2019-2020 Audition Notices:
Auditions for Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular
by Brian Guerhing
Audition Date:
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
7:00 PM
First Missionary Church
701 W Rudisill Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
Cast: six adults, all ages and ethnicities (2 women, 4 men) and six juveniles (need to play ages 12-16 or so: 3 F, 3 M)
Four members of the adult cast will do quite a bit of doubling , playing 3 or 4 roles each. It is quite a physical show, with at least two combat scenes for several actors. Actors who can sustain a Cockney accent will be given preference. One actor needs to have red hair, or be willing to dye it. Two actors (1M , 1W) cross-dress while in disguise.
Rehearsals begin August 5 and continue on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 10:00 PM.
Call Lauren with questions or for more details: (260) 246-1989
Auditions for Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
by Lauren Gunderson & Margo Melcon
Audition Date:
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
7:00 PM
First Missionary Church
701 W Rudisill Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
Synopsis: A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as it’s unlikely heroine. Mary is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and possibly even love.
5 Women: character ages 17-24
3 Men: character ages 25-30
Standard British accents required
Rehearsals begin October 7 and continue Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 – 10:00 PM.
Call Lorraine with questions or for more detail: (260) 246-2900
MARY BENNET – 20. Finally coming into her own, she is no longer the plain, boring girl she once was. She has a fire in her now. She is intelligent, curious, and lively, but her family only sees her as a future spinster. She does not suffer fools. She wants to live.
ARTHUR deBOURGH – 25. A studious, unsociable only child who has never been around women or large families. He is a loner who prefers books to people. he has recently inherited a large estate and has no idea what to do next.
ELIZABETH DARCY – 22. Married to Mr. Darcy. Confident, charmin, and witty. She makes a fun and surprising lady of the house. She is best friends with her sister Jane.
FITZWILLIAM DARCY – 30. A loving, generous, and smart (if slightly stiff) husband. He is quiet and vigilant and thus sees what others often miss. He knows what being lovelorn is like.
JANE BINGLEY – 24. Married to Mr. Bingley. She is seven months pregnant with her first child and is sweet and optimistic as ever. The kindest heart in the house.
CHARLES BINGLEY – 25. Gracious, happy, and ever focused on the love of his life, Jane. A Good friend and always ready with a smile.
LYDIA WICKHAM – 17. Flirtatious, youthful, self-centered. Her marriage to Mr. Wickham is a sham, but she will not admit this. She is the person you want ot have at your party: energetic, engaging, unstoppable.
ANNE deBOURGH – 20s. Only daughter of the late Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Lived in her mother’s very large shadow, never having to ask for anything or speak for herself her entire life. Judgemental and impatient, just like her mother.