Theatre On The Hill
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Pay: No Pay

Description:

Auditions for Theatre-on-the-Hill's production of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams, James Goss & Arvind Ethan David, will be held Sunday, February 9, 2025, 5:00-8:30pm, and Monday, February 10 7:00-9:30pm at The Bolingbrook Community Building, 201 Canterbury Lane, Bolingbrook

SUMMARY:
After The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams went on to create Dirk Gently, a detective with a belief in the fundamental interconnectedness of all things, a unique relationship with the laws of probability, and a love of cats and pizza. In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, (based on the absurdly comedic, SciFi/Mystery/Thriller of the same name), Dirk finds himself on the trail of a gruesome murderer who is somehow involved with the works of Coleridge, quantum physics, and the enigmatic study of the Cambridge Professor of Chronology. Ultimately, the stakes of the case are far greater than a single murder, but go to the fate of life on Earth.
Confused? Don't be - everything is connected.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE:
British dialects, Sleight-of-hand, and ability to play Bach a plus, but not necessary
DIRK GENTLY - a holistic detective
JANICE PEARCE - Dirk's secretary
"REG", Professor Urban Chronotis - Regius Professor of Chronology, Cambridge
RICHARD MacDUFF - a coder
GORDON WAY - a (late) tech magnate
SUSAN WAY - a musician, Gordon's sister
MICHAEL WENTON-WEAKES - A (fired) magazine editor. Possessed.
SERGEANT GILKS - A plainclothes police detective
PERKINS - A policeman
ALBERT ROSS - Editor, Fathom Magazine
SARAH ANDROYD - a little girl
MARVIN ANDROYD - her father
WATKIN - a don
ENSEMBLE: GORDON'S HOUSEKEEPER WAITRESS, BRIDE, GROOM,
WEDDING GUESTS, DONS, GHOSTS, ALIENS, etc

Time Commitment:

Rehearsals: February 13 - April 6,
Mondays and Thursdays from 7-9:30pm, Sundays 5-8:30pm
Tech Rehearsals: April 7th - April 10th: 7-9pm
Performances: April 11th,12th at 8pm and April 13th, at 6pm

Contact Info:

Please reserve your audition time slot at www.TheatreontheHill.org/Auditions
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script
Callbacks, if necessary, will be by invitation only.
Everyone who auditions will be contacted regarding casting decisions by February 12
Priority will be given to those registered. Walk-ins will be auditioned time permitting.

Virtual auditions will be accepted through February 10. Register and send a video of any two-three minute comedic monologue to TOTHauditions@gmail.com

Reply To Email: TOTHauditions@gmail.com
Website: www.theatreonthehill.org/auditions