Whew Power Generation Seeking Female Dancer/Choreographer for AN EVENING AT SEA a Toronto Teen Fringe Festival Show

An Evening at Sea

Written & Directred by: Bryce Volrath
Lighting/Sound/Stage Manger: Zahra Esmail

Whew Power Generation is casting three roles for the upcoming production of An Evening at Sea at the Toronto Teen Festival @ Fringe. The auditions are open to non-union performers.

An Evening at Sea is a play about a Mother and Daughter who are drifting apart. The Mother is a Pirate Queen who lives for adventure and panache. The Daughter wants to join the Funky French – a Piratical Dance Crew to express herself through movement and be defined by Funkiness. The show grapples with ideas of individuality and freedom while maintaining a playfully light tone. These are ideas processed through funkiness and laughter.

Roles:

Queen Pirate: Female. Pirate Queen 30 – mid 40s, or can play that range – Queen Pirate is, as the name suggests, the Queen of all English Pirates of the Great Lakes. Her power is absolute and she is one in a long line of Pirate Queens dating all the way back to the very first Pirate Queen. She is quick witted, takes after Zorro, carries herself with plenty of panache, and is tied to Pirate traditions of monarchy. She likes to rap and mop in her spare time. Her mortal enemies are the Spanish Empire and Time.

Leandra: Female. Daughter of Pirate Queen 19-late 20s, or can play that range – Daughter to the Queen Pirate and someone who is looking for more than life on a Pirate Ship. She really wants to join up with the Funky French, a Piratical Dance Crew that is more into self-expression and dance than pillaging and plundering. However, her idea of funky French music is the classical accordion music from a ‘Allo, Allo.’ She likes to dance and wear flashy clothing. Her mortal enemies are The Blahs and The Spanish Empire.

Female Dancer: Female. Physical embodiment of Leandra’s growing funkiness. 20s-30s. The Funky Dancer is the embodiment of Leandra’s pursuit of The Funk. They should be able to move and choreograph their own dances, which will be split between scene changes. The skill of the dancer depends on how intense the dance would be – noting the theatre space we are performing in does not have a spring floor, so the dances would have to be modern and stay low to the ground without the athleticism of say a ballet or with many jumps. Those auditioning for the Funky Dancer are asked to audition on Sunday, May 12 at B Street where there is space to move. They will be provided with a segment of music they can choreograph and then perform to once their headshot and resume are received.

Auditions: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 1-4pm in the Memorial Room at Trinity St. Paul’s Church 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1X7
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 5-8pm at the B Street Rehearsal Space 1100 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5R 3G9. Back Entrance off Dupont

Compensation: Profit Share

Production Rehearsal Dates: May 17, 2024 – June 30, 2024. May – Monday, Tuesday, & Friday @ B Street Rehearsal Space 1100 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5R 3G9 June – Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays @ B Street Rehearsal Space 1100 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5R 3G9

MAY
● Friday, May 17 (8 PM – 10 PM)
● Monday, May 20 (6 PM – 10 PM)
● Tuesday, May 21 (6 PM -10 PM)
● Friday, May 24 (5 PM – 7 PM)
● Monday, May 27 (6 PM – 10 PM)
● Tuesday, May 28 (6 PM – 10 PM)
● Friday, May 31 (5 PM – 7 PM)

JUNE

● Mondays from 6 – 10 PM
○ The 3rd, the 10th, the 17th*, the 24th (14 hours total)
■ *The 17th needs to be an 8 – 10 PM
● Tuesdays from 6 – 10 PM (excluding the 25th)
○ The 4th, the 11th, the 18th* (10 hours total)
■ *the 18th needs to be an 8 – 10 PM
● Thursdays 8 – 10 PM (excluding the 27th)
○ The 6th, the 13th, the 20th (6 hours total)

ADDITIONAL JUNE DATES
● Sunday, June 23 (1 – 5 PM)
● Sunday, June 30 (1 – 5 PM)

Performance Dates: July 5-July 13, 2024

Submission Deadline: Friday May 10, 2024

Submissions: Send a resume, headshot, as well as three audition time slot preferences [audition slots are 25 minutes each] in one attachment (PDF format) to [email protected] Please use subject heading “[FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME] An Evening at Sea 2024”
Sides: Sides will be provided upon receipt of your headshot and resume.