ONE ACT PLAY SEASON
(May 2026 season)
AUDITIONS: ONE ACT PLAY SEASON
Saturday 14/3/26
2pm - 6pm
We are auditioning both of our one act plays on the same day in the same location. You can audition for both and we encourage you to be open to doing this!
The two one act plays:
'The Clock That Tells No Time' written and directed by Kieran Ridgway
'And The Gods Held Their Breath' directed by Ron Arthurs
One Act Play Performance dates: Friday 8th May and Saturday 9th May
THE CLOCK THAT TELLS NO TIME
By Kieran Ridgway
Auditions: Will be held on Saturday 14th March 2pm – 6pm. You will be able to audition on the same day for both this one act and the other one act play we are presenting (And The Gods Held Their Breath) – please contact each director separately to book your time and discuss this.
Book an audition: Please book an audition with the director Kieran Ridgway by emailing kieransr@hotmail.com
Synopsis:
Follow REN through the stages of grief, in a non-linear cycle as he struggles to express
how he is feeling. With the use of his guitar, he is able to reveal words that he has been
hiding. This is a capsule in time of one’s journey, using art as a way to process emotion
and how one can find themselves stuck in a loop of grief until they can finally speak.
Characters:
A) Ren (not auditioning – prominent role) – must play guitar (fingerstyle), must sing.
B) Carra + Therapist (prominent role) – must sing, Sings in ‘Voices Silent’, ‘The clock that tells no time’.
Carra is the wife of Ren, who loses her life in a car accident. Therapist is the antagonising therapist talking to Ren, trying to prod information out of him. She is intended to look similar to Carra.
C) Priest – Male – Play simple chords, must sing. Sings and plays ‘The clock that tells no time’. Sings backing vocals in 'Indifference'.
D) Car driver/Therapist B – Female, must sing –
Sings ‘The clock that tells no time’.
Car driver is the cause of the initial car accident causing the fatal death of Carra and Rosie. Also sings backing vocals in 'Indifference'.
Options: The role C and D would be assigned with one each of the following characters.
Jed/Lee – The friend of Ren, checking in on him during a tough time.
Steph/Jed (will be called Jed if other character is Lee) – Cara’s parent, the parent-in-law. Is supportive and caring for Ren. Providing gentle support during his isolation. This character would make the role a little bit bigger with the important scene with Ren.
NOTE: this show revolves around intense themes of car accidents, family/child death.
This is intended to be a collaborative experience, workshopping all the scenes to capture that authentic emotional experience.
AND THE GODS HELD THEIR BREATH
By Simon Denver
Maverick Musicals and Plays Pty. Ltd
Auditions: Will be held on Saturday 14th March 2pm – 6pm. You will be able to audition on the same day for both this one act and the other one act play we are presenting (The Clock That Tells No Time) – please contact each director separately to book your time and discuss this.
Book an audition: If you would like to book an audition please contact director Ron Arthurs by emailing Director.ron@camelot-australia.com.au
Synopsis of Production:
Alexander the Great was perhaps the only person from history that deserved that mantle. He cast a giant shadow over history that is still being seen today.
Was he a god? Was he a dictator? Set in one of his recurring fevers, Alexander questions who and what he is. A god fulfilling endless prophecies? Or a man using prophecies as a convenience?
In his fevered state, he is visited by some of the key protagonists in his life. His mother (Olympias), his tutor (Aristotle) and his bride (Roxana). They all have so many questions but will they accept the answers?
Cast: (Ages are stage ages)
Alexander III of Macedon - early 20’s to 32 (32 being his historical age of death)
Olympias - early 30’s to early/mid 40’s – but any age considered.
Aristotle - 50’ to 70’s
Roxanne - 20’s to 30’s (needs to be able to look younger than Olympias)
The play is set in 333 BC.
