Casting for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
Actors for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" play. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: "15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world." Additional info: Callbacks on Wednesday, February 22 if needed. Please bring an actor resume and headshot to be submitted to the production team. All those auditioning should prepare a monologue under one minute in length. Dramatic or comedic in genre is at the actor’s discretion. Theatre is dedicated to celebrating and cultivating a culturally diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. Directors acknowledge that this process is a journey and that the commitment is essential and ongoing. Actors of all abilities, ages, ethnicities, genders, races, and sexual orientations are welcome to audition for any role that they are interested in playing. Rehearsals will begin on March 1 and will be held primarily on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday evenings from 6:00-9:00 PM. *Not all actors cast will be called to every rehearsal. Schedule may vary. Tech week will run Sunday, May 14 – Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Performance dates include: May 18 @ 7:30 PM May 19 @ 10:00 AM & 7:30 PM Attendance is required for all tech week dates and performance dates set forth. For more information and to register to audition, please apply.
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Siobhan is Christopher’s teacher at school. She understands him well and knows how to communicate effectively with him. He has known her for eight years, and he trusts her. It is Siobhan who encourages Christopher to write something that he would want to read himself, so Christopher sets about writing a murder mystery novel.
Christopher’s father (Ed Boone) runs a heating maintenance and boiler repair business in Swindon. After his wife left him to live with Mr. Shears, Ed was left to raise Christopher by himself. He is more patient with the boy than his wife was, and does his best to understand him, but he also finds his son exasperating. Ed cannot think of how to explain to Christopher why his mother is no longer there, so he tells him she is dead, and he hides the letters she sends to Christopher from London.
Christopher’s mother is more hot-tempered than his father, & she found raising Christopher to be a hard task. Sometimes she would yell at him, & at times she felt she could not go on. She & her husband got into arguments about it, and they grew apart. Christopher’s mother, feeling lonely, started to spend time with her neighbor, Mr. Shears, & they began an affair, which eventually led to her leaving home to live with him in London.
VOICE ONE, MRS. SHEARS, MRS. GASCOYNE, WOMAN ON TRAIN, SHOPKEEPER.
VOICE TWO, ROGER (MR. SHEARS), DUTY SERGEANT, MR. WISE, MAN BEHIND COUNTER, DRUNK ONE.
VOICE THREE, POLICEMAN, MR. THOMPSON, DRUNK TWO, MAN WITH SOCKS, LONDON POLICEMAN.
VOICE FOUR, REVEREND PETERS, UNCLE TERRY, STATION POLICEMAN, STATION GUARD.
VOICE FIVE, NO. 40, LADY IN STREET, INFORMATION, PUNK GIRL.
VOICE SIX, MRS. ALEXANDER, POSH WOMAN.
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