The Welkin

Vancouver Actors Guide is casting performers for The Welkin, a stage production rehearsing out of St. Mary’s in the Kerrisdale neighbourhood of Vancouver, BC. This is an acting role in a theatrical production, with performers working through a structured rehearsal process toward a fully staged performance. The production suits experienced stage actors comfortable with period material and character-specific accent work.

About the Role

The Welkin is a play set on the Norfolk and Sussex border in England, requiring performers to develop a soft English accent in preparation for the full production. Rehearsals begin March 13th, 2027, with an introductory script distribution session scheduled for Saturday, March 6th. Actors work from character sides available through the production, with one currently available role being Kitty Givens, a perky Scottish woman in her late twenties who has had six children, four living.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and perform an audition using character sides from The Welkin, indicating your preferred character when submitting materials.
• Develop and sustain an English regional accent appropriate to the Norfolk and Sussex border setting of the play.
• Attend the pre-rehearsal introduction on March 6th, 2027 to collect scripts and meet the company before formal rehearsals begin.
• Commit to the full rehearsal schedule starting March 13th, 2027 at the St. Mary’s Kerrisdale rehearsal location.
• Collaborate with the director on character development specific to this period theatrical production.
• Maintain preparedness across all rehearsal phases as the company builds toward performance-ready staging.

What You Bring

• Stage acting experience in a theatrical production context, with the ability to hold a period character consistently.
• Comfort working with a soft English accent at audition, with willingness to refine toward a more specific regional dialect during rehearsals.
• A current headshot and resume formatted to industry standard for stage and screen submissions.
• Availability beginning the week of March 6th, 2027 through the full rehearsal and performance run.

Why This Role

Vancouver Actors Guide supports the broader Vancouver acting community and this production reflects that mandate by welcoming performers of all ethnicities, genders, and backgrounds. The Welkin is a substantive piece of contemporary theatre that gives cast members real character work to dig into, not background or supporting filler. For Vancouver-based stage actors looking to build credits in a structured theatrical production environment, this is a production worth pursuing.

Submit your materials for The Welkin through Vancouver Actors Guide and make sure to indicate which character you are auditioning for.