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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

PANTO AUDITIONS - 2 and 5 October

 Sleeping Beauty 

Open auditions are coming up for our summer holiday pantomime Sleeping Beauty, to be staged 8-13 January 2024 at Queenscliff Uniting Church. Director Debbie Fraser has adapted the tale for this production. Auditions will be held on Monday 2 and Thursday 5 October at Queenscliff RSL Hall at 7pm. 

Rehearsals will start on Monday 9 October and be held twice a week until December. Most likely Monday and Sunday with some Thursdays.

We have roles for performers16+, several mature age roles, and one for a 10-year-old. More details below.

For your audition, please prepare a short monologue suitable to the role you are auditioning for and a short song. Supply backing track on phone.

You may be asked to improvise and do a reading from the script. Call backs will be announced on Sunday 8 October.

To book an audition, please call Lyn on 0414 897 720.

Cast list

  • Princess Aurora – 16+. A vibrant young girl. Sings. Female.
  • Prince Frederick – 16+. Typical Prince like character. Sure of himself but also very likable. Sings. Male or female (pantomime boy). 
  • King Cole – Mature. Comedy role. Male.
  • Queen Coke – Mature. Comedy role. Can be male (dame) or female.
  • Daffy – 10+ Small Welsh dragon. Agile dancer and “roars”. Otherwise, non-speaking. Male or female.
  • Fairy Dreamawhile – Good fairy. Sings. Mature. Female.
  • Carabosse – Wicked fairy. Mature, female.
  • Fairy Moonbeam - 16+. Good fairy. Female.
  • Fairy Starbright – 16+. Good fairy. Female.
  • Lord Dandini – 16+. Lord Chamberlain to His Majesty. Male.
  • Spinning Jenny – 16+. Maid of Honour to the Princess. Speaks cockney. Female.
  • Pickles – 16+. Police officer in fancy dress as court Jester. Male or female.