Auditions

Audition for Studio Theatre Perth Productions

play:

STEPPING OUT

Audtion Details:

Audition Dates	Tues Feb 4 – 6:30 PM & Thurs Feb 6 – 6:30 PM (Call backs on Feb 11 – 6:30 PM)
Location	Studio Theatre, Perth, 63 (Unit 2) Gore St E (stage door entry)
How to Audition	The audition will be a cold read using scenes of the play. There is no reason to prepare anything for the audition. There is no reason to book an appointment. Please attend the audition in time for a prompt start at 6:30 PM If you are unable to attend the audition but would still like to be considered for a part please email Director Jane Stott at janebakerstott@gmail.com

Play Details

Play	Stepping Out, a comedy by Richard Harris
Director	Jane Stott
Stage Manager	Katherine Hooton
Production dates	July 3 – 13, 2025, 4 evenings, 4 matinées
Details	As well as some great character growth and interaction possibilities for the cast, there are six segments interspersed throughout the play where the teacher Mavis (played by choreographer Chrystine Williams) will lead everyone in tap dance steps. The play: two acts and a total of nine scenes, takes place over 5 months (February-June) with the final scene a year later. Each set of dance moves, led and called out by Mavis, will last a couple of minutes and will be accompanied by a pianist who is also a key character in the play. Prospective cast need not be proficient in tap, but they need to be willing to learn, willing to get their own tap shoes, practise on their own time, and to be agile enough to sustain short group choreo sessions. All shapes and sizes and ages are welcome to audition (see cast info for age ranges based on dialogue in play).
Cast required	Looking 8 Female Roles, 1 Male Role: Dorothy – single, lives with and cares for ailing mother, government office worker, bicycles to work and dance class, hay fever sufferer, feeds the birds on her lunch hour Mrs. Fraser – prides herself on her pessimism and clean living life style, Mavis’s “second mom” since Mavis was little, (bonus if actor can actually play piano), only non-dancing role Lynne – single, youngest of the participants, eager to please, nail bitter, a nurse in-training Andy – married, always wears long sleeves, has a son in boarding school Maxine –married, an opportunist business owner, flamboyant, Maxine The Mouth, step-mom in 2nd marriage Geoffrey – widowed, doesn’t like to be noticed and most of the time wouldn’t be, carries a rucksack (a bonus if actor can also play a bit of boogie-woogie on the piano), sells shipping insurance and has a son who works abroad Vera – married, has 18yr old daughter from previous marriage, affected accent, 2nd husband Lionel is very class conscious Sylvia – married, ample curves, outrageous clothing, gum chewer, street- wise, 3 kids, husband Terry does odd jobs. Rose – possibly Trinidadian heritage, wears a wig, full figured, has 3 teenage kids, married for 20 years
Rehearsals	Mostly Sunday, Monday and Wednesday evenings from April 2nd

Notes

Want to preview a script? Make arrangements with Katherine at 613-784-0043 or katherinehooton@gmail.com

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