Announcing an Open Audition for our November 2008 production of
The Passion of Dracula
(based on the Bram Stoker story)
by Bob Hall and David Richmond
directed by Dolores Maher
| Date: | Tuesday, September 9, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto (map) |
| Format: | Open reading of the script
Note: You do not need to book a timeslot--this is an open call; it will be held in an informal group format. You do not need to bring a resume, photo, or any prepared pieces. |
| Characters Required: | 5-7 men, 2-4 women (see below for details of characters; Note: 2 roles may be either male or female) |
| Rehearsals | Rehearsals are typically held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and on Sunday afternoons. |
| Performance Dates: | November 6-8 and 13-15, 2008; evening performances
begin at 8:00 p.m. (Note: there may be matinee performances scheduled on Saturdays - TBD) |
| Information: | If you have questions or need more information,
please use our Contact page.
If possible, please e-mail Ginty Burns if you plan to attend. |
This version of the Dracula legend based on the 1897 Bram Stoker novel is set
in the English countryside in 1911 where several village girls have died under
mysterious circumstances. Dr. Seward presides over a nearby mental hospital and
the locality has acquired a new resident, Count Dracula! A trio of doctors, a
young reporter and a stouthearted English lord battle the Count for possession
of the lovely heroine. With a dash of Holmesian sleuthing in this Baskerville
hound country setting, our heroes save the heroine and dispatch the Count in the
traditional manner.
(Age listed are approximate only)
Dr. Cedric Seward: director of the sanatorium (40-60 years old)
Professor van Helsing: rare-disease specialist (40ish; Note: can be male or female)
Jonathan Harker: a handsome young reporter (20-30 years old)
Count Dracula: proud, arrogant, indifferent to polite manners (30-40 years old)
Dr. Helga van Zandt: Austrian Freudian therapist, lover of Lord Gadalming (30-50 years old)
Lord Gadalming: lord of the manor where the asylum is; in love with Helga (30-50 years old)
Jameson: aide to Dr. seward (40ish; Note: can be male or female)
Renfield: an inmate of the asylum; eats flies and spiders (30-50 years old)
Wilhelmina: a mysterious young woman; the object of Count Dracula's passion (20-30 years old)