Derby Theatre is offering members of the community (aged 18+) an exciting opportunity to perform on the main stage at Derby Theatre in a production called 4 Walls this autumn.
4 Walls, a high-energy multimedia experience with live music, performance, dance and large-scale digital projection from local hip-hop artist and music producer, Rukus, will open the autumn season at Derby Theatre, on from Thursday 7 until Saturday 9 September.
4 Walls is a Derby Theatre production as part of Derby CAN, a multi-partner project where organisations create theatre and live events in collaboration with people who live in Derby and surrounding areas.
Audition details
4 Walls community auditions, with the opportunity to perform as part of a community ensemble in the show alongside a professional cast of actors, will be held at Baby People on Forman Street in Derby on Thursday 3 August. There will be two audition slots available, one from 6.30pm until 8pm and one from 8pm – 9.30pm.
Key information
- Auditions are open to anyone aged 18+ who lives in the Derby/Derbyshire area.
- We welcome interest from all genders, ethnicities and abilities to apply for an audition slot.
- This is a NON-PAID opportunity. However, we may be able to support in contributing towards some expenses.
- Previous experience in performing is not essential, but an eagerness and energy to perform, and a strong commitment to the production, is. If you are a budding performer from the local region, this is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in a professional show on your doorstep.
- Successful applicants will be offered a place on a 90-minute group audition slot and will take part in a range of group drama/movement/singing exercises. You will need to wear comfortable clothes and footwear and bring along a bottle of water for refreshment.
- Rehearsals will start on Monday 7 August. Community ensemble members will be rehearsing at least two afternoons/nights a week (Mon – Fri) with specific days and times to be confirmed. There will also be a rehearsal on Saturday 2 September, 10am until 4pm where all company members will need to be available to attend.
- All cast need to be available to rehearse on afternoon/evening Wed 16 Aug.
- Rehearsals will take place at Derby Theatre’s rehearsal studio on Forman Street in Derby.
For successful auditionees: you must also be available all days and evenings between Monday 4 and Saturday 9 September.
How to apply for an audition slot
- Please download an application form from the Derby Theatre website.
- Please send a completed form and a photograph of yourself to derbycan@derby.ac.uk by Tuesday 1 August, 5pm.
Please place ‘4 WALLS AUDITION APPLICATION’ in the subject line of your email.
Any questions?
- If you have any questions about the auditions or application process, please email derbycan@derby.ac.uk
More information about 4 Walls
A high-energy multimedia experience with live music, performance, dance and large scale digital projection.
4 Walls, an exciting new play from local music producer and Hip Hop artist, Rukus, invites you into a world of community, discovering what our fundamental needs are, who informs them and how we navigate where we go.
A Caribbean woman is surprised to be caught up in a scandal, in her old age. A school kid suffers sleepless nights in fear of deportation, yet his dreams of a music career stay big. Then there’s what’s her face, you know, the young nomad, out of place soul plodding the lonely road and not to 4get Femi, the inner-city dreamer, ambitious and aspirational, a believer.
But as their journeys go on, something just seems wrong. Living in the same block of flats, each stranger is experiencing a deafening chorus of fear that crescendos and bursts into a Uni-verse, which is simply entitled: Find where you belong.
4 Walls will be performed by a professional company of actors who will be joined by a community cast of performers. Following each performance of 4 Walls, the upper foyer at Derby Theatre will play host to an exciting and eclectic range of established and up-and-coming local artists and musicians who will entertain and inspire the audience post-show.