I received an email a few days ago from a production company in Toronto that’s looking for a girl to play “Anne” in a new Anne of Green Gables TV series. They’re asking interested actors to either submit a video on YouTube or send a DVD to their offices, see below under “submissions”. My guess is that as long as you’ve got fair skin, they’ll be willing to dye your hair red. They’ll be looking for someone with the right kind of look, and especially the right kind of attitude. The press release uses the word “spunky” several times. If you decide to audition, first read the original press release from Sullivan Entertainment. Good luck with this one! -Michael Bean, Head Coach, Biz Studio

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: A NEW BEGINNING
Feature Film

Production Company: Sullivan Entertainment
Producer: Kevin Sullivan
Director: Kevin Sullivan
Writer: Kevin Sullivan
Casting Director: John Buchan
Auditions: Post on YouTube or Mail DVD
Audition Deadline: July 20th

SUBMISSIONS: Sullivan Entertainment is now conducting an extensive casting call as well as performing a cross-Canada talent search in seven cities across the country with Casting Director John Buchan (“Away From Her”, “Where the Truth Lies”, “Being Julia”). Relying on passages from the film or book, Anne of Green Gables, candidates must portray their best interpretation of Anne Shirley. The name of the actor in the audition must be included on tape or online as well as full contact information. Submissions, due no later than July 20, 2007 are the property of Sullivan Entertainment and will not be returned. Furthermore, only candidates selected will be contacted for a live audition. Candidates are asked to submit their auditions, no more than two minutes in length in one of three ways–

(1) via http://www.youtube.com/group/screentest on the popular web site YouTube (www.YouTube.com) or
(2) by uploading your video to http://sullivanmovies.com/registration.html or
(3) by mailing their DVD / VHS submission to Sullivan Entertainment, Attention: The Next Anne Shirley, 110 Davenport Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5R 3R3.

SCRIPTS:Here are some links to scripts already online in case you don’t want to write out a script from the book or movie yourself (-mb) Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables – The Sequel, Anne of Green Gables – The Continuing Story

STORYLINE: What was life like for Anne before she arrived at Green Gables? According to Kevin Sullivan in his quest to bring Anne Shirley to life in the original mini-series, “The only starting point that I could find in interpreting Anne’s character was to figure out where she came from before she was at Green Gables. In the book, she just shows up at the train station. But I needed to who she was before she was brought to Prince Edward Island. I could only imagine that a child who had that kind of flamboyant imagination had to have already created her own world out of a need to escape an unusual past.”

[ ANNE SHIRLEY ]
Looking for a young Anne who looks 10-12. Full of life, full of spark and able to give us those timeless and imaginative qualities.

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The Metro Theatre is close enough to downtown that there’s a chance that casting people might come see you, they often put on semi-professional productions and attract skilled actors. If that isn’t enough reason to do a play, casting directors like to see current theatre on your resume as well, plus it’ll be good practice for the right actor. From the original posting it looks like an “open call” which means that you can just show up on the audition dates posted below, and they’ll give you a copy of the script and ask you to read from it for your audition piece. If you’re really keen, go to the library and read the play before going to the audition so you know what to expect. Enjoy! -Michael Bean, Head Coach, Biz Studio

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SPIDER’S WEB
Theatre (non-union)

Originally posted on the VPL Audition List

Playwright: Agatha Christie
Company: Metro Theatre
Director: Alison Tohill
Production Dates: Oct. 6th – Nov. 3rd, 2007 including a Matinee, Sunday Oct 14, 2007
Audition Dates: Sun. July 29th at 1 pm & Tues. July 31st at 7:00 pm at the Theatre
Callbacks: Tues. August 7, 2007 at 7 pm at the Theatre. Only those who have auditioned will be contacted for a callback audition by the production team.
Audition Address: Metro Theatre: 1370 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C.

NOTES:NON-EQUITY. You will be asked to do cold reading from the script. Only those auditioning will be contacted for callbacks. Rehearsals will start in August.

[ GIRL ]
Girl age 12-14. English accent required.

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