Panto Auditions next Tuesday - here’s what you need to know…

Date:                   Tuesday 26^th August

At:                        Menzies Hall, Fintry

Starting:              7.00pm sharp

Finishing:            8.15pm for Chorus & Dance Troupe

                             8.30/8.45pm for Principals

This year, we’re back to the traditional panto format and a spectacular production of Cinderella, written by our own Gavin Paterson.

It’s our intention to cast adults in the Principal roles, so you must be 18+ on 9th September to audition for one of these main speaking parts. You can download Act One with character descriptions here.

Youth members (S1-S6) are invited to audition for parts in the Chorus (involves singing and some dancing, with a few speaking roles) and a separate small Dance Troupe (specific dancing skills required).

For this audition, it would be helpful if you could familiarise yourself with the chorus of ‘Hot To Go’ – original song here (lyrics in the description).

We will be inviting a few Junior (primary school) members to participate at a later date.

Important dates

To audition, you MUST be able to make all performance dates and both dress rehearsals, and the vast majority, if not all of the rehearsals.

Performance dates:

Thurs 27th Nov – 7.30pm

Fri 28th Nov – 7.30pm

Sat 29th Nov – 2pm & 7.30pm

Sun 30th Nov – 2pm – TBC – we may add this extra date if all other performances sell out

Thurs 4th Dec – 7.30pm

Fri 5th Dec – 7.30pm

Sat 6th Dec – 2pm & 7.30pm

Dress 1: Sunday 23rd November, 2.00-5.00pm

Dress 2: Tuesday 25th November, 7.30-10.00pm

Rehearsals:

Principals: Tuesdays and Thursdays 7.00-9.30pm in Sept & Oct, plus Sundays 2pm-4.30pm in Nov

Chorus & Dance Troupe: Tuesdays 7.00pm-9.00pm in Sept & Oct, plus Thursdays 7.00-9.00pm and Sundays 2pm-4.30pm in Nov

Membership

Although we appreciate support through the year, you do not need to be a member to audition – these are open auditions.

However, if you are successful in being cast, membership fees are due before the first rehearsal on Tuesday 9^th September. Full details are on the website.

Any questions?

If you have any queries, you can email me at panto@fintrydrama.org.uk or WhatsApp/text/call 07515 599605.

Otherwise, look forward to seeing lots of you on the 26^th!

Sarah Walker, Producer

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Cinderella Synopsis

Prince Charming is on the hunt for a wife - a gentle, honest girl, who will love him for himself, not because he’s royal. By chance, he meets Cinderella in the woods and falls head over heels in love…but she has no idea who he is and runs off without telling him her name.

Meanwhile, Cinderella’s father, the Baron, has just returned from honeymoon with his second wife. She’s an icy piece of work and comes with extra baggage, in the form of two minging daughters. She only married him because she thought he was wealthy, but it turns out he isn’t and now she’s mad.

The love-struck Prince organises a Royal Ball and invites all the ladies in the Kingdom so he can find his Princess, while the dastardly Evil Stepmother sees her chance to get rich by marrying off one of her idiot daughters.

With Buttons and a Fairy Godmother firmly on Cinderella’s side, and the Prince’s right-hand man, Dandini, covering his back, surely our hero and heroine will triumph…?