The Playhouse Company will hold auditions
on February 19 for the production entitled Si
Right! to be staged as part of The Playhouse Company Schools Programme.
Si
Right! is about a teenage boy, Thuso, and his
younger sister, Thandeka, who set out from their village on a quest to seek
understanding. It is a production with song and dance aimed at senior primary
learners, with a strong focus on instilling positive behaviour in kids and
inspiring them to make the right choices in life.
Aspirant performers should be of a
professional standard, well-experienced and must be able to act, sing and dance
as well as have a good command of isiZulu and English. Performers should be
able to play variety characters.
The script is written by Gisele Turner and
Mthandazo Mofokeng and will be directed by Zeph Nzama. The characters brief is
as follows:
Thuso: 15 year old boy (brother) - fit, slender
and good-looking. He has a good nature and understands his responsibilities.
Thandeka: 13 year old girl (sister) - a
well-brought up girl, slender, attractive, with strong long legs and pretty
features.
Two further performers are required who
will play all the following characters:
Nkosi: The Chief of the Village - the Old
Man of the Village, the authority.
Ma: The Wise Woman of the Village - the Old
Woman of the Village, the Matriarch.
Maatla: The King’s Bodyguard - Strong,
lithe, intelligent, kind and authoritative.
Mandla: The King’s Bodyguard - Strong, lithe,
intelligent, kind and authoritative.
The King: body puppet
Eye: Giant Mask - Bouncy, Jamaican rhythm,
reggae rhymer.
Ear: Giant Mask - American style rapper
with isiZulu rapid-fire commentary.
Nose: Giant Mask - A comedian with a little
stand-up routine.
Tongue: Giant Mask - A movement piece with
lots of sound effects.
Touch:
Two Giant Hands A rolling rhyming poem with lots of hand gestures.
Master-Mind: a gangster - brash, shameless,
manipulative, conniving, expansive, takes pleasure in seeing people fall prey
to his games.
Side-Kick: his sidekick - the Small Voice
of Conscience: kind, forgiving, sensitive, caring and supportive; but
frustrated as no-one takes his advice
The Guy: A charmer, who is quickly aroused,
has no conscience and takes what he wants.
The Mugger: A strong, quick criminal who
has lots of experience in the crime field.
Artists will be required to do the
following:
Acting Audition: Prepare a short
storytelling piece/monologue of not more than 2 minutes.
Musical Audition: Prepare one song/rap
piece.
Si
Right! will perform at various schools in KwaZulu-Natal
on the Playhouse mobile stage during July and August 2013.
Auditions will take place at The Playhouse
Company - Room A1 on February 19 from 10h00. Contact Tania Williams on 031 369 9467/074
682 9165 between 09h00 and 16h00. No more bookings will be accepted after 13h00
on February 18, 2013.
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