Audition For the watsons

BY LAURA WADE, DIRECTED BY JOAN BRYANS

Vital  Spark theatre is holding an audition for the part of Tom Musgrave (details below) for its upcoming production of THE WATSONS

Production Dates: May 1-18, 2025, Thurs-Sun (matinees, with no evening performances on some Saturdays and Sundays) - at Jericho Arts Centre

Audition date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

APPLICATION DEADLINE: (though the sooner the better):  Friday, January 17, 2025

Callbacks: TBD

Audition venue: Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery Street, Vancouver

SYNOPSIS:

Emma Watson is 19 and new in town. She's been cut off by her rich aunt and dumped back in the family home. Emma and her sisters must marry, fast. If not, they face poverty, spinsterhood, or worse: an eternity with their boorish brother and his awful wife. Luckily there are plenty of potential suitors to dance with, from flirtatious Tom Musgrave to castle-owning Lord Osborne, who's as awkward as he is rich. So far so familiar.  

But there's a problem: Jane Austen didn't finish the story. Who will write Emma's happy ending now? Based on her incomplete novel, this sparklingly witty play looks under the bonnet of Jane Austen and asks: What can characters do when their author abandons them?

CASTING:

We welcome applications from artists of all backgrounds, orientations, identities, abilities and ethnicities.  Ability to dance/ move an asset. English accents eventually required.

NOTE: This is a non-union production.

Vital  Spark theatre is casting only the following role (due to previously cast actor having to drop out due to conflicting work schedule).:

Tom Musgrave: (25-40) a  handsome scoundrel and great flirt. 

TO AUDITION:

Please prepare the side for Tom Musgrave posted at the right. 

To secure an audition time slot please submit a headshot and resume to Joan Bryans at j.bryans@telus.net or through the button at the right.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: (though the sooner the better):  Friday, November 17, 2025

REHEARSALS: will start on March 8, 2025, and will be held on Tues and Thurs evenings and Saturday and Sunday afternoons. They will be held at Green Thumb Studio, 5522 McKinnon Street, and St. Mary's Kerrisdale,