Sheffield Theatres Seek Young Actors For Christmas Musical ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

Sheffield Theatres are searching for three exceptional young local performers to appear in their whip-crackin' Christmas musical, Irving Berlin's ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, which runs from Thursday 8 December to Saturday 14 January at the Crucible.

Producers are looking for strong singers and dancers, who can confidently handle dialogue in an American accent, to take on the roles of Annie Oakley's sisters Jessie, aged 14, Nellie aged 12 and 10-year-old brother Jake. Those auditioning do not need to be the exact age of their character but will have to have reached their 9th birthday by Monday 5 September 2016. Two performers will be cast for each role, which will be performed on a rota basis.

To secure an audition place, all performers must pre-register their interest by visiting the Sheffield Theatres website www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk and completing a registration form before 2pm on Thursday 15 September.

First auditions will take place at the Lyceum Theatre on Friday 16 September where participants will be taught a simple song and work on an extract from the script.

Recall sessions will take place on Saturday 17 September from 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Lyceum Theatre.

Auditionees must arrive at the Lyceum Stage Door 15 minutes before their audition session, must be dropped off and collected by a parent or guardian and should live within a one hour drive of the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

All attending should wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water.

For those wishing to attend but not available on Friday 16 September it may be possible to attend on Saturday 17 September - please emaila.wilcox@sheffieldtheatres.co.uk for confirmation.

Rehearsals will take place from Monday 7 November 2016 to Wednesday 7 December 2016 at both the Lyceum and Crucible Theatres. It is envisaged that there will be 2-3 rehearsal sessions a week however a more detailed schedule will be available at the time of casting. During the final week of rehearsals this will increase to 4-5 sessions over the week.

Sheffield Theatres' production of Irving Berlin's musical Annie Get Your Gun will be directed by Paul Foster and choreographed by Alistair David, with musical direction by Paul Herbert.

Auditions for the juvenile roles take place on Friday 16 September at the Lyceum Theatre at 4.30pm and 6.30pm. Details and registration forms can be found at www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk.

Tickets for Annie Get Your Gun are on sale now, priced from £20.00 and can be purchased from Sheffield Theatres' Box Office in person, by calling 0114 249 6000, and online at sheffieldtheatres.co.uk. A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1 online) applies to all bookings made at the Box Office, excluding cash.

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