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Open call auditions for ensemble roles in the upcoming new sit-down Canadian production of ONCE will take place on Saturday July 26 at 9:30am at the Randolph Academy.
ONCE is a show performed by actor/musicians who can tell stories, create nuanced characters and make music and movement together as an ensemble. Each performer must be proficient at playing a musical instrument, or, put another way, each musician must be a skilled actor who can disappear under the skin of another character.
We know that Toronto has a large talent pool. This is a chance for new talent to come out an audition for a role in this unique show.
The casting will be handled by Dayton/Walters Casting. They can be reached at dayton/walters@sympatico.ca
SEEKING:
Men (20-55 years old) who play guitar. Additionally bass guitar, cello, piano, ukulele/mandolin & drum kit are extremely useful, but strong guitar playing is a requirement. Must also be a strong actor/singer.
Women (20-35 years old) who play the piano or violin/fiddle. You must play at least one of these instruments extremely well. Must also be a strong actor/singer.
Women (40-50 years old) who play the accordion and piano. Must also be a strong actor/singer.
AUDITION DETAILS:
Saturday, July 26. Doors will open at 9:30AM. Auditions will begin at 10AM. You MUST be signed in by 11AM to be guaranteed an audition.
Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts
736 Bathurst Street Toronto Ontario, M5S 2R4
WHAT TO PREPARE:
A short folk/rock song in the style of the show. All actors MUST sing & accompany themselves on one of the instruments specified above. There will be a piano in the room. Actors must bring any other instrument(s) they play. Please also bring a recent picture and resume.
ABOUT ONCE:
Set in modern day Dublin, ONCE tells the story of Guy, an Irish musician who gave up on his music—and his love—and Girl, a Czech immigrant who inspired him to dream again. Over the course of one fateful week, their unexpected friendship and collaboration evolves into a powerful but complicated romance, heightened by the raw emotion of the songs they create together.
ONCE is based on 2007 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, written and directed by John Carney, and starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, with original music and lyrics by Mr. Hansard and Ms. Irglová.
The stage adaptation is brought to the stage by an award-winning team of visionary artists: book by award-winning Irish playwright & screenwriter, Enda Walsh (Penelope, Hunger, The New Electric Ballroom); direction by the acclaimed Scottish director of Black Watch, John Tiffany; movement by Steven Hoggett (Black Watch, American Idiot); and music supervision and orchestrations by Martin Lowe (Mamma Mia!). The set and costume design are by five-time Tony Award winner Bob Crowley (The Coast of Utopia, Mary Poppins), lighting design is by Tony winner Natasha Katz (Aida, The Coast of Utopia), and sound design is by Clive Goodwin.
ONCE was originally developed at the American Repertory Theater (Cambridge, Massachusetts) in April 2011.
A developmental run of ONCE played in November 2011 to January 2012 at New York Theatre Workshop.
ONCE opened on Broadway on March 18, 2012, produced by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf, The Shubert Organization and Executive Producer Robert Cole, in association with New York Theatre Workshop.
The production won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It also won Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critic Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards. The original cast recording won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Toronto fell in love with ONCE in December 2013, when the first touring company of the Tony Award-winning musical played here for a limited run. A critical and popular hit, ONCE sold out every single seat during its six-week original Toronto run. The Toronto Star called ONCE “a perfect illustration of the magic that musical theatre at its best is capable of.” The Globe and Mail awarded it four stars, its highest rating.
ONCE, which, is currently running on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre and in London’s West End at the Phoenix Theatre. The national tour is playing across North America and the show’s Australian premiere begins in October 2014 in Melbourne.
2014-07-21
Toronto: Open auditions for Toronto production of "Once" to be held July 26