THEATRE – “We Will Rock You” Arrives Home: A Look At Alberta Produced Touring Production of Queen Musical

When the Queen Jukebox Musical We Will Rock You hits Alberta for multiple dates across the province later this month, it’s a homecoming of sorts. Produced by the Canadian branch of Annerin Productions, the show features a primarily Albertan cast and crew. Calgarian Danny Gullekson is one of the ensemble in the show and chatted with GayCalgary.com on a break from the tour.

"The goal from the get-go was to try to cast the entire production out of Alberta. 10 of the 16 performers, our entire production team and band is Alberta based. There was a call put out here in Calgary for. I submitted my name and then was given specifics for a video audition. And then after that received call backs to come do an in-person audition with a dance call, reading sides, singing prepared songs and solos. It was quite a process. Two months after the initial audition I finally got on an email with a contract offer."

Part of acting life is the waiting game, trying to sort out your schedule and auditions.

"The waiting game is excruciating! It's got to be the worst part of this industry, you walk out of the audition room and you're thinking Hey, that went well. You just wait and you wait, and you wait. They were great in this process about sending along emails along the way saying, Hey, our casting process has been delayed. It’s still that everyday you wake up and you check your email like a crazy person because you think maybe today's the day. When you finally hear back that you got it then the wait was perfect."

Although Gullekson has experience being away on the road, having...