Theatre Auditions – Scarlet Pimpernel

Overview

OPEN THEATRE AUDITIONS: ALL ROLES: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL – DEVON / ANY GENDER OR ETHNICITY

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• Roles open for actors aged 16 to the Sky’s the limit.
• Most roles in our staging of this play are not bound by gender; we are looking for the strongest actor for each role.
• Any ethnicity/experience level is equally welcome. What we are looking for are great performance skills, pleasant friendly teamwork, and the desire to be an active part of a really excellent quality show.
• The show is a period drama set in 1792-3. The show is suitable for all audiences.
• If you cannot make auditions Jan 25th please contact us to arrange an audition over the two weeks before.
• Actors should be based in, or have a base in, Devon because of attending rehearsals and performances. We are not able to provide housing or relocation support for people from further afield.
• Our show teams are diverse in terms of age, experience, ethnicity and we usually have several neurodivergent team members. Everyone coming on board should be willing to work as a part of a diverse group of people.
• The show is profit-share for funding reasons. We cover rehearsal space, costumes, insurance, etc., by selling second-hand bits on eBay and handmade jewellery in local shops. This is an open-book process where ticket sales reports and any venue costs are shown upfront for perusal, and ticket profits are shared equally among each person in the show team. We cannot guarantee exact amounts as it depends on ticket sales.
  
  We continuously apply for funding to aim for equity rates but cannot promise what we cannot deliver.
• ALL cast and crew are given access to portfolio photos and show video, copies of any press or promotional content featuring themselves, references on request (after completion of their first show run with us), and any other items we can offer. Our show credits are usually Spotlight eligible, so we are pleased to confirm your role via Spotlight’s paperwork if you need this credit toward registering on Spotlight.
• And in answer to a common question we receive: nobody is ever charged anything to audition or perform with us.

Do please drop us a line on  with any questions not answered here or in the downloadable audition resources. We strongly encourage that you look at our website and social media to see all about us prior to auditioning.

About The Scarlet Pimpernel:

In 1792, at the height of the French Revolution, aristocrats destined for the Guillotine begin to be rescued by a mysterious figure who always eludes capture. This rescuer can never be found or identified, except by slips of paper featuring the image of a small English flower. Meanwhile, in London, Sir Percy Blakeney, known as the leader of London fashion and a carefree, whimsical fop, marries Marguerite, a beautiful, intelligent French actress and friend of the revolutionary government in France, while Citizen Chauvelin, an agent of the French government, arrives in London seeking the identity of the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel.

An engaging drama of disguise, adventure, and conspiracy set between London and Paris during the height of the French Revolution in 1792. Combining drama and humour, this is a production of pure escapism and suspense.

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