The Marion Art Center announces open auditions on Saturday, June 10 from 10 am-12 pm and Sunday, June 11 from 7-9 pm for the August production of Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Kate Fishman. Eight performance dates are scheduled August 4 through 20.
Curses. The hounds are out, and mystery is about. The MAC Theater is looking for five daring actors to take on multiple roles (nearly 40 – be brave.) in Ken Ludwig’s hilarious Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. Ludwig’s send up of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery, The Hound of the Baskervilles, turns it into a genius theatrical adventure of humor and horror. Roles will include the famous Sherlock Holmes, the elementary Watson and several others both male and female. All roles are gender fluid. The action is fast paced, as are costume changes, and strong comedic reflexes are encouraged. Come one, come all, to the Marion Art Center at 80 Pleasant St., Marion.
Auditions will be cold readings from the script. Please email director Kate Fishman with questions or for an advance copy of the sides at k8.fishman07@gmail.com. Typically, rehearsals are three times a week and are scheduled with the actors’ conflicts considered. Actors must be available for the entire tech week, July 30 through August 2, and for all performance dates August 4-6, August 11-13, and August 18-20.
This production will also need at least two stage techs to affect the fast scene changes, as well as set builders and a stage manager. If you’ve ever wanted to get involved in theater but weren’t ready to be on stage, there are plenty of opportunities for you at MAC Theater. Learn more and view the announcement online at marionartcenter.org/auditions.