YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF DICK WHITTINGTON’S
CAT
PERFORMANCES AT THE PUMPHOUSE THEATRE – DECEMBER 5 TO 14,
2014
By Craig Hewlett
Directed by Sean Anderson
Musical Direction by Stefanie Holick
Choreography by Daisy Pond
Elementary, Watson!…Whitsun? What’s going on? It’s Panto!
Morpheus welcomes back this popular Christmas season tradition with classic
characters of pantomime and fiction as everyone’s favourite detective solves
the mystery at hand – young Dick Whittington has disappeared!
He was last seen wearing lipstick, fishnets and
high-heeled boots?
Holmes and Whitsun are on the case! Join us as we flip
genders, boo the villain and rejoice in the antics of the saucy Dame, Maisie
Luvaduck. A sloshingly good time will be had by all. Case closed. Oh yes, it
is!
OPEN AUDITIONS FOR ALL ROLES WILL TAKE PLACE:
· Saturday September 6th (12:00 to 4:00pm)
· Tuesday September 9th (7:00 to 9:30pm)
· Thursday September 11th (7:00 to 9:30pm)
· Callbacks will take place on Saturday September 13th
from Noon to 3pm. Be prepared for a movement exercise.
AT THE MORPHEUS REHEARSAL CENTRE (LOWER LEVEL OF THE
PARKDALE COMMUNITY
CENTRE) 3512 - 5 AVENUE NW
Rehearsals will take place from September 21st through
November 30th.
Rehearsals will be Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings and
Sundays afternoons. Morpheus Theatre requires that auditioners come prepared to
commit to the rehearsal and performance schedule.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
· A prepared monologue to highlight your abilities
(approximately 2 minutes long)
· A prepared song to highlight your range, incorporating
movement (approximately 2 minutes long, either musical theatre or pop/rock)
· Please bring a CD or MP3 player as an accompanist will
not be provided. Do not sing acapella.
· A cold read may be requested
· Please bring your resume and headshot to the audition
To book an audition, please visit www.morpheustheatre.ca [1] or call
403-246-2999
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
All named roles will be 18 years of age or older. While
age ranges have not been provided, we will be looking for individuals who are
appropriate to the character. Accents will be determined based on who is cast.
DICK WHITTINGTON – Female. Our hero. A principal boy
(yes, female) with all the traditional elements but not at all sappy. A very
strong character obviously central to the plot.
THOMAS THE CAT – Male or Female. Dick’s faithful
companion and thwarter of the King Rat. Not a sleek cat as in the Andrew Lloyd
Webber style to look at. He/she is very vocal and actively involved. Needs to
be played by someone with a flair for mime or charades.
MARIGOLD – Female. Baron Landscape’s daughter and Dick’s
love interest. A principal girl with character. Beautiful and sassy.
BARON LANDSCAPE – Male. Big and blustery, he is
Marigold’s father and London dignitary. He is very brave unless confronted.
DAME MAISIE LUVADUCK – Male. Baron Landscape’s cook and
housekeeper.
Has several songs and all the usual Dame elements of
jokes, patter with the audience and slapstick.
KING BUBONIC THE THIRD – Male. A very well educated and
articulate villain. Plans world domination but it never quite comes off.
BRAT - Male (may be female if necessary). One of King
Rat’s henchmen.
A very camp and pretty little rat.
DRAT – Male (may be female if necessary). King Rat’s
other henchman.
Cockney ‘wide-boy’ character. A bit dense but thinks he
is clever.
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES - Male. Not yet fully formed into
his adult character but still the ace detective. This character weaves his way
through the story of Dick Whittington and reveals a twist in the tail.
VELMA WHITSUN – Female. Young Sherlock’s current faithful
companion.
Velma is like the Scooby Doo character but not quite as
bright, and has an American accent.
CAPTAIN ROGER ALBATROSS - Male. Captain Birdseye eat your
heart out. The Dame’s love interest. A larger than life West Country character
with accent to match.
QUEEN LOMPEBOM - Female. Queen of the all-female Cannibal
tribe. This character has two songs and loads of funnies but only features in
Act Two.
SPOON - Female. Queen of the Cannibals’ cook and
sidekick. A smallish character part in Act 2.
MRS WHITTINGTON - Female. Dick’s mum. Reports him missing
in the first act – may be doubled up with Spoon’s character.
CHORUS OF TOWNSFOLK, VILLAGE CHILDREN, MARKET TRADERS,
COOKS, SAILORS & CANNIBALS
