Our cast is open to members of Scouts Victoria, who  are active members of their local Cub, Scout, Venturer or Rover unit and aged 10 or over by the 14th of June 2024. Priority will be given to applicants who are under 26 years of age.

Our backstage crew is open to members of Scouts Victoria from the age of 14. Non members aged 18 and over are also welcome, so long as they're willing to become a adult support member of Scouts Victoria.

Absolutely!  Showtime is all about trying new things, working together and making heaps of new friends. It doesn't matter what your skill level is - we would love to have you join us in 2024.

You'll get to hear all about our 2024 production "Midnight's Wish", we'll teach you a few of the songs from the show and you'll have a sing as a part of a group (so no solo singing required!). You'll then learn some dance moves, and read a part of our script, and get measured by our friendly costume team.

And while we call it an audition, it's really an opportunity for us to get to know you and for you to get to know us. Everybody aged under 26 who applies for cast gets in!

$65 for our new-to-cast members and $55 for our returning cast. This helps cover the cost of your costume, administration, venue hire, insurances, formal dinner between our two Saturday performances, first aid, and much much more. For our new cast members it also includes your Strzelecki Showtime scarf, woggle and badge that you'll receive at our special presentation day in August.

To keep our cast fees low, Strzelecki Showtime fundraises through the Scout Monster Raffle, a trivia night and a sock fundraiser, which cast are expected to participate in.

You can find our cast schedule detailing our rehearsal and performance dates here. All rehearsals and performances from the 5th of October are compulsory.

Strzelecki Showtime performs at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre in Traralgon.

Our rehearsals are held at a local secondary school in Traralgon

Yes!  Cub Scouts, Scouts Venturer Scouts and Rover Scouts could choose to use your involvement in Strzelecki Showtime to achieve a Special Interest Area (SIA) in Arts & Literature,  a SIA Personal Growth or even both!

Venturer Scouts, Rovers and Leaders can even use Showtime to achieve nationally accredited VET Qualifications, either a Cert II in Creative Industries or Cert III in Community Dance, Theatre and Events.  Venturer Scouts in  year 11 or 12 can even use this qualifications as one of their VCE subjects!

Don't forget to talk to your unit council about your plans!

We asked some of our returning cast members why you should join Strzelecki Showtime and their answers were-

• "Come for the badge, stay for the friends" - Matt

• "Finding new friends and discovering old ones" - Louise

• "It allows you to experience new things and meet lots of great new people. You can grow as a person and learn many new skills" - Callum

• "Because it teachers new skills from theatre skills to social skills that will stay with you and you get amazing new experiences and friends" - Ciele

• "I love that Showtime allows me to step into a new world through characters and express myself through music and dance while surrounded by likeminded people" - Zoe

While Showtime is all about putting a 100% brand new musical on stage, we're also all about helping our cast members develop self-confidence, resilience, teamwork and make a lot of new friends.

We asked some of our returning cast what they think their involvement in Strzelecki Showtime has given them and their answers included

• "I have improved my communication skills, social skills and helping me in my day to day like confidently ordering in shops to engaging in small talk" - Zoe, 18

• "It's helped me with my confidence and helped me come out of my shell" - Matt, 17

• "How to sing and project and how to act and behave on stage" - Louise, 14

• "I have become a lot less shy as a person" - Ciele, 14

• "It has built my confidence, and I have personally grown into a better person from participating in the show with great people to help along the way" - Callum, 16

• "Showtime taught me many valuable skills, ranging from creative and public speaking skills to high-level teamwork and being adaptable under pressure. I've carried my Showtime skills into my further Scouting and even my professional life - Showtime "performance smarts" were my secret weapon for med school interviews." - Dr Mitch

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email our Producer Tammy Napier via producer@strzeleckishowtime.com.au