2016 GCTC / CCLA Lawyer Play Auditions

When a western superpower begins producing a unique wine that is the tiny nation of Grand Fenwick’s only export, the little country’s entire economy collapses. Things look dire until Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy points out that no country that has declared war on the superpower – and then lost – has ever gone hungry. But when Field Marshall Tully Bascombe and the 23 other men in the Grand Fenwick army invade the superpower, their plan to immediately surrender unravels…

• The GCTC/CCLA Lawyer Play is a fundraising project that supports the operations of Great Canadian Theatre Company and benefits a charity partner, which this year is SALUS, an Ottawa charity that provides life changing housing and support services to people living with serious mental illness. 
  
  
• Anyone in the legal profession, including articling students, paralegals, and judges are eligible to audition for the Lawyer Play. No acting experience required, just an open mind and a passion for theatre! 
  
  
• Rehearsals begin in the spring and will run on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and Sunday afternoons. Actors must be available when called throughout the rehearsal period.  

REQUIREMENTS: 

• You must be available for ALL nights of the play and a very busy rehearsal period, including the 2 weeks leading up to the performances. You must be available for Tech Rehearsal the weekend before the performance dates. 
  
  
• ALL cast members are required to sell a minimum number of tickets (40) and seek sponsors for the Lawyer Play.  

WHERE:
GCTC Studio Theatre  
2nd floor of the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre
at 1233 Wellington St. West 

To book your audition date, contact GCTC at development@gctc.ca.
Please state in subject line "LP 2016 audition"

The full script version will be available from the CCLA library. Some male roles may be cross cast with female roles or vice versa. If there is a role you prefer to play, please indicate so when you book your audition. A copy of a scene to prepare for your audition will be emailed to you with confirmation of your audition time.