Audition Call for COAL BOWL QUEEN

HEIST, Eastern Front Theatre and Ship’s Company Theatre are holding auditions for the world premiere of Coal Bowl Queen written and directed by Richie Wilcox.

 Coal Bowl Queen tells the story of Roz, a queer biracial non-binary thirtysomething from
Ontario, who comes to small town New Waterford on a self-proclaimed pilgrimage looking for their birth mother. Along the journey to unravel the mystery, they soon discover that their mother was the revered 1987 Coal Bowl Queen and in order to truly know their mother they must learn all about the town’s legendary annual basketball tournament, The Coal Bowl Classic. Luckily they have local postal worker Tanya to assist them on their case. Can Roz and Tanya solve the mystery and learn the truth about Roz’s parents? Coal Bowl Queen features a community of characters sharing their stories of first kisses, dramatic reliving of basketball games, bittersweet memories of lost loves and the collective quest to belong.

This joint production is taking place in both Parrsboro/Taqamiku’jk and Dartmouth/Punamu’kwati’jk in 2025. Rehearsals start July 23rd, opening August 15th and closing August 24th in Parrsboro/Taqamiku’jk before revival rehearsals start on September 7th in Dartmouth/Punamu’kwati’jk, opening September 11th and closing September 21st.

Auditions will be in-person at Alderney Landing on March 6th 2025. Deadline to submit is February 26th 2025. Successful applicants will be sent sides to prepare. We will accept self-tapes for those unable to make the in-person auditions.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

We encourage submissions across the gender spectrum and invite you to submit for the roles you feel inclined to, regardless of character gender. Please note, for the roles of Brian, Shawn and Fabian we are only looking for actors who identify as being part of the Black/African Diaspora to submit.

Brian - father of Roz, kind and innocent, basketball player from Red Deer, Alberta, (age 18 & one scene as older Brian 55)

Shawn - a lovable naive dweeb who dreams of a lil’ romance, 20 - 30

Fabian - a former basketball player with opinions, 25 - 35 

Nicole - a local twentysomething who loves a good gossip, age 20 - 30
Alicia - former student, loves the wild memories of her youth, age 25 - 35
Maisie - type A, a woman who cares about decorum, new school kitchen crew at the basektball tournament, age 30 - 35 

One actor plays the role of Brian. 

One actor plays the roles of Fabian and Shawn. 

One actor plays the roles of Nicole, Alicia and Maisie. 

How to Apply: 

Please fill out this Google Form to be considered for an audition: 

https://forms.gle/MP9mMiFQjC1eG6Kc9

HEIST is a live art company with a clear and strong commitment to diversity within culture, abilities and gender.​​ HEIST’s leadership identities include queer white cis male and hetero biracial cis female, and we bring our experiences to the creative table. We are grateful for the gifts that a diversity of voices can offer and seek collaborators of any sexual, gender, cultural, social and ableness backgrounds who feel the same.