AUDITION DATES

Saturday, July 11, 2pm – 6pm
Tuesday, July 14, 7pm – 10pm

Location: Falls Church Presbyterian Church, 225 E Broad St, Falls Church, VA 22046

Auditions will be readings from the script. Audition sides will be emailed to those signed up a few days before the audition date. No materials/monologues need to be prepared prior to auditions. There will also be a movement call for those actors interested in LILLI, LILLIAN, and/or the ENSEMBLE. Please plan to stay for the entire audition time.

CALLBACKS

Callbacks, by invitation only, will be on Thursday, July 16, 7pm – 10 pm, at Falls Church Presbyterian Church 225 E Broad St, Falls Church, VA 22046.

SHOW DATES

Thursdays, Oct. 1st (Preview), 8th, and 15th at 7:30pm
Fridays, Oct. 2nd, 9th, and 16th at 7:30pm
Saturdays, Oct. 3rd, 10th, and 17th at 2:00pm
Sundays, Oct. 4th and 11th at 7:00pm

Please note that Oct. 10th – 11th is the weekend of Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

We are committed to inclusive casting. All roles are open to actors of any race, ethnicity, and body type. All performers must be 18 or older. Additionally, many roles could be played by actors of any gender, provided they are comfortable playing characters that are referred to with those pronouns.

LILLI BARNES—an aspiring photographer, 16 - female - actor must be over 18
MABEL HALLAM—auditions by invite only
HELEN BARNES—Lilli’s pragmatic and religious mother - 30s, female
EMMA HALLAM—Mabel’s idealistic and spiritual mother - 30s, female
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE—a world-renowned author - 50s, male
FRANCESCA “FRANKIE” CANFIELD—a skeptical American reporter - 20s – 30s, female
“MADAM LUCRETZIA SPINOZA” AKA BESSIE SMITH—a fraudulent medium - 30s – 50s, female
CHRISTINE CANFIELD—a reporter and Frankie’s granddaughter - 20s – 30s, female
LILLIAN BARNES—the famous fairy photographer as a grown-up - 60s – 70s, female
ENSEMBLE: 4 female/nonbinary individuals and 4 men of varying ages to play 20+ characters, including the FAIRIES. All Ensemble roles are speaking roles.

Charlotte Buckhold

Cast

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