The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Auditions
TIME: Monday, January 13 from 6:30pm-7:30pm or Saturday, January 18 from 11:00am-12:00pm (auditioners need only attend one day).* Please be on time and present for the entire hour of the audition.
PRODUCTION DATES: April 25 - May 4, with a preview night on April 24
*If you are interested in auditioning but unable to attend either audition date, please reach out to director Stephanie Natale Frus at JDTsteph@gmail.com in advance.
Show Info:
This play set in modern-day England is a dark, dramatic, engaging, active, demanding, deeply-human neighborhood mystery seen through the eyes of an autistic teen.
This is an ensemble piece with many moving parts. The ideal cast is teamwork-driven and has a wide variety of skills to bring to the table. A strong desire to create specifically-choreographed and compelling, complex theatre is required.
The four principal roles have the vast majority of the lines. Christopher and Ed require strong memorization. Other cast members have minimal line memorization requirements, but lots of choreography memorization requirements. All cast members must be able and willing to move their bodies quickly, lift up to 20lbs, and use their voice to create sounds and noises that one might consider animalistic. Humming, buzzing, clicking, and other forms of vocal play will be utilized live on stage.
Audition Info:
Please prepare a 1-minute monologue in the form of a traditional dramatic or comedic character monologue, or you may offer a memorized joke, short story, moral tale, or even a prepared personal anecdote of similar length.
Please also expect a cold reading from the script, as well as some movement-based improv games. Choreography or dance background not required, but willingness to attempt simple synchronized movements is key.
Feel free to reach out to Stephanie at JDTsteph@gmail.com with any questions.
Character Breakdown:
Note: All cast members will remain onstage for the entire show.
CHRISTOPHER (male, age 13-25) - The narrator and protagonist of the play. Fifteen-year-old Christopher is mathematically gifted and struggles for social acceptance and understanding as a result of his apparent autism. He views the world largely in absolutes, dividing his life experience into a series of extreme likes and dislikes. If you are older than 25 but feel strongly that you can play younger, you’re encouraged to audition.
ED (male, age 35-50) - Single father of Christopher. Prepares meals for Christopher and sees to his daily needs. Owns a heating maintenance and boiler repair business.
SIOBHAN (female, age 25-40) - Christopher’s primary teacher at school. An even-handed mentor, she works to expand Christopher’s horizons socially as well as academically. As a result, she is one of the few people whom Christopher trusts, and in the limited moments when the reader sees her, she mirrors the reader as an observer and commentator on Christopher’s life.
JUDY (female, age 35-50) - Christopher believes she died of a heart attack prior to the time when the novel begins. Remembered as a loving but impatient and volatile woman, she was at times overwhelmed by the difficulty of caring for her troubled son.
ENSEMBLE (3 male, 3 female, ages 20-70) - All ensemble members will play multiple roles of varying sizes and line memorization requirements.
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