PROJECT X THEATRE IS HOLDING GENERAL AUDITIONS FOR X FEST 2019 & THE RIVERTOWN PLAYERS!

PROJECT X THEATRE IS HOLDING
GENERAL AUDITIONS FOR X FEST 2019
& THE RIVERTOWN PLAYERS!
Project X Theatre is seeking submissions from actors and musicians for their upcoming 2019 season. The
company is casting for roles in both 2019 X Fest productions as well as for The Rivertown Players (a
partnership with the Kamloops Arts Council). All auditions will be considered for both X Fest shows and
The Rivertown Players, unless performers indicate otherwise.

Project X is committed to diverse, inclusive casting and will consider all submissions, without regard to
age, disability, ethno-cultural identity, or gender.

X Fest 2019 will once again feature two family-friendly classic stories with modern twists.

Actors will be engaged under professional contracts, either part-time (1 show) or full-time (both shows or
Rivertown Players). Members of CAEA will only be considered for X Fest and will be engaged under a
D.O.T. Agreement.

Casting in The Rivertown Players is contingent on the Kamloops Arts Council receiving Canada Summer
Jobs funding. New Rules This Year: All Canadian citizens or landed immigrants under 30 years of age are
eligible for Canada Summer Jobs funded employment positions, whether they are in school or not.

Successful audition applicants are asked to prepare:
   • A scene from SHOW #1 (Provided with audition confirmation)
   • A song (2min in length). An accompanist will be provided, please bring music for them.
   • For performers who play instruments, please bring a piece to play (No longer than 2min)
   • For SHOW #2 you’ll be asked to improvise a scene with a provided rod/bunkaru style puppet.

Auditions: Saturday, March 2, 2019
Location: Classroom at the TRU Actors Workshop Theatre (Old Main Building)
*If this timing or location does not work for you, video auditions will also be accepted.

Interested performers are asked to submit a current headshot and artistic resume to
Dušan Magdolen, Artistic Producer, at dusan@projectxtheatre.ca by 5pm February 25,
2019. All materials should be submitted as a PDF with the subject line: X Fest 2019. In
the email please indicate whether you are auditioning for SHOW#1, SHOW#2, and/or
The Rivertown Players. You will then be given an audition time on March 2, 2019, as
well as a group dance call time, unless you are only auditioning for SHOW #2 and/or
The Rivertown Players. Video Auditions are to be submitted to Dušan via email before
5pm on February 25, 2019.

                 X FEST 2019 ! JULY 15 – AUGUST 3 ! PRINCE CHARLES PARK ! WWW.PROJECTXTHEATRE.CA

X FEST SHOW #1
The first production is a wild musical comedy that will require an ensemble of performers to sing, move,
and in some cases, play multiple characters. We are also looking for musicians with little or no acting
experience, and actors who play instruments. This production will be directed by Tracey Power.

Rehearsals: 2-10pm on June 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, July 1 (Canada Day 8am – 4pm), 2, 3, 6, 11,
13, 15, 17 & 18.
Performances: At 7pm on July 15 (Preview), 17 (Preview), 18 (Opening), 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31,
August 1 & 3 (2pm PWYC & 7pm).

X FEST SHOW #2
The second production is a brand new work by Kamloops’ own Randi Edmundson, which heavily
features puppets and includes songs and whimsy. Performers will be asked to puppeteer, sing, and
inhabit multiple characters, while at least one performer will need to play an instrument. This
production will be directed by Mika L Laulainen.

Rehearsals: 2-10pm on June 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, July 1 (Canada Day 8am-4pm), 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, & 19.
Performances: July 16 (Preview), 19 (Opening), 20 (2pm PWYC), 23 (5&7pm), 26 (5&7pm), 30 (5&7pm)
& August 2 (5&7pm).

THE RIVERTOWN PLAYERS
Each July & August, the Kamloops Arts Council’s
Rivertown Players present accessible, free family-friendly
theatre performances throughout Kamloops and area.
Performing live five days a week, the troupe writes,
directs, and performs their own original productions. The
Rivertown Players will be produced by Project X Theatre
and will be exposed to workshops by various theatre
professionals in different disciplines.

Contract Dates: 30 hours a week from May to Aug (14
weeks total)
**Contracts will be subject to funding from Canada
Summer Jobs**

3 Available positions:
*Actor/Director
*Actor/Stage Manager
*Actor/Community Engagement Coordinator

                 X FEST 2019 ! JULY 15 – AUGUST 3 ! PRINCE CHARLES PARK ! WWW.PROJECTXTHEATRE.CA

TRACEY POWER
Tracey has worked across Canada and internationally as an
actor, playwright, director and choreographer. Locally, for
Western Canada Theatre, she was the Director/
Choreographer of Elf The Musical, Playwright/
Choreographer of GLORY which will tour BC and Ontario
starting in March, as well as acting in UBUNTU and Les
Miserables. For the Caravan Farm Theatre she acted in The
Gift of the Magi and A Christmas Carol. Outside of
Kamloops she recently performed in UBUNTU for Prairie
Theatre Exchange/Citadel Theatre, she choreographed the
Arts Club’s ONEGIN and is the director/choreographer of
Chelsea Hotel, The Songs of Leonard Cohen, which has
played over 300 shows across Canada.

Currently she's organizing the All A'Broad Cabaret on March 8 for WCT to celebrate International
Women’s Day, and co-creating the new musical Hey Viola! starring Krystle Dos Santos, about civil rights
icon, Viola Desmond, which will have its first reading on March 7th with WCT. She is the recipient of the
Betty Mitchell, Sterling and Jessie Richardson Awards for her work and is very much looking forward to
working with Project X this Summer. www.traceypower.ca

MIKA LAULAINEN
Mika Laulainen is a freelance director based in Vancouver
and on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples.
She holds a BFA in Theatre, with a specialization in
directing from the University of Victoria. She has further
trained in directing at Directors Lab North, Directors Lab
West, the Womens Directing Intensive at the Banff Centre,
and in directing ensembles with Movement Theater
Studios in New York and she has further trained in
puppetry at the Banff Centre with The Old Trout Puppet
Workshop. Recent credits include Anne of Green Gables
(Ozark Actors Theatre), Precious Little (star star theatre),
and Randi Edmundson's Kolejka, a puppet folktale
(Upintheair Theatre). Mika can't wait to direct some more
talented puppets (and people!) at X Fest 2019.
www.mikalaulainen.com

The X Fest 2019 shows will have their public announcement at the Project X Theatre Fundraising
Dinner Event on Monday, March 4 at On the Rocks Pub. However, those auditioning will find out the
shows on March 2, 2019 and will have the opportunity to decide whether they want to audition for
one, both, or neither shows at that time.

                 X FEST 2019 ! JULY 15 – AUGUST 3 ! PRINCE CHARLES PARK ! WWW.PROJECTXTHEATRE.CA