Auditions
Production: November 9, 10, 16, 17 at Rockdale Town Hall.
Auditions: Rockdale Town Hall on July 1st and 2nd.
Director: Barry Ryan OAM
Musical Director: Dr Steven Stanke.
Details: www.rockdaleopera.com.au
To book an audition and for further information, including audition requirements, please email rocopinfo@tpg.com.au
Bookings will be taken from May 6th.
CPP Community Theatre's Musical for 2024 is... Hello, Dolly! We could not be more excited to get this show underway, and our Information Nights and Auditions are just around the corner. Please read on for important information. PRODUCTION TEAM: Director/Choreographer: Tamblyn Smith Musical Director: Charlotte Black Assistant Director: Jake McNamara Assistant Musical Director: Candice Bazley PERFORMANCE DATES: October 11th – 19th, 2024 at the Mahon Theatre, Aquinas College, 46 Great Ryrie Street, Ringwood. INFORMATION NIGHTS Interested in auditioning? We are holding two Information Nights! *Tuesday 28 May at 8pm *Thursday 30 May at 8pm It is highly recommended that if you are interested in auditioning for our production of Hello, Dolly! that you attend a least one of these nights as this is where our audition process begins. Note: The same information will be repeated on the second night as was said at the first. It is an opportunity to practise should you wish to attend both. AUDITIONS Auditions are held by appointment only with the Audition Panel and are closed to other potential cast members. *Sunday 2 June *Tuesday 4 June You will have the ability to book an audition spot at either of our upcoming information nights. For our auditions there will be (depending on which part you are going for) one or more of the following: *a set passage to read *a set song to sing – these will be from the show *a small dance routine to learn for the audition For enquiries, contact us at auditions@cppcommunitytheatre.com.au COVID SAFE INFORMATION In order to keep our auditions COVID Safe, please note the following precautions: If you have any COVID symptoms, please stay home and send an email to auditions@cppcommunitytheatre.com.au to advise us accordingly
In 1827 Maria Marten went to meet her lover and is never seen again. The play tells of the events that led to this disappearance, shows the class divisions and the part women played in society during this period. There is some singing and dancing but as the characters were rural folk it certainly doesn’t have to be perfect. The play is based on a true story and was written for an all women cast.
Auditions - Saturday April 13th and Sunday 14th (callbacks) A music-obsessed recluse, allergic to sunlight and excitement, finds solace in a forgotten vinyl: "The Drowsy Chaperone," a 1928 musical brimming with madcap energy. The record player crackles to life, transforming his apartment into a vibrant stage. Enter a lovesick oil tycoon chasing a showgirl named Janet, torn between marrying him and the allure of "Feldzieg's Follies." Chaos erupts as gangsters disguised as pastry chefs (don't ask!) try to sabotage the wedding, while a bumbling Latin lover attempts (and fails) to steal Janet's heart. Our narrator, a walking encyclopedia of musical trivia (with a dash of questionable opinions), hilariously guides us through the mayhem. As mistaken identities multiply and dream sequences melt into reality, we catch glimpses of the narrator's own life, reminding us that even the most isolated can find connection and joy in the wackiest of places. The music fades, leaving the record player silent, but the memory of "The Drowsy Chaperone" – with its gangsters, showgirls, and a tipsy chaperone with a penchant for stealing the spotlight – remains, a testament to the transformative power of theatre.
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, Urinetown catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.