Walltown Ensemble Players

CASTING NOTICE
 
Walltown Children’s Theatre, with the support of the Anika James Foundation is now expanding its programming to include a community-based,
​semi-professional performance ensemble. 
 
New Auditions for the Inaugural
Walltown Ensemble Players coming soon!

Walltown Children’s Theatre
Black Box Theatre
1225 Berkeley St.
Durham, NC 27705
 
For auditions, please prepare a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue.  If you are also a dancer or singer, please be prepared to perform one song or one dance.  You may also be asked to do a cold reading from a script.
 
Requirements:
  • Must be between the ages of 18-35.
  • Display talent as either an actor, singer/rapper, and/or dancer.
  • Be willing to stretch artistically, if you are a singer/dancer, must be willing to study acting/playwriting and vice versa.
  • Commit to one year and participation in performances.
  • Interested in using your artistic talents to bring  light to issues that pre-teens, teens, and young adults are facing.
 
To kick things off, the Ensemble players will participate in an intensive workshop with Mark Perry and ongoing Tuesday evening workshops on Tuesdays from 7pm-9pm starting August 27th.  This workshop will be taught by playwright, teacher, dramaturg and director, Mark Perry.  Mark teaches in the UNC Department of Dramatic Art and serves as dramaturg for PlayMakers Repertory Company. He is the founder of Drama Circle, which seeks to build community through the performing arts.
Ensemble Players will get a percentage of the box office of all performances and
​receive a stipend for performing in schools.