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Under a new initiative by Prod Comm, plays in the new Season will be cast in pairs. The directors for 'Things I Know to be True' and 'Boeing-Boeing' will cast as a collaboration. If you are interested in being in both plays, please audition for both.
If you have any questions about this new initiative, please email [email protected].
For any questions about this particular audition, please use the contact email for the director provided.
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Auditions for THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE by Andrew Bovell
Director: Sara Jo Harrison
Assistant Director: Craig Fairbairn
Audition Dates: Tuesday 18 June or Thursday 20 June @ 8pm.
Production dates: Mon 9 – Sat 14 September 2024. First rehearsal on Mon 22 July
Rehearsals: We will rehearse Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and occasional Sundays.
This play is an ensemble piece so it is important that everyone involved can attend rehearsals. Please inform the Director of any availability issues in the audition form (link below)
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Auditions
If you would like to audition for this play, please complete a short online form giving details of the date you want to attend and who you would like to play.
Form > https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Du1f-FoE8UegbnABpeTFfAV-vTsNlHVGiu6SI_841JVUQzRBNUpNR1QzWFNBV0pNUTJYNE9UVERFTS4u
There is nothing to prepare in advance, however you can view the audition pieces here >
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About the play
Things I Know to be True is an intimate family fable that explores themes of family resilience, nurture, support and the enduring nature of familial love.
It will be performed in the round, using some elements of physical theatre, but nothing that would prohibit anyone with any mobility issues from being involved.
In performing the play, we will also be exploring different methods of breaking the fourth wall and directly engaging the audience. The play is an ensemble piece, and all characters will be on stage, at all times.
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Characters
BOB – Father, 60 - 65 year’s old, retrenched auto factory worker. He is married to Fran and father to four children. As a blue collar worker, he worked hard his whole life to provide for his family, giving them a college education. He loves his family and has a special place for each child in his heart. He believes that he’s brought them up well. He is brutally honest in his opinions, but weathers each crisis within the family stoically.
FRAN – Mother, 55 – 60 year’s old, works as a nurse and is always coming or going from work. Fran is in constant contact with her four children and fusses and pries into their lives. She is very opinionated and lets them know exactly what she thinks. Fran balances work and family life, but has kept her independence by putting money aside. She worries about Bob becoming old before his time and wants to take him on a holiday.
PIP - Oldest child, Early - mid 30s. She is in a career transition, moving up through the Education department before being offered a job in Canada. She works hard to have a balance of work and family life and is often criticised by her mother about her commitment to her career. She never really got on well with her mother and has vivid memories of the bad times they had while she was growing up. Fran says that Pip is too similar to her and that is why they’ve never gotten on. Pip is daddy’s girl, finding that she can relate better to him.
MARK - Second oldest child, Late 20s to Early 30s. He works in IT. He is very close to Rosie, often taking on the ‘mum’ role when Rosie was a baby. Although close to his family, he always felt that he didn’t fit in. During the course of the play, Mark transitions from being a man to being a woman. He finds it incredibly difficult to tell his family. We are particularly interested in casting someone from the Trans or non-binary community in this role and are highly aware of how sensitively this role needs to be handled.
BEN - Third child, Mid 20s. He works in financial services and is corporate and flashy and likes to spend his money. He is not a natural fit in this high-flying world, coming from a middle-class family who have had to work hard to put him through university, so he struggles to keep up with those who come from money. He tries hard and puts on a show to be different from his family. Ben is rooted to home, bringing his shirts for his mum to wash, making him visit once a week.
ROSIE - Youngest child, late teens. A ‘happy accident’. She goes overseas to find herself and thinks that she’s more grown up, but realizes that things she knows are very little and comes home. She is fussed over by everyone in the family, but is particularly close to Mark. She is daddy’s little girl and it upsets him the most when she leaves. Others tell her to grow up, but she likes the protection of family.
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Trigger Warning
This play explores themes of gender transition and death, if you have any queries or would like to know more about the play before auditioning, you can read more here or if you would like to chat further, please contact [email protected].
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The People's Theatre are committed to having a more diverse membership. We want to better reflect the communities that live in the North East. For example, all plays are cast as gender neutral and we are keen to welcome more people from the Global Majority.
Please note: the People’s is an amateur theatre company so no cast or crew are paid to be involved.
There are lots of roles to get involved with, backstage, and front of house as well as on the stage. We’re a supportive community theatre where you’ll learn new skills, meet new people, and have lots of fun.
If you wish to get involved in this production and are not yet a member, we will ask you to become a provisional member at the audition. You need to contact [email protected] before the audition night to arrange this.
Provisional membership costs £10 (payable card or cash). More information about being a member can be found at https://www.peoplestheatre.co.uk/.../peoples_theatre...
If you are cast, you will be required to become a full member to accept the role and take part. Full membership costs £55 per year (£35 for people aged 65+, students or unwaged). Membership can be paid in full, or in quarterly instalments via Standing Order.
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