AUDITIONS
The Reluctant Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes
In The Reluctant Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes, author Arthur Conan Doyle is asked to solve a ghostly dilemma. In the process, a dead body turns up, and so does another ghost - this one of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes offers to help his creator - Doyle - whether or not the writer wants it! Created by Canadian playwright David Belke, this show runs from April 19-May 5 and is co-directed by Renée Hartleib and Bill VanGorder.
Audition Dates & Times:
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 1-4 p.m.
Monday, February 20, 2012, 7-9 p.m.
Location:
Pond Playhouse, 6 Parkhill Rd.
(off the Purcell’s Cove Rd.)
Cast of Characters Required:
• Arthur Conan Doyle – a famous author (male – 37)
• Desmond Westhaven – owner of haunted manor and former actor (male – 60's)
• Abigail Westhaven – Desmond's wife (female – late 30's)
• Robert Scrimshaw – their butler (male – 40's)
• Rose Westhaven – Desmond and Abigail's daughter (female - 18)
• Tomas Markoveitch – a gypsy groomsman and Rose's lover (male – 20's)
• Sherlock Holmes – a fictional detective (male – middle aged)
• Professor James Moriarty – a fictional killer (played by same person as Scrimshaw))
*the play is set in England in the late 1800's*
No appointments or prepared monologues are necessary. You will be asked to read scenes from the play. For additional information, please email Renée Hartleib at rhartleib@ns.aliantzinc.ca.