Too Darn Hot2

This is an audition call for Pirates upcoming show “TOO DARN HOT!” to be staged end of May and also early June 2025.

The show was first performed in November 2023 at the Centre Culturel Hollerich as a 2-Act piece, written & directed by Neil Johnson. The show is a biography of the American composer & playwright  Cole Porter, who enjoyed great success on Broadway during the 1920’s through to the 1950’s with shows such as  “Anything Goes”, “Kiss me, Kate” and “Gay Divorcee”

We are thrilled to announce that “TOO DARN HOT!” has been accepted as an official entrant to the Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies (FEATS) 2025 in Hamburg, Germany the weekend of Friday, 6 June to Monday, 9 June 2025

For those of you unfamiliar with FEATS, the event takes place over 4 consecutive nights, Friday to Monday inclusive. Three 1-Act plays of a maximum 50 minutes are presented to an audience & an adjudicator each evening. So, 12 plays in total. After the final play, awards are given by said adjudicator for  the 3 best productions as well as for best stage presentation, best actor and best actress. The host group gives out an award for best stage management.

We also plan to perform the show in Luxembourg the weekend of the 22 to 25 May 2025

Several of the original cast have agreed to reprise their roles from 2023 but we are looking to cast the following additional roles:

• Louis B Meyer (Hollywood mogul) – male (age 45+)
• Irving Berlin (American composer) – male (35+)
• Armando Smith (Broadway actor/singer) – male (age 20-30)
• Ginger Rogers (American Actress) – female (age 30+)

All roles will require singing and dancing.

Things you should know if you wish to audition :

1. You must be able to commit to both the Luxembourg performances and FEATS in Hamburg
2. All auditionees will have their vocal range assessed by the Musical Director, Philip Dutton. You can perform a prepared song, if you wish.
3. Rehearsals will commence mid-February

 

The show is now fully cast and in rehearsal, however, we are always in need of people to help out backstage or front-of-house

HELP-OUT off-stage