Idle Muse Theatre Company is holding general auditions for our upcoming 2014/2015 Season productions, including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and The Talking Cure by Christopher Hampton. Actors of all types and actors of color encouraged to apply apply.

14/15 Season Breakdown:

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Directed by Nathan Pease

4M, 2W (doubling, with four actors playing Hyde) All roles available.

Male, 30-50 to play Dr. Henry Jekyll

Female, 30-50 to play Mr Poole; Mr Edward Hyde; Police Doctor; Prostitute; Maid; Old Woman; Corpse; Woman 1

Female, 20-35 to play Elizabeth Jelkes; Orderly; Little Girl; Woman 2

Male, 30-55 to play Gabriel Utterson; Mr Edward Hyde; Surgical Student 2; Man 1

Male, 40-65 to play Sir Danvers Carew; Mr Edward Hyde; Richard Enfield; O.F. Sanderson; Inspector; Man 2

Male, 30-50 to play Dr. H.K. Lanyon; Mr Edward Hyde; Surgical Student 1, Drunkard; Hotel Porter; Man 3

Time Commitment:
Rehearsals at Rivendell begin August 11 with violence and movement work in late July, runs 9/18/2014-10/19/2014.

The Talking Cure by Christopher Hampton, Directed by Evan Jackson
 
3M, 2W (also casting additional ensemble roles) All roles available

Male, 30's-40's to play Carl Jung

Female, 20's - 30's to play Emma Jung

Female, Late Teens-20's to play Sabina Spielren

Male, 50's-60's to play Sigmund Freud

Male, 30's-40's to play Otto Gross

Auditions will be held at The Theatre School at DePaul University 2350 N Racine Ave Chicago, IL 60614