Auditions

AUDITIONS

Auditions are meant to be fun! And community theatre is meant to be fun also.

The last thing we want is for people to be stressed over what’s to come. In most cases, you’ll find that our auditions are open and easy, the directors are available for questions and your friends can be there to support you.

Above and beyond anything, all you need is confidence and a ‘Give it a Go’ mindset. Will you always get the part? No, but you will always learn and have a great time doing it!

Where ever possible, it’s always a good idea to have read the play beforehand, and we usually hold a play-reading the week before. This is the best time to get ‘the feel for it’, to find out if it’s something you’d like to audition for and take part in.

If you do get a role, you will be required to become a member of BATS Theatre Company Inc. for a small fee, payable at the first rehearsal. Once you get started, commitment is key. For this reason, directors will let you know up front what the rehearsal schedule will be and when you will need to be available. Bring your diary!

Finally, we rarely ask for pre-prepared monologues so there’s no need to spend weeks learning Shakespeare before an audition (unless you’re into that type of thing!). The most important things our directors look for is the willingness to give it a go, the willingness to follow directions and the willingness to BE ON TIME.

Experience can be developed with time… everyone has to start somewhere.

SEX PLEASE, WE’RE SIXTY

Synopsis

Mrs. Stancliffe’s Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast has been successful for many years. Her Guests (nearly all women) return year after year. Her next door neighbour, the elderly, silver-tongued, Bud “Bud the Stud” Davis believes they come to spend time with him in romantic liaisons. The prim and proper Mrs. Stancliffe steadfastly denies this, but really doesn’t do anything to prevent it. She reluctantly accepts the fact that “Bud the Stud” is, in fact, good for business. Her other neighbour and would-be suitor Henry Mitchell is a retired chemist who has developed a blue pill called “Venusia,” after Venus the goddess of love, to increase the libido of menopausal women. The pill has not been tested.

Character Personae

Bud Davis Age 70+. Weak and frail looking with ‘one foot in the grave’ is known as ‘Bud the Stud’ among many of the female guests at Rose Cottage. He enchants all with his silver tongue and sexual prowess. Elderly, somewhat infirm, chauvinistic, brazen but likeable.

Mrs Stancliffe Age 65+. The owner of Rose Cottage Bed and Breakfast. A severe woman, precise in speech and punctuality. Efficient and competent. Sensible, practical, business-like, menopausal hiding radiance and sensuousness.

Henry Mitchell Age 60+. A retired pharmaceutical research chemist and Mrs Stancliffe’s Gentleman Caller and has proposed to her every afternoon for 20 years. The ‘perfect gentleman’ who shows respect for all women. Gentle, caring, thoughtful and loveable.

Victoria Ambrose Age 50+. A renowned author of ‘steamy romantic’ novels. She seeks what she writes for her life but cannot find it. Serious, intelligent, menopausal, yearning for love.

Hillary Hudson Age 50+. Well educated, articulate and sophisticated in manner and dress. A former co-worker and friend of Henry. ‘A touch of class, intelligent and menopausal.

Charmaine Beauregard Age 50+. Hails from Sydney, North Shore. Her life has been and is run by her overactive libido. Voluptuous, out- going, gushing, demonstrative, menopausal.

Whether you’re a seasoned performer or new to the stage, this is your chance to be part of a bold and entertaining production that will challenge, entertain, and delight.

Auditions : Tuesday, 8 & Thursday, 10 July 2025 at 7:30pm Buderim Memorial Hall.

For more information contact Julian White at production.batstheatre@gmail.com