We are holding auditions for the roles and ensemble of the musical “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” by Dan Gillespie Sells, which will premiere on September 12, 2026, at the Syrena Theatre in Warsaw.

Authors and creators of the musical

Libretto and song lyrics: Tom MacRae
Music: Dan Gillespie Sells
Based on the concept by Jonathana Butterella

Direction: Agnieszka Płoszajska
Choreography: Michał Cyran
Music direction: Tomasz Filipczak
Set design: Anna Chadaj
Costumes: Emil Wysocki
Light direction: Katarzyna Łuszczyk
Vocal preparation: Zuzanna Falkowska
Translation: Jacek Mikołajczyk

Notes for Candidates

The protagonists of the musical “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” come from diverse ethnic, religious, and gender-identity backgrounds. We warmly invite and strongly encourage individuals of different body types, physical abilities, ethnicities, races, and gender identities to take part in the audition.We also welcome talented actors who speak Polish with a foreign accent. We particularly encourage participation from those who feel comfortable in drag queen aesthetics and/or who perform as drag queens.

At the Syrena Theatre, we are deeply committed to values of diversity and acceptance.

Acrobatic skills will be considered an additional asset for candidates applying to join the ensemble. Please indicate such abilities in your CV.

The audition will be held in three stages:

– Stages I and II: vocal and choreography audition – on October 12 and 13, 2025 (Sunday and Monday), starting at 9:00 a.m.

– Stage III: vocal and acting audition – on October 19, 2025 (Sunday), starting at 9:00 a.m.

The audition will take place at the Syrena Theatre (3 Litewska Street, Warsaw).

Roles subject to audition

Jamie New
Gender: male
Character age: 16 years
Description: A 16-year-old boy from a small working-class town in England. He dreams of becoming a drag queen. Sensitive, somewhat alienated, yet able to stand up for himself. He has a close relationship with his mother and a difficult one with his father, with whom he desperately tries to connect. His best friend is Pritti.

Song to prepare: „And You Don’t Even Know It”

Margaret New
Gender: female
Character age: around 35 years
Description: Jamie’s mother, whose world revolves around her son. She works hard, comes from a working-class environment, and shows deep understanding and acceptance of Jamie and his passion. She strives to create a world in which Jamie feels safe. She fights for her son.
Song to prepare: „He’s My Boy”

Pritti Pasha
Gender: female
Character age: 16 years
Description: Jamie’s best friend, a student. She comes from a Muslim family. A top achiever with high aspirations – she wants to become a doctor and works hard to reach that goal. Shy and not very popular in class. She supports Jamie and his passion.
Song to prepare: „Spotlight”

Hugo Battersby/Loco Chanelle
Gender: male
Character age: around 40 years
Description: Owner of a drag clothing shop and a former drag queen. Serves as Jamie’s mentor.
Song to prepare: „Legend of Loco Chanel”

Dean Paxton
Gender: male
Character age: 16 years
Description: Jamie’s classmate. Handsome, the self-proclaimed star of the class. Bullies Jamie.
Song to prepare: „And You Don’t Even Know It” or “Legend of Loco Chanel”

Drag queens
Sandra Bullocks, Tray Sophisticay and Laika Virgin
Song to prepare: „Legend of Loco Chanel”

Female students
Vicki, Fatima, Bex and Becca
Song to prepare: „Spotlight”

Male students
Sayid, Levi, Cy and Mickey
Song to prepare: „And You Don’t Even Know It” or „Legend of Loco Chanel”

Applications for the Audition

Applications must include the candidate’s full name, email address, phone number, and the role for which they are auditioning. Applications are to be submitted via the Google form available at the at the following [LINK]. Each application must be accompanied by an artistic CV with a photo in PDF format (file size up to 10 MB). The application deadline is October 2, 2025.

The CV must contain the following consent clause:

“I consent to the processing of my personal data by the Syrena Theatre in Warsaw for the purpose of conducting the recruitment process.”

The Theatre reserves the right to carry out a preliminary selection of applications and to contact only selected candidates, as well as to invite successful auditionees to an additional callback. The Theatre does not reimburse travel or accommodation costs for the audition. After submitting the application, each candidate will receive a reply with detailed audition information.

Please bring sportswear and sports shoes for the choreography audition, as well as a printed and completed personal questionnaire, which will be sent to candidates by email.

Casting jury

Agnieszka Płoszajska (director)
Michał Cyran (choreographer)
Tomasz Filipczak (music director)
Jacek Mikołajczyk (translator and artistic director of the Syrena Theatre)
Monika Walecka (director of the Syrena Theatre)

Planned beginning of rehearsals – May 19, 2026

Casting questionnaire for candidates [LINK]

Materials required for the casting (song lyrics translated into Polish, music sheets and music) will be uploaded to a Google drive [LINK].

Casting Regulations for the Musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

§1 General Provisions

These Regulations set out the rules of the artistic auditions aimed at selecting the cast of the Polish production of the musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (hereinafter: the “Casting”).
The organizer of the auditions is the Syrena Theatre with its registered office in Warsaw, address: 3 Litewska Street, 00-589 Warsaw, entered into the Register of Cultural Institutions RIA/108/85 (hereinafter: the “Organizer”).
The Regulations are available at the Organizer’s registered office and on the website www.teatrsyrena.pl
Participation in the Casting is free of charge. The Organizer does not reimburse travel costs.
The Casting does not constitute a competition within the meaning of applicable law.
Prior to taking part in the Casting, the Participant must read these Regulations. Confirmation of having read and accepted the Regulations is required from the Participant in the application form.
The dates of individual stages will be published by the Organizer in the announcement on the website www.teatrsyrena.pl
Applications for the Casting will be accepted by the Organizer between September 22, 2025, and October 2, 2025, in accordance with the principles set out in these Regulations.

§2 Conditions of Participation

Participants in the Casting may be individuals who:
are at least 16 years old;
have full legal capacity;
possess acting, vocal, and dance abilities;
have completed and submitted the application form via Google Forms;
have met all formal requirements related to the application for participation in the Casting as specified in these Regulations;
have thoroughly read the Casting Regulations;
accept the Regulations.
A Participant who wishes to take part in the Casting is required to:
duly complete and submit to the Organizer, within the period specified by the Organizer, the application form made available at the following address: [LINK].
meet the conditions set out in §2(1) above;
accept these Regulations;
attach to the application form a CV in PDF format (maximum file size: 10 MB), named with the candidate’s first and last name.
The Organizer shall confirm receipt of the application by email.
The Organizer reserves the right to carry out a preliminary verification of the submitted applications.
The Participant acknowledges that attendance at the Casting, for which they have been qualified, is voluntary; however, failure to appear shall constitute grounds for the Organizer to exclude the Participant from the Casting.

§3 Casting Procedure

After the preliminary verification of applications, the Organizer will notify the Participant at the email address provided in the application form about their qualification for the Casting and provide detailed information on the rules of participation in the audition.
The Casting will be conducted in three stages:
1. Stages I and II (vocal and choreography): October 12 and 13, 2025
1. Stage III (for candidates selected from Stages I and II): October 19, 2025
On October 7, 2025, the Organizer will publish a list of candidates along with the exact schedule for participation in Stage I of the Casting.
On October 15, 2025, the Organizer will publish a list of candidates along with the exact schedule for participation in Stage III of the Casting.
Each Participant will receive an individual number upon registration on the day of the Casting.
During Stage I, Participants are required to prepare and perform live before the Artistic Committee the piece(s) or excerpts designated by the Organizer for the role for which they are auditioning. Upon request of the Artistic Committee, the Participant must demonstrate their vocal range accompanied by an instrument. Additionally, the Artistic Committee may request that the Participant perform live an additional piece(s) for a different role.
Participants are required to have memorized the repertoire assigned by the Organizer for the role, subject to §3(6).
The Organizer may request Participants to perform at the audition in a duet with another Participant selected or proposed by the Organizer.
From all individuals participating in Stage I, the Artistic Committee will select, based on the criteria specified in §4(2) of these Regulations, those who will advance to Stage II.
The Organizer will notify Participants of their qualification for Stage II verbally, immediately after the audition of the selected group of candidates in Stage I.
During Stage II, Participants are required to perform a choreographic (dance) task presented by the choreographer. The task will be demonstrated and performed in groups.
Upon the Organizer’s request, Stage II Participants must confirm that other commitments will not prevent or significantly hinder their participation in the Production during its run, which the Organizer anticipates beginning in September 2026.
Musical backing tracks or live accompaniment for the performance of artistic tasks will be provided by the Organizer.
The results of Stage III of the Casting are planned to be announced no later than October 31, 2025. Participants will be informed individually by phone or email.
The Organizer reserves the right to conduct an additional Casting stage, to which individuals selected by the Artistic Committee will be invited if the three stages do not allow for the full casting of the Production.
The Organizer reserves the right to interrupt a Participant’s audition at any time.
The Organizer does not provide accompaniment for preparation on the day of the Casting.

§4 Participation Rules

The artistic presentations of Casting Participants will be evaluated by the Artistic Committee appointed by the Organizer.
The evaluation of Participants will take into account the following criteria:
1. level of performance – technical skill and artistic expression;
1. physical and personal attributes in accordance with the assumptions of the libretto and the requirements of the license agreement for the Production;
1. creativity and interpretative ability.
Decisions of the Artistic Committee are final and not subject to appeal. The Committee’s decisions will be recorded in a protocol signed by all members of the Artistic Committee.
The Organizer is not obliged to provide justification for the decision to qualify or not qualify a Participant for the next stage of the Casting or for assignment of a role in the Production.
The Organizer reserves the right to change the individuals selected for the cast of the Production.
Selection of a Participant in the Casting does not constitute an obligation on the part of the Organizer to assign the role to that Participant. Participants have no claims, including claims for compensation, against the Organizer either for participating in the Casting or for not being assigned a role.
During the Casting, only members of the Artistic Committee and the organizational and technical staff necessary to conduct the Casting may be present in the audition room.
The Casting will be recorded (audio and video) for the purposes of the Artistic Committee and the Organizer.
The Organizer reserves the right to invite media representatives, as well as representatives of the Production’s licensor, to carry out informational and promotional activities regarding the Casting and the Production.

§5 Intellectual Property Rights

A Participant may consent to the free recording of their image during the Casting and to the Organizer’s use thereof, and may grant the Organizer permission to use the Participant’s artistic performance without temporal or territorial limitation.
Consent referred to in §5(1) above is deemed granted upon recording, covering the following fields of exploitation:
1. Reproduction and duplication – production by any technique, including printing, reprographic, magnetic recording, and digital techniques;
1. Introduction into computer memory;
1. Distribution of copies on which the image or artistic performance has been recorded in accordance with §5(1) – including introduction into circulation, lending, or rental of copies;
1. Public dissemination through performance, exhibition, screening, playback, or making the work publicly accessible in a way that allows anyone to access it at a chosen place and time, including broadcasting via terrestrial television stations, satellite, multiplexes, rebroadcasting, distribution in press, or via the Internet.
The Organizer is entitled to use materials attached to the application for the purposes of conducting the Casting and for its own advertising and promotional purposes.
The consent referred to in §5(1) is given in the application form.

§6 Personal Data Protection

Data Controller. The Data Controller, i.e., the entity determining the purposes and means of processing personal data, is the Organizer – Syrena Theatre, with its registered office in Warsaw (00-589), 3 Litewska Street (hereinafter: the “Theatre”). The Theatre is the Controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Obtaining information on data processing. Questions regarding personal data protection can be addressed to the Theatre’s Data Protection Officer by email: iod@teatrsyrena.pl or by mail to Syrena Theatre, 3 Litewska Street, 00-589 Warsaw, with the note “DPO.”
Purposes and legal basis for processing personal data. The Theatre will process personal data for the purposes of:
1. preparing, conducting, and executing the Casting, including evaluation of materials provided by Participants – the legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, i.e., performance of a contract under the terms described in these Regulations;
1. establishing and pursuing claims or defending against such claims – the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, i.e., the legitimate interest of the Controller in undertaking activities related to claims;
1. promotion of the Theatre’s activities. The Theatre will use video/photo documentation created during the Casting and provided by Participants – the legal basis for processing personal data (image, voice, first and last name) is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, i.e., the legitimate interest of the Controller in marketing its activities. The documentation may be published on the Theatre’s social media (FB, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube), the website www.teatrsyrena.pl, and the Theatre’s newsletter.
Recipients of personal data. In connection with processing personal data for the above purposes, the Theatre does not foresee transferring data to other entities unless required by law or necessary to achieve the above purposes through subcontractors, postal operators, software providers, or marketing tools.
Transfer outside the European Economic Area. Data may be transferred outside the EEA in connection with its publication on the Theatre’s social media platforms (FB, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and Google Ireland Limited. Such transfers will be carried out in accordance with Chapter V of GDPR, based on standard contractual clauses and the Data Privacy Framework.
Data retention periods. The retention period depends on the purpose for which the data were collected. Data will be processed:
1. until the Casting concludes and winners are selected. After this period, personal data will be retained as required by separate legal provisions and subsequently for the statute of limitations for potential claims;
1. until a valid objection is submitted regarding the use of personal data in video/photo documentation.
Rights of the data subject. Participants have the following rights under data processing by the Theatre: right of access, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability, and right to object to the processing of personal data.
Exercising rights. The above rights may be exercised by submitting a request in the manner and to the addresses indicated in §6(2) (Obtaining information on data processing).
Right to lodge a complaint. If a Participant considers that the Theatre’s processing of personal data violates applicable law, they may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority – the Polish Personal Data Protection Office.
Obligation to provide personal data. Providing personal data is voluntary. Failure to provide the data will prevent participation in the Casting.

§7 Final Provisions

Throughout the duration of the Casting, the Organizer will communicate with Participants via email or telephone.
The Organizer is not responsible for incorrect information provided in the application or for changes to personal data that prevent contacting the Participant.
In cases of detected or reasonably suspected actions or omissions by a Participant that are inconsistent with these Regulations, the Participant may be excluded from the Casting. The decision to exclude is final.
The Organizer reserves the right to cancel the Casting or amend the provisions of these Regulations (including changing dates) for important organizational reasons, including, in particular, suspension, interruption, extension, or cancellation of the Casting. In such cases, the Organizer will publish the relevant information on the website: www.teatrsyrena.pl/casting-do-musicalu-wszyscy-mowia-o-jamiem