Auditions November 18

Spotlight Theatre hold auditions for PASSION, an original adaptation of the Passion of Christ by Artistic Director, Pamela Reckamp. Appointments will be taken at 314-412-6848 beginning Thursday, November 8^th. Union and non-union talent will be seen.  Spotlight Theatre offers a SPT contract, tier 3. Auditions will be held Sunday, November 18 from 1:30 – 4:30 pm at The Skip Viragh Center for the Arts Blackbox, located at 425 S. Lindbergh on the campus of Chaminade College Preparatory School.  Please prepare one spiritual song and one dramatic monologue.  Accompanist provided, please bring music in your key.

PASSION is a play with music and features stylized movement. Rehearsals begin Tuesday February 26. Production dates are March 14-23, 2013 with performances Thursday and Friday at 8pm, Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm. There is also the possibility of a student matinee on Friday, March 22. Some roles have been cast.

Looking for physically strong actors who sing well. Gender is not an important consideration for many roles and nearly all roles double in some way.  The following roles are available:

Judas:  excellent dramatic actor, sly, doubles as chorus

John:  girlish looking, physically very strong, tall, slim, good singer, doesn’t say much but is a constant presence

Mary: female to play 40-50’s, can carry a tune, a grounding presence even in the face of the horrific events

Magdalene: female, feisty, 30’s, must be a strong singer, very energetic

High Priest: any age, a hot head, loudmouth, behavior similar to a child

Pilate: any age, foreign in some way (voice or stance, etc), a big presence who becomes smaller. Doubles as Disciple Andrew

Disciples Matthew, Philip, James: either gender, any age, double as soldiers, good singers

Disciple Simon: man, good singer, doubles as Man with Jug, chorus  and Thief #2

Disciple Thaddeus: man, strong singer, young, doubles as Barrabas and Thief #1