Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Play
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
CAEA - Princess of Wales Theatre, will perform likely 4 out of 8 shows per week
Deadline:
Oct 28, 2021
Auditions:
by tape
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT LOCAL TORONTO ACTORS.
PLEASE note that, if COVID vaccinations are available for 6 years and up, the theatre policy will
be to make sure all performers are double vaccinated to ensure the safely of this fine cast from
England and Canada.
PLEASE note that, if COVID vaccinations are available for 6 years and up, the theatre policy will
be to make sure all performers are double vaccinated to ensure the safely of this fine cast from
England and Canada.
Storyline
Leopoldstadt is the Olivier Award-winning new ‘masterwork’ (Evening Standard) by Tom
Stoppard which opened to overwhelming critical acclaim and to sold out houses last year in
London’s West End. Now, Stoppard’s ‘unforgettable play from the heart’ (The
Telegraph) makes its North American premiere in Toronto!
At the beginning of the 20th Century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of
Vienna. But Hermann Merz, a manufacturer and baptised Jew married to Catholic Gretl, has
moved up in the world. Gathered in the Merz apartment in a fashionable part of the city,
Hermann’s extended family are at the heart of Tom Stoppard’s epic yet intimate drama. By the
time we have taken leave of them, Austria has passed through the convulsions of war,
revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and – for Austrian Jews – the
Holocaust in which 65,000 of them were murdered. It is for the survivors to pass on a story
which hasn’t ended yet.
A ‘masterpiece’ (Independent) directed by Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt is Tom Stoppard’s
most humane and heart-breaking play.
Stoppard which opened to overwhelming critical acclaim and to sold out houses last year in
London’s West End. Now, Stoppard’s ‘unforgettable play from the heart’ (The
Telegraph) makes its North American premiere in Toronto!
At the beginning of the 20th Century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of
Vienna. But Hermann Merz, a manufacturer and baptised Jew married to Catholic Gretl, has
moved up in the world. Gathered in the Merz apartment in a fashionable part of the city,
Hermann’s extended family are at the heart of Tom Stoppard’s epic yet intimate drama. By the
time we have taken leave of them, Austria has passed through the convulsions of war,
revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and – for Austrian Jews – the
Holocaust in which 65,000 of them were murdered. It is for the survivors to pass on a story
which hasn’t ended yet.
A ‘masterpiece’ (Independent) directed by Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt is Tom Stoppard’s
most humane and heart-breaking play.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Heini | Male 5 - 6 Years old |
Description 5 or 6 years of age with dark hair. . A very sweet little boy who appears in a scene set in the family apartment, looked after by his mother and grandmother, quietly playing with his toys. Later runs onto the almost-empty stage to find and play a toy piano, and tells an elderly relative that his name is “Heini” when asked. Not many lines but has actions and lots of reactions. Must be calm, focused, attentive and emotive. Must be able to interact with adults for long periods of time, and to be comfortable with stillness. May need to do a non-permanent dark rinse in hair, if not a brunette, to match family. | ||