Auditions for Picnic At Hanging Rock by Barkly Theatre

5/02/2024 - 12/02/2024 7:30pm - 5pm

UMSU Union House Theatre

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Barkly Theatre are thrilled to announce auditions are now open for their debut production of Picnic at Hanging Rock, playing in the Guild Theatre April 25-27, 2024.

SYNOPSIS

Victoria. 1900. On a Saint Valentine’s Day picnic to Hanging Rock, four schoolgirls and their governess vanish mysteriously. Joan Lindsay’s novel explores the aftermath of their disappearance, and the impact on their rural community – lost in the twisted mystery of the Australian Gothic. The global success of Tom Wright’s 2016 stage adaptation advances a contemporary relevancy of this unyielding myth.

ROLES AVAILABLE

The cast consists of an ensemble of 5 female or non-binary actors telling the story of Picnic at Hanging Rock. Due to the nature of the script, there are no set characters. Instead, actors should be confident with transitioning between multiple characters  within a scene (ranging from ages 14-50), adopting accents (incl. Colonial Australian, English, and French), and comfortable singing.

We greatly encourage and welcome submissions from actors who are First Nations, PoC, CaLD, queer, gender diverse, and/or neurodiverse.

While Barkly Theatre is affiliated with The University of Melbourne, external applicants are more than welcome. 

AUDITIONS

Below is a google form to submit a self-tape audition due by midnight of 12 February. 
Please select and record two of the below excerpts and attach them to the form as google drive links – these can be recorded in separate takes. If in-person auditions are preferred, please book a time for February 12 through our Calendly link – info about location will be sent out closer to the date. 

Audition Form: Here

If successful, we will send out information regarding a group call-back on Wednesday 21 February. This will give us a chance to see how you work in person and with other actors.