AUDITIONS!
San Leandro Players is excited to announce auditions for our Spring 2025 production of "Count Dracula" by Ted Tiller; directed by Dana Fry
There’s a new resident in the castle across the valley, who has been seen only at night. Dr. Seward is desperately trying to keep his asylum and his spinster sister in order, when his ward, Mina, becomes very ill after a visit from the new neighbor. Mina’s fiance Jonathan arrives just in time to try to cure her of the illness before it claims her life. Baffled by the horrific events that have unfolded, Dr. Seward sends for the self-proclaimed ‘Vampire Hunter’ Van Helsing to put this nightmare to bed for good. The wolves howl, the bats fly, the lights flicker … and the legendary story of Count Dracula unfolds.
Auditions: 7pm Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22, 2025 (January 23 callbacks, if necessary). No appointment necessary— please contact Dana Fry at danabegood@yahoo.com with your questions.
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Non-AEA, no pay; all ethnicities and ages encouraged.
Where:
At the San Leandro Museum/Auditorium 320 West Estudillo Ave, San Leandro (next to the historic Casa Peralta and 2 blocks east of the San Leandro BART Station).
Rehearsals:
From January 27 thru March 13 (Monday thru Thursday 7-9 pm), plus March 14 (dress rehearsal).
Performances:
March 15 thru April 13; Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 2pm PLUS Fridays at 8pm April 4 and April 11.
For more information visit our website www.slplayers.org.
Characters:
Count Dracula (30+): The quintessential vampire; a suave aristocrat.
Dr. Arthur Seward (50+): Dignified, kindly compassionate man. Proprietor of Dr. Seward's Asylum for the Insane.
Heinrich Van Helsing (40+): An old friend of Dr. Seward's and a vampire hunter. Genial and warmhearted except when an issue he deems important comes up (vampires!).
Mina (20+) An attractive, sweet and naive young woman. Dr. Seward's daughter and Johnathan Harker's fiance.
Jonathan Harker (25+) A lawyer who concludes a real estate transaction with Dracula. Young and likeable. Mina's fiance.
Renfield (any age): Schizophrenic inmate of indeterminate age; cadaverous.
Sybil Seward (50+): PRECAST. Dr. Seward's sister. A spinster, not neurotic, just addle-pated.
Hennessey (any age): An asylum attendant. Earnest, trim, hardworking and pleasant.
Wesley (any age): An asylum attendant.
"Count Dracula" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatrical.com
