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Fancy being in our next show?
We are holding the talk-in and auditions for our next production, the award-winning musical
CHICAGO​
This will be performed at 
KING ALFRED's ACADEMY THEATRE, WANTAGE
15th - 18th April 2020

TALK IN AND AUDITION  will take place on
Sunday 8th December,  Childrey Village Hall, OX12 9UE

Come along and meet the director, choreographer and MD,  hear about the show and- if you want to be in the show- audition!
To register your interest and receive the audition pieces, email AmEgos.Theatre@gmail.com

We are looking for cast of approx 20  (nb featured/supporting parts will be expected to perform in ensemble numbers)

We will audition for male and female ensemble and for principal parts; we  expect  auditioning actors to be familiar with the audition song, lib and dance routines.

AUDITION LIB, SONGS AND DANCE ROUTINES AVAILABLE NOW - We will mail them to you once you have expressed your interest
Please register your interest by emailing AmEgos.Theatre@gmail.com


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Fancy being in our next show?
We are holding the talk-in and auditions for our next production, the fabulous musical
GUYS AND DOLLS
This will be performed at 
KING ALFRED's ACADEMY THEATRE, WANTAGE
31st October to 2nd November


TALK IN AND AUDITION  will take place on
Sunday 30th June, 1pm, Childrey Village Hall, OX12 9UE
CALL BACKS
Sunday 7th July, 
1pm, Childrey Village Hall, OX12 9UE

Come along and meet the director, choreographer and MD,  hear about the show and- if you want to be in the show- audition!
Please register your interest by emailing AmEgos.Theatre@gmail.com

We are looking for cast of approx 25 as follows (nb featured/supporting parts will be expected to perform in ensemble numbers):
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Just like his name suggests, he is the nicest and cheeriest of the gambling crooks. High-spirited and a bit naïve, but sincere and genuine. Nathan's loyal friend and lackey.

Sarah Brown
Sergeant of the local Mission. She fully believes in her worthy cause and wishes to convert the gambling sinners to saints. Falls unexpectedly in love with Sky along the way. She is prudish and uptight, but eventually lets go.

Arvide Abernathy
Member of  the Mission band, he is Sarah's mentor. Wise and sweet, he wants nothing but the best for her.

Lt. Brannigan
A New York police officer who is on to Nathan's illegal craps games and is dead-set on catching him. A tough, no-nonsense character.

Nathan Detroit
A good-hearted gambler and craps game organizer who could never hit the bigtime. He loves Adelaide, but cannot quit his gambling ways. A broke schemer with unwitting ways.

Miss Adelaide
Nathan's fiancée and a lead performer at the Hot Box nightclub. She loves Nathan more than anything in the world and desperately wants to get married. Outspoken, stubborn.

Sky Masterson
A high-stakes gambler whose luck never seems to run out, and a wild card who surprises himself when he falls in love with the unlikeliest of women. Suave, smart

Ensemble
 Mission Band , Crap Shooters , Hot Box Girls, Waiters, Cuban Dancers

We will audition for each part listed above and for the NY Ensemble; we  expect  auditioning actors to be familiar with the audition song, lib and dance routines.

AUDITION LIB, SONGS AND DANCE ROUTINES AVAILABLE NOW - We will mail them to you once you have expressed your interest
Please register your interest by emailing AmEgos.Theatre@gmail.com


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We are holding the talk-in and auditions for our next production, the new Gershwin musical,
Crazy for You 

This will be performed at 

KING ALFRED's ACADEMY THEATRE
WANTAGE
24th - 27th October  2018
7.30pm


TALK IN AND AUDITION DANCE PRACTICE will take place on Sunday 3rd June 2018 -  2 - 5pm Childrey Village Hall, OX12 9UE

Come along and meet the director and choreographer,  hear about the show and go through the auditions dances.
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AUDITIONS will take place on Sunday 10th June 2018 -  10.30am - 3pm 
Letcombe Bassett Village Hall
Gramps Hill
Letcombe Bassett
Oxfordshire
OX12 9LP
BOOKING REQUIRED.

Please register your interest by emailing AmEgos.Theatre@gmail.com


If you would like to audition but are unable to attend on this date, please contact the director via email AmEgos.Theatre@gmail.com



We are looking for cast of approx 20 as follows (nb featured/supporting parts will be expected to perform in ensemble numbers):


Bobby Child, Male Lead, Baritone, Dancer

Polly Baker, Female Lead, Mezzo-Soprano, Dancer

Lottie Child (Mother), Female, Supporting, Speaking Part

Irene Roth, Female, Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano
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Lank Hawkins, Male, Supporting, Baritone

Bela Zangler, Male, Supporting, Baritone

Tess, Female, Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Patsy, Female, Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Eugene Fodor, Male, Supporting, Baritone

Patricia Fodor, Female, Supporting, Soprano

Everett Baker, Male, Featured, Baritone

Cowboy Trio, Male, Featured

Follies Girls, Female, Ensemble, Soprano, Alto, Dancers

New York / Nevada Ensemble, Either Gender, Ensemble, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Some Dancers


We will audition for each part listed above and for Follies Girls and NY/Nevada Ensemble and expect  auditioning actors to be familiar with the audition song and dance routines.

SONGS AND DANCE ROUTINES AVAILABLE FROM 27th MAY

Please register your interest by emailing AmEgos.Theatre@gmail.com

Show Synopsis

Crazy For You -- the fabulous Gershwin musical comedy -- is the classic tale of a boy, a girl, and a theatre in need of salvation. Stage-struck Bobby Child works as a banker for his overbearing mother, Lottie, but spends his off hours practicing dance routines and sneaking in to audition for Zangler’s Follies, the most popular show in New York City, run by Bela Zangler, a temperamental Hungarian producer.

Unfortunately, Bobby’s showbiz career is going nowhere, and his strident fiance is insisting that he name the date, so when Lottie demands that he investigate a far-away customer who has defaulted on a mortgage, Bobby jumps at the chance to get out of town. Arriving in hot, quiet Deadrock, Nevada, Bobby falls for Polly Baker, the sweet and sturdy postmistress, whose father happens to own the beautiful, but decaying, Gaiety Theatre - which he has been sent to reposess

Now lovestruck, Bobby comes up with a plan: call in his friends, the Follies Girls, all the way from New York City, cast the locals-- a bunch of rundown cowboys with latent musical talent--and put on a show to save the old building. Polly starts to fall for Boby,  but is furious when she discovers that he comes from the bank.

In order to spend time with the furious Polly, Bobby disguises himself as Bela Zangler of Zangler’s Follies, all the better to produce and direct. But while “Zangler” is talking up Bobby to the unsuspecting Polly, Polly is falling for the impersonation of dashing Zangler…. and when the real Zangler arrives in town, chasing Tessie, his beloved dance captain, things really get “Crazy!”

With a fast-paced and light-hearted script by Ludwig, and a collection of the most beloved tunes of George and Ira Gershwin, including the day-dreamy “Can’t Be Bothered Now”, the catchy, high-energy “Slap That Bass”, and the plaintive, romantic “Someone To Watch Over Me”, 
Crazy For You is a truly delightful homage to the beloved, optimistic musicals of the 1930s: a world of showgirls and cowboys, in which a city boy and a country girl reconcile their differences, fall in love, and save a theater, the old-fashioned way.

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We are holding the talk-in and auditions for our next production, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's 
A Bunch of Amateurs 
if you want to be involved, please do come along.

This will be performed at 

KING ALFRED's ACADEMY THEATRE
WANTAGE
12th - 14th April 2018
7.30pm


TALK IN AND AUDITIONS take place on Sunday 7th January 2018 -  5pm Childrey Village Hall, OX12 9UE

Come along and meet the director and hear about the play;  after a short talk-in, auditions will take place.
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We are looking for  cast of 4 Female, 3 Male
  • Jefferson Steel; a fading Hollywood star who is arrogant, insecure, brash, gauche, demanding, vulnerable and ultimately aware of his own absurdity.  Has a daughter (see below), so needs to look the right age, and able to hold a convincing american accent
  • Dorothy Nettle; director of the Stratford Players and the moving force behind keeping the theatre alive.  Her sweet accommodating manner conceals her inner strength
  • Jessica Steele; Jefferson's 20ish daughter, who has been neglected by her Hollywood star father, and now wants to make him pay for it.  Able to hold convincing american accent and be believable as Jefferson's daughter
  • Nigel Dewberry; solicitor and leading light of the Stratford Players.  Pompous, stuck-up and self-regarding, he believes he is the star of the show, and should play all the leading roles.  He also fancies his romantic chances with Dorothy
  • Mary Plunkett; Owner of the village B&B.  Jolly, generous and an unashamedly adoring Jefferson Steel fan - although somewhat confused about which roles he played in his films.
  • Dennis Dubbins; handyman and village Mr Fixit.  Avuncular though slightly dull, Denis is star-struck by Jefferson and fancies heading up his entourage of one
  • Lauren Bell; Thirty-something marketing executive, former physiotherapist and wife of the theatre's sponsor.  Passionate about the arts and smarter than her husband allows her to be.  
We will audition for each part and expect  the auditioning actors to be familiar with the audition text and to be prepared to interact with other actors in their scenes.

Email us for the audition pieces, to register your interest and to secure an audition slot - AmEgos.theatre@gmail.com



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We are holding the talk-in and auditions for our next production, Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street  ... if you want to be involved, please do come along.

Email us for more details - AmEgos.theatre@gmail.com

Sunday 27th November  2016 - 2pm Childrey Village Hall

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We are holding the talk-in and auditions for our next production, Cole Porter's glittering musical High Society  ... if you want to be involved, please do come along.
More details on the High Society Show Page and on the Facebook Events page - 

https://www.facebook.com/events/712592725508051/


Sunday 10th January 2016 - 1pm Childrey Village Hall

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We are holding Readthroughs for our next production, Michael Frayn's NOISES OFF ... if you want to be involved, please do come along.
More details on the Noises Off Show Page and on the two Facebook Events pages - 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1619324111682382/

https://www.facebook.com/events/754262184684969/

August 6th and 10th 2015, 7pm. Upstairs at King Alfred's Head, Wantage

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  • Home
  • Shows
    • A Christmas Carol 2020
    • Chicago 2020
    • Guys and Dolls 2019
    • The 39 Steps 2019
    • Crazy for You 2018
    • A Bunch of Amateurs 2018
    • Spamalot 2017
    • The Importance of Being Earnest 2017
    • Sweeney Todd 2017
    • Two 2016
    • High Society 2016
    • Noises Off 2015
    • Into the Woods 2015
    • Improbable Fiction 2014
    • The Producers 2014
    • Deathtrap 2013
    • The Pajama Game 2013
    • The Rise and Fall of Little Voice 2012
  • Latest News (2020)
    • 2019 News
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    • 2015 News
    • 2014 News
    • 2013 News
    • 2012 News
  • Photos
    • AmEgos - AmAzing People
    • Guys and Dolls Dress Rehearsal
    • Guys and Dolls Photoshoot with Mel Taylor
    • The 39 Steps Dress Rehearsal
    • The 39 Steps Photoshoot with Mel Taylor
    • Crazy for You Rehearsal Photos by Simon Coates
    • Crazy for You Photoshoot with Mel Taylor
    • A Bunch of Amateurs - Dress Rehearsal by Mel Taylor Photography
    • A Bunch of Amateurs Rehearsal Photos by Simon Coates
    • Spamalot - Dress Rehearsal by Mel Taylor Photography
    • The Importance of Being Earnest - Dress Rehearsal by Mel Taylor Photography
    • Sweeney Todd - Dress Rehearsal by Mel Taylor Photography
    • Sweeney Todd - Cast Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • TWO Dress Rehearsal Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • High Society Dress Rehearsal Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • Noises Off Dress Rehearsal Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • Into the Woods Dress Rehearsal Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • Into the Woods - pre show Photoshoot with Mel Taylor Photography
    • Improbable Fiction Dress Rehearsal Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • Improbable Fiction - Cast Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • The Producers Dress Rehearsal Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • The Producers - pre show Photoshoot with Mel Taylor Photography
    • Deathtrap Dress Rehearsal Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • PJ Game Promo Photo Shoot
    • PJ Game Dress Rehearsal Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • PJ Game Cast Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • PJ Game Rehearsal Photos by Dave Oakes
    • Little Voice Rehearsal Photos!
    • LV Cast Photos by Mel Taylor Photography
    • LV Dress Rehearsal Photos by Pullen Photography
  • Props and Wardrobe Available!
  • Auditions & Events
  • Links to Fabulous Friends
  • Show Sponsors
    • Crazy for You 2018
    • Spamalot 2017
    • Sweeney Todd 2017
    • High Society 2016
    • Noises Off 2015
    • Into the Woods 2015
    • Improbable Fiction 2014
    • The Producers 2014
    • Deathtrap 2013
    • Pajama Game 2013
    • Little Voice 2012
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