Auditions will be held AT the theatre.
100 N. Island Ave
3rd Floor
Batavia, IL 60510
(Entry is the main doorway across from the parking lot directly in front of the building)
This is an open call audition consisting of cold readings from the script. NO audition appointment is necessary. No monologue required.
Director: Nick Schaeffler
15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world.
Performance Dates & Times
July 25th - 7:30pm (Friday)
July 26th- 7:30pm (Saturday)
August 2nd - 7:30pm (Saturday)
August 3rd - 2:30pm (Sunday)
August 8th - 7:30pm (Friday)
August 9th - 7:30pm (Saturday)
Character Descriptions:
All roles are available - there has been NO precasting of roles.
People of all races and genders are urged to audition!!
Christopher John Francis Boone - (You do NOT have to be a teenager to audition for this role) The narrator and protagonist of the novel. Fifteen-year-old Christopher is mathematically gifted struggles for social acceptance and understanding as a result of his apparent autism. He views the world largely in absolutes, dividing his life experience into a series of extreme likes and dislikes. He feels most comfortable with logic and order, making Wellington’s murder an irresistible puzzle for him to solve.
Christopher’s Father (Ed Boone) - Single father of Christopher. Father prepares meals for Christopher and sees to his daily needs. Later on, Christopher uncovers elements of his life that he has long tried to keep hidden. Father owns a heating maintenance and boiler repair business.
Christopher’s Mother (Judy Boone) - Christopher believes she died of a heart attack prior to the time when the novel begins. Remembered as a loving but impatient and volatile woman, she was at times overwhelmed by the difficulty of caring for her troubled son.
Mrs. Shears (Eileen Shears) - A neighbor of the Boones’s. Eileen Shears is the ex-wife of Roger Shears. Christopher remembers that she would often visit to cook meals and play scrabble in the wake of his mother’s death. The murder of her dog, Wellington, provides the major dramatic impetus for the novel.
Mr. Shears (Roger Shears) - Estranged husband of Eileen Shears. Roger Shears once worked at a bank in town, but moved to London rather suddenly a couple of years ago, leaving Mrs. Shears behind. His mysterious nature leads Christopher to investigate him as a possible suspect in Wellington’s murder.
Siobhan - Christopher’s primary teacher at school. An even-handed mentor, she works to expand Christopher’s horizons socially as well as academically. As a result, she is one of the few people whom Christopher trusts, and in the limited moments when the reader sees her, she mirrors the reader as an observer and commentator on Christopher’s life.
Mrs. Alexander - An elderly resident of Randolph Street. A kind lady, Mrs. Alexander lives a quiet existence filled by caring for her garden and pet dachshund, Ivor. She exhibits grandmotherly tendencies toward Christopher, owing in part to his resemblance to her own grandson. She reveals to Christopher important information about the affairs of Christopher’s father and mother.
In addition,
MULTIPLE CHARACTERS are played by 3 male actors and 3 female actors Each actor play approximately 4-5 characters throughout the show!
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