Fat Goose Productions
CONTRACT
Off Broadway $1182 weekly minimum plus media fee (Category E)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in A SHERLOCK CAROL (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
Select one or two sides from the below Dropbox link to tape (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/86cqufqywudu16x/AACBmPnHVvts_hVMVD9PfGb7a?dl=0). If you do not have access to someone who can act as your reader, you may tape a monologue of your choosing in the style of the show. In your tape, please slate your name and the role for which you are auditioning. Have the camera focused on you and have your reader stand/sit out of frame. Submit through the following form: https://forms.gle/JtmqaUoVSzFaStym8.
Deadline: Tue, Jun 29, 2021 (EST)
PERSONNEL
Written and Directed by Mark Shanahan
Produced by Fat Goose Productions
Showtown Theatricals, General Management
Casting: Claire Burke, CSA (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: October 11
1st Preview: November 11
Open: November 22
Close: January 2
Theater TBA
OTHER
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
BREAKDOWN
SHERLOCK HOLMES - 30s - 50s. The World’s Foremost Consulting Detective, in decline.
EBENEZER SCROOGE - 60s-70s. Formerly a miser, one Christmas, Scrooge transformed into as good a man as the good old city ever knew.
ACTOR ONE
Dr. Timothy Cratchit- Tiny Tim, all grown up. Now, a doctor at St. Bernard's Hospital for Children. He speaks with a more refined accent than his sister.
Mr. Topper- The manager of the Cosmopolitan Hotel. A bit older, a bit pompous. Easily irritated.
Supposedly a friend of Fred, Scrooge's nephew.
Ralph Fezziwig- A nervous, wiry young man. The black sheep of a proud family. Engaged to Fannie.
Constable Hopkins- A seemingly upstanding member of Scotland Yard.
ACTOR TWO (18+)
Emma Wiggins - A good spirited and brave 13 year old, she is a former Baker Street Irregular.
Fan Gardner - Scrooge's granddaughter. A refined young woman, she works backstage at the theatre in the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Engaged to Ralph Fezziwig.
Inspector Lestrade- Blustery, easily confounded member of Scotland Yard. He has grudging respect for Holmes.
Mrs. Windigate - A Scottish tavern keeper and member of the Goose Club. Giggly, a whirlwind.
ACTOR THREE
Dr. Watson- Sherlock Holmes' best and most loyal friend. The Boswell to Holmes' Johnson.
Mrs. Dilber- Mr. Scrooge's housekeeper of over 30 years. An emotional creature with a connection to the spiritual realm.
Henry Burke - An Irish candle maker, an old friend of Mr. Scrooge.
Old Joe Brackenridge - The owner of Old Joe's in Covent Garden. Gruff, a born salesman.
ACTOR FOUR
Caroler - A cheerful person in the street
Woman In Restaurant - A London lady
The Countess of Morcar - American. An old love of Holmes' who also goes by another name, Irene Adler.
Martha Cratchit - Tough and a bit lower class than her brother. She is, in some ways, as smart as any detective she might meet.
Mary Morstan - Watson's elegant and brave wife.
Abigail Fezziwig - Runs a business fattening geese for market. She is no nonsense and direct- a proud member of the hardworking Fezziwig family.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
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