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5 week fulltime music theatre styled touring school shows
at Tony Bones Entertainment New South Wales
1 male, 1 female Sydney based performers required - strong singer & character actor
- Auditions May 24th to 28th in Sydney (Ingleburn);
- Rehearsals July 11th to 15th in Melbourne (Hughesdale);
- Tour NSW (3 weeks) & QLD (1 week) August 8th to Sept 2nd (possible extension of one week in NSW if bookings allow).
Tony Bones Entertainment are holding auditions for our 13th annual tour of two CBCA Shortlisted "Book of the Year" Book Week shows to be toured through primary and lower secondary school halls & public libraries in NSW & QLD in Term 3, 2011.
The 2 new Book Week shows are our biggest tours of the year. One is a 4 song, 40 minute stage adaption of one of the 6 short listed “Picture Book of the Year” books with lots of different elements (song, dance, puppetry, sets, props, costume changes) which is performed for Kinder to Grade 6 students at their schools. The other show is a 2 song, more theatre based adaption of the “Younger Reader’s Book of the Year” for Grade 4 to Year 8 students. Both shows have the same cast of 2 performers, one male & one female, and both shows are followed by question time with one of the perfomers. The shortlist of books is released early April & we announce our chosen book mid April.
“Tony Bones” Appleby will be writing, directing & choreographing the shows, with music by Tony, Tim Smith (MD pro tours of "Mamma Mia", "Lion King" & "Billy Elliot" ) & Luke Hunter (MD pro tours "Jersey Boys" & "Rocky Horror").
The performers will be flown to Melbourne for 1 week of rehearsals.
Pay structure will be in line with the federal award with performers being on a weekly wage when contracted ($760-796/week rehearsals, $831-$872/week tour, plus meals, incidentals, etc when required).
The shows take approx. 45-60 minutes to bump in & bump out including loading & unloading & setting up of portable staging, sound equipment (incl. headset microphones), basic lighting, curtain, costumes & props.
There can be up to 3 shows per day (e.g. 9.30am, 11am & 2pm) and up to a maximum of 15 shows per week.
The shows are transported in the company van (auto) that both performers must share driving.
Performances vary in length from 40 minutes (Picture Book) to 50 minutes (Younger Reader’s Novel) plus Q&A.
Accommodation, food & incidentals are paid when the performers are required to stay away from home overnight for the shows or rehearsals.
The successful performer would be playing several roles in the original Australian productions for primary to lower secondary students. They must:
- be a strong character actor & singer who has a strong grasp on comedy & can speak in various accents & different sounding voices;
- have enough physical strength to quickly load & unload / setup & pack up portable stages, sound equipment, etc;
- have the mental strength & toughness to tour shows for a long period of time and still maintain a positive attitude whilst working;
- have a driver's licence;
- have a Working With Children’s Check.
The touring schedule is throughout NSW (3 weeks, some regional) & QLD so there is some time spent away from home, including weekends. (Regional NSW & ACT Aug 8-12, Northern NSW & QLD Aug 26th to Sept 3rd plus some other days in the middle, depending on bookings).
Various roles for "Book Week 2011" shows
TBA April 2010 when both books are announced. 4 songs for the Picture Book show, 2 for the Younger Reader's show.
Season to extend if bookings allow.
Females, aged 18 to 35 from Victoria, Aus
Languages spoken: English
Please email resume and headshot to tony@tonybones.com.au
- Auditions May 24th to 28th in Sydney (Ingleburn);
- Rehearsals July 11th to 15th in Melbourne (Hughesdale);
- Tour NSW (3 weeks) & QLD (1 week) August 8th to Sept 2nd (possible extension of one week in NSW if bookings allow).
Tony Bones Entertainment are holding auditions for our 13th annual tour of two CBCA Shortlisted "Book of the Year" Book Week shows to be toured through primary and lower secondary school halls & public libraries in NSW & QLD in Term 3, 2011.
The 2 new Book Week shows are our biggest tours of the year. One is a 4 song, 40 minute stage adaption of one of the 6 short listed “Picture Book of the Year” books with lots of different elements (song, dance, puppetry, sets, props, costume changes) which is performed for Kinder to Grade 6 students at their schools. The other show is a 2 song, more theatre based adaption of the “Younger Reader’s Book of the Year” for Grade 4 to Year 8 students. Both shows have the same cast of 2 performers, one male & one female, and both shows are followed by question time with one of the perfomers. The shortlist of books is released early April & we announce our chosen book mid April.
“Tony Bones” Appleby will be writing, directing & choreographing the shows, with music by Tony, Tim Smith (MD pro tours of "Mamma Mia", "Lion King" & "Billy Elliot" ) & Luke Hunter (MD pro tours "Jersey Boys" & "Rocky Horror").
The performers will be flown to Melbourne for 1 week of rehearsals.
Pay structure will be in line with the federal award with performers being on a weekly wage when contracted ($760-796/week rehearsals, $831-$872/week tour, plus meals, incidentals, etc when required).
The shows take approx. 45-60 minutes to bump in & bump out including loading & unloading & setting up of portable staging, sound equipment (incl. headset microphones), basic lighting, curtain, costumes & props.
There can be up to 3 shows per day (e.g. 9.30am, 11am & 2pm) and up to a maximum of 15 shows per week.
The shows are transported in the company van (auto) that both performers must share driving.
Performances vary in length from 40 minutes (Picture Book) to 50 minutes (Younger Reader’s Novel) plus Q&A.
Accommodation, food & incidentals are paid when the performers are required to stay away from home overnight for the shows or rehearsals.
The successful performer would be playing several roles in the original Australian productions for primary to lower secondary students. They must:
- be a strong character actor & singer who has a strong grasp on comedy & can speak in various accents & different sounding voices;
- have enough physical strength to quickly load & unload / setup & pack up portable stages, sound equipment, etc;
- have the mental strength & toughness to tour shows for a long period of time and still maintain a positive attitude whilst working;
- have a driver's licence;
- have a Working With Children’s Check.
The touring schedule is throughout NSW (3 weeks, some regional) & QLD so there is some time spent away from home, including weekends. (Regional NSW & ACT Aug 8-12, Northern NSW & QLD Aug 26th to Sept 3rd plus some other days in the middle, depending on bookings).
Various roles for "Book Week 2011" shows
TBA April 2010 when both books are announced. 4 songs for the Picture Book show, 2 for the Younger Reader's show.
Season to extend if bookings allow.
Females, aged 18 to 35 from Victoria, Aus
Languages spoken: English
Please email resume and headshot to tony@tonybones.com.au
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