Manchester School of Theatre - Acting

***Meet The Creatives*** Joining us for the relaxed sharing of THEY CAME FOR MY MOTHER is the truly brilliant @IzzyMcGenty. Izzy's an actor originally from Bath who graduated recently from Manchester School of Theatre - Acting. Currently repped by Urban Talent, she recently shone as Hermia in @HerProductions A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Izzy says 'It's been an absolute joy working with so many women in the past few months and I'm so absolutely over the moon to be doing such am exciting R + D with another female led The Bluestocking Theatre Company. I can't wait to be directed by the powerhouse Leni Murphy, and work on such an exciting script.' THEY CAME FOR MY MOTHER explores the relationship of two women trapped together, in sickness and in Hell and has it's first outing script in hand on Monday 11th April 7.30pm at The Kings Arms in Salford, grab your seats here: https://www.eventbrite.dk/e/they-came-for-my-mother-tickets-298025220457

Another amazing showcase with some fabulous talent on show 🤩 Manchester School of Theatre - Acting #ThankYou for having us 💥 #DramaMOB #TeamDM #ActingShowcase #Manchester

Meet Ali Gadema! Ali is an actor and hip-hop artist from #Manchester. He trained at Manchester School of Theatre - Acting. Theatre includes: A Museum in Baghdad, King John (Royal Shakespeare Company), Returning to Reims (@Manchester International Festival) and Steerage (24/7 Festival). Read more! 👉 bit.ly/3q6r445

Meet Bailey Brook, who plays Silvius / Charles in #AsYouLikeIt - he trained at Manchester School of Theatre - Acting. Theatre includes: Coram Boy, The Duchess of Malfi (MMU) & The Monster (New National Theatre Tokyo - Opera). TV & Film: Masters of the Air (Apple TV) & The Rising (Sky Studios) 👉 bit.ly/3q6r445

Actor Matt Pettifor reads Merry Christmas by Stephen Leacock in this week's podcast! Matt is an actor from the West Midlands. He is a graduate of Manchester School of Theatre - Acting and alumnus of The National Youth Music Theatre. 👉bit.ly/3DZNwzg

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Casting call This is a casting call for a project that will be filmed later in December. The project is a short film called Long walk home which will be filmed in Manchester over the course of a weekend. Long walk home will form part of a trilogy along with the film Oxtail and Marcus which can be found on amazon prime. A Long Walk Home. The film tells the story of a Stormy and Kyra and how their day transcends into chaos after various interactions over the course of the day. Over the course of the film Stormy and Kyra encounter a variety of characters over the course of her day and they each have some sort of impact on them both. The days events culminate in an intense final scene. Actors will receive reimbursement for travel and food will be provided also. All actors will have access to film materials so that they can use it for their showreels and we can also help promote their online pages. We are working with LO-NO budget which is why we are unable to offer payment. The following roles are being casted for (all roles are unpaid): • Kyra - White female, mid 20s who is in a relationship with Stormy. Very protective of Stormy due to past issues they have had with peoples negative response to Stormy being black/mixed race. Kyra is not afraid to speak out. • Stormy - Black/mixed race female in her mid 20s that is in a relationship with Kyra. She has real fire in her stomach and refuses to be a victim to a society that often shows disregard to women. Stormy is vocal and will speak up to injustice. • Office Gibs (police officer 1) - White male in his 40s - Years of working in the police has made him distrustful of people and has made him very bitter. He believes in a societal hierarchy and would prefer if people followed this hierarchy and knew their place. • Officer Ward (police officer 2) - Female in her 30s - Officer Ward is new to policing and looks at her job as a way of righting societal wrongs. She believes in giving everybody a chance and will do all she can to help the downtrodden. • Young man at the shop - Male in his 20s/30s - very confident and very cocky. Sees a female he likes and he does not hold back in letting her know. • Tom - White muscular male in his 20s who is a confident protector. He takes good care of his body and this is evident but he has a pure heart and likes to make sure people are ok. Despite this Tom has a dark side which often appears and surprises him. • Homeless person - Any gender - grateful individual who tries to see the best in people. • Car passenger - Male in his 20s/30s - very confident and very cocky. Sees a female he likes and he does not hold back in letting her know. Auditions will take place on October 30th from 8am – 18.00pm in Manchester. If anybody is interested please can you send your cv, a showreel or collection of your work to [email protected] with Long walk home in subject box please. If you have a showreel on starnow then please send the email and highlight your showreel being on starnow. Thanks for your time. Richard Please find below some useful links: Link to writer and director: https://www.instagram.com/joshua_who/Link to company Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/omnivertmedia_/ Link to company website: https://omnivert.wixsite.com/omnivert

This week's #TheNorthernVoice Podcast guest, Becky Bowe, is an actor and creative from #Stockport. She trained at Manchester School of Theatre - Acting and later helped to pilot an access scheme aimed at helping underrepresented groups to get into drama school. Learn more about Becky and the scheme! 🎙👉bit.ly/38s1rB0

Are you aged 17-25? Do you want to train or increase your acting skills? If yes, then come along to our BRAND NEW YOUNG ADULT CLASSES starting at the CONTACT THEATRE in MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE. SATURDAYS 10-12PM FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 ! Our young adult acting classes are planned to offer a step by step progression through training modules for all levels from Beginners, Intermediate to Advanced. You will receive guidance from our experienced lead teacher and you will be challenged with new skills and acting techniques through an original, exciting programme. If you want to: - Learn how to improvise - Devise - Work from a script - Train for stage and screen - Rehearse - Explore characters through a variety of methods - Explore body and voice - Perform in an industry showcase - Work with industry professionals and casting directors - Have the opportunity to join our in-house Casting Agency ALL under the roof of a TOP North West Theatre then come along to our open day on Saturday 25th September. You don't want to miss it! Please feel free to pop us an email or send me a direct message on Facebook Messenger to ask any questions you may have! 😀 YOUR PLACE MUST BE BOOKED TO ATTEND! To book your place and for more info get in contact: T: 07400 032 144 Email: [email protected] School Website: https://www.thewardacademy.com/ Casting Agency Website: https://thewamanagement.com/

ONLINE NOW: Our 60th talk sees David Salter (Manchester School of Theatre - Acting) interview Simon Trinder. Simon was a recipient of the BBC Carlton Hobbs Radio Drama award and works in radio drama and voiceover. Since 2000, Simon has worked solidly in theatre around the world. Watch now on Manchester School of Art website. www.art.mmu.ac.uk/bunkertalks/talk-60

The Manchester School of Theatre - Acting has released the first instalment of their Virtual Showcase, starring students from our Acting course. During lockdown, students produced solo performances based on sources including Netflix show The Haunting of Bly Manor and 90s gospel song Why We Sing by Kirk Franklin. To open the showcase, students individually filmed scenes to accompany ‘Stand Your Ground’, a love letter to Manchester written by final year Acting student Molly Crighton. Check out the poem below or enjoy the full showcase at https://www.theatre.mmu.ac.uk/showcase/.

CASTING CALL We are looking for a female actor (playing age 70-80) for a short expressionist/horror film, which will be going into production in late January. Please find below the character description & some information about the film. ‘Eyes That Follow’ is an expressionist psychological horror film that tells the story of a woman struggling to come to terms with the recent death of her mother. The protagonist, Annie, failing to be there for her mother towards the end of her life, now faces the psychological consequences of her neglect when a strange sculpture suddenly appears in her life. The film uses expressionist techniques to explore themes of guilt, grief and denial. MAUREEN (75-80) The mother of Annie and Jane. Maureen has just recently passed away after a lengthy and difficult struggle with Alzheimer’s, but the character inhabits something of a haunting role in the mind of her eldest daughter, Annie. Returning in a number of Annie’s hallucinations, Maureen vacillates between moments of confusion, fear, anger, and moments of genuine lucidity. If you are interested in applying for this role, (or know anybody who might be a good fit), please send a self-tape audition to [email protected] using the audition extract attached. Please also find the script attached, to give you an idea of the project and whether it’s something you might be interested in. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to email/message me. ***This is a student production, therefore the role is voluntary/unpaid. Many thanks! Audition Extracts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZN4xyoMlW8e3T2v_0OGWyrsQj2T-EYqo/view?usp=sharing Script: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YFvjnnCH43nKIm6FnKoG9fYrxV7XsXZy/view?usp=sharing