AUDITIONS
Audition applications are now open
Please make sure you have read all the audition information before applying and understand the rehearsal commitment.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for Annie.
The show will be co-produced by Threshold Theatre Company and Echo Youth Theatre and will be performed by an adult & child cast from across Norfolk.
To be performed at
The Playhouse, Norwich
29th May – 1st June 2025
Echo Youth Theatre is looking for 12 young female performers, aged 9 and over with a “playing age of 6-13” to audition for this show for the roles of Annie and the orphans.
This means that auditionees for the child roles must look 13 or under, but must be aged 9 or over as at 19 Jan 25.
Threshold Theatre Company is looking for 18 adults to audition for the adult roles in the show.
Casting guidelines in the Audition Information Pack give “playing ages” and there are adult roles for all ages in this show. The minimum age for adult cast is 16, but if you are 16 and applying to audition you must have completed Year 11. We cannot accept applications from those still in Year 11 as at 19th Feb 24.
Show Week will be Mon 26th May to Sun 1st June 25 and cast will need to be fully available for that period.
There is one mid-week matinee on Thu 29th May.
Directing Team
Director – Jenni Newman
Associate Director – Charley Nicol
Musical Director – Acer Smith
Choreographer – Carole Beatty
Assistant Musical Directors – Sam Fletcher-Browne and Joanna Brown
Assistant Director & Choreographer – Sophie Chapman
and co-produced by the Committees of Threshold Theatre Company & Echo Youth Theatre
REHEARSAL DETAILS
Rehearsing at St Edmunds Church, Fishergate, Norwich, NR3 1SE
Rehearsals will start Sun 19th Jan 25.
Rehearsals will be mainly on Sundays and Monday and Wednesday evenings during Jan, Feb and Mar. From Apr, rehearsals will be Wednesday evenings and Sunday. There are two Saturdays in May that are scheduled for rehearsals.
Please make sure you have checked the draft schedule, which is available in the Audition Information Pack on the link below.
This is a draft schedule and a confirmed schedule will be provided following casting. Not all cast will be required at all rehearsals, but we will be expecting good availability for all rehearsals, if required.
During the audition process, you will be asked to let us know of any planned absences – please let us know your commitments, so we can ensure you are going to be available if required.
We will accommodate absences that we know about in advance. Auditionees with excessive absences or who are unavailable for key dates may not be cast, but please book an audition if you are keen and discuss any issues you have with us.
Please be honest about any prior commitments. Frequent, undeclared absences could result in being removed from the show during the rehearsal process. If your planned absences have been agreed upon by the team in advance and you are cast in the show, your absence will not be an issue.
AUDITION DETAILS
Auditions will be held at: St Edmunds Church Fishergate Norwich NR3 1SE
Audition applications are now open
Please make sure you have read all the audition information before applying and understand the commitment.
AUDITIONS FOR ANNIE & THE ORPHANS
For those auditioning for the children’s roles in the show, the audition process is as follows:
INFORMATION EVENING AND SING-THROUGH
Wed 4 Dec 24:
6.30pm – 8pm
The Information Evening is not mandatory, but it is an opportunity to meet the Creative Team and hear about plans for the show and also to sing through the audition pieces as a group. parents are encouraged to attend with their child.
AUDITIONS
Sun 5th Jan 25:
2 sessions: 9.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Mon 6th Jan 25:
1 session: 6pm – 9pm
There will be three audition sessions – auditionees only need to attend one of them. Each session will be a 3-hr workshop audition.
All audition material can be found in the Audition Information Pack, by character, along with the role/character/scene breakdown of the cast.
During the workshop they will be taught a piece of choreography and auditionees will be required to sing and dance the routine as a group once they have been taught it. If auditionees can tap dance they should bring their tap shoes with them – however, it is not essential to be able to tap (other than for the role of Annie). Auditionees should ensure they have learnt the words to the song marked “Song & Dance Audition” in the Audition Information Pack.
There will also be a solo singing audition, which will be performed in front of the group, during the workshop. The music for the solo singing audition is in the Audition Information Folder and a track accompaniment to practise with will also be available before mid-Dec.
Finally, auditionees will also do some script work in groups using the auditions scripts. The children should ensure they have read and understood these scripts in advance of the audition.
For these roles we are looking for strong singers and dancers, who can perform with character, so the children should prepare well and where possible learn the audition pieces, so they are able to perform with character during the audition.
RECALL AUDITIONS for the role of ANNIE
Sun 12th Jan 25:
10am – 12pm
Those shortlisted for the role of Annie will be informed on Tue 7th Jan and full details of the requirements given at that time.
AUDITIONS FOR ADULT ROLES
For those auditioning for the adult roles in the show, the audition process is as follows:
INFORMATION EVENING AND SING-THROUGH
Wed 11 Dec 24:
7pm – 9pm
The Information Evening is not mandatory, but it is an opportunity to meet the Creative Team and hear about plans for the show and also to sing through the audition pieces as a group.
DANCE WORKSHOP AUDITION
Wed 8th Jan 25:
6pm – 7.30pm & 7.30pm – 9pm
There will be two sessions – you only need to attend one of them. You will workshop a piece of choreography from the show. Please come dressed to move. We are looking for a cast of strong movers including a strong cohort of dancers. If you can tap dance, please bring your tap shoes.
AUDITIONS
Sun 12th Jan 25:
1pm – 3.30pm & 4.30pm – 7pm
The auditions will be held in two groups – you only need to attend one of the sessions. Auditions will consist of a solo singing audition in front of the group and script work in groups and pairs using the audition scripts. All audition material can be found in the Audition Information Pack, by character, along with the role/character/scene breakdown of the cast.
RECALL AUDITIONS (if required)
Mon 13th Jan 25:
6.30pm – 8.30pm
You will be notified on Sunday evening if recall auditions will be held and if you are required.
ADMIN DETAILS
The minimum age for CHILDREN’S Cast members is 9 on 19 Jan 25 – there is no upper age limit but those auditioning should present in appearance and height as 6-13 yr olds.
The minimum age for the ADULT Cast members is 16 (and completed Year 11) – there is no upper age limit for the adult cast and we are looking for cast to present within the age range shown for the character.
The costs for cast are:
- The Show Fee for cast members is £75.
- All costumes are provided and cast are not expected to provide or purchase costumes, other than under-garments.
- We may ask for a damage deposit for the script, which will be refunded when the script is returned undamaged – this will be confirmed on casting.
Agreement to photographic and video consent for internal use and external marketing is a pre-requisite for casting.
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