, depending on how many we have auditioning for each character.
Audition Information
Additional Information
Just because you are only auditioning for two characters, does not mean that you will not be potentially considered for other characters.
This will be a gender-blind casting, so please feel free to audition for whatever characters you are interested in, no matter their gender.
Click on the links on the character pages to see the monologue/dialogue scenes for each character. If you could learn the lines of the characters that you will be auditioning for, that would be great, however this is not a requirement and there will be paper copies of the script available on the day.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in contact by dropping me a message on WhatsApp on 07498056282.
Important!
If you are auditioning for Peter, Wendy, John, Michael or Tinker Bell you may need to be comfortable being lifted in the air.
This is not something that will be needed for the auditions, however, it will likely be needed for the production itself.
If this is something that is a cause for concern for you or if you have any questions about this, please get in touch with me through WhatsApp on 07498056282 and I will be happy to explain further.
Below is a link to the kind of lift that I am thinking of for the flying scenes:
Peter Pan
Tinker Bell
Captain Hook
If you are cast as Captain Hook, it is possible that you may additionally be cast as Mr Darling and will play both roles, depending on cast numbers.
Nanny Nelly Knuckles
Wendy Darling
John Darling
Michael Darling
Smee
Tiger Lilly
IMPORTANT!
Tiger Lilly will not be played as a Native American in our production.
Tootles, Pip, Curly and Bunty
Mrs Darling
Mr Darling
Please fill out the form below to express interest in auditioning and to state what characters you will be auditioning for!