Open call: Sarafina! auditions in SA

The call is open to talented and passionate singers, dancers and actors aged 18 and above. Registration for auditions will be held at the East London Guild Theatre at 8am.

Interested artists should:

• Prepare one song that shows their vocal ability.
• Dance and acting fallbacks to follow on the day.
• Bring water and comfortable clothes to dance in.

Note: Jeans are not allowed.

“We are excited to announce open auditions for the vibrant and powerful production of Sarafina! directed and choreographed by Sonwa Sakuba,” Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts said. “We are seeking a strong cast of talented and passionate performers to bring this story of courage, hope and the power of music to life. Your talent could be the heartbeat of this profound musical.”

Sarafina! is a 1992 musical drama film based on the late Mbongeni Ngema’s 1988 musical of the same name. The film was directed by Darrell Roodt and written by Ngema and William Nicholson, and stars Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Ngema, and Whoopi Goldberg. An international co-production of South Africa, the United States, France, and the UK, the film premiered on 11 May 1992, at the Cannes Film Festival. The plot focuses on students involved in the Soweto Uprising in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools.

For more information about the auditions, call +27 63 427 9069.

View the original call here.