Auditions (Edmonton): Stag and Doe – Walterdale Theatre, Theater News

Stag and Doe
by Mark Crawford

Onstage: April 23 – May 3, 2025
Director: Louise Mallory
Stage Manager: Rebecca Cave
Production Manager: John Anderson

Audition Location: Walterdale Theatre, 10322 – 83rd Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta
Audition Dates: Saturday December 7, 12:00PM – 5:00PM, and Monday, December 9, 6:00PM – 10:00PM
Callbacks: December 14, 2024, 1:00PM

Play Synopsis:
Bonnie and Brad are throwing a party to pay for their upcoming wedding. Their Maid of Honour, Dee, is still getting over being left at the altar seven years ago. Mandy and Rob are getting married today, even though their big white tent blew away in last night’s storm. And Jay just found out his entire catering staff is in jail! It’s all happening at the same time, in the same community hall kitchen, in the same small Canadian town. Stag and Doe offers a laugh-filled look at a distinctly rural prenuptial tradition … and shines a light on the nature of love, marriage, and weddings. Playwright Mark Crawford’s other works include Bed and Breakfast and The New Canadian Curling Club.

The Theatre Alberta library, 3rd Floor Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Road, has a copy of the Stag and Doe script available for loan to members.

Casting Requirements:
We want to encourage performers of any ethnicity, a range of actual ages, all body types, various gender expressions and sexual orientations, a range of mobility levels, and any level of acting experience to audition for Stag and Doe.

All characters are in their mid-twenties to late thirties. Actor ages may be a wider range.

BONNIE, the doe
DEE, her best friend
BRAD, the stag
MANDY, a bride
ROB, her groom
JAY, a chef

Audition Preparation
Please go to the following link to choose an audition time.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E48A9AC22A0FA7-52576599-stag#

If the audition signup is full or you have questions about the audition schedule you may contact production manager John Anderson.

We will then send you an audition information form, which will ask about your experience, schedule conflicts, experience, and other pertinent details. After a first reading in December, rehearsals will take place three times a week from January 5th to tech week, at days/times dependent on cast/team schedules. Rehearsals will include Zoom sessions as well as rehearsals at Walterdale and at an offsite location. You must be fully available during tech week (April 13 – 22, 2025) and performance run (April 23 – May 3, 2025). If you have any other questions about the production, email the director Louise Mallory at louise.mallory@gmail.com

You do not need to prepare a monologue for this audition. Instead please come prepared to tell a funny story about something going wrong at a wedding. Auditions will also include readings of scenes from the play. We will send out sides ahead of time.

If you need accommodations for your audition, please contact the production manager John Anderson at mumbling_man@hotmail.com. We will work with you to find an appropriate accommodation.