Choir
Written By: Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti
Creative Team: Director: Kerrin White
Musical Director: Katie Packer
A big-hearted comedy with music about a diverse community choir. Led by the ambitious Morgan, the group is preparing for a fundraising concert to help talented young singer Freddie attend music college. When they are unexpectedly offered the chance to perform on national television, personal ambitions and hidden tensions begin to threaten the group’s unity. How far is Morgan willing to go in pursuit of recognition? Choir is uplifting theatre and with a soundtrack of well-known pop songs, celebrates the power of music, friendship, and community.
Information Session:
Audition Information: https://www.trybooking.com/DOCLP
| Audition Information #:1 | |
| Date: | 22/08/2026 |
| Time From – Time to: | 10:00 – 15:30 |
| Character Descriptions #:1 | |
| Role Name: | Morgan |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 40s |
| Role Information: | Choir leader, Morgan, is passionate and deeply invested in the group’s success. She pushes herself and others hard, but her drive for recognition creates tension within the choir. Morgan is torn between personal ambition and loyalty to the choir’s sense of community. *A strong singing voice is required. |
| Character Descriptions #:2 | |
| Role Name: | Paul |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | 40s |
| Role Information: | Paul is the undisputed star of the choir – until newcomer Freddie arrives. Despite minor roles in professional musicals, he has never found the success he craves. Paul is in a messy relationship with James who is forever promising to leave his wife. *A strong singing voice is required. |
| Character Descriptions #:3 | |
| Role Name: | Joy |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 40s |
| Role Information: | or 50s. Joy is an oddball germaphobe with a love of wet wipes. She has a love-hate relationship with her “best friend” and fellow group member, Esther. Joy and Esther are the comedy double act of the choir. |
| Character Descriptions #:4 | |
| Role Name: | Esther |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 40s |
| Role Information: | or 50s. Esther’s is well-meaning but a little bossy, particularly with “best friend” and neighbour Joy. Esther and Joy’s banter make them the comedy double act of the choir. |
| Character Descriptions #:5 | |
| Role Name: | Ken |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | 50s |
| Role Information: | or 60s. Ken is a gentle lost soul who lacks purpose after his wife leaves him. Ken appears upbeat but often forgets to take care of himself and drifts through life in a bit of a haze. |
| Character Descriptions #:6 | |
| Role Name: | Anna |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 30s |
| Role Information: | or 40s. Anna is the choir’s mother figure. She is warm, caring and instantly takes newcomer Freddie under her wing. Anna is in an abusive relationship and finds solace as a member of the choir. *A strong singing voice is required. |
| Character Descriptions #:7 | |
| Role Name: | Sheila |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 50s |
| Role Information: | or 60s. Sheila is a charmingly batty kleptomaniac and compulsive liar. Totally without malice she is nevertheless a “tact-free zone”. Despite her foibles, Sheila is a well-loved member of the choir. *The ability to roller skate and ride a bike would be an advantage. |
| Character Descriptions #:8 | |
| Role Name: | Freddie |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | 20s |
| Role Information: | or late teen. Coming from a deprived background, Freddie is a shy young singer whose future becomes the choir’s shared cause. Sensitive and gifted, he also struggles with the pressure of expectation. *A strong singing voice is required. |
More Information at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ItMrI6WDDuxxkbRW64P9D9ei1KWo9qri?usp=sharing
Contact: Emma Grieve
therrytheatre@gmail.com
0438628702
