Nineteen Eighty Four - Auditions
Schedule
Mon Oct 07 2024 at 07:30 pm to Thu Oct 10 2024 at 07:30 pm
Location
South Hill Park | Bracknell, EN
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⭐️⭐️ Audition Notice! ⭐️⭐️Audition dates are Monday 7th & Thursday 10th October 2024, for our final show of the season.
Coming to the Studio Theatre @ SHP in 2025...
Nineteen Eighty Four, by George Orwell (adpt. R Icke & D Macmillan)
Directed by David Stacey
Tuesday 4th - Saturday 8th March 2025
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“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – for ever.”
SYNOPSIS:
Winston Smith is a beige bureaucrat at the Ministry of Truth. His job is to make up lies all day, rewriting history and erasing from the records anyone who has fallen out of favour with the State. Secretly, however, Winston rebels. First by starting a diary, and then by falling in love.
We visit Orwell’s dark, dystopian world of thought criminals, newspeak and doublethink through the musings of a book group as they debate the merits of Winston’s diary. Is the thing that’s in Room 101 really the worst thing in the world? Is the book group even real? Big Brother is watching in this disturbing vision of fiction/reality and future/present. Are you ready to be re-educated?
AUDITION INFO:
Character ages and gender have not been specified below, to allow for open casting. All the cast except Winston will perform as an ensemble, playing multiple roles. The characters named below are for guidance, indicating a minimum cast size of eight (plus the Girl).
Please note, this play does contain some disturbing scenes and will require physicality and emotional performances from the actors. There will be some intimacy required between the Winston and Julia roles.
The role of Girl is open to a female child actor aged approx. 10-12. The Studio Theatre follows South Hill Park’s Child Safeguarding Policies.
Auditions will likely be a workshop format, so no need to prepare. We will provide some scenes for you to have a pre-read nearer the time. Creativity thrives on diversity, and we welcome everyone, regardless of background or experience.
CHARACTERS:
● Winston (lead role)
● Julia
● O’Brien
● Charrington
● Martin
● Syme
● Parsons
● Mrs Parsons
● Girl (non-adult role)
PRODUCTION TEAM:
We’re always looking for back-stage volunteers too. Whether it’s operating the lights & sound or stage management, please let us know if you want to get involved! For this production, we would also like to include some additional pre-recorded video and projection content, so let us know if this is something you’d like to help with.
DATES AND COMMITMENT:
AUDITIONS: Monday 7th & Thursday 10th October 2024, 7.30pm.
REHEARSALS: Likely to be weekday evenings and occasional Sunday daytimes
TECHNICAL REHEARSAL AND DRESS: SUN 2nd March (daytime) & MON 3rd March (evening)
SHOWS: TUESDAY 4th - SATURDAY 8th March 2025 (7.30PM)
For more info, please contact David Stacey
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Where is it happening?
South Hill Park, Bracknell, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays: