Auditions:

Songs for a New World

Auditions are now open for 'Song for a New World' - presented by SLAMS Music Theatre Company
Directed by David Woods and Musically Directed by Glen Barnett

Show details:
26, 27, 28* June 
3, 4, 5* July 2025
Evening shows start at 6:30pm
* Saturdays also have a matinee performance
All cast must be available on evening of Friday 11th April for the performance of a single preview song at Knox Stagescape (Knox Community Arts Centre)

Venue:
All performances at Miller's Homestead
Corner Melrose Court and Dorrigo Drive, Boronia VIC 3155.

Rehearsals: BEGIN 10th April
Rehearsals will primarily be Thursday nights (7:30pm till 10:30pm) and every second Sunday (1pm till 5pm).
Rehearsals will be primarily held at a private residence in Croydon or at the Bayswater Senior Citizens (790 Mountain Hwy Bayswater, VIC 3153)

Audition Requirements

Auditions are via video submission ONLY
Please send a link plus a basic CV and current photo/head shot (please note this will used for cast announcements if you are cast) 
All links, and documents / photos should be sent to slams.mtc@gmail.com in addition to completing your details via Trybooking

This show will be performed in its original form, utilising only 4 vocalists. For this reason, a high level of competency and confidence will be expected in your ability to sing and hold harmonies, as well as an understanding of vocal blending and an ability to control vibrato within a group setting. The ability to read music would be a benefit, but not a necessity.

For your video audition, feel free to prepare up to 2 songs in a style that shows off your vocal range and characterisation relevant to the role you are auditioning for. These can be either full songs or excerpts. In particular I am looking for strong vocal control, appropriate range, originality and how you portray the story/character through your song choice. It is preferred that your songs are not from ‘Songs For A New World’.

Woman 1: Demonstrate smooth transitions and differing dynamics in the upper register
Woman 2: Demonstrate strong character, but also the ability to both belt a D5 and sing softly on F5
Man 1: Demonstrate sing/belt in the upper
Man 2: Demonstrate sing/belt up to relevant range, preferably with a focus on covering your “vocal break” (passaggio)

For reference, below is a list of the songs each character performs in the show as well as the scored vocal range:

Woman 1: Vocal Range G3-F5
I’m Not Afraid Of Anything
Christmas Lullaby
I’d Give It All For You
Transition 1

Woman 2: Vocal Range F3-F5
Just One Step
Stars And The Moon
Surabaya-Santa
The Flagmaker, 1775

Man 1: Vocal Range D3-C5
Spanish Sailing Ship
The Steam Train
King Of The World
Transition 2
Flying Home

Man 2: Vocal Range F4-Ab4
She Cries
The World Was Dancing
I’d Give It All For You

Please note, the entire company sings in: The Opening Sequence, Spanish Sailing Ship, The River Won’t Flow, The Steam Train, The World Was Dancing, Flying Home, Final Transition and Hear My Song.

Cast Announcement:
Successful auditionees will be notified by phone call. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email. A public announcement will go out to the SLAMS MTC social media accounts in the week following the casting process. We ask that you refrain from posting on social media or discussing casting decisions until it has been announced publicly.

Cast Responsibilities if successfully cast:

  • To pay a cast fee of $95, which is a contribution used to fund the provision of rehearsal materials, company membership and insurance. We seek to have payments finalized on the first scheduled rehearsal.

  • Expected to support and promote any fundraising activity associated with the production such as chocolate drives, trivia nights and local community function performances.

  • Required to actively promote the show (amongst friends, relatives, work colleagues etc.) and sell tickets. The management committee will implement incentives to encourage the cast to sell tickets – more to follow on that during the rehearsal period.

  • Must attend all rehearsals (unless advised by the Production Team that they are not required at a nominated rehearsal) and behave in a professional manner. If a cast member is absent from more than three rehearsals for which they were required to attend, or is for any reason considered unfit to perform (by the SLAMS Management Committee and/or Production Team), the SLAMS Management Committee reserves the right to ask the cast member to step out of the production. Rehearsals will primarily be Thursday nights (7.30pm till 10.30pm) and Sundays (1pm till 5pm).

  • Health and safety regulations require cast to provide their own personal stage make-up. SLAMS will, whenever possible, purchase stage make-up materials on behalf of cast at discount rates.

  • In general, cast members will be required to provide their own costumes and appropriate accessories, e.g. shoes. Whenever possible, SLAMS will provide costumes from stock and may subsidize purchase or hire of costume materials.

  • Cast members are required to assist ‘behind the scenes’ in suitable areas of the production, this includes set building, painting, prop making, costume making and show promotion.

  • All cast members will occasionally be called upon to assist the set builders with set assembly (e.g. lifting of heavy components of the set) during phases of the set construction.

Contact Details:

Julia Roper
0412 605 182
slams.mtc@gmail.com