Opening Casting:Woman 25-45yrs, Man 25-45yrs, Son 7-14 yrs

Opening Casting

This will be for a short film shooting in August this year it will be unpaid work but an excellent opportunity to build up a showreel.
Audition location is Doyles pub (next to trinity collage)
Summary of film.
A family return from Living abroad only to find there marriage breaking up & things become so difficult between the parents that the father kidnaps the young son.
Looking for.
Woman 25-45
Man 25-45
Son 7-14
If interested please reply bellow to.
markeyjennifer@ymail.com
or call 0871528183 (james)

Casting Call 1Male 1Female

1 Male and 1 Female Actor for Corporate Website Video

Female (40′s) and Male (50) – Neutral Irish Accents – 1 days filming, Central Dublin Shoot

Paid role. Date TBD Mid/Late Jule

Several short 1min pieces to camera explained legal matters

Please send headshot and video showreel if possible to guy@yourshortfilm.com

NSDF Edinburgh Competition – Edinburgh Award for emerging theatre practition

Generously supported by IdeasTap, The Martin Bowley Charitable Trust and Pleasance.

The Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival is back in Edinburgh for the sixth year running to find the Outstanding Student Production at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

If you win you will receive £1,000 and a transfer to Pleasance London.

The venue, marketing and your technical requirements will be provided free by Pleasance, worth £2,000.

NSDF will, in consultation with the winning company, create a bespoke series of classes, workshops and meetings with experienced professionals to support your production’s transfer and your future development. This could include press and marketing, tour booking, budgeting and fundraising advice, introductions to agents and producers or working with a voice coach, a director, designers or a producer.

It is free to apply, so if you are aged 16 to 25, have been students within the last year and your production is brand new – new writing, new devised theatre, a new adaptation or innovative interpretation of a film or a play then register with IdeasTap to apply.

Past winners

2007: Tony! The Blair Musical – sold out its run at Pleasance, London

2008: Ella Hickson’s Eight – also won a Fringe First and the Carol Tambor Award

2009: Reuben Johnson’s Territory – proved to be such a hit it was presented by Pleasance again in 2010 and toured to The Lowry and around the UK

2010: Bear Trap Theatre Company’s Bound – Fringe First and Adelaide Festival winners who sold out their run before transferring to Australia and embarking on a UK tour

2011: FellSwoop Theatre’s Belleville Rendez-vous – transferred to the RSC and Pleasance and toured the UK this year

This brief closes on Monday 16 July at 5pm and is open to IdeasTap members aged 16-25. If you have any technical queries, please visit the help centre. Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances, including technical issues – so make sure you don’t leave your application to the last minute.

NSDF is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.

Job Opportunity: The Abbey Theatre seeks a Membership Services Assistant

ABBEY THEATRE Amharclann na Mainistreach | Job Description

JOB TITLE:                            Membership Services Assistant

RESPONSIBLE TO:               Sales and Ticketing Manager

 

The Abbey Theatre is Ireland’s national theatre and occupies a unique position in the hearts and minds of Irish people.  It has two theatres: the Abbey, with a capacity of 494 seats, and the Peacock, with a capacity of 127 seats.  The Abbey produces a year round programme of productions, public readings, workshops and artistic development work. We produce work on our stages and on tour, which not only showcases Irish and international theatre but also engages with the artistic and civic life of contemporary Ireland.

PURPOSE OF JOB

This is a part time position within the Sales & Customer Services department at the Abbey Theatre. This person will ensure the smooth running of our membership schemes, which currently include Friends, Members and Access All Abbey. The post holder will also nurture and grow existing relationships and recruit new members.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

1. Act as the main point of contact for new and existing members, providing excellent customer service and building relationships.

2. Use the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, Tessitura, to maintain accurate records for current members, process new memberships and renewals.

3. Co-ordinate all membership events including invite lists, RSVPs, event plans, invoices and post event feedback. Liaise with relevant departments regarding resources and budgets.

4. Devise and implement a plan, working in collaboration with the Communications Team, to ensure members are well informed and engaged.

5. Suggest and implement improvements to membership packages to ensure that all memberships represent value for their members.

6. Acquire and demonstrate a high level of knowledge and passion for the history of the national theatre and the productions on our stages.

7. Assist the Visitor Service Assistants with ticketing functions during busy periods.

 

8. Any other duties that are deemed reasonable and appropriate.

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The post holder will have:

• Proven experience of delivering an exceptional standard of customer care.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of computer literacy is essential, with CRM database (Tessitura) or box office experience desirable.
• Relevant knowledge and experience of membership packages, sales and public relations.
• Excellent administration and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and individually, to make decisions, take initiative and prioritise tasks.
• Reliability and the ability to work flexibly and effectively under pressure.
• Good Industry knowledge is desirable.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Post: 20 to 28 net hours per week.

Hours: Standard hours are daytime, Monday to Friday. This post requires flexibility and availability to work evenings or weekends when required.

Hourly rate of pay: Salary commensurate with skills and experience.

 

Probationary period: 6 months.

Holidays: 24 days per annum pro rata (including Good Friday & Christmas Eve).

Public Holidays: 9 Public holidays per annum pro rata.

 

Pension: The Abbey Theatre provides employees with access to a Personal Retirement savings Scheme Account (PRSA) and will match contributions up to 5.5% of salary. Employees must contribute a minimum of 3% to avail of employer contributions. Contributions are made through payroll.

 

Life Assurance: The Abbey Theatre Group Life Assurance plan provides a benefit to all employees of 4 times annual salary in the event of death while in service.

 

Health Insurance: Employers are provided with the option to join the Abbey Theatre – VHI Group Scheme. Participant employees receive a 10% discount on any VHI plan and the subscription is deducted through payroll.

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please send a completed Abbey Theatre application form, an up to date CV and a cover letter to:

Michelle Sheridan

HR Administrator

Abbey Theatre

26 Lower Abbey Street

Dublin 1

Or alternatively email: recruitment@abbeytheatre.ie

 

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 25th June 2012

The Gaiety School of Acting is recruiting Drama Facilitators with TEFL

Job description

The Gaiety School of Acting seeks two TEFL qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated drama tutors to work as part of the Gaiety School of Acting, The National Theatre School of Ireland team on a partnership project with an English language school. The programme will be delivered in July on the NUI Maynooth campus.

 

Skills/Competencies

 

Essential

• Proof of TEFL training and level achieved
• At least two years experience as a teacher, delivering quality workshops
• Excellent people and communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Fluent English
• Own transport

Desirable

• 2-3 years drama facilitation experience
• Good self-presentation

 

Contact: All applications should be sent to:

Karen Lee

Coordinator

The Gaiety School of Acting

Essex Street West

Temple Bar

Dublin 8

coordinator@gaietyschool.com

Casting for a short film for the Think Big program

Hello, we’re casting a short film that is a part of the Think Big program and is funded by O2 and Headstrong in corporation with BeLonG To Youth Services.

 

Aim of Project/About the Film:

The aim of the project is to promote positive mental health within in the Transgender youth community by raising awareness of it.

The film will show the life/express the feelings off a member of the transgender youth community by showing the audience his life, his dreams and the world around him.

The first half of the film is a dream where everything is perfect and the second half shows just how awful the reality really is.

Stand Up:

Some of you may be aware of the Stand Up Campaign against Homophobic and Transphobic bullying in schools by BeLonG To. This film we’re casting for has been dubbed the “Trans Stand Up”.

Here’s a link to the two Stand Up Campaign videos, to get a feel of the standard of this project though of course we’ll be aiming for much higher! The original stand up is over 950,000 views on YouTube and counting, Ellen DeGeneres even liked it!

2011 Campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrJxqvalFxM

2012 Interactive Campaign: http://www.standup.ie/

Though we’ve gained our inspiration for this project from the Stand Up campaign this film will have its own individuality and is a separate project. It will be more of a short film as opposed to a viral campaign like it will even be longer in length too.

Payment/Concessions: Though this is an UNPAID position expenses will be fully paid and food, transport etc. will be provided.

Auditions: There are several roles on offer, some bigger than others but all important. Everyone is welcome to come along on the day of auditions.

Date: Tuesday 3rd July

Place: BeLonG To Youth Services, Parliament Street, Dublin 2.

Time: Under 25’s: 3:30pm-6:30pm

Over 25’s: 6:30pm-9:00pm

If you are interested in auditioning you are more them welcome just to show up on the day though if possible let me know in advance so we have a rough idea of numbers.

If you can’t make it during the time frame of your age/if it would suit you better to meet me at a different time/date let me know and you can either come at a different time on the 3rd or we can reschedule for a different day altogether.

If you would like a copy of the script contact me and I will email it to you. You are also welcome to take a look just to decide if you actually want to audition for the film.

You are welcome to audition for a pacific character or just to come along so we can meet you and see where you’d fit into the cast.

For the audition all you need is yourself. If you have an audition piece/monologue already prepared that you’d feel more comfortable doing that’s fine. Otherwise we’ll just run lines from the script with you. If you do come prepared with a piece you want to do yourself if its relevant to the character your auditioning for all the better.

No experience necessary, though preferred.

It’s open to everyone, all shapes and sizes so bring your friends!

Also any actor who does audition but is unsuccessful in receiving a role in the film then they are more than welcome to come along on the days of filming to be an extra.

Though only the thing I will ask is that people who do audition are comfortable with the issues raised in this film but also being associated with them. The film will be circulated to schools, youth groups, film festivals and used as a part of a viral campaign on YouTube.

The premiere will be held during the 4th Transgender Europe Council Conference which is being held in Dublin this year in September, where over 200 Trans activists from across Europe will be attending.

People who identify as any label under the Trans Umbrella are more than welcome to audition for any role.

All roles are listed below.

Commitment:

The film will be shot in the last week of July and there will be some rehearsals beforehand depending on demand and actor availability.

Contact details:

Andy Mannion at abcmannion@gmail.com or 0862172624

I am more than willing to accept any questions at all about anything so don’t be afraid to get in contact.

Web:

http://www.belongto.org/

http://www.o2thinkbig.ie/

http://www.headstrong.ie/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransPhormersFilmProject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TransPhormers

Thanks again and can’t wait to meet you on the 3rd, Andy.

Below is the list of roles available:

 

Lead Roles

Dylan A

- Gender: Male

- Playing Age: 16-19

- Info: Student, has swag and is epitome of cool. Oozing with confidence. The first half of the film is a dream sequence and this is the dream version of Dylan who is perfect and is everything the real Dylan what’s to be.

Dylan B

- Gender: Female

- Playing Age: 16-19

- Info: Student, shy, angsty. In the middle of coming out as they’re true self and is trying to be who they are but is uncomfortable with the world around them. They are dealing with lack of support from home and being bullied in school. The character is a pre-T Trans guy. However due to the lack of availability of Trans actors (we know this isn’t very PC and we apologise) we are asking female actresses to audition for the role. However anyone who identifies on the male side of the spectrum is more than welcome to addition for this role if they have had no hormone treatment. There won’t be a bias towards an actor weather they are Trans or not but short hair is preferable and must be willing to bind chest and wear guys clothes.

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Supporting Cast – Over 25

Mother

- Gender: Female

- Playing Age: 40-55

- Info: As first half of the short is a dream the mother character is a bubbly, Stepford housewife type character and in the second half(reality) she is a typical stressed, single mother of two who’s in denial about her childs identity.

PE Teacher

- Gender: Male/Female (No preference)

- Playing Age: 25+

- Info: Sporty, fit. Overly competitive and egotistical type of a typical P.E. teacher.

- Other: The character has some dialogue that is Transphobic/Homophobic/offensive so the actor must be comfortable with portraying a character who speaks that way.

School Principle

- Gender: Male/Female (No preference)

- Playing Age: 35+

- Info: Stern, studious, traditional. During dream sequence is a bit dopey.

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Supporting Cast – Under 25

Sibling

- Gender: Male/Female (No preference)

- Playing age: 5-9

- Info: The kid sibling of the lead character.

Charlie

- Gender: Male

- Playing Age: 16-19

- Info: Student. The best friend type character. Is the one truly supportive character in the film. Is kind, bubbly and fun but takes Dylan’s feeling/Struggles seriously.

Penny

- Gender: Female

- Playing age: 16-19

- Info: Student. In the dream is Dylan’s love interest but in reality she bullies him.

- Other: The character has some dialogue that is Homonphopic/Transphobic/offensive so the actor must be comfortable with portraying a character who speaks that way.

Male Student 1

- Gender: Male

- Playing age: 16-19

- Info: Confidant with good comic timing. Hits on Dylan in dream, bullies him in reality.

- Other: The character has some dialogue that is Homonphopic/Transphobic/offensive so the actor must be comfortable with portraying a character who speaks that way.

Female Student 1

- Gender: Female

- Playing age: 16-19

- Info: Penny’s best friend.

- Other: The character has some dialogue that is Homonphopic/Transphobic/offensive so the actor must be comfortable with portraying a character who speaks that way.

Male Student 2

- Gender: Male

- Playing age: 16-19

- Info: Bullies Dylan.

Female Student 2

- Gender: Female

- Playing age: 16-19

- Info: A part of Penny’s group of friends.

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Extra’s

Extra’s of all ages will be needed. Come along to the day of auditions as well if you want or just contact me and show up on the day. Lots of secondary school aged students will be particularly needed.

 

Kate Daly’s account after recently taken part in an Alexander Technique Workshop by the GSA.

I’ve had back problems for most of my life.  A severe spinal curve has led to hip misallignment, muscular problems, etc.  It makes sitting, standing, or even lying down for longer than a few minutes at a time very uncomfortable, often painful.  After starting at the Gaiety School, where even the vocal work we do is extremely physical, it became clear that I would need to find a way to manage these problems if I wanted to keep up in the course.

The Alexander Technique was recommended to me by one of our lecturers who specializes in movement and body work.  The technique, which was developed in the 1890′s by Frederick Matthias Alexander, is designed to correct bad postural and muscular habits that people develop over the course of their lives.  The original purpose of this technique was to improve performance, confidence, mastery of the body, and relieve tension and stress.  Perfect for an acting student!

The Gaiety School was generous enough to provide me with a course in the Alexander technique, which took place inside the school. The Instructor, Aisling Morgan, a musician from Galway, first sought out the Alexander Technique to address performance related tensions and also migraine headaches. She became a devotee of the Alexander technique after witnessing firsthand how effective it was for performers.

The class consisted of 8 students, including myself, of all different ages and walks of life.  Some, like myself were actors and performers, while some were more interested in correcting muscular habits that had caused them pain and discomfort their whole lives.  We were all able to relate our experiences, and Aisling addressed each of our concerns individually.  She then went into a detailed description of the human body and how the skeleton and muscle structure interact and change over the course of a lifetime.

We were also shown images of the skeletal structure of a small child and how structurally perfect their posture is, which makes their flexibilty and range of motion incredibly wide.  Obstacles such as heavy bookbags, “proper” sitting in school, and other bad habits severly damage our posture and limit our flexibility and range of motion.  I had never realized how damaging something as simple as carrying a heavy backpack around could be, but when shown an X-ray image of a preteen carrying a school bag full of books, I was shocked.  If we could see how our bones contort to support the weights we force it to carry, we would be horrified.

We spent some time on what Aisling called “floor work,” which consisted of lying prone on the floor, with the soles of the feet firmly on the floor and the head resting on a medium-sized paperback book, which Aisling said was more conducive to the natural skeletal placement of the skull than resting it on the floor.  In this position, we were to allow gravity to let our bones “fall back into place,” in other words, to mentally urge them to return to a naturally comfortable position without physically moving.  Aisling came around to each one of us and lightly adjusted our limbs, encouraging us to “let go” and not allow ourselves to try and control our limbs.

It was an extremely informational and enlightening class, which I was very fortunate to attend.  I’m already putting what I learned in the Alexander technique workshop to good use, and I can see (and feel) the difference in my performance!  Thank you Gaiety School!

The Gaiety School of Acting’s Graduating students present, Another Twin by Lally Katz

Another Twin by Lally Katz at Smock Alley Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin
From 25th – 30th June 2012 at 7.30pm

For more information visit  http://www.gaietyschool.com/news_and_events/public_performances/

Actors required for European wide advertisement

We are looking for actors for our European wide advert. It is organised and funded by ELIA and called Languages through Lenses project.  Please visit our blog for more information: http://beritandbrian.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/casting-call-for-actors/

Calling Dancers Of All Ages!

My name is Rezzy and I work on a sky one show called Got To Dance. We are currently on our 4th series and looking for dancers to audition to be on our show.

Britain and Ireland’s biggest dance show, Sky One’s GOT TO DANCE, is back for a fourth series, presented by Davina McCall.

Once again, this Summer we will begin our hunt to find the dance act that could follow in the footsteps of previous winners Akai, Chris & Wes and Prodijig and become the GOT TO DANCE CHAMPION 2012.

We are now accepting applications and want anyone who thinks they have what it takes to come to our auditions.

The competition is open to any dance act, of any size, of any style and of any age.

So whether your dance act’s members are aged 4 or 84, into Street or Salsa, a group or soloist, a professional or an amateur – we want to see it!

Auditions are in July and August 2012

Anyone wanting to apply should go to http://www.sky.com/dance and complete the online application.