The Playhouse Company is holding auditions
for young performers to join its Actors’ Studio, a resident company aimed
primarily at recent graduates who hold a tertiary qualification in drama. Young
professionals with no less than three years practical stage experience will
also be considered.
Successful candidates will join the
Playhouse Actors’ Studio for a period of eight months during which they will
attend workshops and master classes aimed at enhancing their practical skills
and further developing their talent in a professional theatre environment. The
Studio will also provide opportunities for its members to appear in Playhouse
Company productions with established guest artists and to develop educational
tours and outreach programmes.
Those interested in auditioning must
prepare the following:
1. Personal testimonies – a) your past
involvement in the arts b) motivation for wanting to be a part of the programme
2. Written Idea of a play - provide a
synopsis of a story (1/5 page) with an attached rationale
3. Audition - A prepared monologue for
audition. (Piece must come from a South African writer)
4. List of other areas of interest within
the arts
5. Provide two referees that we can contact
to verify commitment, discipline and drive.
6. Short listed candidates must be prepared
to participate in a two day workshop (Monday and Tuesday August 7 to 8, 2017)
and must be available to being the programme immediately.
Auditions will be held on August 7, 2017,
in Studio A1 (Playhouse Head Office, 29 Acutt Street, Durban). NB: You might be
required to wait for your audition. Booking is essential.
Contact Pam Makhanya on 031 369 9409
between 09h00 and12 noon and 14h00 and 16h00.
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