Casting Performers for "Miss Holmes" Play
Seeking actors for production of "Miss Holmes". ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the details below. About the project: Synopsis: When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson work together to uncover the secrets surrounding a corrupt police inspector whose wives have a habit of turning up dead. Miss Holmes possesses one of the greatest deductive minds of her generation. Dr. Watson struggles to make a difference at the only hospital in London that will hire female doctors. This clever reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic characters pits its heroes not only against cunning criminal masterminds, but also against the rigid and restrictive rules of Victorian society. Additional info: Ages flexible. All actors, except Sherlock and Watson, may play multiple characters. All people auditioning will be asked to fill out an audition information sheet (see attachment) for the auditions. Directors prefer you print the form out in advance, complete it, and bring it with you to the audition – this will make you check in process go much faster. Forms will be available at the auditions, if you don’t have access to a printer. IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled audition time if you have completed and printed your audition form or 30-minutes before the scheduled audition time if you will complete your audition form on site. - The audition will consist of reading from the show’s script. - Be prepared to stay until 10PM if asked. - You must be available for EVERY performance to be cast in this show. - Please be sure to list all conflicts on your audition form. - Scripts may be checkout out at the box office prior to the audition for a refundable deposit. Check out is open at the box office Tuesday-Friday from 1-4PM – starting September, 2024 Call backs: April 9, 2025 (if needed) First Rehearsal: April 21, 2025 (Flexible) Tech: May 31-June 4, 2025 Performances: June 5-22, 2025 If you are interested, please apply.
18 roles
Brilliant and eccentric. A keen observer and puzzle solver who disrupts the status quo. Not afraid of a fight.
Intelligent and dedicated physician. Determined to make a difference in the world.
A young wife looking for help. Would do anything for her husband.
A strong-willed older Victorian woman and grieving mother.
Sherlock’s disapproving, but tolerant landlady.
First woman in England to qualify as a physician and surgeon; insightful.
Eudora Featherstone’s protective maid.
A washerwoman and mother, part of Sherlock’s network.
Sherlock’s older brother and guardian. The Man making things happen within the government.
The epitome of a Scotland Yard detective.
Scotland Yard detective with an unsavory reputation.
A respected physician and admirer of Dr. Watson.
An army veteran and small-time criminal, a rather shady character.
Eudora’s nephew, with hopes for inheritance; both fawning and controlling.
The man in power at Bedlam asylum.
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