The Audition

Louie, a 20-year-old working class kid from the north-east, rushes to quite possibly the most important audition of his life. Before his audition can take place, he encounters fellow actors: Emma and Ollie, whose upper class arrogance and prideful ignorance threatens to derail Louie’s self-worth.

The Audition was mainly written as a way of voicing my anger at the overwhelming class discrimination rooted within the theatre industry. Back when I was auditioning to become an actor, I felt that unless you shared the same cultural capital and class experience as those “in charge” – the people who are handing out the jobs, the people who are sat auditioning you – then you really don’t stand a chance. This may or may not be true, but I wanted to tackle that issue through film. This film is my contribution to that conversation.

Writer/Director

Jacob Vickers | joavickers@gmail.com | Instagram: jacob_vickers_

Producer

Cameron Robinson | camrobinson165@gmail.com

Editor/Script Supervisor

Ugne Ponelyte | ugnepo.02@gmail.com | Instagram: _poneliukas_

Camera Operator

Elizaveta Altusar | altusare@gmail.com | Instagram: livinginlibrary

Sound Operator

Ziran Yu | ziranyu6@gmail.com | Instagram: ziranyu02

Production Designer

Sofia Gerasymenko | sgera001@gold.ac.uk | Instagram: sonyagers