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Call for auditions issued for The Last Five Years

The planned performance will be completely virtual and auditions will be done virtually as well
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KEMPENFELT COMMUNITY PLAYERS
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Kempenfelt Community Players (KCP) is adapting to the new normal and is currently accepting audition submissions for their first full-length virtual performance of The Last Five Years. KCP Alumni, Ryan Laplante will direct this completely virtual performance alongside Musical Director Renée Cingolani.

The Last Five Years explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy's story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage), and Jamie's is told in chronological order (starting just after the couple have first met). The characters do not directly interact except for a wedding song in the middle as their timelines intersect. This Broadway smash hit was adapted for the screen in the 2015 film of the same name featuring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.

In KCP’s production, Cathy will be portrayed femme and Jamie will be portrayed masc, however, the casting of this show will be age, gender, and colour blind so there is great deal of flexibility. Those interested in submitting an audition video are free to audition for whichever character interests them the most!

Instead of the traditional two-person cast for The Last Five Years, KCP will be casting a different performer for each song (and two performers from within the same household for the duet at the centre of the show) with a few possible non-speaking roles that would be played by performers within each cast members household (if that isn’t possible those roles will be cut from the show). Auditions, music rehearsals, text work and the overall planning, discussion of the shoot, and recording will take place entirely over e-mail, zoom or the phone as necessary. Safety is the first priority. The cast size is anticipated to be somewhere between 14-17.

Further information about the audition process for this production can be found at www.kempenfeltplayers.com.

KCP is a community theatre group that has been performing in Barrie and the surrounding area for over 40 years. We are made up of enthusiastic members who have a love of live musical theatre. New members are always welcome, both on stage and behind the scenes.

The Last Five Years is presented through special arrangement with and all materials are provided by Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 423 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019. For more information about licensing visit www.MTIShows.com.

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