Talent Wanted for "Miss Holmes" Production
The company is holding auditions for "Miss Holmes" show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: 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. But this Holmes and Watson face far greater challenges than bringing the cunning criminal to justice. Miss Holmes possesses one of the greatest deductive minds of her generation, but she chafes at the restraints imposed upon her by society and family. Dr. Watson struggles to make a difference at the only hospital in London that will hire female doctors. In a time and place where gender roles are rigidly defined, these unconventional women dare to challenge societal norms by providing an unusual, but necessary, service. Inspired by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this theatrical fan fiction shines a new light on favorite characters from the canon, re-examining the Victorian world of Holmes and Watson by exploring the added obstacles faced by these two iconic characters if they were women. Additional info: Performances will be Saturday, January 24; Friday, January 30; & Saturday, January 31 (7:30pm) Sunday, January 25 & Sunday, February 1 (2pm). Please apply if interested.
12 roles
Brilliant and eccentric; keen observer and puzzle solver who disrupts the status quo by existing. Accent: RP, possibly leaning toward posh.
Intelligent, dedicated physician who disrupts the status quo by existing. Accents: RP, also has lines in a German accent. Some lines are in German
(supporting) (understudy Peggy/Martha and either Sherlock or Watson) Newly established wife of Thomas Chapman. Accent: Estuary.
(ensemble) (understudy Lizzie and either Sherlock or Watson) Peggy - caring maid to Eudora Featherstone; Martha - a washerwoman. Accents: Estuary or RP as Peggy; Cockney as Martha.
(ensemble) (understudy Eudora Featherstone / Orderlies / Vagrant) Dr. Anderson - historical figure, first woman to qualify in Britain as a physician and surgeon; Mrs. Hudson - 221B Baker St landlady, tolerant of Sherlock but complains about it. She/her, Accent: RP.
(ensemble) (understudy Elizabeth Garret Anderson / Mrs. Hudson / Orderlies / Vagrant) A lovely older Victorian woman driven to laudanum in her grief. She/her, “of a certain age”, or at least old enough to have married children. Accent: RP.
The spider spinning a web from within the government. He/him, older than Sherlock. Accent: RP to posh.
(supporting) (backup Orderly #1) A serious and dedicated Scotland Yard officer, he initially does not want interference - by women in particular - but eventually accepts it. He/him. Accent: Estuary preferred, RP acceptable.
(ensemble) (backup Orderly #2) Dr. Watson’s suitor. Torn between admiring her and wanting her to be someone she is not. Accent: RP, also has lines in a German accent. Some lines are in German.
(supporting) (backup Orderly #3) A Scotland Yard detective on his third wife; has a reputation within Scotland Yard. He/him. Accents: Estuary preferred, RP acceptable.
(ensemble) (possibly understudy other male-presenting characters) Greener: Army vet and petty criminal, but is loyal and pays his debts. Asylum superintendent: Traditional “doctor knows best.” He/him. Accents: Estuary for Greener; RP for Superintendent
(ensemble) (backup/understudy male-presenting characters) Reginald: Dismissive of those he considers beneath him. Not the brightest light on the tree. Accent: RP.
RELATED CASTING CALLS
