Welcome to our open auditions for the Finn-Brit Players’ main spring production, There’s No F in Finnish by Ian Eastment with Graham Lees, at FINNBRIT (Fredrikinkatu 20 A 9, 2^nd floor) on Sunday 28 February at 12–16 pm. (Please arrive in good time to begin at 12.)

The performances will be held on 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 & 8 June 2016.

The play
This delightfully provocative comedy examines the relationships between ex-pats and the local population. Set in a Helsinki apartment during a dinner party, it follows the pre-dinner banter and the post-prandial aftermath of too much wine and too many exposed nerves.

The characters
Gerald Walker-Krisp (40–70) – a terminal British ex-pat with a PhD from Oxford. (Pseudo) ‘posh’ UK accent required.

Elaine Aminoff (30­–70) – an American import, attracted to Europe and living with Gerald. North American accent required.

Norman Perks (20–50) – a recent Northern UK import. Northern UK accent required.

Heidi Kilpeläinen (20–50) – Norman’s Finnish girlfriend. Slight Finnish accent with strong English skills required.

Note: some adaptations can be made with regard to accents, but Gerald and Norman should be from different sides of the North/South UK divide and Elaine should be from another native English-speaking country.

Registration & more information
If you’re interested in auditioning, it would help us to plan smoother auditions if you registered in advance to: ulfskribent(at)gmail.com.

There is no need to prepare an audition piece in advance.

If you’d like more information about the characters or script, or if you have any other questions about the audition arrangements, please also contact Ulf at the above address.

Working backstage
If you’d like to be involved with the production off stage, please contact Ulf at: ulfskribent(at)gmail.com.

Welcome to open auditions for María of the Light, written and directed by Jarkko Mikkola.

María of the Light is a one-act dark comedy about a young woman who by a series of misunderstandings ends up in a mental institution. The play is based on the short story Sólo vine a llamar por teléfono by Gabriel García Márquez. Themes of the play: mental health, technology, immigration, institutions, freedom.

ROLES
María, female, around 30
Saturno, male, around 30
Doctor, female/male, 40+
Nurse, female/male, 35+

AVAILABILITY FOR PERFORMANCES
You must be available for the final rehearsals and performances, which will be held in the period 6–19 June (exact dates to be determined after the auditions). You must be available for rehearsals on most Tuesday evenings, Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons in the period 25 April–15 May. Rehearsals during the period 16 May–5 June will be decided on after the auditions on the basis of other productions that will be in performance at that time. It is expected that you will have reasonably good availability for rehearsals in this period.

AVAILABILITY IN GENERAL
There is unfortunately very little flexibility in rehearsal schedules this spring. Although one or two tweaks may be possible, please do not audition for something if the planned timetable really does not suit your schedule.

ADVANCE PREPARATION
You will be asked to read some short scenes from the play and do some improvisation. The scenes will be emailed to you in advance. There is no need to memorise any of the lines, and how much you prepare is up to you.

YOU MUST BOOK AN AUDITION TIME
You will be asked to choose your preferred one-hour audition slot when you fill out the audition form. However, we cannot guarantee that you will get your preferred time, and preferences will be considered on a first-come-first-served basis. We will confirm your allocated audition slot when we send the audition texts a few days before the auditions.

AUDITON FORM
Please fill out the audition form. The deadline for registration is 10 pm on 22 April 2022. Please email the producer (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) if you have any issues with booking an audition time.

Welcome to open auditions for a treble-bill of short plays. One of the plays is being revived with the original actors, but all roles in the other two are open:

1) ‘Forever True’ by Neil Walden
A 10-minute play about a pathological liar who unfortunately decides to lie about Finland, a country they know little about. Roles: one female and one male, of any age. Co-directed by Lucja Wanicka and Zach Chamberlaine.

2) ‘Vent’ by Gavin Harrison
A 10-minute play about the pitfalls of taking a ventriloquist dummy on a date. Roles: one female and two male, of any age. Directed by Zach Chamberlaine.

AVAILABILITY – FOREVER TRUE
You must be available on Saturdays 30 April, 7 May and 14 May from 2–6 pm. Depending on how much progress is made at these rehearsals, there may also be rehearsals on Sunday 22 May from 1–4 pm and Friday 6 or 13 May from 6–9 pm, but we will aim to NOT use the Fridays in particular unless absolutely necessary. You must be available for the final rehearsals and performances, which will be held in the period 23 May–5 June (exact dates to be determined soon).

AVAILABILITY – VENT
You must be available for a three-hour rehearsal on one weekday afternoon at least one day per week. (For example, from 3–6 pm on Wednesday.) The exact days and times are very flexible within these parameters, and will be set after the auditions. You must be available for the final rehearsals and performances, which will be held in the period 23 May–5 June (exact dates to be determined soon).

AVAILABILITY IN GENERAL
There is unfortunately very little flexibility in rehearsal schedules this spring. Although one or two tweaks may be possible to the above, please do not audition for something if the planned timetable really does not suit your schedule.

ADVANCE PREPARATION
You will be asked to read some short scenes from the play/s. Depending on how many people are auditioning, we may or may not email you these scenes in advance. We will send you an email about the exact arrangements a few days before the auditions.

YOU MUST BOOK AN AUDITION TIME
You must choose an audition slot when you fill out the audition form, which means that times will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

AUDITION FORM
Please fill out the audition form. The DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION is 10 pm on 23 April 2022. If you cannot find a suitable audition time because they have run out, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..