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AUDITION BRIEF Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Australia 2019-2020
AUDITION BRIEF
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Australia 2019-2020
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THE SHOW Roald Dahl’s treasured tale is now Australia’s Golden Ticket! Australian theatre producers John Frost, Craig Donnell, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Langley Park Productions and Neal Street Productions will be bringing the spectacular new musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Brisbane’s Queensland Performing Arts Centre. PRODUCTION TEAM AUSTRALIAN PRODUCERS JOHN FROST & CRAIG DONNELL
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCERS WARNER BROS. THEATRE VENTURES, LANGLEY PARK PRODUCTIONS AND NEAL STREET PRODUCTIONS
WRITER ROALD DAHL BOOK WRITER DAVID GREIG MUSIC & LYRICS MARC SHAIMAN LYRICS SCOTT WITTMAN DIRECTOR JACK O’BRIEN CHOREOGRAPHER JOSHUA BERGASSE SCENIC & COSTUME DESIGN MARK THOMPSON LIGHTING DESIGN JAPHY WEIDMAN SOUND DESIGN ANDREW KEISTER VIDEO & PROJECTION DESIGN JEFF SNUG PUPPERTY DESIGN BASIL TWIST MUSIC SUPERVISION NICHOLAS SKILBECK HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGN CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES CASTING TESLEY + COMPANY AU. RESIDENT DIRECTOR JEREMY STANFORD AU. MUSICAL DIRECTOR KELLIE DICKERSON
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AUDITONS ROUND 1 BRISBANE 30 September 2019 CALL BACKS BRISBANE 1 – 3 October 2019 REHEARSALS Commence Jan/Feb 2020 in BRISBANE. Dates are subject to change at the Producer’s discretion
SUBMISSIONS Submissions are to be made only via the GFO Talent Portal https://registration.gordonfrostorganisation.com/ All applicants must create a talent profile, to be able to submit for these auditions. Successful applicants will receive appointment times 7 days prior to state based auditions. SUBMISSIONS CLOSE: 11.59PM, SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2019
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CHARACTER BREAKDOWN CHARLIE BUCKET Description: Sweet, smart, hopeful and loving. A boy with wonderful innocence and vulnerability. Honest actor and an excellent singer with a naturally innocent voice. Playing Age: 10; any ethnicity VOCAL RANGE: Unbroken/Unchanged All applicants for the role of Charlie must be aged 10 years or over as of January 2020 All applicants must reside within 45min travel time from Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Southbank QLD BASED SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ONLY
AUDITION PREPARATION Applicants will receive specific character/audition material, at the time of receiving an audition allocation. Successful applicants will receive appointment times no earlier than 7 days prior to auditions. Casting requirements for this role is very specific. Please read the brief carefully when submitting – there is no scope for exceptions. AUDITIONS ARE STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AND ARE AT THE RISK AND THE SOLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUDITIONEE. Please forward any questions regarding applications and auditions to [email protected]
