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Provenance
by Jonathan Skinner
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​The world premiere of Jonathan's play will take place at Barons Court Theatre in June 2025, directed by Artistic Director Sharon Willems.
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About the Play:
Ellie wants to get on. Move up. Get ahead for once.
She can't do that on her own, so when she lands a cushy mentorship scheme, she thinks she's finally on her way.
But when Ellie meets her new mentor Patrick, an older artist who hides away painting abstracts in a dingy studio, she's sure she buzzed the wrong flat.
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Ellie pushes Patrick to the limit and then some. As banter turns to barbs that cut too close to the quick, Ellie and Patrick find themselves in a standoff of culture, class and secrets.
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​Casting Info
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Character Breakdowns
Ellie (playing age 21 - 25, any ethnicity, female) Ellie is an ambitious, intelligent, and resilient working class young woman. She doesn't suffer fools and at times has no filter. The character is perceptive, quick-witted and determined to make something of herself.
Patrick (playing age 40 - 55, any ethnicity, male) Well-mannered, amiable, playful but no push over, Patrick is a middle-class painter who had some success early in his career. Married and financially comfortable, Patrick is acutely aware of his privileged position and likes the sound of having a protégée.
Rehearsals:
Provenance will have two read-throughs in late May and then rehearse mostly daytime in June.
Rehearsals will take place at Barons Court Theatre when there is availability or at Arches Lane Theatre in Battersea. The schedule will be finalised with the company once casting is complete.
Provisional schedule:
22 May - Read Through 1, time tbc
29 May - Read Through 2, time tbc
2 - 6 June 11:00am - 5:00pm
9 - 13 June 11:00am - 5:00pm
16 - 20 June 11:00am - 5:00pm
21 June - Actor Line run (zoom or in person, tbc)
23 June - Tech, time TBC
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Tech will take place 23 June in the afternoon with an evening dress.
If you have any known conflicts, please include these in your application.
Performances:
Provenance will run from 24 - 28 June at 7:30pm at Barons Court Theatre. Call time for actors will be 6:00pm.
Fee:
We are offering a stipend of £900 per actor for the production. We understand actors may need to take on additional work and will be flexible in our scheduling to accommodate this as much as possible.
Auditions:
We will hold in-person auditions from 2:00pm - 7:00pm on 10 May at Arches Lane Theatre in Battersea.
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The auditions will be a maximum 20min in pairs.
More information will be provided to shortlisted actors, including sides.
How to get involved:
To apply, please fill in this google form.
If you have any questions, please email sharon@kiboproductions.com subject Provenance Auditions. Please do not email Sharon with an expression of interest; please use the google form to apply.
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Applications Open: 27 April 2025 5:00pm
Applications Close: 8 May 2025 5:00pm
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We will reply to all expressions of interest by 10 May 2025.
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Kibo Productions aims to create work that reflects the world around us in all its complexity and actively seeks to develop work from artists of diverse backgrounds.
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This call out is open to everyone irrespective of race, ethnicity, nationality, faith, disability, gender, sexual identity, neurodiversity, native language, class and/or economic background. Please let us know if you have accessibility requirements or would like any other support to apply for our call out.
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​The Barons Court Theatre is situated below the Curtain's Up Pub. We deeply regret that it is not easily accessible to everyone. There is a flight of stairs down to the space, a step up to the door, a step down into the space, and a step up and down into the house's right seating bank.
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We look forward to hearing from you!
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​Sharon and Leo