AUDITION NOTICE!
JACK THE RIPPER - Monster of Whitechapel
Written by Joe Dickinson
Directed by Nick Haley
It's time for auditions for another one of our infamous, popcorn-tossing melodramas! Bloody old Jack is back to terrorize London with his razor sharp wit...and popcorn! Just in time for the haunting season, trick? Or, treat?
Audition Dates:
Sunday, August 15 from 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Monday, August 16 from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Auditions will be held at the theater, 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 119
Wearing a mask is strongly encouraged when you arrive. We have masks available.
*Bring a head shot and a resume if you have one. If not, no worries.
*Cold readings from the script.
*British accents encouraged (good, bad, or in between!)
Rehearsal Dates will begin on August 21, 2021
Varied dates and times.
Performance Dates:
October 1 - November 13 Thursday through Sunday evenings (with 2 Sunday matinees)
Pocket Sandwich Theatre is looking for a diverse group of actors for our production of Jack the Ripper. Actors from historically underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to audition.
To Signup:
Contact the theater for appointment at 214-821-1860 or email (preferred) pst@dallas.net
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CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Mrs. Dobbs, A Cleaning Woman (any age, female, any ethnicity)
Officer O'Connell, beat cop of London (any age, any gender, any ethnicity)
Phillip Poole, Servant to Dr. Winslow (any age, male, any ethnicity)
Polly Poole, Dr. Winslow's Maid (any age, female, any ethnicity)
William, Duke of Clarence (20-40, male, any ethnicity)
Forbes Winslow, A Physician (30+, male, any ethnicity)
Sir Charles Warren, Commissioner of Police (40+, male, any ethnicity)
Angela Ellison, A Reformed Girl of the Streets (18-25, female, any ethnicity)
Pegeen Laszlo Macdougal, Practitioner of Protective Magic (25+, female, any ethnicity)
Hogarth, Pegeen's Loyal Familiar (any age, male, any ethnicity)
Annie Chapman, Kate Eddow, and Anne Kelly - Jack's Victims (18-25, female, any ethnicity – one actress to play 3 roles)
The role of Ernestine Pankhurst has been precast.