casting calls
We are currently casting for a new house team performing January – June 2025.
hoopla house teams
We are starting a new show each season with a Director from the Hoopla teaching team, with a set run of rehearsals and performances.
There will be a different show and cast each season to help bring exciting new improv to the London stage and to increase the number of performing opportunities at Hoopla.
We are currently casting for a new house team for the January – June 2025 season, and will be posting other new show castings here soon.
currently casting: Newbies!
This new house team will be perfect for people who have recently completed Levels 1-4 at Hoopla who are now looking to build up stage time with a regularly performing group.
Over the season we’ll be regularly rehearsing together and performing a mix of short-form games, scenes and long-form formats from Hoopla courses.
The show will be mainly directed by Steve Roe (Hoopla’s Director), with additional coaching from a selection of Hoopla’s other teachers.
who we are looking for
- Completed Levels 1-4 with Hoopla recently (remember we do offer scholarships if needed).
- Hasn’t recently been in one of our regularly performing house teams but keen to build up stage time.
- Passionate about improv.
- Loves performing short-form games, scenes and long-form formats.
- Able to commit to the regular rehearsals and shows and be on time.
audition dates and details
If your email application is successful you will be invited to audition on either Tuesday 19th November 2024 or Tuesday 26th November 2024 in Central London.
Please let us know on application if you can’t make one of those dates as there may be other opportunities.
dates
Most dates will have rehearsals 3pm-5pm followed by 6pm show on the same day, although exact times and details to follow on email if you’re offered a place on the team.
Saturday 11th January 2025.
Saturday 18th January 2025.
Saturday 1st February 2025.
Saturday 8th February 2025.
Saturday 22nd February 2025.
Saturday 1st March 2025.
Saturday 22nd March 2025.
Saturday 29th March 2025.
Saturday 5th April 2025.
Saturday 26th April 2025.
Saturday 10th May 2025.
Saturday 17th May 2025.
Saturday 31st May 2025.
Please don’t apply for this show if you can’t make at least 75% of the rehearsals and shows. You will also need to be at the rehearsals on time in order to perform in the show.
money things
Hoopla will cover rehearsal room hire, teacher costs and marketing costs for the official run of the show. There should be no cost to the performers.
The shows are free to the audience so performing is unpaid.
after the show run
This show run will officially end on Saturday 31st May 2025. This is so we have space to put on new shows and give other people performing opportunities over the year.
After the show ends people will be welcome to reapply for our new shows, and the group will also be welcome to form an ongoing independent team to apply for other show spots at Hoopla.
how to apply
If you’d like to apply please email [email protected] with all of the following by 10am on Wednesday 30th October 2024:
– Your name.
– Your email address.
– Your telephone number.
– Paragraph about your improv training and performing experience.
– Paragraph about your favourite short-form games and favourite long-form formats.
– Improv CV detailing improv training and performing experience (for instance a 1 page word document, pdf or alternatively a link to online CV).
Please also let us know if you would like us to keep your CV/Spotlight/Mandy link on file for other castings, as we are often contacted by TV and commercial castings looking for improvisers.
Application Deadline: 10am on Wednesday 30th October 2024.
Please don’t apply for this show if you can’t make at least 75% of the rehearsals and shows. You will also need to be at the rehearsals on time in order to perform in the show.
FAQs
What experience do I need to apply?
Minimum of Level 1-3 training at Hoopla, ideally also Level 4.
Can I apply if I’ve already been in a full Hoopla house team season?
Not if it was in 2024, as we’re trying to give performing opportunities more people, but if it is before then that’s ok.
Can I apply if I did my improv training somewhere else?
No, not this time. We have a lot of people who have recently finished training with Hoopla and we want to give them performing opportunities and with finite stage space we need to prioritise them.
What is the commitment level like?
You will need to ideally be at a minimum of 75% of workshops and shows, ideally all of them. You will also need to be on time for rehearsals and shows. If you can’t make this commitment please wait for another season to apply, as you may be asked to leave the group if you are consistently late or missing rehearsals.
Should I still apply if I can’t make at least 75% of the rehearsal dates?
No. Please wait until the next season.
Should I still apply if I can’t make either audition date?
Yes. Let us know if you’re interested but can’t make the audition dates as there is a small chance we put on an additional audition if there are a lot of applications.
Will you be doing this show again?
Yes, there will probably be another season later in 2025.
When will you be doing casting for other shows?
We’re going to be regularly casting for a mix of short-run and long-run shows over each year, with different options for people with different experience. We don’t have exact dates yet but will update this page and our social media when we do.
how we choose people from auditions
The director of the show runs the auditions. We also have at least two other people in the room to take notes, input into the selection process and to ensure all decisions are fair and unbiased.
Auditions involve a whole group warm up, some pair game warm ups, and then lots of 2-3 people scenes from suggestion.
How well the cast know the director doesn’t come into selection as there are also independent people there who are responsible for making sure the audition is fair and based on what’s happened in the actual audition.
We also make sure we have a balanced diversity of genders and ethnic background across our shows, which we manage by having multiple places we advertise casting, by advertising to other communities, and also by involving more than one person in the final decisions on casting.
If people want notes regards the audition they are welcome to request this afterwards, we can do this on email using notes made during auditions, but the notes we can give are limited in scope due to the number of people applying.
receive news about casting calls
Please subscribe to our newsletter to be first to hear about performing opportunities at Hoopla.
We also release details about castings through our Facebook Group, Facebook Page, Twitter and Instagram.