Geordie Productions’ 2015-2016 School Tour Auditions
AUDITIONS to be held on April 13th & 14th from 10:00am to 5:00pm
CALL BACKS to be held on April 17th from 10:00am to 5:00pm
For audition details and to book an audition time contact:
(514) 845-9810
[email protected]
Audition Information
 Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled time.
 Auditions will be seen by the artistic director of Geordie Productions, and the director of the tour plays.
PLEASE NOTE: Both plays will be available to read in full at the Geordie office at 4001 Rue Berri
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9-5 from April 7 - 10. These auditions are for the Geordie School
Tour; if cast, actors will rehearse and perform both plays to tour across Eastern Canada.
Please read the tour information section at the end of this post to ensure that all actors understand
the commitment of the Geordie Tour.
AUDITION PREPARATION FOR BOTH PLAYS
Male and female actors will be asked to theatrically tell a story (either already written or made up) that
showcases at least 3 different characters. Maximum length 2 min.
Female actors will also be asked to prepare a monologue from Squawk.
ELEMENTARY SHOW
Sidewalk Chalk
Written by Cliff Cardinal | Directed by Dean Patrick Fleming
Best Friends Grace and Gary spend every day drawing a fantastical chalk world on the sidewalk in front of
Grace’s house. As Gary struggles to deal with his parent’s separation he tells Grace they can’t spend time
together anymore because she’s too little- He wants a Separation from her. As things in their world shift, the
chalk drawing beneath their feet opens up and sends them spiralling into the universe that they created.
Now they must fight for a way home together and learn about what being best friends really means.
CHARACTERS
Actor 1 (Female) – Grace
A free-spirited girl in 4th grade.
Actor 2 (Male) – Gary
A creative but conflicted boy in 6th grade.
Actor 3 (Male) – Kevin, other characters
Will play a variety of roles including Mr. Sketchy, Lancelot and Dragon.
Geordie Productions | 4001 Berri, Suite 103 Montreal, QC H2L 4H2 | (514) 845-9810 | [email protected]
HIGH SCHOOL SHOW
Squawk
Written by Megan Coles | Directed by Jessica Abdallah
Annie is not your average teen. She’s feisty. She’s sharp. She’s aboriginal. And, she’s aging out of foster
care on her birthday. Where she will go? Will she return to northern Canada and live off the land with her
traditional grandmother? Or remain in a southern city where aboriginal girls like her go missing? Poof.
Disappeared. Vanished. Lost somewhere between her real life and the video game world she clings to,
Annie searches for a new place to be where her identity won’t be questioned and her safety won’t be at risk.
Can Annie overcome the obstacles to "win" the day for herself, her mother, her grandmother, and the
millions of women like them?"
CHARACTERS
Actor 1 (Female) – Annie
(NOTE: This actor will also play Grace in Sidewalk Chalk)
A tough, funny, and feisty aboriginal teenaged girl.
Actor 2 (Male) – Louis
An older man (or at least can seem so) who works as a social worker.
Actor 3 (Male) – Conner
A kind, inquisitive and a bit sheltered teenaged boy.
ADDITIONAL TOUR INFORMATION
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The tour is NON-Equity. Actors are paid weekly at the basic TYA Equity rate. Per-diems will be paid for
over-nights spent outside of the Montreal area and accommodation is provided when outside Montreal.
Accommodations in Montreal are not provided by Geordie.
The 2-Play Tour is so named because the same group of actors (plus one tour manager) present two plays
(one for elementary audiences and one for high school & CEGEP audiences) during the tour. It is not
unusual to present both plays in a single day and the tour annually does up to 220 individual performances.
The tour will rehearse beginning in mid-August, with the first leg of the tour beginning in mid-to-late
September. The 2-Play Tour performances take place over 8 months (September 2015 to April 2016).
Tour performances take place in school gyms, auditoriums, libraries, community centres, and theatres.
Tour actors are expected to load-in and strike the set, props, and costumes together with the stage manager.
The tour travels to remote regions in Quebec, Ontario, and the Maritimes. The tour schedule is organized
into “legs” - the first leg of the tour traditionally takes the group to the Lower North Shore of Quebec;
subsequent legs travel to New Brunswick, the Magdalene Islands, and the Gaspé. This can mean several
days or weeks in very remote communities, and some unconventional travel (by ATV or water taxi) and
accommodations.
The tour travels together with the set, props, and costumes, in a passenger/cargo van to all locations which
are accessible by road, including New Brunswick.
The tour presents up to 12 performances per week (occasionally 3 performances per day) often at more than
one location. The tour performs up to 6 days per week.
Tour performances are ordinarily scheduled in keeping with the school day. As the load-in begins 1 hour
before the performance, this can mean that the pick-up time (from a designated central location) can be very
early in the morning. Prompt attention to timing is expected.
Actors cannot participate in other theatrical productions during the tour due to scheduling conflicts.
The tour will break for one-to-two (unpaid) weeks over the Christmas vacation taken by most schools,
followed by up to a week of brush-up rehearsals. The tour will break for one (unpaid) week during the March
break observed by most Quebec public schools.
The actors who enjoy the tour the most have a great sense of adventure, are easy-going and tolerant of
others, can spend long stretches in close proximity with their co-workers, and can find something new in
each performance of a play with which they have presented many times before.
Geordie Productions | 4001 Berri, Suite 103 Montreal, QC H2L 4H2 | (514) 845-9810 | [email protected]