Artist Call Out – Seeking diverse performers with musical and puppetry skills
Monstro Theatre is looking for two performers to join the cast of a tour of The King of Nothing, a musical puppet theatre production inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s classic The Emperor’s New Clothes, written by Ben Glasstone and directed by Steve Tiplady.
We are actively encouraging applicants from diverse ethnic backgrounds. As well as performers who primarily work as puppeteers, we also welcome applications from performers coming from Musical Theatre or other theatre backgrounds with a strong interest in puppetry and some significant experience through training and/or performance.
Key Skills and Experience
- Strong singing essential
- Ukulele or guitar experience very desirable
- Strong performance skills; physical theatre/clowning an asset
- Experience in and enthusiasm for puppetry/object-manipulation essential
- Able to demonstrate experience of working with devised or ensemble-led work
- Comfortable working collaboratively.
Audition Facilitators
Auditions will be led by Steve Tiplady and Ben Glasstone and will include musical improv, puppetry and devising.
Key Dates
Application closing date – midday 30th September
Audition date – 14th October
Rehearsals – Jan/Feb 2023
UK Tour – Feb – April 2023
Our partners on this project are as follows
Little Angel Theatre, London
This project has been funded by Arts Council England.
To Apply
Please either email a CV and covering letter showing your interest or experience in puppetry, max. 500 words or a 3 min video, to Rae Lee at raelbow@gmail.com.
If you’d like to send a video file, please use WeTransfer: https://wetransfer.com WeTransfer is a free file sharing site that you can upload to, directly from your phone or computer.
Covid Safety
The safety of individuals and creatives is a priority and with all auditions we will ensure that we adhere to Covid-safe practice.
About Monstro Theatre
MONSTRO makes puppet musicals for people of all sizes. Led by theatre-maker and composer Ben Glasstone and a bevy of the country’s finest musical puppeteers and designers, we are dedicated to extending the language of puppetry and music theatre and to challenging the boundaries between theatre made for children and for adults.
MONSTRO began with the creation of Little Angel Theatre’s much-loved musical The Mouse Queen, by a group of theatre makers led by Ben back in the mid 2000s.That seminal show, directed by Steve Tiplady, designed by Peter O’Rourke and co-written with Tim Kane, went on to run off-West End and off-Broadway in New York with great success and since then Ben has worked with these artists and many others developing “puppet musicals” of all sorts, both with Monstro and with Little Angel, Polka and many other theatres making work for family audiences.
If you have any questions regarding the application, please contact Rae Lee at raelbow@gmail.com
We look forward to hearing from you.
Monstro Theatre.
