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Pinocchio – Casting Call!
We seek: Two exceptional, experienced physical performers to play lead multi-role characters.
Geppetto: Pinocchio’s aged father
Male Role – Playing age around 60.
Skills required:
- We are looking for a playful musician who can play a chordal instrument live, to accompany singing
- A musician who feels comfortable playing and singing in character whilst also moving around
- Be able to play one of the following to a high skill level: accordion, mandolin, banjo, melodeon, bazouki, mandola or blues/jazz style guitar
- Folk or jazz style musician able to duet and improvise
- A strong vocal range and ability to sing very high
- Ability to work physically and be happy to climb on and interact with the set. (NB that parts of the set are moved during the performance by the performers.)
- Happy to work at height on the set.
- Physical fitness and resilience
- Ability to be funny and engage with an audience.
Pinocchio, grown up son of Gepetto and father of Sonny who is a young man now.
A male performer playing age 35-45.
Skills required:
- An experienced, engaging performer, for a highly physical role to play lead character, multi role some smaller roles and to puppeteer a range of puppets.
- Must be happy to lift others and be lifted, happy working at height and to interact with a set that moves and changes.
- Must be physically strong and resilient, as the role is very physical; performers move set elements as part of the onstage action.
- Must have worked physically with other performers as an ensemble.
- You will need a confident singing voice to sing duets.
- The role requires you to be funny and tragic, so experience of comedy or clowning is essential.
Download the full casting callout here
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