Western Canada Theatre will be holding General Auditions in Kamloops, BC for the 2024 ׀ 2025 season on July 3, 2024.

Present at the auditions will be WCT Artistic Director, James MacDonald and Producer, Morgan Benedict.

Actors are invited to apply for an audition time by sending an electronic copy of your resume and headshot to [email protected] (please include ‘General Auditions – YOUR NAME’ in the subject line).

Please indicate your Equity status on your submission as well as any time restrictions you may have on the audition date.

Western Canada Theatre tells stories on the traditional & unceded territory of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, whose people are the traditional stewards of this land.

WCT is committed to diversity in the workplace and we encourage all artists to submit, and to self-identify if they so choose. We welcome submissions from artists with a broad range of backgrounds including, but not limited to race, ethnicity, Indigeneity, gender, gender- identification, sexual orientation, class and physical ability. If there are any barriers (language, disability, or any other considerations) preventing you from submitting, please let us know and we will work with you to overcome them.

Submission deadline is Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

WCT will contact individuals selected for auditions. As provided for in 8:06 (V) of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, may can accept self-tapes or arrange for video conferencing in order to accommodate an Actor who is unable to attend in person. At this time, we will not be accepting self-tapes from artists whose point of origin is outside of BC or AB.

Audition Requirements:

Two contrasting monologues. Each monologue should be no longer than 2.5 minutes in duration;

OR

One contemporary monologue and one song, sung acapella. Each piece should be no longer than 2.5 minutes in duration.

Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition. Both Equity and non-Equity artists will be seen at this audition call.

Morgan Benedict

Producer ׀ Western Canada Theatre

778-471-9452 ׀ [email protected]