Open call: The Playhouse Company auditions in SA

Auditions will take place at The Playhouse Rehearsal Studio 410 on 6 and 7 November. The musical celebrates the life and times of two theatre giants to grace the theatre stages and township halls of South Africa.

Anyone interested in auditioning should note the following:        

• Candidates need to prepare a monologue of one to two minutes in length.
• Candidates should bring in a headshot photograph and a CV to the audition.      
• Candidates need to be able to sing and dance.
• Candidates need to be available for rehearsals and performances from April to May 2024.

To book an audition slot, auditionees should send a brief biography to testdrive@playhousecompany.com before 27 October.

“When the name Gibson Kente flashes in the minds of our people, one can’t stop thinking about the great musicals, such as How Long, Sikalo, Laduma, The Load and many more, that kept the townships abuzz in the 1960s and the 1970s,” a statement reads. “Then came the international icon Mbongeni Ngema with a new sound of the township, intertwined with poignant political messages to liberate South Africa in plays like Woza Albert, Asinamali, Sarafina, Township Fever and many more, along with hit songs like ‘Stimela Sase Zola’, ‘Woza My Fohloza’, and ‘Rolihlahla Mandela’.” 

View the original call here.