AUDITIONS for Daniel DeRey’s “MACKERS THE ELF” At Planet Ant, 5 October | Event in Hamtramck | AllEvents

AUDITIONS for Daniel DeRey’s “MACKERS THE ELF” At Planet Ant

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Sun, 05 Oct, 2025 at 12:30 pm

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The Planet Ant Black Box 2320 Caniff Street

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Sun, 05 Oct, 2025 at 12:30 pm to 04:00 pm (EDT)

The Planet Ant Black Box 2320 Caniff Street

2357 Caniff St, Hamtramck, MI 48212-2946, United States

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AUDITIONS for Daniel DeRey’s “MACKERS THE ELF” At Planet Ant
Auditions are coming up soon for “MACKERS THE ELF” a Christmas dark comedy based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The show is written and directed by Daniel DeRey and will be produced by Mystic Heroes Theatre

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SYNOPSIS
Mackers is your typical hard working elf in Santa’s workshop but after encountering a group of witches he suddenly finds himself as Santa’s head elf. At the behest of the witches and his conniving wife Susan, Mackers decides to take one more murderous step towards supremacy which brings him face to face against evil bunnies, hard nosed detectives, and even Tim Burton.

SHOW DETAILS:
Show runs December 12-14 and 19-21 at Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck, MI

*the show contains Rated R language*

Payment for actors will come from an equal split of show proceeds after the venue takes their 50% share.

REHEARSAL DETAILS:
Rehearsals will begin in November and will be Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7 at the various Planet Ant facilities

AUDITION DETAILS:
Auditions will run from 1 PM to 4 PM, actors auditioning are advised to arrive a half an hour early to fill out their audition sheets.

Please bring a headshot and resume

The audition will consist of cold reads of the script

Must be 18 by the beginning of November to audition.

CHARACTERS:

MACKERS: A timid yet hard working elf

SUSAN: Macker’s manipulative wife

SANTA CLAUS: Jolly Old Saint Nick

EASY B: The Walking Dead’s Negan as The Easter Bunny

DUFFY: A well meaning but not so smart elf

PAULINA: Mackers and Susan’s psychotic 9 year old daughter

MRS. CLAUS: Santa Claus’s wife and eventual widow

DETECTIVE RICK FROZEN: Hard nosed detective

THE DUKE OF TURKEY: The gobbling head of Thanksgiving

TIM BURTON: Eccentric filmmaker and head of Halloween

THUMPER: Easy B’s erratic and twitchy right hand rabbit

ADAM WEST: Narrator, actor and Christmastorian

HELGA, BARBARA, and PORTIA: Witches

TINSEL, WINNIE, GIGGLY, GUMDROPS, and SUNNY: Elves

Other Minor Characters include Evergreen Joe, The Tooth Fairy, Mama Mackers, Chick Soldiers, Blitzen and Burtonites

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AUDITIONS for Daniel DeRey’s “MACKERS THE ELF” At Planet Ant, 5 October | Event in Hamtramck | AllEvents
AUDITIONS for Daniel DeRey’s “MACKERS THE ELF” At Planet Ant
Sun, 05 Oct, 2025 at 12:30 pm