NOTICE: General Company Auditions
- 9th Hour Theatre Company
- Aug 2
- 4 min read
Updated: Aug 4
9th Hour is seeking performing artists to join the company and be part of the ensemble cast of productions in 2025-26, including a fully staged production this November and a dramatic staged reading in September. Those auditioning should enjoy or be open to working collaboratively in a style of physical ensemble theatre and engaging body, mind, and emotion with a story's themes and ideas. Those interested in auditioning for the company should read the full audition notice. How to apply for an audition is at the end of the notice.
Babette's Feast
November 6-15 as part of The Gladstone's 2025-26 season of professional theatre.
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
REHEARSALS will be held in a central neighbourhood of Ottawa, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (5:45pm-10:00pm) throughout the months of September and October, with the first rehearsal being September 3, and the last being October 31.
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES include an out-of-town preview on Saturday, November 1, as well as technical and dress rehearsals at The Gladstone Theatre as follows: Monday, November 3 (6-10pm), Tuesday, November 4 (1-10pm), Wednesday, November 5 (1-10pm)
PERFORMANCES are at 7:30pm on November 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, and at 2:30pm on November 8, 9, and 15.
SPECIAL NOTE: As outlined above, two weekday afternoons in November will be required. Those auditioning should come with full knowledge of their schedule and the ability to commit to the full production schedule.
CASTING REQUIREMENTS
At this time, all over the age of 17 are welcome to apply for an audition. Due to the nature of the company's theatre style and the broad range of character possibilities, a wide spectrum of performing artists that best reflect society as much as possible is desired, including all ethnic and religious backgrounds, abilities, and genders. The company is keen to work with talented performing artists of all levels of experience. Any experience and skill in playing an instrument, singing, movement, dance, puppetry, juggling, acrobatics, and physical or ensemble theatre, are all assets. Please indicate special skills when applying.
ABOUT THE STORY
Babette's Feast is a Danish story from 1958 which was made into an Oscar-award-winning movie in 1987. This 2018 adaptation, conceived and developed by Abigail Killeen and written by Rose Courtney, reimagines the classic tale by Isak Dinesen (born Karen Blixen) as a rich theatrical event: deep, funny, sensual, dangerous and beautiful. It brings us into the cloistered 19th-century world of two loving, devout Lutheran sisters and tells us how they and their fractured community reluctantly, then completely, embrace Babette, a mysterious French refugee. But when Babette, much to the community’s shock, sacrifices all she has to throw a lavish dinner party, the dinner guests magically and inexplicably experience radical, infinite grace. Babette’s sumptuous feast is more than a meal: it is an act of supreme artistry that invites an abundant experience of forgiveness and transforms the entire community. Through Babette’s Feast, we learn how embracing the stranger can change a community for the better. The creators dedicate the play to strangers in foreign lands, for their courage and their gifts.
COMPENSATION
Artists will be engaged under a contractual agreement with 9th Hour Theatre Company and paid a base fee for involvement in the production, upon completion of performances.
NOTE: Artists who are members of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association (CAEA) or any other association that has a reciprocal agreement with the CAEA, will not be engaged at this time, but are still welcome to audition for consideration in a future production if they choose.
DRAMATIC STAGED READINGS
The company regularly hosts dramatic staged readings as part of a new public discussion forum called Gleanings, offering additional paying opportunities for artists, including one coming up on Friday, September 12 The God Committee with a rehearsal on Thursday, September 11. If auditioning for the company, artists should indicate their interest in being considered for these additional performance opportunities. The God Committee is a play by Mark St. Germain which was made into a film in 2021 starring Julia Stiles and Kelsey Grammer. Medicine, Money, and Morality clash when the Heart Transplant Selection Committee of St. Patrick’s Hospital has only minutes to decide which of three patients will receive a heart that has suddenly become available. Find out more at GleaningsForum.ca
AUDITION INFORMATION
Auditions are by appointment only and will be held Wednesday, August 27 at two different time slots (6pm and 8pm) in a central Ottawa location. Auditions are conducted in a group format, each lasting 1 hour and 45 minutes. Artists should be prepared to participate as a group in physical, ensemble, and vocal exercises, as well as scene exploration.
To book an audition, please email info@9th-hour.ca with your performance C.V. or relevant theatre or performance experience, as well as a recent head shot. You may also include a note or letter indicating why you wish to audition for the company, although not required.
NOTE: While all applications will be reviewed and considered, only those selected to audition will be contacted. Thank you in advance for your interest in joining the company.
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