The
Children's Theatre Mainstage is their performances for the public and uses age
appropriate actors, typically mostly adults, but is specified by show.
The
Children's Theatre encourages all young actors to audition regardless of
available roles. This gives the young actor experience in auditioning and also
allows the theatre to get acquainted with the young actor for future
roles.
Adult actors
over 18 years of age receive a $150 for the run of 12 performaces in their
productions.
Auditions are
open call, no appointment needed.
For questions, email
at: auditions@tctheatre.org
For more information on The
Children's Theatre go here: http://www.tctheatre.org/index.html
Auditions: All auditions will be held at the theatre located at: 237 South
State St. Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Rehearsals: Rehearsals are typically Monday - Thursday 6pm - 9pm and Saturdays
from 9am - 12pm.
Secret
Garden
Saturday, Feb. 13,
2010
9:30am -
11:30am
Requirements
30 sec
monologue
Secret Garden
Adapted for the Stage by Joanne
Parker
Produced in 1990 and 1995 at The
Children's Theatre (City Rep)
Directed by Emily
Holmgren
CASTING
2 girls 9-14
1 boy 9 - 14
1 boy 12- 17
1 woman 16 -
20s
1 man 30+
1 man 40+
2 woman 30 -
60
Mary Lennox - One of the novel's two protagonists, Mary Lennox is a
ten-year-old girl who, after the death of her parents in India, is sent to live
with her uncle in Yorkshire, England. Mary changes drastically over the course
of The Secret Garden: she evolves from a spoiled, unloved and
unloving creature to a girl who is full of spirit and surrounded by friends. She
begins the book as its central character, but is later displaced by
Colin.
Colin Craven - The other of the novel's protagonists, Colin Craven is
Archibald Craven's ten-year-old son and heir. He was born shortly after the
death of his mother, and his father could not bear to look at him because of his
resemblance to her. It is feared that he will grow to be a hunchback like his
father, and he has been treated as an invalid since his birth. Colin's childhood
has been entirely bedridden, and his servants have been commanded to obey his
every whim. As a result, Colin is extremely imperious and gloomy; when we first
meet him, he is certain he is going to die. By novel's end, however, he too will
have undergone a transformation: he will have become a vigorous optimist, and
will have won his father's love. Both his and Mary's conversions are effected by
the magical properties inherent in the secret
garden.
Dickon Sowerby - Dickon is alternately described as "a common moor boy" and "a
Yorkshire angel"; he is both. Two years older than Colin and Mary, Dickon has
lived on Missel Moor his entire life, and has a uniquely intimate relationship
with the land. He is described as looking like the god Pan (the god of ...): he
has rosy cheeks, rough curly hair, and blue eyes precisely the same color as the
sky over the moor; he even carries a set of pan-pipes. Like Pan, he has the
power to charm both animals and people: all the creatures who come close to him
are instantly tamed, and he counts a fox, a crow, and two wild squirrels among
his pets. His power to tame creatures works on Colin and Mary as well, and is
one of the central causes of their wondrous transformations. He is the brother
of Martha.
Martha Sowerby - Mary's friend and maidservant, Martha is distinguished by her
charming frankness and levelheaded approach to all aspects of life. Her
simplicity and kindness are a great help to Mary upon the latter's arrival at
Misselthwaite. In her very ordinariness, Martha represents the goodness of all
the people of Yorkshire.
Ben Weatherstaff - Ben Weatherstaff is a gruff elderly gardener who is only
permitted to stay at Misselthwaite because he was a favorite of the late
Mistress Craven. He introduces Mary to the robin redbreast, and helps the
children keep the secret of the garden. Ben himself clandestinely tended the
garden during the ten years in which it was locked, out of love and loyalty for
the Mistress Craven. Although he is rather rough, Ben's essential kindness is
fundamental to his character.
Archibald Craven - The master of Misselthwaite Manor, who suffers from a crooked
spine and general ill health. He has been in a crushing depression ever since
the death of his wife, ten years before the novel begins. Archibald spends most
of his time abroad, since he wants to see neither his house nor his son, Colin,
because these remind him of his late wife. At novel's end, he undergoes a change
of heart after his wife comes to him in a dream. Master Craven comes to embrace
his son when he realizes that this latter is in perfect
health.
Lilias Craven - Archibald's late wife, who died ten years before the outset
of the novel. Her spirit is associated with both roses and the secret garden.
Her portrait hangs in her son's room beneath a rose-colored curtain, and she is
described by all who knew her as the gentlest, sweetest, and most beautiful of
women. She represents an absent ideal.
Mrs. Medlock - The head of the servants at Misselthwaite Manor, Mrs. Medlock
is distinguished by her punctilious obedience of all of Master Craven's odd
rules. Beneath her rigid exterior, she, like all the people of Yorkshire, is
basically kind.
LOCATION
237 South
State Street
Salt Lake
City, UT 84111
Our
Building is located between 2nd and 3rd South on State Street. Our building is
on the east side of the street.
PHONE
(801)
532-6000
HOURS
Monday-Thursday: 11am-4:00pm
Friday: 2:00pm - Showtime
(performance days only)
Saturdays 1 hour before
showtime (on performance days only)
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TO PAY 15% COMMISSION TO YOUR AGENT WITHIN 7 DAYS OF BEING
PAID!
Thanks,
Craze
Agency
