Performer Open Call - SPRiTES
ARCADE
Award
Amount not published
Deadline
Closes in 16 days (8 September 2026)
Where
Not stated
Yorkshire & the Humber
Summary
We are casting for Performers to play a storyteller who will act as LINA, a five year old girl who is independent and brave, but has stopped believing in magic in a new storytelling show and installation at Scarborough Library.
Full details
SPRiTES is a playful and beautiful storytelling show and installation for 4-8 year olds and their families. Including puppets and miniature worlds, with a beautiful set, lighting and sound, audiences will hear a story focused on the discovery of SPRiTES in a hidden glade in Scarborough. For up to 30 audience members at a time, SPRiTES is an up close and intimate show. Audiences will sit amongst the beautiful set and feel part of the world and action. We are seeking performers to join a performance team of three. Performers will be able to convincingly play LINA as well as tell her story. The role slips between storytelling and character performance. SPRiTES will be performed in the concert room in Scarborough Library. It is an accessible, warm, well-loved venue. There will be between 4- 6 shows per day, with the show lasting just under 30 mins. A team of three alternating performers will mean you will only perform a portion of the total shows each day. Performers will be given a lunch break and will be paid £645 per week for three weeks (total fee £1,935), plus holiday pay. Per diems/ Travel/Accommodation expenses for an out of area performer are available. Rehearsal dates: Friday 4th December, 9:30am - 3pm Saturday 5th December, 9:30am - 3pm Tuesday 8th December, 9:30am - 5pm Wednesday 9th December, 9:30am - 5pm Thursday 10th December, 9:30am - 7pm Friday 11th December, 9:30am - 5:30pm Public Performances Open to the public for shows Saturday 12th December 9am - 5:30pm Sunday 13th December 9am - 5:30pm Schools shows 15th - 17th December - times tbc Friday 18th - off Public performances Saturday 19th Dec, 9am - 5:30pm Sunday 20th Dec, 9am - 5:30pm Monday 21st Dec, 9am - 5:30pm Tuesday 22nd Dec, 9am - 5:30pm Wednesday 23rd Dec, 9am - 5:30pm Shows will run several times a day, between 9am - 5:30pm. Performers must be available for dates, as we are unable to rearrange these.