Curve Leicester are looking for 20 male and female local dancers, aged 16 and over, to appear as ensemble cast members in their Christmas 2021 musical, A Chorus Line. 

Young ensemble members will play or cover the roles of Vicki, Tricia, Lois, Frank, Butch, Roy and Tom – young dancers who audition for infamously tough director Zach in the first number of the show, ‘I Hope I Get It’, but don’t quite make the cut.

Roles will be non-speaking and part of a significant dance and vocal sequence at the opening of the musical. Successful applicants will work with Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, Olivier and Tony Award-nominated Choreographer Ellen Kane and Musical Director Tamara Saringer on the production - please note this is a voluntary opportunity.

The musical will rehearse at Curve between 1-25 November 2021 (some weekday evenings and Saturday mornings), with technical rehearsals from 26 November-2 December 2021 (evenings and some daytimes), followed by performances between 3-31 December 2021, with further performances possible in the week of 3 January 2022.

Applicants must be fully available in Leicester from Monday 1 November 2021 until Sunday 9 January 2022 and performances will be shared between two teams of dancers.

Applicants must have a playing age of 18 – 30 and must be strong, confident dancers and confident singers. The opening sequence’s choreography will feature a mix of musical theatre, jazz and ballet styles.

Curve encourage applications from racial and cultural groups, classes and backgrounds, and welcome submissions from anyone meeting the casting criteria, in particular those underrepresented on our stages including migrant actors and those who speak English as an additional language, D/deaf and disabled performers and transgender artists.

Group auditions will take place on 11 September 2021, with the deadline for applications on 29 August 2021 at midnight.

To apply for an audition, please contact Senior Producer at Curve, Tess Ellison, on t.ellison@curvetheatre.co.uk with the applicant’s name, age and school year (if applicable), date of birth, headshot or head-and-shoulders photograph, a brief description of your dance and performance experience and details of a next of kin or emergency contact.

For more information on the production and to book tickets, please click here.