Casting Call / Our Illustrious Judges

Well. March isn’t proving to be anywhere near as relaxing as I’d hoped. Turns out there is a long list of things that need sorting out, and it falls to HTC’s trusty producer (me) to make sure everything goes as planned (especially true at the moment, as Daniel informs me that his keyboard is refusing to co-operate. A likely story…). One of my producer-ly duties this week was to arrange auditions; as our judges painstakingly scrutinize our shortlisted scripts, we need to start thinking about casting the plays once the winners are decided. To this end, I am proud to announce…

The Triliteral Stageplay Festival Casting Call!!! *loud fanfare*

We’re looking to recruit between ten and fifteen actors altogether, and we need people of all ages, genders and creeds. If you fancy showing us your acting talent, our preliminary auditions are being held on the 7th and 8th of April*, at 11AM at the Grosvenor Pub, on Mansfield Road. This won’t be a massively formal affair, and there is no need to prepare anything- casting could well be a long process, and these sessions are just for us to get an idea of people’s acting styles. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail actors@haldentheatre.co.uk– and if you just want to let us know you’re coming, that’s fine too! Daniel and I will be spending tomorrow putting posters up around Nottingham about this (what joy) so keep an eye out for them.

In other news, I feel that it is about time we announced our team of judges. After all, it’s only fair to let our submittees know who is going through their stageplay with a critical eye and an unforgiving red pen at this very moment. So, here they are:

• Ray Gosling: Local Broadcaster and veteran documentary-maker.
• Nicola Monaghan: Nottinghamshire Novelist, author of The Killing Jar.
• Gareth Morgan: Pioneering dramaturg, and self-made man.
• James K Walker: Literary Editor of Left Lion, and merciless podcast interviewer.

Wow! Those are some pretty impressive names right there. Using our ingeniously devised scoring system, these folks are going to be giving us their wisdom and letting us know which plays we should be putting on. The future of Triliteral is in their hands…

Stay sexy,

Richie G

*There is no need to attend both dates, one or the other is fine.