By Bejay Browne.
A search is underway for a young male performer to star in an upcoming large scale theatre production that will open at the Markedeio theatre in Paphos in February next year.
The production, ‘High School Musical,’ by Disney, which is already rehearsing, is the first collaboration between a grassroots initiative based in Paphos, ‘Cyprus Change’ that aims to bring life and culture to Paphos, the Paphos Youth Theatre, the Thompson School of Dance and vocal coach and singer, Melanie Ballard.
The musical production, which consists of a cast of 12 to 18 years, will also tour the cities of Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca, according to the director, Michelle Nonyelu.
Auditions were recently held in Paphos for talented youngsters wanting to perform in the musical and a cast of thirty has been chosen. However, an island wide search is now on for one of the lead roles of ‘Troy’, two boys will be playing this role.
“We are looking for a ‘second Troy’. He is one of the lead roles and we need a young male to play the part of ‘flashback Troy.’ We found our first Troy at the initial auditions and he is 16 years old,” Nonyelu told the Paphos Post.
No previous performance experience is necessary, as long as young hopefuls are be confident, able to sing and have basic dance skills.
“He needs to feel confident when he’s on stage and in front of a crowd of people. We can work on everything else,” she said.
Any youngster interested in the part must be able to travel to Paphos to rehearse, currently theses are taking place three times a week, but not all parts are needed at all of these rehearsals.
Nonyelu added that there are plans to create a scale show every year and High School Musical is the first of many.
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