Seeking Cast for Play "Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery"
Looking for Equity actors for season show "Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery". Find more details below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: From multi-award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig comes a wildly entertaining, fast-paced adventure featuring everyone’s favorite detective tackling his most notorious case. Howls of laughter mingle with the howls in the night as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson race to crack the myster of The Hound of Baskervilles. Expect a whirlwind of theatrical ingenuity as our intrepid investigators navigate a labyrinth of clues, disguises and delightfully dubious accents. Five actors seamlessly transform into more than 40 characters, balancing side-splitting comedy with stylish suspense, proving that even on the foggy moors, danger and laughter make excellent companions. Rate: LORT Non-Rep $1213 weekly minimum (LORT B) $889 weekly minimum (LORT D) Additional info: Audition break: 1:30PM - 2:30PM. Most roles except bit parts are understudied. PREPARATION: For Plays: Prepare two monologues, no more than two minutes total. For Musicals: Prepare either a brief song or 16 bars of a song and a one-minute contemporary monologue. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a hard copy of your headshot and résumé stapled together. EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. First Rehearsal: April 13th, 2027 Opening: May 7th, 2027 Closing: May 30th, 2027 If you are interested, please apply.
5 role s
Male-presenting. Highly intelligent, confident, charismatic, quickwitted, obsessive. Thinks very highly of his close friend Watson. A sophisticated mind who savors adventure and an intriguing mystery and has a manic gleam of mischief in his eyes. A mind that works overtime.
Male-presenting. Smart, grounded, and full of heart and wonder, lives to have adventures and assist his close friend Holmes. We see the play through his eyes. The heart and soul of the play.
Male-presenting. Possesses great versatility and nimbleness physically and vocally (including multiple dialects). Doubles multiple roles (over 10), including STAPLETON (seemingly geeky butterfly lover who conceals a psychopath within), BARRYMORE (mournful caretaker of Baskerville Hall), MILKER (scrappy Dickensian urchin boy), LUCY (loving wife of WILSON), and Dr. Moritmer.
Male-presenting. Possesses great versatility and nimbleness physically and vocally (including multiple dialects). Doubles multiple roles, including SIR HUGO BASKERVILLE (a brutal, cruel Cavalier), WILSON (exuberant, hearty head of messenger office), SIR HENRY BASKERVILLE (young Texan relation to Baskervilles, open hearted, earnest, ready for adventure and to fall in love), and INSPECTOR LESTRADE (cocky police inspector).
Female-presenting. Possesses great versatility and nimbleness physically and vocally (including multiple dialects). Doubles multiple roles, including MISS STAPLETON (STAPLETON’s initially secretive, scared “sister” who passionately falls in love with SIR HENRY), CARTWRIGHT (scrappy Dickensian urchin boy), MRS. BARRYMORE (severe, humorless Swedish caretaker of Baskerville Hall), MRS. HUDSON (older, maternal housekeeper for HOLMES).
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