Freshers shows are an amazing opportunity to make some new friends and memories during your first term here by taking the stage by storm! And guess what? While the crew is made up of experienced Players members, auditions are only open to those who haven’t acted in Players before! So don’t worry if you’re new to showbiz cause everyone else at auditions is too!
So what does a Freshers audition involve you may ask? Our auditions are low pressure and designed to be fun, you’re not expected to do any preparation for them! You will either have to play some drama games or read a scene or two from the script! Shows will usually create their own instagram accounts with audition information and sign up forms, and these will be added to this website page as well closer to Freshers week!
Auditions will take place during Freshers week. See below for our audition schedule and information on all the shows you can audition for!
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Schedule of shows auditioning in the Players Theatre (first floor of Players Building to the left as you go up the stairs)
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Schedule of shows auditioning in the Players rehearsal room (third floor of Players Building to the right as you go up the stairs)
Ar Scáth a Chéile - Girlhood Lives On​
An original play written and directed by Tara Dempsey and Cáitín Ní Shea
1pm Week 4 ( Tuesday October 1st to Saturday October 5th)
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A group of friends gather for their annual powerpoint night and amidst the laughter, gossip and bonding, tensions simmer beneath the surface due to unexpected guests, societal meddling, and unconventional presentations. Will they succumb to their vulnerabilities or will they learn to lean on one another? Can ‘girls support girls’ when the whole world wants women to tear each other apart?
Note that this show involves a cúpla focail as Gaeilge ( a few lines of Irish) which have been spread throughout the script! But don’t worry if you’ve a low level of Irish or you’ve never spoken a word of it, as there are roles that speak no Irish at all so it’s the perfect chance to pick some up!
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Sides and Audition Form: linktr.ee/girlhoodliveson
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Captain Couldn’t
An original play written and directed by Roan MacArdle
7pm Week 4 (Tuesday 1st of October to Saturday 5th of October)
Follow the story of comic book creator Lucas as he writes his final issue of his famed comic about fictional detective ‘Captain Couldn’t’. Lucas’s personal life begins to bleed into his final issue, drawing greatly on the lives of his friend Oisín, his agent Anastasia, and his old art teacher, Mr Noonan. We see affairs, betrayals and even appearances from Captain Couldn’t himself…
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Sides and Audition Form: linktr.ee/captaincouldnt
When Bad things happen to good actors​
An established play written by Jason Pizzarello and Ian McWethy
Directed by Eimear Conroy and Amy Wyley
1pm Week 5 ( Monday 7th of October to Friday 11th of October)
Think off off off off OFF broadway, Think Glee kids but worse and with no singing (thankfully?), Think the Play that Goes Wrong but queer and BETTER!!! A one-act production of The Wizard of Oz gets derailed by missed cues, forgotten lines, and a renegade sound board op who refuses to play anything but dinosaur noises. A comedy that proves, when it comes to live theatre, everything that can go wrong, will go wrong, and it will be hilarious.
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Sides and Audition Form: linktr.ee/badactorsplayers
I'm a Homosexual!​
An original play written and directed by Avril Shields
7pm Week 5 (Monday 7th of October to Friday 11th of October)
A rom-com that uses its genre to make a point about the absurdity of conversion therapy, we follow 18 year old Megan as she is sent to conversion therapy camp by her parents. There she meets Graham, falls in love with her, and learns to accept herself for who she is. This play is an adaptation of a certain film, but pinker, gayer and with more dancing!
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Sides and Audition Form: linktr.ee/imahomosexual
Clue!​
An original play written and directed by Martha Cosgrove and Kate Feehily
1pm Week 6 ( Monday 14th of October to Friday 18th of October)
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You know the board game, you (may) know the film, now give a warm welcome to the stage show. Clue! follows the plot of the 1985 film CLUE, where the iconic characters of the board game CLUEDO are invited to Boddy Manor and take on alias’s of the familiar characters (aka Green, Scarlet, Peacock, Plum, Mustard, White). While everyone is arguing, the lights go out and their gracious host is murdered! With an hour before the police arrive the guests take it upon themselves to search the house for clues and discover who the murderer among them is…
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Sides and Audition Form: linktr.ee/clueduplayers
Co-Op
An original play written and directed by Olivia Byrne, Daniel Gorman, Fionnan Morley, Zoë Powell and Raina Weinberg
7pm Week 6 ( Monday 14th of October to Friday 18th of October)
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Co-Op is one of Players longest running traditions, and is a guaranteed fun-filled adventure for all who choose to take part! This years theme is Broadway! The show will follow a group of ragtags as they journey through the magical world of theatre and Broadway and try to put a stop to some bad guys. Co-Op gives you the opportunity to be as silly as you could possibly want while helping to write the script through a series of games during rehearsals. With a huge cast and as much absurdity as you can handle, Freshers Co-Op 2024 promises to be as iconic as ever.
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Sides and Audition Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1qHuR0EbS_-g6yqoMmupx7UHmAWZIpjcOliKHbg7JTsk/edit​
Victor
An original play written and directed by Jack Leitch
7pm Week 8 (Monday 28th of October to Friday 1st of November)
A dark-ish comedy set in an old folks home, Victor is loosely based on the first act of the comedy: Volpone/”The Fox” and Shakespeare's King Lear. 6 years ago, three wicked children put their Dad - Victor - into an old folks home. In the years since, not one of his children has ever visited him. When Victor is given a short time left to live, he decides to have one last hurrah and forces his three children to fight over his will. Thus begins a scramble of fake gestures of affection towards Victor from all parties bar one… The youngest of Victor’s children. As the play comes to its climax, we learn more and more about this complicated family.
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Sides and Audition Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eEvICumMzOOggiXJoT9URuho2EToxHilNZG3gQR6K7s/viewform?edit_requested=true
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We encourage you to audition for as many of the shows as you like! Check out this form where you can list your preferences for the show you would like to be in the most. We do our very best to ensure that everyone gets one of their top preferences! You can also choose to put our crew programme Pips as one of your preferences, if you’d rather not be under the lights yourself! Find out more about this on our Freshers page!
If you have any questions about Freshers shows, email Naomi at productions@duplayers.com!
