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AUDITIONS for Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt 2B by Kate Hamill

WHEN:

September 3rd or September 4th from 5:00-8:00pm — Open Call Auditions!

NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY — stop by any time during the three hours on either night.

If you are unable to attend but are still interested in auditioning, please email THEATRE@DOM.E²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù by August 29, 2025 to arrange a different time or video submission.

September 6 from 12:00-3:00pm - CALL BACKS

Please plan to attend as much of the 3 hours as possible. All actors will read sides from the script. Other details TBA.

WHERE:

Martin Hall - Fine Arts Building

7900 W Division St in River Forest, IL

WHAT TO PREPARE:

One 2-minute monologue of your choice; dialects/accents/character voices encouraged. Memorization preferred but not required.

CHARACTERS:

SHERLOCK HOLMES: female-identifying. British. A once-in-a-generation genius. Eccentric. Focused, to a fault. Can be less-than-sensitive. Like many geniuses, has a megalomaniac streak. Gets bored easily; likes applause; sometimes accused of being unfeeling. LOVES costumes and drama.

DR. JOAN WATSON: female-identifying. American. Formerly type-A high-achiever. Recently divorced; struggling to find herself, feels broken. Reflexively defensive. Sometimes accused of being a loser; is not a loser. Wry. Smart. Oozes empathy.

IRENE ADLER / MRS. HUDSON / MRS. DREBBER, et al:

— Irene Adler: VERY female-identifying. Nationality TBD. A whip-smart, super-charming sex worker finding success at the highest levels. Has incredible charm, confidence, and wit, and she knows it—uses it without mercy. You may want to be Irene, or you may want to be with Irene; you cannot ignore her.

— Mrs. Hudson: female-identifying. British/cockney. Holmes & Watson’s long-suffering landlady.
— Mrs. Drebber: female-identifying. British. Seemingly an ordinary housewife. Somebody you would be very wise not to underestimate.

— Mr. Drebber: male-identifying. Deceased.

— Pizza Delivery Person: Descriptions vague and hidden.

MORIARTY / LESTRADE / ELLIOT MONK:

— Moriarty: male-identifying. Nationality TBD. A criminal so great you’ve never heard of him. A master blackmailer; knows just when to play his cards. Wears many masks. A professional. Amoral, but you’d like him.

— Lestrade: male-identifying. Nationality TBD. An inspector new to his position at Scotland Yard. Not very imaginative. Often says the wrong thing.

— Elliot Monk: male-identifying. American. An amoral tech billionaire from Texas.

The department of Theatre Arts advocates inclusive casting and are seeking a company of collaborators who engage in consent-based practices and honor artists as human beings.

Questions? Please email THEATRE@dom.edu