Auditions (Drumheller): Badlands Passion Play – Badlands Amphitheatre, Theater News

The Badlands Amphitheatre is looking for actors for the 2025 performance of the Badlands Passion Play.

About the Roles:
We are seeking emerging to established performers to fill various roles such as:
– Jesus (25-45 years old)
– Pilate (30-60 years old)
– Disciples (20-50 years old)
– Sadduk (30-60 years old)
– Mary Magdalene (20-50 years old)
– Various Other Characters (any age)

Schedule:
– Rehearsals begin on Saturday May 31st. Full time cast members rehearse from Wednesday-Sunday each week. Part time/volunteer cast members have a shorter weekly commitment depending on their availability and rehearsal/role requirements.
– Performances begin on July 4th with a preview night and then run on Fridays-Sundays until July 20th.

Rate:
Payment is a contracted amount that will depend on the size of the role, rehearsal time commitment, and experience levels.

How to Audition:
– In order to be more accessible to performers from various locations auditions will be submitted through video. To request audition sides please send your resume and headshot to production@badlandsamp.com
– Auditions will include recording a reading of the provided sides as well as 1-2 minutes of singing any song that you believe best reflects your vocal abilities. If you are new to singing, please don’t hesitate to submit a recording as all vocal abilities are welcome to audition!

Deadline:
Submissions due by November 22, 2024.

Other Important Information for Potential Cast Members:
– We are an outdoor venue that rehearses and performs outside in all sorts of weather conditions, and on all kinds of terrain.
– Potential cast members need to be comfortable using our large stage both physically and vocally as we use the acoustics of the natural amphitheater rather than microphones during performances.
– Singing will be required for most of the cast. If you are new to singing, please don’t hesitate to submit a recording as all vocal abilities are welcome!
– Show calls are earlier and longer than indoor venues, as all business like fight calls and any additional stage prep must be completed before one hour to showtime.
– Cast members are welcome to stay for free at our Badlands Campground ( a 5 minute drive from the Amphitheatre) for the duration of this contract.

About the Amp:
The Badlands Amphitheatre is a non-profit arts and culture venue located in the Canadian Badlands. Home to Canada’s largest outdoor stage, our 2,500-seat outdoor amphitheatre and indoor Badlands Arts Centre hosts the renowned Badlands Passion Play; the Canadian Icons Concert Series; Roots, Blues, & Barbecue; Lightfest: Winter in the Badlands; outdoor opera and much more.

With our spectacular natural setting, unique in the world, we create sustainable community through performance events (with economic, cultural, social, and environmental outcomes), increase awareness and skill in the arts, and encourage tourism by creating significant cultural attractions. The Badlands Amphitheatre has a mandate to produce, create, and host events; enable arts education, and promote tourism – all based on our values of community, creation and celebration.

About the Passion Play:
The Canadian Badlands Passion Play tells an epic story of faith, hope & love based on the life of Christ. It is performed on Canada’s largest outdoor stage, with a company formed of professional and semi-professional actors (supplemented by volunteer actors), working with a professional crew.