We are looking for an actor/singer to join the cast of 'Bitcoin Boi' a new play with music, written by Catherine Dyson, directed my Hannah McPake, with composition by Dyfan Jones. 'Bitcoin Boi' is a co-production with The Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre and is funded by the Arts Council of Wales. Following successful R&D phases, we are excited to complete creation of the show and open the full production at The Riverfront and Met Abertillery this summer.
About the show
Times are hard and skies are grey, and it’s a daily battle to keep the wolves from the door. Jade and her mother Crystal dream of a better life - the life promised to them by Jade's father, before he vanished. While Jade relentlessly chases down a mythical fortune in a video game, Crystal is seduced by the offer of a mysterious stranger who has come to town. In the shadows, a Bounty Hunter waits. As the night unfolds, both must face a reckoning with loss and longing, and find their way back home.
Part modern fairy-tale, part sales pitch for a new crypto utopia, this Newport-set story explores themes of grief, hope, and the true price of the dreams that we are sold.
They say you can't put a price on a good life. They're wrong.
Who we are looking for.
We are looking for an actor of any gender with strong singing skills & based locally. Playing age 18 – 55 to join our ensemble cast. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented and/or marginalised groups including but not limited to Black, Asian or ethnically diverse, and/or disabled artists.
Key dates and fees
Fee: £500 PW and £150 Per day for each additional day
Riverfront Newport Dates:
Rehearsals W/C 26th June, W/C 3rd July, W/C 10th July, W/C 17th July
Production W/C 24th July 2023
Abertillery Met Dates: 1st and 2nd August 2023
Applications can be sent to jamie.anderson@newportlive.co.uk and will be passed on to the creative team’. If you have already expressed interest in the role, you do not need to get in touch. Sides will be forwarded on Wednesday 10th May 2023.
This will be a self-tape audition.
Closing Date for expressions of interest Monday 8th May 2023.
Sides will be sent out on Wednesday 10th May 2023
Deadline for tapes inclusive of sides & song, Friday 12th May 2023.’
