Updated: Friday, 7 November 2014
Please note! The Skeem Saam auditions that were supposed to happen in Johannesburg today (Friday, 7 November) and tomorrow (Saturday, 8 November) have been cancelled
after the last moment.
SABC1 only announced the cancellation this afternoon meaning that hopefuls will have gone to the auditions today only to be turned away. So wrong and NOT cool!
Why were they cancelled? This from SABC1:
Skeem Saam auditions which were announced to take place in Johannesburg on Friday 07 and Saturday 08 November 2014, at the Bassline in Newtown, have been cancelled due to logistical, health and security reasons. Exact details of new auditions dates and venues will be confirmed early in the next week.
We'll keep you posted on the new dates and venues.
Originally published: 30 October 2014
Skeem Saam - now
the #1 show in the country - is on a search to cast new characters and will be holding open auditions in Hammanskraal and Johannesburg.
As you may know, most of the actors currently on the show were cast at open auditions. The new characters will join the show in 2015 when the lead characters leave high school for university. They're going to form an integral part of a new, additional Johannesburg world that some of the characters will relocate to.
These are the characters the show's looking to cast:
Young vibrant students (aged 18 – 25)
Lecturers (30 and older)
Tutors (24 and older)
Security guards (25 and older)
University Staff (25 and older)
Pairings for possible parents (40 and older)
Who is the show looking for?
Talented performers who are driven, passionate, dedicated, disciplined and have a fervent desire to be on the show.
Skeem Saam is primarily a Sepedi show, based in Turfloop, Limpopo but producers say that the Johannesburg world will be as true a reflection of the diversity of Johannesburg as the show is able to create. It'll be populated by people from all over the country, and people from different parts of the continent and abroad.
To achieve this, the show is looking to cast males and females of all the language groups in South Africa.
Audition dates and venues
Hammanskraal
Date: Friday 31 October and Saturday 1 November 2014.
Venue: Mandela Village
Address: 532/3 Hammanskraal Community Hall/ Sports grounds, Lovelane Road, Mandela Village
Time: 8am - 5pm.
Johannesburg
Date: Friday 7 November 2014 and Saturday 8 November 2014
Venue: The Bassline
Address: 10 Henry Nxumalo Street, Newtown, 2119
Time: 8am - 5pm.
What must I do for the audition?
You need to prepare a two-minute monologue of your choice. It could be from a stage play, a TV show or a movie. Audition scenes will also be available at the auditions on the day.
You should dress for the part so that you look like the characters as much as possible.
If you're going to audition - break a leg!