Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Musical
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
CTA / Category A/A+ rates
Deadline:
Aug 18, 2024
Auditions:
Video auditions will be accepted
Callbacks:
Oct 8, 2024 Callbacks Oct. 8-10 with a movement call
Cities for response:
Toronto, Charlottetown
Comments
This is a Co-Pro/Joint production between The Charlottetown Festival and Mirvish Productions. It will close in Charlottetown on August 29th, 2025 and rehearsals will begin in Toronto on September 15th, 2025 with the production running until November 2, 2025.
Storyline
Adapted from the screenplay The Grand Seduction by Ken Scott, Tell Tale Harbour is a big, bold musical comedy celebrating the resilient people of Atlantic Canada. Set in a fictional harbour somewhere on the east coast, the musical follows a tight-knit community and their scheming leader, Frank, as they learn to lie, cheat, con, and hardest of all, work together to convince a British doctor to make Tell Tale Harbour his home, and save what's left of their beloved harbour.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Kathleen | Female 25 - 35 Years old |
Description very strong pop/contemporary Music Theatre mezzo soprano. KATHLEEN is the owner/owner/operator of the town’s one store. An educated woman, Kathleen is one of the few who have left Tell Tale Harbour and (unwillingly) comes back. Recently single, Kathleen is caught between dreams of a worldly life and a promise to her mother to continue to run the only store in the harbour. She has a strong, dry sense of humour and knows how to use it. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Chris | Male 25 - 35 Years old |
Description Very strong pop/tenor. CHRIS is a British physician on locum. Chris has travelled to most regions of the globe and seen it all. He is charming and thoughtful, with a dry wit and a genuine passion for helping others. Romantic lead. Tenor. MUST AUDITION WITH A BRITISH ACCENT. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Yvon | Male 60 - 70 Years old |
Description YVON is a mechanic at the fish plant. French Canadian. Yvon and Frank are best friends and co-conspirators. Happily married to Vera. MUST AUDITION WITH A QUEBECOIS ACCENT | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Vera | Female 60 - 70 Years old |
Description Mezzo soprano with character. VERA is deeply in love wit the husband Yvon. Very loves love and is eager to play matchmaker when needed, or even when not needed. She tends to have sex on her mind more than she is even aware. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Barbara | Female 50 Years old |
Description Barbara should have a good contemporary music theatre or pop sound, various ranges. BARBARA is the manager of the fish plant. Married to Frank, she is a voice of reason within the community and the only one Frank will ever listen to. Barbara is a grounded woman, who can see the writing on the wall and might just have a plan to save Tell Tale Harbour. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Henry | Male 30 - 39 Years old |
Description HENRY should have a good contemporary music theatre or pop sound, various ranges. HENRY is a plant worker. Married to Gus. He is a funny, kind and community minded man, willing to do whatever it takes to help Tell Tale Harbour. (Strong movement or dance ability is a plus.) | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Gus | Male 40 - 49 Years old |
Description GUS should have a good contemporary music Theatre or pop sound, various ranges. GUS is a plant worker. Married to Henry. A quiet man, deeply in love with Henry and the life they have created on Tell Tale Harbour. Gus is a collector of fiddles. (Fiddle playing is a bonus but not essential to casting) | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Gina | Female 60 - 70 Years old |
Description GINA alto/mezzo soprano with character. plant worker. The most senior member of the community. Gina has worked the fish plant her whole life. She bakes bread every morning for members of the community and despite her advanced age, she is the hardest working person in Tell Tale Harbour. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Louise | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description LOUISE is a plant worker and Legion bar-keep. Single and too busy to be looking. Louise runs the legion bar and is therefore an essential part of every social occasion. (Strong movement or dance ability is a plus.) | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Gord | Male 50 - 59 Years old |
Description GORD should have a good contemporary music theatre or pop sound. Various ranges. GORD is a plant worker. He is a single man whose passion for Tell Tale Harbour has replaced any romantic notion of a relationship. An eager and willing conspirator to all of Frank’s schemes. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Marie | Female 30 - 39 Years old |
Description MARIE should have a good contemporary music theatre or pop sound. Various ranges. Marie is a plant worker. An immigrant who has moved to Tell Tale Harbour in pursuit of a better life for her and her family. She is single, with family she supports back home. Marie is trying to get a permanent residency to bring her children to Canada. Strong movement or dance ability is a plus. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Chip | Male 50 - 59 Years old |
Description CHIP should have a good contemporary music theatre or pop sound. Various ranges. CHIP is middle manager of Agro Foods business. A city man with little care for the small communities his business affects. Chip is on a mission to shut down plants across Atlantic Canada and sadly drags Barbara along with him. (FRANK understudy) | ||