Auditions: Stir Fried Plays + M Butterfly
Stage Two Productions are looking for a diverse range of actors for their upcoming shows ‘Stir Fried Plays: Self-Serve’ and David Hwang’s Tony award-winning play ‘M Butterfly’.
Stir Fried Plays is a showcase of original 5, 10, 20 & 30minute short plays from fresh young writers. There is an exciting mix of different scripts and styles from the dramatic, the dark, the comic to the bizarre! Stir Fried has been wildly successful for the past two years, and this time it’s got a new twist. Each night, the audience will vote to choose the order the plays are performed in, and there will even be a wildcard improvised play each night, adding unpredictability and danger!
There are a large number of interesting parts available, so we encourage you to come and audition!
M Butterfly by playwright David Hwang is based on a shocking true story about a French Diplomat who fell in love with the beautiful Chinese Diva Song Liling, who was not only a spy for the Chinese government but also a man disguised as a woman. The play explores and challenges themes of race, sexuality and gender with a powerful use of meta-theatre which directly challenges audience opinion. M Butterfly is directed by Ben Moore.
We are looking particularly for suitable actors to audition for the two challenging lead roles:
Song: Feminine Asian male. Should be comfortable with playing female and have a believable female voice, comfortable with being in underwear on stage.
Gallimard: 30’s white male. Should be comfortable with acting close to men, possibly kissing but negotiable.
AUDITION DETAILS
We are holding GROUP Audition Sessions for both plays at the following times:
Saturday 24 July: 10am, 1pm and 4pm
Sunday 25 July: 1pm and 4pm
(Sessions should run for approx 1 ½ hours)
Auditions will take place at Auckland University Drama Studio
To register for an audition session please email s2.theatre@gmail.com
A CV and headshot is helpful
You do not need to prepare anything for the auditions. On the day we do some improvisation and give you a page of script to look at.
Stir Fried season is Tues 31 Aug – Sat 4 September.
M Butterfly season is Tues 28 Sept – Sat 2nd Oct
Both shows at the Musgrove Studio
Successful actors must be, or become members of Stage Two Productions
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James WenleyJames is an independent critic and writer for his Auckland Theatre Blog Theatre Scenes (http://www.theatrescenes.co.nz), and is a producer and director for 'Theatre of Love' (http://www.theatreoflove.co.nz).
He began reviewing theatre for Craccum Magazine in 2008, and was the Theatre Editor 2009-2010 before establishing TheatreScenes.co.nz in 2011. In 2010 he completed a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Drama from the University of Auckland and is currently studying towards his Masters.
He has directed and produced productions of Macbeth and The Who’s Rock Opera TOMMY at the Musgrove Studio, and was the Assistant Director for Auckland Theatre Company’s Young & Hungry smash hit ‘Fitz Bunny: Lust for Glory in 2010’. He was president of Auckland University's Stage Two Productions 2009-2010 and has produced three seasons of the short play program ‘Stir Fried Plays’, as well as ‘The Libertine’ and David Mamet’s ‘Sexual Perversity in Chicago’.
James’s latest production for Theatre of Love was the NZ debut of Jailbait by American playwright Deirdre O’Connor at Galatos Upper Lounge in May 2011, which he also directed. Theatreview’s Lillian Richards said it was “Mesmerizing, with suspension of disbelief achieved, I think this is a play that deserves to be seen.”
In 2011 he has been involved with the Producing Project - a joint initiative between Dance Studies NICAI University of Auckland, DANZ and MIC Toi Rerehiko to train and develop Producers. After attending workshops in Producing (Felicity Letcher), Marketing (Christine Young), Publicity (Rachel Lorimer) and Lighting (Sean Curham), the team has produced three seasons of dance shows featuring short works from established and emerging dance artists. His specific responsibilities where as Technical Manager (Taste Me, Galatos, June), Producer (Hear Me, Gundry Street, July) and Curator (Love Me, Galatos, August).
Through working with Lighting Mentor Sean Curham in this project, James was approached to produce the final work in Sean’s experimental Ghosting Series Are You Scared of Me? at the Corbans Estate Arts Centre in July 2011.
In 2012 he is producing Theatre of Love's 'Season of Obsession', working closely with established and emerging local playwrights.
Contact James: theatreoflove@gmail.com
