Auditions for Miss Holmes
ACT 1 Theatre
About the project and the company
ACT 1 is a non-profit community theatre located in Tacoma , Wa.
Location of Audition
902 Market St. Urban Grace church. in the theater district of downtown Tacoma.
Other details
if you arrive at Urban Grace and don't see our designated entrance location please text Tori-the director . 541-890-2559.Thank you.
Audition requirements
prepare on of the sides from the link to present in a British accent
Character breakdown / Project needs
Sherlock Holmes (F)
25-35. Smart, sophisticated and fiesty. Sherlock has to use her words and sometimes her fists to get her point across in a male dominated world.
Watson (F)
25-35. Highly educated and resourceful.Watson is a woman who has figured out how to use the world around her to get what she needs. A good contrast and companion to Sherlock.
Lizzie Chapman (F)
20-30. A young wife, subdued oin attitude and very in love with her husband.She is the main client that Sherlock is assisting in this mystery.
Eudora Featherstone (F)
40+.an elderly, grieving mother who regularly uses Laudanum, which makes her tantrums fanciful.
Mrs. Hudson (F)
35-55. Sherlock's disapproving landlady with a strong foothold in old school traditional female values.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (F)
35-55. First woman to qualify as a doctor in england with mothering qualities towards Watson.
Mycroft Holmes (M)
25-45. Sherlock's older brother, and someone who seems to have very little patience with his sister's shenanigans.
Geoffrey Lestrade (M)
30-50. Scotland Yard Detective. a slightly more aware version of the traditional character with a good sense of justice.
Thomas Chapman (M)
25-35. a charming but sleazy Scotland Yard detective.
Michael Stamford(M)
25-35. A doctor with a long familial history and friendship with Watson. A nnice middle class man who is looking to make the next step in life.
Edwin Greener (M)
35-55. An army veteran and a petty criminal, an associate with Thomas Chapman.
Reginald (M)
20+ Eudora's obnoxious nephew, aiming for the family fortune.
Peggy (F)
a maid
Martha (f)
a washerwoman
Superintendent (M)
in charge of the asylum and takes too much pleasure in his job
orderlies (M)
need 1-3.
Vagrant (M)
Additional information
Preferred method of submission
Audition/Interview dates
Friday Feb 7, 6-8 pm, Saturday Feb 8, 12-2 pm and 3-5 pm
Pay type
None
Audition location
Tacoma Wa
Submission instructions
send resume and head shot with two references
Union Requirements
Non-Union
Sides or script location
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rc1b3qQYmOnYgt6OPpXNei7llQfZcyQX?usp=sharing
Equity Contract
Non-Union