Entertainment
30 October, 2024
Auditions open for ‘O, Ophelia’ premiering in March ‘25
AUDITIONS are now open for young female Cairns and Far North actors to join the chorus of an exciting new regional touring co-production, ‘O, Ophelia’, premiering in March 2025.
‘O, Ophelia’ is a bold, new professional theatre production co-produced by JUTE Theatre Company and Overall Arts, an emerging youth theatre company.
Overall Arts founder Amber Grossmann said the audition process involved participation in free acting workshops throughout November at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre in Cairns.
“These workshops are a fantastic opportunity for young actors to develop their skills and have a chance to secure one of the production’s four coveted chorus roles,” Ms Grossman said.
“For the chorus roles, we are looking for young women and female-identifying persons, school leavers or anyone interested in immersing themselves into the beautiful, diverse and creative world of theatre,” she said.
All chorus members will receive a paid mentorship to work with Ms Grossmann to develop the chorus before the rehearsal phase leading up to O, Ophelia’s performance season from March 7-15, 2025.
‘O, Ophelia’ – written and directed by Ms Grossman –will officially open at the theatre on International Women’s Day before embarking on a regional tour of Queensland.
“I am incredibly excited to co-produce and tour this work, a story of our times about relationships and self-worth. I know it will resonate with audiences and I cannot wait to ‘get the show on the road’,” said Ms Grossmann.
JUTE Theatre Company’s artistic director Suellen Maunder said Ms Grossmann was a shining light for the intergenerational growth of Queensland’s regional theatre industry.
“For JUTE, developing new Australian stories and supporting a new wave of theatre makers like Amber and Overall Arts is a pinnacle achievement for the company and one which we are inordinately proud of,” Ms Maunder said.
“It is because of this relationship with JUTE that we have chosen to extend the mentorship element of the work further, allowing young creatives across many disciplines to undertake a paid internship. There are few opportunities for professional development in regional theatre, but this is one of them,” she said.
O, Ophelia is a modern tale of co-dependent relationships that explores themes of coercive control and emotional abuse in young relationships, shedding light upon these critical themes.
For more details visit https://bit.ly/3YyIB5Z or producer Kathryn Ash by email: kathryn@jute.com.au
