***CANCELLED***
• Friday, August 13, 2021 - 6:00-9:00
• Saturday, August 14, 2021 - 12:00-3:00
• Callbacks by invitation - Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 6:00pm
Auditions are open to all children ages 7-17. No experience necessary. Auditions are by appointment. Please sign up for (1) 90-minute time slot here: SIGN UP
Everyone interested in auditioning should watch this video by Director Linnea Bethany.
In it, she explains the entire audition process, as well as what to prepare for the audition.
All auditionees are asked to prepare a monologue for the audition. Be prepared to read it several different ways depending on which character(s) you are auditioning for. Click the link below for monologue options: MONOLOGUES
Please familiarize yourself with the sides that will be used at auditions:
Masks will be required at auditions and rehearsals. Face shields will be provided for performances.
Rehearsals: Monday - Thursday (6:30-8:00)
Rehearsal Location: First United Methodist Church in High Point
First company meeting - Monday, August 16, 2021, from 6:30-7:30.
If cast in the show, there will be a $50 Cast Fee per child ($30 each additional child). This fee includes a show t-shirt, (1) complimentary ticket to the show, a DVD of the performance and a copy of the script.
All performances are at Centennial Station Arts Center (121 S Centennial St, High Point, 27260)
• Friday, September 24 @ 7:00 PM
• Saturday, September 25 @ 2:00 PM
• Saturday, September 25 @ 7:00 PM
• Sunday, September 26 @ 2:00 PM
By Brian Guehring. Based on the characters and mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Directed by Linnea Bethany Coon
Ages 7-17. Audition monologue choices will uploaded to the audition site by August 1, 2021. Be prepared to read it several different ways depending on which character(s) you are auditioning for.
On a dare from her fellow street urchins, 14-year-old Wiggins tries to pickpocket a strange old man. Not only is Wiggins unsuccessful, but the old man, who is actually Sherlock Holmes in disguise, manages to take the gold ring that was in Wiggins’ pocket and leave behind a note directing her where to go to get it back. When Wiggins goes to 221B Baker Street to retrieve the ring, she is shocked to find out how much Holmes knows about her based on a quick observation. After Wiggins sees Holmes use the ring to solve a case, Wiggins proposes to work as his assistant. Intrigued by her potential, Holmes agrees to begin training Wiggins on a trial basis, so long as she helps Mrs. Hudson with the chores. Wiggins and Holmes must learn to trust each other as Wiggins and her group of street urchins helps him solve two dangerous mysteries: The Red Headed League and The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.
CAST BREAKDOWN (some actors may portray multiple roles/some roles may be split amongst actors)
Sherlock Holmes - A brilliant detective
Dr. Watson - Sherlock’s kindhearted assistant
Mrs. Hudson - The tough landlady of 221B Baker Street
Lestrade - The pompous inspector from Scotland Yard
Wiggins - 14, street-smart, tough leader of the Irregulars
Toby - 14, a challenger, new to the Irregulars, Anna’s brother
Anna - 12, the smartest Irregular, has crutches, Toby’s sister
George - 15, the biggest Irregular, but gentle
Lucy - 10, a fearless, impulsive, and small Irregular
Oliver - 8, the youngest and smallest Irregular
Hope - A desperate criminal looking for a ring. Disguises himself as Mrs. Sawyer
Constable - A policeman
Wilson - A pawnbroker with flaming red hair
Spaulding - The pawnbroker’s new assistant, later revealed as Clay
Mary - 14, helps clean Wilson’s home
Ross - Trustee of the League of Red-Headed Gentlemen
Merryweather - Bank official
Landlady - A landlady at the offices of the League of Red-Headed Gentlemen
Baker - A tall man who lost his hat and goose
Horner - A plumber at Cosmopolitan Hotel
Ryder - Senior attendant at Cosmopolitan Hotel
Catherine - Maid of the countess and pregnant wife of Ryder
Breckinridge - Poultry dealer
Toughs - A gang of rough street youths
Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular
is presented through special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing.
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by Dramatic Publishing.
www.dramaticpublishing.com