Trial - Workshop Day

Wednesday February 11, 10am - 5pm

Description

Trial delves into the trauma a prisoner goes through before he is put to death. A tale of love, guilt, pain and, perhaps, eventual peace. The play has 3 main characters; a youth named Adam in his early 20s, his lover Nicole, and Jerry, a fellow prisoner. The play follows Adam’s arrest, his days in prison, and his last moments before he hears the guard’s call, “Do you have any last wishes?”

The Workshop

The format of Trial has changed! We are now holding a day long workshop on Thursday Feb 11, an opportunity for actors to experience this original script and to help in its development. The day will entail a script read through, active workshopping of scenes, exercises in character building, discussion of the text with the actors, and hopefully a final actioned read through.

Roles Available

• Adam: (he/him pronouns) in his early 20s, a first time murderer dealing with deep regret and existential fear

• Nicole: (she/her pronouns) Adam’s lover, unaware of Adam's past until he is arrested

• Jerry: (he/him pronouns) a fellow prisoner who tries to console Adam

• Lisa: (she/her pronouns) Nicole’s friend

Apply

Please apply here before 5pm on Wednesday Feb 3 to be considered for the day:
https://forms.gle/mmKMezTEbsGf8SLX7

SUDS Production Callout: MY MUM DIED AND I WANNA SING ABOUT IT

A Musical Cabaret

22 - 24th February 2021

Written, directed and featuring Jack Francis West

Musical direction by Jess Snelleman

Produced by Jacob Parker

MY MUM DIED AND I WANNA SING ABOUT IT is a one man comedy shit-show that was cheaper to write than going to therapy. Featuring music from some of your favourite musicals and artists (and a few niche ones that you’ll get excited about when you recognise them). 

In combining comedy, tragedy and general stream of consciousness it’s an exploration of the realisations and experiences surrounding death, parents and grief (and life, and trauma, and sex, theatre, capitalism, anxiety, depression, dental hygienistry, shitting yourself while standing up, being gay, being stupid and most importantly - being dead). 

Content Warnings:

• Death

• References to Cancer

• References to Mental Health issues

• Sexual references

This cabaret is asking how we talk about grief, loss and death, and more importantly, why we don’t.

AVAILABLE POSITIONS:

• Lighting Designer

• Sound Designer

• Stage Manager

• Videographer

• Photographer

• Production Assistant

APPLY HERE: https://forms.gle/ADtMyZYZXVX54caSA

And if there’s a position that you think you could be providing for the show that isn’t listed please apply.

If there are any further questions please message or email us at: mumdiedletssing@gmail.com

SUDS Audition Callout: Trial
Jan 31, Feb 2, Feb 1
Written and Directed by Rizwan Ahmad

Trial delves into the trauma a prisoner goes through before he is put to death. A tale of love, guilt, pain and, perhaps, eventual peace. The play has 3 main characters; a youth named Adam in his early 20s, his lover Nicole, and Jerry, a fellow prisoner. The play follows Adam’s arrest, his days in prison, and his last moments before he hears the guard’s call, “Do you have any last wishes?”

All auditions will be done over Zoom.

ROLES AVAILABLE:

• Adam: (he/him pronouns) in his early 20s, a first time murderer dealing with deep regret and existential fear

• Nicole: (she/her pronouns) Adam’s lover, unaware of Adam's past until he is arrested

• Jerry: (he/him pronouns) a fellow prisoner who tries to console Adam

Audition materials: https://docs.google.com/.../12GGlf.../edit...

APPLY HERE: https://forms.gle/qXAN8m8Ns4DnCW4A8

SUDS Production Callout: Trial
Jan 31, Feb 2, Feb 1
Written and Directed by Rizwan Ahmad

Trial delves into the trauma a prisoner goes through before he is put to death. A tale of love, guilt, pain and, perhaps, eventual peace. The play has 3 main characters; a youth named Adam in his early 20s, his lover Nicole, and Jerry, a fellow prisoner. The play follows Adam’s arrest, his days in prison, and his last moments before he hears the guard’s call, “Do you have any last wishes?”

All interviews will be done over Zoom.

ROLES AVAILABLE:

• Producer: will greatly value someone with practical knowledge of the society to assist a first time SUDS director.

• Set designer: to create a gloomy atmospheric set based on two locations: a dinner table where the couple dine and prison cell with two small beds.

• Sound designer: to arrange sounds that enhance the play’s romanticism, gloominess and hopelessness.

• Lighting designer: to enhance the realism of the locations and imbue emotions.

APPLY HERE: https://forms.gle/wngUwjiKQVcD667K8

SUDS Actor Callout: Dumb Kids - Script Development

Written by Jacob Parker

Directed by Sophia Bryant

Produced by Thomas Hanaee

DESCRIPTION

Let’s talk about sex baby.

 It’s an oppressive Australian summer, ice poles are melting in the searing sun, and recurring dreams are haunting the kids of St. Sebastian’s. A video of a kiss goes viral, a teacher tries to help, and parents don’t listen. Everybody’s talking but nobody is speaking. It’s the Australian teenage experience, where the stakes are life and death.

 This queer response to Wedekind’s Spring Awakening positions the dark drama in contemporary Australia, combining High School tropes with black comedy, to ask what don’t we talk about when we talk about sex?

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

 We are looking for 14 actors who are willing to workshop and develop a draft script in a space and to explore the dramatic themes of the play. If you are an actor your insight will be invaluable to help refine the text. It is important to note this is not a devised work in the sense that actors are writing the work; they will be providing feedback on the existing script.

 We highly encourage people with diverse experiences of sexuality to apply.

DEVELOPMENT DATES

 Please note this is a range of dates for the development process and you will not be required for all of them; these will be confirmed closer towards development. Please also note two dates for read throughs which you will need to attend:

 DEVELOPMENT:

• Monday, 18th January 2021 (10am-5pm).

• Tuesday, 19th January 2021 (10am- 5pm).

• Wednesday, 20th January 2021 (10am- 5pm).

• Thursday, 21st January 2021 (10am- 5pm).

 READ THROUGHS:

• Thursday, 21st January 2021 (6pm- 9pm).

• Monday, 1st March 2021 (6pm-9pm) 

CONTENT WARNINGS

Due to the dark nature of Wedekind’s Spring Awakening this play contains several content warnings. Please note the script contains following:

• Depictions and references to Suicide.

• Depictions and references to Rape, Sexual Assault and non-consensual encounters.

• Depictions of Homophobia.

• Depictions of Conversion Therapy.

• Depictions of Mental Illness.

• Depictions of Eating Disorders.

• Depictions of Sex Scenes.

• References to abortion.

• Coarse language.

• Smoking.

We remind potential applicants that this is a developmental space where we are aiming to confront and discuss these issues in a safe and constructive manner. The wellbeing of our participants is of the utmost importance and our team will do all we can to facilitate a creatively rewarding and safe collaborative environment.

APPLICATION LINK

 Please complete the below form by 12pm, Friday 15th January to be considered for the development: https://forms.gle/YgX7Hi1LY7cQGP4M6

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact either Sophia (Director) or Thomas (Producer) at dumbkidsplay@gmail.com.

SUDS Production Callout: North Way

Lead Developer/Programmer: Eoin O'Sullivan
Music/Sound Developer: Jess Snelleman
Story Supervisor/Developer: Tom Hetherington-Welch

One morning in a small coastal town in Norway, the townsfolk awake to a rude realisation: they are all clones. With no knowledge of how this happened and with their individuality stripped from them, the people of North Way begin to fight and argue. Some will fight for peace, others for individuality, and others will search for answers in this sleepy town. A story of the search for a sense of self, and individuality.

Just because the story is about clones, that doesn't mean we want our designers to be the same! Please bring your unique perspective and individuality to your interview and the project, that is what we're looking for!

'North Way' is a development project which we are going to turn into a side scroller RPG video game in the style of Pixel Art. To achieve this, we need a team of eager designers! Below are the roles. There is potential to work across a number of these roles, especially in the visual design department.

ROLES AVAILABLE

• Visual Artists / Graphic Designers:
  - Character Design: Townspeople, Monsters, Clones, Outsiders
  - Nature/environment: Hills, cliffs, mountains, clouds, Sun/Moon aura
  - Effects: Fog, movement/sweeps, breaking crates
  - Building/Architecture: Houses, temples, labs, shops, camps
  - HUD and UI, Menu

• Composers / Sound Designers:
  - Sound design: Everything from the player interacting with the environment, to ambient noise, sound effects etc.
  - Composers: Music and scoring, both event-specific and ambient game music.

• Writers / Storytellers: We have a broad structure and three potential paths the story could go down: Dark, Neutral, and Light, we’d love to hear some of your broad strokes ideas as we plot out this sprawling story, and write for the characters which the protagonist will interact with.

• Programmers and Assistants:
  - Mechanics
  - Game pathing
  - Small interactable mechanics

APPLY HERE: https://forms.gle/KCiJuxMKvqEwkmPf9

Note: This is a video game and not theatre!

SUDS Model Callout: iMuse Fashion Show

Mid February 2020
Headlined by Sarea Bhar

Contact us: sudsimuse@gmail.com

Interviews via Zoom only.

A muse is an external inspiration for a creative artist, but, iMuse is all about you, being your own inspiration. The clothes that we wear reflect our personality and our identity more than we will ever know. I want this fashion show to be people embracing their personality and it reflecting in their style. The fundamentals implemented in society that state clothing that is made for a certain section can only be worn by that section is absolutely beyond my understanding and I want to challenge it. I feel that we should not have to conform ourselves or categorise ourselves, which is why I want it to be completely gender fluid- think Harry Styles with his recent Vogue cover.

A traditional fashion show would make its models a simple clothes horse. iMuse is all about our models choosing the clothes that reflect their personality.

A traditional fashion show would make its model walk a certain way. iMuse is all about our models owning their ramp walk, whether it’s dancing, walking like a robot or running! Get creative and choose something that represents you.

Our fashion show needs wonderful and powerful people that will present themselves in the most authentic way possible! We want you to be unique with your pitches, iMuse should represent identity and be an attempt to break stereotypes.

APPLY HERE: https://forms.gle/dgiXTjBYNKDU4ugT6

SUDS Performer Callout: Tini Bijoyer: A Variety Show

 Tini Bijoyer. 

She is victorious.

We’re looking for some performers to bring a short performance of their own making to our variety show! Poetry reading? Monologue? Dancing? Stand-up or sketch comedy? Baton twirling? Circus act? We’re open to any performance style you have to offer!

Everyone is welcome to perform, but we would like to especially encourage BIPOC to join us in creating this show and welcome performances from all cultural backgrounds. All proceeds from this night will go towards creating SUDS Slot One 2021: Rice by Michele Lee.

If you would like to be involved, please send a short video of your performance to sudsrice@gmail.com by midnight on Tuesday January 12th. If you don’t have something fully prepared yet, that’s ok - just send us an email telling us what skills you’d like to use! This audition process isn’t meant to be stressful or strenuous and you won’t be judged on the quality of your video at all, so just grab a phone and go for it!

We will get back to you on Wednesday 13th of January to notify you of the outcome of your audition.

Bump-in + Dress Rehearsal: January 25th

Performance: January 26th

SUDS Auditions: Cyrano De Bergerac

Written by Edmond Rostand
Dates TBC (end of summer season)
The Cellar Theatre
Directed by Annie Fraser
Produced by Ruby Adler

Contact Email: sudscyranodebergerac2020@gmail.com

Poet and swordsman Cyrano is in love with Roxane but feels that he’s not attractive enough for her. He agrees to help Christian win her heart by writing poems and letters to her. Intrigue, war, rivalry, insecurity, love and death all follow.

ROLES AVAILABLE

• Cyrano de Bergerac: The play’s namesake and protagonist – a man of many talents, whose insecurities and doubts get in the way of his great love of Roxane. A brave and idealistic swordsman, he is a member of the Cadets of Gascoyne.

• Roxane: Beautiful and intellectual, Roxane is beloved by all and the catalyst for much drama. She is kind, sincere and learns to appreciate the inner beauty of those around her.

• Christian: Christian is handsome but lacks Cyrano’s wit and intellect. Despite being part of the company of cadets, in many ways, he is Cyrano’s opposite.

• De Guiche: Powerful and rich, this married nobleman is also in love with Roxane and he tries to have Cyrano and Christian killed. The text’s “villain” is devious and deceitful but softens over the length of the play.

• Ligniere: Christian’s friend, a drunkard, with many powerful enemies.

• Leila Ragueneau: A pastry chef who sells his wares for poems. He later becomes Roxane’s porter.

• Le Bret: Cyrano’s best friend, a fellow soldier and cadet. Le Bret worries for Cyrano.

There are up to 12 other minor characters who we are also casting for, actors will likely play multiple minor characters.

We encourage actors from any background or gender identity to audition for any roles.

Content Warnings: mild violence, death, war-based themes, adult language and sexual content.

AUDITION TIMES
Saturday 2nd January, 11am-3pm
Sunday 3rd January, 11am-3pm
Monday 4th January, 11am-3pm
Tuesday 5th January, 11am-3pm

BOOK AUDITION TIME: https://bookings.gettimely.com/sudscyrano/bb/book

After booking a time, please fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/Ru9yT4pydLU4cBr67

Audition venue will be given to you in your confirmation email. Auditions will be approximately 15 minutes long. Please prepare one of the following monologues. In addition, you will be asked to perform a scene, and will be given the script with approximately 5 minutes notice.

AUDITION MATERIALS: https://docs.google.com/.../1HW4fUcnBbIcc5tagx85J.../edit...

SUDS Production Callout: Cyrano De Bergerac

Written by Edmond Rostand
Dates TBC (end of summer season)
The Cellar Theatre
Directed by Annie Fraser
Produced by Ruby Adler

Contact Email: sudscyranodebergerac2020@gmail.com

Poet and swordsman Cyrano is in love with Roxane but feels that he’s not attractive enough for her. He agrees to help Christian win her heart by writing poems and letters to her. Intrigue, war, rivalry, insecurity, love and death all follow.

ROLES AVAILABLE

• Costume Designer: We are looking for someone to source, create and style outfits for our large cast.

• Set Designer: With a minimalist set design and black box feel, this will be a creative role in designing and creating a simple set for the show.

• Lighting Designer: We are looking for a lighting designer to help enhance the performance, capture emotion and convey mood. A lot of creative freedom to experiment.

• Graphic Designer: This role entails designing graphics for the event descriptions, SUDS FB page, the program and other digital marketing platforms.

• Movement Coach / Composer: We are looking for someone to guide our actors through movement heavy scenes, fight choreography and conscious stage placement. Dance or stage combat background would be ideal.

If there is something you think you can contribute to the show outside one of these specific roles, please reach out and let us know on the contact email.

Content Warnings: mild violence, death, war-based themes, adult language and sexual content

INTERVIEW TIMES

Saturday 2nd January, 11am-3pm
Sunday 3rd January, 11am-3pm
Monday 4th January, 11am-3pm
Tuesday 5th January, 11am-3pm

BOOK INTERVIEW TIME: https://bookings.gettimely.com/sudscyrano/bb/book

Once you have booked a time, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/hbVm5btPA9bvdm1H8

SUDS Production and Performer Callout: DON'T PSYCHOANALYSE ME, I'm just vibing
17 January 2021 (TBC)
Co-produced by Pearl Card and Davina Oh

WARNING: DO NOT READ FURTHER, THIS
DIARY IS PRIVATE
AND FULL OF JUICY SECRETS.

ONLY BEST FRIENDS PAST THIS POINT, AND I'LL KNOW IF YOU READ THIS, Your/Name.

Ok, now we've got them out of the way, I need your help. We're having an ultra artsy, secret open mic style journal reading, but it won't be the Greatest without you.

All interviews will be done over zoom. Times are flexible around your availability.

ROLES AVAILABLE

• Performers: If you have a diary of any form, be it a journal, series of vlogs or art book, bring it along. As long as its contents reflect your progression as a person, we want you to share whatever you're willing. And feel free to take any artistic liberties you want; it is (quite literally) your life.
  (Optional theme: Pattern.)

• Lighting: This entire event is focused around expression. We’ll be looking for cool kids to bring the vibrance & distinct moods of the performers to life.

• Photographer: Everyone loves a good memory. We won’t psychoanalyse anyone, but we’d love to capture their beauty for my scrapbook, if you wouldn’t mind helping out.

APPLY HERE: https://forms.gle/ZKCbKBtVoqMWnU1v7

SUDS Production Callout: iMuse Fashion Show

Mid February 2020
Headlined by Sarea Bhar

Contact us: sudsimuse@gmail.com

Interviews via Zoom only.

A muse is an external inspiration for a creative artist, but, iMuse is all about you and being your own inspiration. The clothes that we wear reflect our personality and our identity more than we will ever know. I want this fashion show to be people embracing their personality and it reflecting in their style. The fundamentals implemented in society that state clothing that is made for a certain section can only be worn by that section is absolutely beyond my understanding and I want to challenge it. I feel that we should not have to conform ourselves or categorise ourselves, which is why I want it to be completely gender fluid - think Harry Styles with his recent Vogue cover.

Our fashion show needs a wonderful and powerful production team that will ensure it goes well! We want you to be unique with your pitches, iMuse should represent identity and be an attempt to break stereotypes.

ROLES AVAILABLE

• Producer: The fashion show needs a producer to be responsible for budget, scheduling rehearsals, booking rehearsal venues, setting up ticketing for the show and publicising the show!

• Stage Manager & Assistant Stage Manager: The fashion show needs a stage manager to be responsible for ensuring the smooth transition of each of our models having their time on stage!

• Set Designer (x2): For our fashion show, we want to use the Cellar space to the best of our ability, in the most effective way! We want you to be absolutely crazy with your pitches, whatever works!

• Sound Designer & Operator (x2): For a fashion show, music is so important, it sets the mood and further emphasises the look of our models, ultimately, expressing their identities.

• Light Designer & Operator (x2): For a fashion show, lighting is a key element. We want all of our applicants to be innovative and to have fun with their pitches!

• Make-up Artist: We need someone who is extremely creative and versatile, who can do justice to each and every model. If our models wish to wear make-up with their outfit, we would need an artist to further develop their personality through their make-up look.

• Stylist: As our models are meant to choose an outfit that reflects their personality, we would like a stylist on board, to guide and assist our models to choose something that justifies their identity. We would also like to encourage the sourcing and exchange of clothing (Covid-Safe) if required, which can happen through the assistance of our stylist.

• Production Assistant/Stagehands/Runners (x2): We need as many hands on board to ensure that the fashion show runs smoothly and that there is appropriate transition.

• Graphic Designer: Our ideal graphic designer should come in with their own ideas, and should enthusiastically participate in the process of executing our vision for the show! We want you to think unique for our poster and to collaborate with our photographer for profile pictures & cover photos.

• Videographer: We need someone to capture the fashion show, the rehearsals and the behind the scenes of the show to reach out to a wider audience!

• Photographer: We need someone to incorporate their ideas along with the directorial vision for profile pictures, rehearsals, behind the scenes and the night of the fashion show! They should also collaborate & exchange ideas with the graphic designer.

APPLY: https://forms.gle/8LNCLjq2zYG6aawe7