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Stand
Production Company
Stand Theatre ProductionProducer(s)
Yutaro NarihiraDirector(s)
Mamie KakimotoCasting Director(s):
Arisa Nagayama
Union Status
Non-UnionProject Type
Theatre / Live PerformanceStudent Production
NoCompensation Details
Great exposure at the Fringe Festival. This is currently a volunteer project. Compensation will be provided based on ticket sales and funding availability.
Audition Date(s)
April 27 12:00pm-3:00pm (Approximately 1 hour)Audition Location
Downtown VancouverShoot / Performance Date(s)
SeptemberShoot / Performance Location(s)
Fringe Festival (Granville Island)Submission Deadline
Tuesday, April 22, 2025Submission Instructions
Please email your headshot and resume with the subject line “STAND Audition” To: standtheatreproduction@gmail.com
Project Synopsis
STAND is an immersive theatre experience where the audience and actors create the story together.
The show runs for about 60 minutes, with the audience sitting in a circle. The line between "stage" and "seats"—between fiction and reality - gradually dissolves. It begins with the question: What is a stage? What separates "here" from "there"? Actors weave together personal stories and old folktales, drawing audience members into the story. Eventually, the characters reflect on a grandmother who has passed away and suggest making her favourite food: miso soup. This is where the audiences become participants. Everything is performed in pantomime, but when an actor hands someone an "onion," the audience member instinctively reaches out to take it. Together, they mime chopping, stirring, and serving, and in the end, everyone joins in to say itadakimasu before tasting the invisible soup.
You can't see it, but somehow... it feels like you really can taste it.
That shared moment - fragile, strange, and beautiful - is the heart of STAND.
Official selection for the Fringe Festival 2025 !! Due to ongoing decisions from the Fringe organizers, there are still some uncertainties, so we may need to adapt as things progress. As of now, rehearsals are scheduled to begin in August.