[NEohioPAL] Auditions for Holmes and Watson at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

[Margaret Reardon]

Auditions for "HOLMES & WATSON"

*by JEFFREY HATCHER*

Director:  Stephen Kay
Technical Director: Todd J. Plone




*WEDNESDAY JULY 21 from 7:30 to 8:30 pmChagrin Valley Little Theatre
Mainstage Building50 River StreetChagrin Falls, OH 44022*

*PERFORMANCES:* *September 17, 18, 24, 25, 26 (matinee), October 1 & 2*

*REHEARSALS BEGIN in early August*

*NEEDED:* 6 Men and 1 Woman minimum, parts may be doubled depending on
audition turnout.

*ABOUT THE SHOW: *

*PLOT: *Sherlock Holmes is dead. Or so it is assumed. The world knows the
great detective went over the falls at Reichenbach with his nemesis
Professor Moriarty. But as Holmes’ body was never retrieved, a number of
frauds, fakes and charlatans have come forward since to lay claim to his
identity, and it falls to Dr. Watson to disprove them. Then a telegram
arrives informing Watson that three men, each claiming to be Holmes, have
been committed to a remote asylum off the coast of Scotland. Now Watson
must discover if one of the mad men is the real Sherlock Holmes.

   - Three men are masquerading as Sherlock. We’re hoping to find a few men
   of similar build, tall and thin.
   - The script calls for one of the would-be Holmeses to have a shaved
   head.
   - All ethnicities will be considered.
   - We will try to keep people socially distanced during auditions. If
   there are people who prefer to audition via Zoom or some other method, that
   can be arranged.
   - We will have the first table read at 1:30 on Sunday 18 July.
   - Rehearsals will begin a few weeks later, at the beginning of August. *All
   rehearsals and performances will be in person.*

*CHARACTERS*

*Dr. Evans*: Male, 40-59 clean-shaven; silky, officious; intelligent and is
divulged at the end of the play as being the true Dr. Watson; must have
expertise in British Dialects.

*Watson*: Male, 40-59 Similar to Evans, but with a mustache

*Holmes 1*: Male, 40-59 tall, thin, angular; acerbic and aggressive; quite
insistent; he is divulged at the end to be a Captain in the navy, but makes
and extremely convincing Holmes; also plays: Signor Fonseca, a masked
character; must have expertise in British Dialects as well as
Spanish/’European’ accent for Fonseca

*Holmes 2*: Male, 40-59 tall, thin, angular; anxious; vulnerable at times
as he believes he has committed a murder; in the end he is divulged to be
an actor who is very convincing in playing Holmes; must have expertise in
British Dialects.

*Holmes 3* : Male, 40-59 tall, thin, angular; cool, impenetrable;
apparently suffering from hysterical deafness due to trauma. He is able to
speak through hypnosis; later in the story it is revealed that he is only
acting under the pretense of being deaf; he is not actually Holmes, but a
distant cousin; also plays: The Client, a masked character; does not speak;
must have expertise in British Dialects.

*Orderly*: Male, 40-59 tall, thin, angular; but with physical power;
mustache, sideburns; rough, abrupt; most likely a working class accent as
orderly; also plays: Moriarty: 60s; tall, cold, menacing; at end or the
story is revealed to be the real Sherlock Holmes; must have expertise in
British Dialects.

*Matron*: Female, 40-59 prim, chilly and efficient; also plays:* The Woman*,
a beautiful, tortured femme fatale; elevated British accent; at the end of
the play is revealed to be Irene Adler, the love of Sherlock’s life; must
have expertise in British Dialects.

*The Inspector:* Male, 50-59 bulky, menacing; muttonchops; must have
expertise in British Dialects.


*For questions please contact Stephen Kay at thekays100 at gmail.com
<thekays100 at gmail.com> or 440-799-2463*



-- 
Margaret Reardon

Managing Director

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
(440) 247-8955
margaret at cvlt.org
http://www.cvlt.org/
40 River Street, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
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