An Enfield-based playwright is looking for actors to play parts in a play about the dangers of new media to be staged at the Dugdale Centre in January.
My name is tom is a new play by Alan Spence, whose company, Theatre is real life, will be performing the play from 13th to 16th January.
The play explores the problem of e-safety and new media for young people and adults. What starts out as a typical boy-meets-girl story later goes horribly wrong. When Paris and Darnell are exposed, they aren’t the only ones.
My name is tom is part of an inter-generational education project supported by Enfield Council, the Enfield Residents Priority Fund, Face Front Inclusive Theatre, St Anne’s Catholic High School (Enfield) Woodside High and Riverside Schools (Haringey) and the BBC Get Creative scheme.
Also featured in the project will be a film of the performance, an education pack with contributions from young people and adults. In addition, there will be an Outreach session and workshops for your school and the wider community.
The play has 13 characters played by 9 actors
Characters in order of appearance
Kim Elliott: 16. Student Best friends with Paris. Works part time in Sainsbury’s. Doubles as Mary Mathews.
Josh Grey: 11. Challenging behaviour, thinks he is street. Got stuff on his phone and doesn’t care who sees it. Doubles as Brian Coleman.
Sheree Francis: 13. Looks older and quite precocious, no wonder her parents worry. But who is the real adult when the trouble starts?
Tyrone Peters: 16. Darnell’s best friend. Student and keen sports person. Thinks he’s a Babe magnet. Of Afro – Caribbean heritage. Doubles as John Mathews.
Paris Mathews: 16. Student. Intelligent and ambitious. Professional parents. Of Afro–Caribbean heritage.
Darnell Coleman: 15. Student. Likes to keep fit. Good at French. Bit of a Mummy’s boy. Of Afro – Caribbean heritage.
Barrister: 30s. Advises on the Law. Doubles as Lois Coleman.
Dan Humphries: 11. Josh’s mate and always put upon. Keeps in with him by playing up. Doubles as Mr Francis.
John Mathews: Early 40s. Paris’s father. Local business man with textiles shop. Enjoys his tennis. Of Afro – Caribbean heritage. Doubles as Tyrone Peters.
Mary Mathews: Late 30s. Runs the family shop. Has her standards and takes her tennis seriously. Doubles as Kim Elliott.
Vanessa Francis: Mid 30s. Sheree’s mother. Head of Science and something of a snob.
Malcolm Francis: Late 30s. Sheree’s father. Office Manager of a supply company. Not ambitious and somewhat henpecked.
Lois Coleman: Early 30s. Darnell’s mother. Senior Care worker. Wraps Darnell in ‘cotton wool’, worries too much. French – Caribbean heritage. Doubles as Barrister
Brian Coleman: Mid 30s. Electrician. What you see is what you get. One of the lads and even fancies his chances at tennis. Doubles as Josh Grey.
Auditions are as follows:
- Wednesday 16th September: Males. 7pm – 10pm
- Thursday 17th September: Females. 7pm – 10pm
- Friday day 18th September: Males and Females. 7pm – 10pm
- Wednesday 23rd September: Recalls 1 7pm – 10pm
- Thursday 24th September: Recalls 2. 7pm – 10pm.
- Payment will be by expenses.
- Rehearsing twice a week: Mondays and Wednesdays.
- Rehearsals: October, November and January.
Performances: Wed 13th January to Sat 16th January 2016 @ 7.45pm.
Matinees: Thursday 14th and Friday 15th January 2016. Times t.b.c.
