WONTHAGGI THEATRICAL GROUP

FEMALE PRESENTING ENSEMBLE GROUPS

 

Roles: Peasant Villagers| Laker Girls| Dancing Nuns| Ni Knights | Ensemble Knights, maybe more. Who knows?

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PEASANT VILLAGERS

Role Function:    Poor and sickly, Everyday folk     

Scenes: Act 1, Scene 4

Energy / Comedy Style:  Expressive and surprisingly lively              

Voice / Movement: Cheery, jaunty and oddly happy

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LAKER GIRLS

Role Function: Lady Of The Lake’s collegiate cheerleaders              

Scenes   Act 1, Scene 6

Energy / Comedy Style:  Peppy and energetic, aggressively perky cheerleader style            

Voice / Movement: Upbeat and youthful, gymnastic and expressive: Cheerful AF

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DANCING NUNS

Role Function:    Elegant religious stand-ins known for their quiet and cloistered lifestyle suddenly dancing exuberantly on stage  

Scenes: Act 1, Scene 8, Act 2, Scene 5, Act 2, Scene 11

Energy / Comedy Style:  Graceful and serene, suddenly very dance oriented and expressive.

Voice / Movement: Swanlike elegance and grace, then theatrical dance.

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NI KNIGHTS

Role Function:    Henchmen of the Knight of Ni    

Scenes / Moments: Act 2, Scene 2, Act 2, Scene 5

Energy / Comedy Style:  Quick, Jittery, contained movements.      

Voice / Movement: High-pitched squeals

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AUDITION TIPS: We want to see how you react to a quick scene change, or character change. Going from one thing to another while maintaining composure, and deliver clear and readable facial expressions when prompted.  

     

AUDITION SCENES: Act 1, Scene 2: Script pp. 2–4

Act 1, Scene 11: Script pp. 45–52             

AUDITION SONGS: No. 13 – Knights of the Round Table (Bars 1–36)