ADULT CAST
PRODUCTIONS
Quality COMMUNITY THEATRE IN YORK REGION
In addition to working with children in the community, Marquee also offers community theatre style performance opportunities for all ages depending on the selected productions within a season. Our productions deliver high quality, family friendly entertainment, enriching the lives of those on stage, as well as those in the audience.
We produce two adult cast productions within a subscription series with performances at the New Roads Performing Arts Centre (Formerly known as The Newmarket theatre) in November & April.
As part of Marquee’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, we make intentional choices to ensure we are a welcoming space for people of all ethnicities, economic status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. We encourage submissions from artists of all backgrounds, lived experiences, and gender identities. All roles are non-equity, non paying.
WHAT COMMITMENT IS REQUIRED?
The people organizing this production are creatures of commitment, and they require yours.
The question is, are you ready to give it? It can seem exciting to get involved with a production, but when the days and weeks of effort pile up, you may sometimes wonder where your initial excitement came from.
Participation in any production is a serious commitment.
If you have other obligations in your life – a job, sports teams, special family needs – you must be 100% certain that those legitimate concerns leave you with enough time and energy to be involved in a show.
There is no disgrace in giving those things priority and leaving this production to other people. The only shame would be if you agreed to take part in a show, only to then miss rehearsals and drop out along the way. That would weaken the efforts of the whole team. So know your own limits, and only say “yes” to this project if you really mean it.
Can you have fun working on a musical? Heck yes! You will probably have a blast doing it. But it’s not going to be the kind of fun you have lazing around under a tree on a hot afternoon. It is going to be more like the feeling of scoring a top grade after studying like crazy, or winning a competition you’ve spent months preparing for.
UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS
Fall 2024
NewRoad Performing Arts Centre – Newmarket
ABOUT THE SHOW
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Elle Woods
The quintessential Valley Girl who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and realizes that she has more to offer than just a pretty face and a bubbly personality.
Ensemble
A smart and sensitive law student who takes Elle under his wing. He is charming, quirky, loveable, and friendly.
Paulette
A brash, caring, optimistic hair stylist who is friends with Elle and longs to find a man for herself.
Professor Callahan
A pompous, sleezy and manipulative law professor at Harvard who is highly successful, but completely immoral.
Warner Huntington III
A good-looking but shallow and pompous guy who breaks Elle’s heart and heads off to Harvard Law.
Vivienne Kensington
A smart, savvy, and uptight law student and Warner’s fiancee who initially dismisses Elle, but grows to be her friend.
Brooke Wyndam
AUDITION
Please read the audition package HERE
Be sure to note if you have any baton or acrobatic/tumbling /lift cheering experience.
Auditions are on May 15, 16, 21 and 23
WHAT TO PREPARE
1 minutes COMEDIC monologue
Female roles
One verse and chorus of a pop song of your choice. Please bring a karaoke style backing track with you on your device. We will have speakers and aux cords for both android and apple products.
If you can’t find a song, you may choose one of the following songs below.
I drove all night Celine Dion – second verse onward
Vocal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvz_gW5C2cY
Inst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdaLG-nwx8E
Alone – Heart
Vocal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cw1ng75KP0
Inst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAbT9dr1R30
Men
Please prepare a Broadway style song or choose one of the following songs below (one verse and chorus only).
Almost Like being in Love-
Vocal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qYCDEsersw
Inst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSzEz3u2qlk
Santa Fe – Newsies
Vocal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsfrVvDuoos
Inst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUYBT06wa2A
DANCE – nothing to prepare as this will be taught by our chorographer
Please be sure to wear proper, comfortable clothing and shoes for the dance audition (no bare feet or flip flops). Bring indoor shoes for our dance floor (no outdoor shoes permitted on this floor).
Book your preferred audition date and time HERE
Complete this Audition Form and bring it to your audition. this form asks for you to upload your resume and headshot. We will staple your headshot and resume to your completed audition form at your audition.
THE CREATIVE TEAM
Director/Music Director – JP Gedeon
Choreographer – Baiba Senecal
Stage Manager – Amanda Cook
Producer – Sheryl Thomas
Assistant Stage Managers: Dave Taugher, Arielle Branitsky
April 4 – 13, 2025
NewRoad Performing Arts Centre – Newmarket
ABOUT THE SHOW
The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory…but only to a lucky few. Young Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a life-changing journey through Wonka’s world of pure imagination including chocolate waterfalls, nutty squirrels and the great glass elevator, all to be revealed by Wonka’s army of curious Oompa-Loompas.
Based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl, this musical features memorable songs from the well-known 1971motion picture including “Candy Man,” “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket,” “Oompa Loompa Song,” and “Pure Imagination.” This show presents ageless themes of hope, friendship, and the consequences of greed but overall that having a loving family is the best golden ticket of all.
THE CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Zac Mansfield
Music Director/Conductor: Ernesto De Luca
Choreographer: Jordan Robertson Reid
Stage Manager: TBD
Producer: Sheryl Thomas (Marquee Theatrical Productions)
Set Design: Peter Thorman
Costumes/Crew: Brenda Hillaby
Lighting Design: TBD
ASM: David Taugher
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