Snow White talent sought
Last year’s Christmas pantomime, Puss in Boots, featured Marc Bourrel as Dame Hettie.
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Updated: August 06, 2009 12:27 PM
It seems a pretty simple wish list for the White Rock Players – men in tights, a wicked old witch, an airhead fairy and a tall dwarf.
These – it turns out – are a few of the character roles director Susanne de Pencier is hoping to fill for this year’s White Rock Players Club pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Auditions for the show, follow-up to de Pencier’s hugely successful Puss In Boots last year, will take place Sunday, Aug. 16, 1-6 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 17, 6-9 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 23, 2-7 p.m. at the Coast Capital Playhouse. 1532 Johnston Rd.
“This is going to be a hilarious show with a huge cast,” de Pencier, a Vancouver casting director, said.
“There are 20 characters in Snow White, plus villagers. I think that’s a perfect size cast for an area that has as much talent as White Rock and South Surrey has to offer.
De Pencier said she has done no pre-casting, so all of the parts are up for grabs. She and producer Geoff Giffin are hoping that the success of last year’s pantomime will bring back actors who worked with her last year, and will also bring in lots of new faces.
“We need actors of all ages and all shapes and sizes,” de Pencier said.
“That is one of the reasons panto is so much fun – when you are working with people from eight to 80 it becomes a real family. The older actors get a chance to mentor the younger ones, and sometimes the younger ones surprise the older actors with a new way to look at something.”
For more info, email geoff@geoffgiffin.com or call 604-538-7561.
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