<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Written by Deborah Magid  
Directed by Brian Pedaci<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><br></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Ever wonder why Sherlock
Holmes was </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">a<span class=""> </span><span class="">misogynist</span>? </span><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">or, at least, exceedingly wary of women?
 Ever realize that he’s hugely enamored of a woman in the first book in
Conan-Doyle’s canon,<span class=""> </span></span><span style="font-family:'Arial Italic',serif;color:rgb(25,25,25);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">A
Study in Scarlet</span><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">?
 She’s violinist Wilhelmine Norman-Neruda, an actual, historical figure
who broke through the idea that it was unseemly for women to play violin in
public, and was lauded as the finest violinist of her day. In this
four-actor work, the playwright imagines and explores Holmes’ passions all the
way back to their sadomasochistic sources. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Characters:</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial Bold',serif">SHERLOCK HOLMES</span>  (male, 24) 
At the earliest point of his career, already obsessivel<a name="GoBack"></a>y
observant yet still vulnerable.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial Bold',serif">WILHELMINE (Wilma)
NORMAN-NERUDA</span> (female, 50)  A
woman of presence and intellect.  Married
but of independent mind and means. </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial Bold',serif">MRS. HUDSON</span>  (female, 50s-70s).  Holmes’ landlady.  Unsophisticated, direct, and humorous.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial Bold',serif">STRAD </span>(female,
ageless) – The personification of Holmes’ Stradivarius violin and the apex of
the romantic triangle.  Lithe and
graceful, this role is both movement- and language-intensive.  </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">This development process will involve a staged reading in October or
November at Dobama Theatre, followed by rehearsals beginning in January and
culminating in performances on February 12-14 at Cleveland Public Theatre’s Big
Box ’15.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Auditions will be held at Dobama Theater - 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland
Heights</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Audition:  Monday, June 23 6-8:30pm</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Callback: Tuesday, June 24 6-8:30pm</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">AEA and non-AEA welcome, but unlikely that an AEA contract will be
available.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">To schedule an audition time, contact director Brian Pedaci at <a href="mailto:bpedaci@gmail.com"><span class="">bpedaci@gmail.com</span></a>.</p></div>