HARLOW Amateur Theatre Company (HATS) will be holding open auditions on Saturday 22nd January at 11am at Harlow Playhouse for our June production of Big Fish.

Rehearsals will be Monday & Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings starting in February. Show week will be June 12th to June 18th.

We will be casting for the following 8 parts – several of these will also be additional ensemble members:
Josephine (Mezzo Sop) – (actor ages 25+). Will’s wife. Successful adult, sweet, intelligent, and organically compatible with Will. Josephine acts as the bridge between Edward and Will, explaining the deeper meaning of the stories.

Karl (Bass/Bari) – the Giant. (30+). Edward’s best friend. Karl is shy, exceptionally intelligent, hermit-¬‐ like, and has a quiet charisma. He needs a booming voice and large personality. Needs to be decently tall, but not a “giant.”.
Ensemble Parts:

Don Price (Bari/Tenor)– (high school, college, and mayor, 18+). Older snarky bully. Sandra’s first fiancé. Larger than life character.

Zacky Price (Tenor) – (high school, college, and later. 18+). Nerdy brother and shadow of Don Price.

Doctor Bennett – considerably older man (45+). Warm, kind, frank, soft-¬‐spoken friend and physician of Edward.

Red Fang – male, assassin (18+). World War II villain. Comic role

Alabama Lamb (Sop/Mezzo/ Alto)– Sandra’s friends (17+). Perform with Sandra at the circus. Looking for someone who can tap.

Fisherman – adult male (18+) hometown redneck.

General Ensemble – Assorted ages. Towns Folk, Wedding Guests All sing and move. Some individuals will do extensive dance, but not all.

We ask that you prepare a song and bring a backing track with you ready to perform. We will provide you with a short piece of dialogue relevant to the part you are auditioning for.

Please message us via this page for more details or if you have any questions.