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Offer: Actors Required for In-School Touring Productions:Job description:Job detailsOrganisation Perform! Education Closes 24 Feb 2023 Posted on 16 Dec 2022 Region Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury Work type Contract Work classification Performing Arts Share**** AUDITIONS ****Auditions for our New Zealand 2023touring in-school productionsEchelon Productions is a multi-award-winning theatrical producer and one of the largest touring theatre companies operating across New Zealand, Australia and the USA. With our NZ office in Christchurch, the company has been established since 2000 and operates as Perform! Education and The National Theatre for Children . Each year the company employs around 50 actors to undertake our touring educational productions both here and abroad. We are currently seeking 2x performers in our 2023 New Zealand touring cast. The performances, which take place within schools, are highly interactive and feature action packed narratives, appealing, identifiable characters with loads of comedy and fun that captivate and engage all audiences, including teachers! The cast of two actors perform up to three shows a day in schools. One actor is nominated as the team leader and a vehicle will be provided during the performance dates, along with travel, accommodation and allowances when away from your home base. Both cast members are required to bump in and out the basic set which takes around 20 minutes either side of performance. All productions are a maximum of one hour long and include a portable PA and individual headset microphones for each performer. CAST REQUIREMENTS Echelon Productions is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities and abilities to audition. Actors are the ambassadors of the company and significant function models for thousands of students which means we have very high standards for hiring performers. Age: between 20 and early 30s expertise: creative and comedic acting, clear communication, a good singing voice and the capability to move well. Personal qualities: Warm, friendly, energetic, excellent communicators, fun loving, reliable & committed, and most importantly? enjoy working with children! The cast will tour and perform two separate productions simultaneously. CONTRACT DETAILS All prosperous performers will be required to undertake a NZ Clearance and Police Check. Rehearsal dates/times: Monday 1st May - Saturday 13th May, 2023 All rehearsals everyday between 9am - 6pm (will not exceed 8 hours per day) Job location: Christchurch Season dates: Full commitment to both seasons is required Monday 15th May - Friday 23rd June, 2023 Monday 31st July - Friday 25th August, 2023 ** NB - Exact dates to be confirmed with contract ** Job location: touring across Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and surrounding locations Pay: We pride ourselves on paying our Actors excellent rates, above other NZ professional theatre touring companies. Rehearsal and Performance weekly wage (or pro rata) at competitive market rates. Travel: Any dates away in the house base city will include travel, accommodation, allowances and hire car. NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTIONS FOR 2023 Book Week in Schools 2023 production: STORY QUEST! (singing functions) Primary School age audience Marley wakes up full of excitement and expectation. She's been dreaming that she has written the most marvellous story and now she's awake it's time to set about making Information technology happen. However, the road to creating her story is much more difficult than Information technology first seems. STORY QUEST! is a highly interactive educational performance incorporating a selection of the best New Zealand Children's Books of 2023. See these books come to life in this inspiring in-school production where students lgain that to reach a destination where ?dreams come true' you must overcome some pretty significant obstacles. Filled with music, humour and suspense, and featuring student interaction all over, this educational adventure encourages your students to pursue their ambitions. Dreaming is much more challenging when you're awake! Program Video: https://vimeo.com/777928785 Science Week 2023 production: GLOBAL GAMBLE! (non-singing functions) Intermediate School age audience GLOBAL GAMBLE! is an in-school educational program that combines high energy sketch comedy with improvisation to entertain and educate students through a fun and interactive practice. The program focuses on the following four key science-located messages: the effects of energy use on our planet, ways to reduce your carbon footprint, the results of climate change and the need for community resilience, and the importance of STEM education and the future of green careers. Encouraging sustainable consumption, energy efficiency and conservation, students in grades 5-10 will lgain about energy, climate change and global warming through four fact filled sketches. all over, audience members and student volunteers are encouraged to offer suggestions that the actors will incorporate into the action, giving students input into the show while watching it! Program Video: https://vimeo.com/776878154 How to submit the application: Please email submissions to Nathan by Friday 24February, 2023 - casting@echelon.net.au All submissions must include: » Headshot » Current CV / biography Skills:
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