AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT
\nPericles by William Shakespeare
\nDirected by Anna Griffith
\nMarch 23 to April 2, 2022<\/p>\n
*Performances will take place between: evening shows curtain at 7 pm and call time at 5:30 pm, matinee shows curtain at 2 pm and call time at 12:30 pm. The exact dates and times will be published with the production schedule.<\/p>\n
Our adaptation of Pericles<\/em> examines the ways relationships propel us \u2014 tearing us down, lifting us, or changing our course. We explore this through movement, creating a gestural language that communicates the unsaid. Motifs of choreography and song are also used to connect the characters across space and time. The sea plays a prominent role as its movements bring characters together but also rips them apart, evoking a central image of billowing sails against a cacophony of muted ocean blues. Our production will tell the story of Pericles through physical theatre but also through graphic novel projections that draw stylistic inspiration from Drew Weing\u2019s \u201cSet to Sea\u201d and Andrew Donkin\u2019s \u201cIllegal.\u201d Set on the shores of an ocean, the minimalist set allows for non-realistic and symbolic representations of time and location. Our version of Pericles is a story spun from the sea that highlights themes of interconnection.<\/p>\n Auditions What to Prepare: Call Backs To Book An Audition Location: Abbotsford Campus, room number D113 (the costume shop) To Work Backstage Characters in the Play<\/p>\n GOWER, fourteenth-century poet and Chorus of the play<\/p>\n PERICLES, Prince of Tyre HELICANUS, Lord of Tyre<\/p>\n CLEON, Governor of Tarsus SIMONIDES, king of Pentapolis LADY CERIMON, a wise woman\/physician in Ephesus LYSIMACHUS, governor of Mytilene Various Pirates, Fishermen, Sailors, Messengers, Priestesses, and Attendants<\/p>\n Actor 1: Pericles ***Diana will be filmed, we will fill the role after casting For more information, contact Jocelyn Thiessen at jocelyn.thiessen@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n 11\/05\/2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT Pericles by William Shakespeare Directed by Anna Griffith March 23 to April 2, 2022 *Performances will take place between: evening shows curtain at 7 pm and call time at 5:30 pm, matinee shows curtain at 2 pm and call time at 12:30 pm. The exact dates and times will be published with the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,4,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-myufv","category-opportunity","category-calendar","category-ufv-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25930"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25947,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25930\/revisions\/25947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTuesday, November 2, 1 pm \u2013 4 pm D121
\nThursday, November 4, 4:30-7:30pm D121<\/p>\n
\nEveryone auditioning will be required to learn two short, preselected monologues from the script. Please see Heather Robertson, Heather.Robertson@ufv.ca or stop by D113. She will provide you with copies of the monologues you can choose from.<\/p>\n
\nWednesday, November 10, 7pm, D105
\nCallbacks will involve readings of scenes and small group\/pair movement work.<\/p>\n
\nContact: Heather.Robertson@ufv.ca to request an audition. Please specify if you have a time preference.<\/p>\n
\nPlease dress in comfortable clothes that will allow you to move. Those auditioning will be asked to fill out an audition form on the day of the audition, outlining previous performance experience and training as well as work, school, and personal schedule between December 2021 and April 2022. While all members of the community are welcome to audition, please note that casting priority is given to those enrolled in UFV\u2019s theatre program. UFV students participating as actors in main stage productions will receive either a 290 or 291 practicum credit for their participation.
\nPlease note: Our production of Pericles will be cast gender neutral, and most actors will play multiple roles.<\/p>\n
\nStudents may also choose to sign up for backstage or front of house roles and receive 295\/299\/399\/499 practicum credits. The department cannot mount shows without students participating backstage. Backstage positions include; designing (lights, sound, projections, set, hair & makeup and \/ or costume), stage managing, lighting and sound operators, costume dressers, running crew, and make-up and hair assistants. We are aiming to have all backstage positions filled by late November. To request a position, or if you have a question, please contact Heather Robertson at Heather.Robertson@ufv.ca<\/p>\n
\nTHAISA, Princess of Pentapolis and wife to Pericles
\nMARINA, daughter of Pericles and Thaisa<\/p>\n
\nDIONYZA, wife to Cleon
\nLEONINE, servant to Dionyza<\/p>\n
\nKNIGHTS, suitors for the hand of Thaisa
\nLYCHORIDA, attendant to Thaisa and, later, to Marina<\/p>\n
\nDIANA, goddess of chastity<\/p>\n
\nPANDER, owner of the brothel
\nBAWD, mistress of brothel and wife to Pander
\nBOLT, servant to Pander and Bawd<\/p>\n
\nActor 2: Marina, Thaisa
\nActor 3: Fisherman 1, Pirate 1, Helecanus, Knight 1, Attendant 1, Priestess 1
\nActor 4: Fisherman 2, Cleon, Bolt, Knight 2, Sailor 1, Pirate 3
\nActor 5: Simonides, Lysimachus, Pirate 2, Priestess 2
\nActor 6: Pander, Knight 3, Lychordia, Messenger (of Tarsus), Cerimon,
\nActor 7: Bawd, Dyonizia, Knight 4, Leonine, Older Marina (Priestess 3)<\/p>\n
\n***All Gower sections are accompanied by graphic novel style projections to tell the story. Gower\u2019s lines will be divided among specific characters.<\/p>\n