PIRATES LOVE UNDERPANTS – CASTING BREAKDOWN
Summary
Pirates Love Underpants is a stage adaptation of the delightful children’s story, from the bestselling author/illustrator team, Claire Freedman and Ben Cort. The engagements will comprise of a Christmas run at Curve Leicester.
Production details
Production dates:
Production location plays Curve Studio over the Festive Season
Rehearsals Commence: Monday 11 November 2024
Technical Rehearsals from w/c 25 November 2024
First Performance: Monday 2 December 2024 at 13:30
Press Performances: Friday 6 December 2024 at 10:30 and Saturday 7 December 2024 at 13:30
Closing date: Sunday 5 January 2025 with a possible extension Monday 6 January 2025Saturday 11 January 2025.
Creative team:
Director: Cara Nolan
Composer and Musical Supervisor: Jude Taylor
Producer: Curve and NLP Ltd.
Pay category: UK Theatre Equity Subsidised Agreement
Casting details
Casting Director: Anji Carroll
Casting location: London (Venue TBC) and Leicester (Curve Theatre)
Workshop Auditions will be held on the following dates and at the following venues: Friday 19 July – London (venue TBC)
Saturday 20 July 2024 – Open Audition. Leicester Curve (60 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SB)
Monday 22 July 2024 - Leicester Curve (60 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SB)
Please ensure your client is fully available on this day between 9.30am and 5:30pm. Possible recalls to be scheduled.
We are looking for Actor/Puppeteers with extensive puppeteering experience who are creative and have a company character. Actor/Puppeteers have a varied track covering a range of animals/characters and are integral to the success if this production.
Casting for this production will be from this breakdown and all submissions will be considered. However, we hope to cast local talent from Leicester and the Midlands, so please let us know if your client has a base in these locations.
This brand new production is being produced by Curve.
Inclusivity sits at the heart of our work at Curve. We encourage agents to submit clients from all racial and cultural groups, classes and backgrounds. We welcome submissions from anyone meeting the casting breakdown, in particular those underrepresented on our stages,
including migrant actors and those who speak English as an additional language, Deaf and disabled performers and transgender artists.
Please include a brief cover note explaining how you/your client meets the criteria below. SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT A COVER NOTE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
We are looking for:
- Strong puppetry skills
- Proven experience or training in physical theatre
- Excellent comic timing
- Strong singing voice
- Skilled at storytelling and audience interaction
- A great company member is essential
- Full driving clean licence desirable
Please ensure that performers submitted have full availability for the audition and project dates.
Fees
Pay category: UK Theatre Equity Subsidised Agreement rates.