SEEKING
Actors for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.
CONTRACT
$500/wk for Non Union actors
SPT6/8 for Equity Actors
INSTRUCTIONS
Please fill out this Google Form to be considered: https://forms.gle/g1vRqHgqhWkzBSmE8
If selected, auditions will be held on June 26, 2023 in Solana Beach, CA.
Submission deadline: June 12, 2023
First Rehearsal: September 19, 2023
Performances: October 18 – November 12, 2023
Possible Extension through November 19, 2023 (must be available)
ROLES
DR. HENRY JEKYLL – Male, 30’s-50’s, A brilliant, educated man, Jekyll is a highly ethical man and seeks to control humanity’s, and his own, darker urges.
ELIZABETH JELKES – Female, late 20’s-40’s, Elizabeth is the object of Hyde’s lusts, a bold and tender woman.
GABRIEL UTTERSON/ SURGICAL STUDENT 2/ HYDE 1 – Male or Female, age 30s-50s. Utterson is a general solicitor and Jekyll’s friend, a keen observer who is troubled by the appearance of Mr. Hyde. Also doubles as Hyde.
SIR DANVERS CAREW/ O.F. SANDERSON/ RICHARD ENFIELD/ INSPECTOR/HYDE 2 – Male, 40s-60s. Carew is the chief surgeon of the College of London hospital; a corrupt, sadistic man who is Jekyll’s professional foe. Sanderson is a Personal Enquiries Agent; Enfield is a friend of Jekyll and Utterson. Also doubles as Hyde.
DR. H. K. LANYON/ SURGICAL STUDENT 1/ HOTEL PORTER / HYDE 3 – Male, 30s-50s. Dr. Lanyon is Jekyll’s friend and a practicing physician, a Scotsman with an exuberant laugh. Doubles for the majority of the play as Hyde, a monstrous man in appearance and manner.
POOLE/ POLICE DOCTOR/ PROSTITUTE/ MAID/ OLD WOMAN/ HYDE 4 – Female, 30s-50s. Poole is Jekyll’s attentive butler. The Prostitute, Old Woman, and Maid all have varying encounters with Hyde. Also doubles as Mr. Hyde.
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