Audition Information
All auditions will be held at the Cairns Choral Society Hall at 31-33 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill.
Your audition will consist of 3 parts :
- Short script read (for Main and Supporting Characters)
- Singing of required section
- Short movement section. A video of the dance is provided below and will also be taught on the day. It is not a requirement to know the dance, but we want to see you have a go and shake your groove thing!
Audition slots are allocated according to the role you are auditioning for and will require 1 hour of your time.
Main Character Auditions – Individual auditions
Persons auditioning for the roles of Tick/Mitzi, Bernadette and Adam/Felicia will be required to sing the melody line for the song “True Colours” (in the audition pack), perform the script excerpt and perform a short lipsync to “Colour My World”.
Bob, Supporting Characters & Ensemble
Please refer to the Audition Packs if you wish to audition for any of these roles. For speaking roles you will be required to perform the included script excerpt and song.
For Ensemble roles only please perform the melody line which is the second line on the top stave.
Dance Videos
Important
Please ensure you wear appropriate clothing and closed in shoes are compulsory for your audition.
Online Auditions
If you are not in the Cairns area on audition dates we invite you to submit your auditions via email to auditions1@cairnschoralsociety.com.au
Please record a video of yourself performing the audition requirements outlined above for the character you wish to audition for.
You will still need to submit an audition form and select “Online Audition”. Online auditions must be submitted by 11pm, Friday 29th August for consideration.
Character Breakdown – Main Characters
Character Breakdown – Supporting Characters
Character Breakdown – Ensemble
About Priscilla, Queen of the Desert : The Musical
Based on the 1994 popular movie of the same name, Priscilla Queen of the Desert follows the journey of two drag queens, Tick and Adam, and a transgender woman, Bernadette, as they travel across Australia in their bus, named Priscilla. Tick has been asked to perform at a hotel in Alice Springs by his estranged wife, Marion. Taking Adam and Bernadette along with him, the trio drive from Sydney to the remote resort town in the middle of the desert. Tick tells his companions that the trip is a favour to his wife, from whom he is separated, but does not reveal that he also has an 8-year-old son he does not know, but who now wants to meet his father. As they head west, Tick, Adam, and Bernadette learn to accept and support each other, whilst encountering a number of strange and colorful characters. After experiencing violent homophobic threats, Adam is forced to realize that not everyone is accepting of his flamboyant lifestyle, whilst Bernadette opens up to the possibility of love again following the death of her husband. Upon reaching Alice Springs, Tick finally meets his son, Benjamin, who accepts his father’s homosexuality and drag queen persona. The trio perform at the resort and realize that they have forged a bond that will last forever. Full of well-known pop songs and supported by three divas, Priscilla Queen of the Desert is a flamboyant, funny, disco-fuelled musical that gets the audience up on their feet.