Helena Robinson's Posts - National Theatre Wales Community2024-03-28T10:15:10ZHelena Robinsonhttps://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/HelenaRobinsonhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10084200267?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profiles/blog/feed?user=3e569bcea60d40b5bda2137bd7273626&xn_auth=noCasting Opportunitytag:community.nationaltheatrewales.org,2022-02-09:3152760:BlogPost:3391692022-02-09T19:08:13.000ZHelena Robinsonhttps://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/HelenaRobinson
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Casting Call</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We are currently casting for a 15 minute short film entitled May Eve (Nos Galan Mai). <span>Our story follows Mari, a 16-year-old Welsh teenager on the night of May's Eve. Disregarding her grandmothers' warnings, Mari ventures out, to discover a world of Goblins, Fairies and Spirits. The story is inspired by Welsh…</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Casting Call</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We are currently casting for a 15 minute short film entitled May Eve (Nos Galan Mai). <span>Our story follows Mari, a 16-year-old Welsh teenager on the night of May's Eve. Disregarding her grandmothers' warnings, Mari ventures out, to discover a world of Goblins, Fairies and Spirits. The story is inspired by Welsh folklore, subverting these old tales to explore modern themes of violence against women and female solidarity. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span>We are now casting for the roles of Chyhraeth and the Fairies.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span>Cyhyraeth - based off a Welsh folklore figure similar to the Celtic Banshee. In the original Cyhyraeth myth she was a symbol of death, her screams warning of imminent danger, however in our story we have turned this on it's head. Our Cyhyraeth is a powerful woman, misrepresented in history. Her screams and wails were warnings for women of the forest. Having been rejected by the world of men Cyhyraeth now presides over 'fairyland', a section of the forest that acts as a safe haven for women. Chyhraeth delivers the big climactic monologue of the film. For this role we are looking for a BAME actress of any age. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Fairies - each of the fairies represents women who have been hurt by men. We have 3 main fairies each with their own backstory which they tell to Mari in solidarity. There is a moss fairy, berry fairy and fungi fairy and also several background fairies. For these roles we are looking for a diverse group of women of varying ages, ethnicity, body types etc. We welcome applications from anyone. </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Shooting is set to take place in the week commencing March 6th (contrary to posters below). If Interested please contact me at 30008087@students.southwales.ac.uk.</p>
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