Auditions for Two Fish 'N' a Scoop

A Kiwi comedy/drama by Carl Nixon/2010
Directed by Terry Hooper

Auditions: Sunday, July 20, at 11am

Set in a Chinese-owned fish and chip shop, the play follows a new romance between Pakeha employee Jason and the owner’s daughter. The path of true love never runs smoothly, however, and racial and cultural differences as well as pressure from friends and family threaten to derail their relationship. A hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking look at Kiwi culture. Contains adult language and content.

Cast opportunities
Jason, a Pakeha New Zealander comes to work in a fish and chip shop owned by a Chinese immigrant, Mr Chan, and his obese Pakeha wife. Against her father’s wishes, Rhea starts a relationship with Jason and falls pregnant. Things turn bad when Jason is caught up in an act of racial violence perpetrated by one of his long-time mates.
This is a multi-role play that requires good characterisation and an ability to switch quickly from one role to another. The auditions will be in a workshop format with no sections needed to be learnt, but a good understanding of the play is required.

Roles
1 female, Asian descent (18-25)
1 male, European/Pakeha descent (18-25)

Scripts
Perusal scripts are available from the office, 534-1401, or info@hlt.org.nz.
Rehearsals will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm and Sundays at 2pm. The first rehearsal will be Sunday, July 27.

Season
Saturday, September 13 – Saturday, October 4; 16 performances.

The director: terry hooper
Terry trained at the Rose Bruford School of Speech and Drama and went on to work as a professional actor in Europe. He was also a founder of The Minus One Theatre Company, which was awarded Best New Company at the SADATA One-Act Play Festival. This is Terry’s seventh production at HLT. He played Marc in the successful production of Art (2009), acted in and directed Mammals, directed Sexy Laundry (which won 2010’s Best Production award) and Backstage (2011) and in 2012 won the Best Production award for Peninsula. Last year he directed Steel Magnolias. For more details, contact Terry on 533-6112 or hoopsadaisy@xtra.co.nz.