THE MADRID PLAYERS

Coming soon to a theatre near you...

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The Madrid Players proudly present:

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Audition for our Easter Show

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The Madrid Players is proud to announce auditions for the 2012 Easter Show!

When?
Wednesday 25th January at 8.30pm

Where?
Madrid Players Clubhouse
Plaza Perseo 9 (opposite Plaza Perseo, 16)
Metro Conde de Casal

The show will be based on the theme of NEW YORK and will feature a mixture of songs, dances and sketches. It will be performed shortly after the Easter holidays.

If you would like to audition for this show, please come along to the audition with a song or a short sketch ready to perform. If you don't have a song, don't worry, we can provide something for you to sing at the audition.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Audition for New Voices

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The Madrid Players is excited to announce auditions for the New Voices evening, which will showcase original writing from members of Madrid players.

When? Thursday 19th January 2012

Where? Madrid Players Clubhouse

Plaza Perseo 9 (opposite Plaza Perseo, 16)
Metro Conde de Casal

The evening will include a contribution from the play-reading group and the following one-act plays:

Mosaic of Dreams

Mosaic of Dreams explores the memories of a woman in her mid-twenties, who looks back on her childhood and adolescence, and her intense and complicated relationship with her mother, who suffered from periods of mental illness. The mother connects with art, and it is through conversations about the work of Dali and Van Gogh that she most fully communicates. The play is intense and intimate, punctuated with humour and brightness. The two characters:

1. The girl, mid-twenties. Has had a difficult upbringing, having been taken into care as an adolescent, been through foster-homes, difficult schools; she is apparently confiding her memories of her mother to someone for the first time.

2. Her mother, middle aged. Suffers from obsessive-compulsive behavioural disorder, her conversation has an internal logic to it, but she only seems to connect and express herself when talking about the lives of her favourite artists. Both characters are Irish.

The Visitor

The Visitor explores the lives and attitudes to sex and relationships of twenty-something women and men in a contemporary Canadian city. Jill talks to her more experienced room-mate Rebecca about what a relationship of a single night, without commitment, might be like; when backpacker Ethan arrives to sleep on the couch, she finds she might get the chance to find out. The Visitor is a play with a light, humorous touch, but an ironic perspective on modern relationships. The three characters:

1. Rebecca, twenty-something, quite experienced in life, streetwise and confident, analytical in her approach to relationships.

2. Jill, also in her twenties, perhaps less experienced than her friend, romantic and sensitive.

3. Ethan, also in his twenties, ironic and with a wry sense of humour.

We look forward to seeing you there!

CALLING ALL SINGERS!

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The Madrid Players is excited to announce:

If you enjoy singing as part of a group and are interested in getting involved then why not come along to the audition?

When?
Tuesday 10th January 2012 @ 8.30pm

Where?
Madrid Players Clubhouse, Plaza Perseo, 9 (Entrance opposite Plaza Perseo, 16)
Metro: Conde de Casal

Once the group has been decided, rehearsals will be held every Monday evening at the Clubhouse at 9pm.

IMPORTANT

It's not necessary to be able to read music, but you must be able to sing in tune and preferably all musical ranges (soprano, mezzo, tenor & bass). If you are chosen to be in the Show Choir and are not already a member of the Madrid Players, then you will need to become a member. The membership fee is 35 euros for the year.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Open auditions for MACBETH

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The Madrid Players are excited to announce auditions for our main 2012 Spring show: "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare.

Auditon dates
Monday 9th January 2012 at 9pm
OR
Wednesday 11th January 2012 at 9pm

Location
Clubhouse
Plaza Perseo, 9
28007 MADRID
Metro: Conde de Casal
Google Map

IMPORTANT
If you'd like to audition you'll need to prepare a speech (memorized) from a play by William Shakespeare. The speech doesn't have to be from Macbeth - any other play by William Shakespeare will do. Christopher Marlowe or Ben Jonson are welcome too, or any other as long as they are Elizabethan or Jacobean authors.

The should be 1-3 minutes long. Please, try not to exceed 3 minutes. A second speech is allowed for those who want (this is entirely for the actors' commodity).

If you have skills, such as singing, fencing, karate, boxing, or dancing, it's a good idea to show a minute of this. (Not having these skills doesn't eliminate you!)

If you are unable to attend an audition on either of the above dates but still want to try for a part, please contact the director (Victor) cuccioli25@hotmail.com

All members and newcomers are welcome to audition. If you get a part in the play and are not a member of the Madrid Players, then you will need to become a member. Membership fee is 20 euros.

A BIG thank-you

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The Madrid Players would like to thank everybody involved in this year's golden pantomime, Mother Goose. It's the hard work and dedication of everyone involved that really makes the pantomime a success. Also a special thanks to everybody that came to watch it - you were an amazing audience for all five shows!

Keep checking this blog for information about our up-coming shows/events!