Auditions: Jack and the Beanstalk – CLOSED
| Jack and the Beanstalk by Crystal Weltzin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kerri Norris |
| Venues: | Surrey Arts Centre, Surrey Massey Theatre, New Westminster |
| Showdates: | Surrey: December 18, 20, 22-23, 26-27, 2026 (Dress Rehearsal Dec 17) New Westminster: December 31, 2026 - January 3, 2027 (Dress Rehearsal TBD) |
| Rehearsals: | Rehearsals: **While there is some flexibility in the rehearsal schedule for conflicts if you are not available, in general, for the set rehearsal schedule either ask about your conflicts or do not submit. First Read September 20, 6pm Sept - Dec: Tuesdays 6:30-10pm (Principals only), Sundays 12-6pm (ALL) ***There will be reserve rehearsals for Principal characters starting Thursdays Nov 17th. ***There will be a Saturday Rehearsal for ALL cast on Saturday, December 12th |
| Casting non-union roles - Honourarium Paid | All ethnicities and backgrounds are encouraged to audition. Singing and dancing required for all characters. Character descriptions below. Please include the character you'd like to audition for in your subject line when applying. |
| Honourarium: | Principal Characters - $75 Supporting Characters - $50 Guest Characters - $25 |
| Auditions: | Monday, June 8th from 6pm-10pm If you're unavailable, please send us a one minute song (either A Cappella or with a backtrack) and a self tape of the character you're interested in. |
| Callbacks: | TBA (Only those invited to callbacks will be contacted. Those invited will be given sides to prepare and read.) |
| Deadline: | Please submit by June 1st |
| Contact Name: | Crystal Weltzin auditions@rctheatreco.com |
| Application: | Please send: - CV/Resume - Current Headshot If unavailable on June 8: - Recorded 1 min song - self tape with sides of character you're interested in |
| Local submissions only for this casting call. | |
| Character | Honourarium | Role | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Flora | $75/performance - Principal | Fairy representing all that is good! Cheering on the good guys and getting the audience to cheer as well. Think Good Fairy Glinda - a little sassy and only rude (never mean) to the Demon King. Only speaks in rhyme. | 20’s and up - female identifying actor or non-binary |
| Silly Billy | $75/performance - principal | Idle Jack character. They are friends to all the children in the audience and brother to Jack and Lucy. Has great ideas that tend to get him daydreaming. Lovingly – a true space cadet. Requires comedic timing and flexible physicality. Played as a male-identifying character. | 20’s and up - male-identifying actor or non-binary |
| Level Lucy | $75/performance - principal | Idle Jane character. Smart, savvy and clever. Sister to Jack and Billy, constantly keeping them in line and focused. Requires comedic timing and flexible physicality. Played as a female-identifying character. | 20’s and up - female identifying actor or non-binary |
| Cal Culus | $50/performance - supporting | Sidekick to the lead villain. Requires comedic timing and flexible physicality. Shares a braincell with Cal Culator. Think Panic and Pain from Hercules. | 20’s and up - open |
| Cal Culator | $50/performance - supporting | Sidekick to the lead villain. Requires comedic timing and flexible physicality. Shares a braincell with Cal Culus. Think Panic and Pain from Hercules. | 20’s and up - open |
| Kevin | $50/performance - supporting | The villain's awkward adult child. Think Scott to Dr. Evil. Constantly trying to bring the villains into the 21st century but without any tact. Open to male-identifying, female-identifying or non-binary. Will play a male-identifying character. | 20’s and up - open |
| Goldie | $25/performance - guest | Kidnapped from her home with the fairies to keep the giant asleep. Will require flexible physicality for flowing choreography. | 20’s and up - female |
The Royal Canadian Theatre Company employs non-discrimination in all audition and hiring practices, and is honoured to be able to make theatre on the ancestral and unceded traditional territories of the Qayqayt, Matsqui, Kwantlen, Katzie and Semiahmoo First Nations, who were the first peoples to live, to dance, tell stories and sing songs in these lands.
