The Haunting of Hill House
Production and Audition Information
Directed by
Charlotte Lawrence
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About
the Show
A chilling and mystifying study in
mounting terror in which a small group of psychically receptive people are
brought together in Hill House, a brooding, mid-Victorian mansion known as a
place of evil and contained ill will. Led by the learned Dr Montague, who is
conducting research into supernatural phenomena, the visitors have come to
probe the secrets of the old house and draw forth the mysterious powers which
it is alleged to possess - powers which have brought madness and death to those
who have lived there in the past.
Sinister and foreboding, Hill House
has remained empty and silent until the arrival of Dr. Montague; an
investigator of the supernatural phenomena, the new owner of the house; Lucy
Sanderson, a psychic; Theodora and the mysterious Eleanor Vance. Together they
delve into the morbid history of the house and to come to grips with the forces
that have made it uninhabitable.
Their visit begins with jovial
informality, but their sensibilities are soon jolted by strange and eerie
occurrences. As time moves on, the evil forces of Hill House are goaded to a
new fatal fury.
This classic book has twice been made into feature film;
latterly named “The Haunting” starring Liam Neeson and Catherine
Zeta-Jones. Hanham Players bring to life on stage this hair-raising and nerve
shattering thriller. Do you dare spend the night in Hill House? Adapted by F.
Andrew Leslie from the novel by Shirley Jackson
Cast is 3 Male & 4
Female
Sadly I was unable to cast Henry the Tudor Dude - only 6
people came to auditions, plus 3 others interested - which was well short of
the 20 needed for this production. |
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The
Cast
| Character |
Involvement |
M/F
Age |
Scenes
(Tot-15) |
Songs
(Tot-18) |
| Eleanor Vance (Protagonist - shy,
repressed) |
Large |
Female |
- |
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| Mrs Dudley (Housekeeper - cold,
creepy) |
Small |
Female |
- |
- |
| Theodora (Extra Sensory
Perceptive) |
Large |
Female |
- |
- |
| Dr Montague (Prof in
parapsychology) |
Large |
Male |
- |
- |
| Luke Sanderson (House builders great
nephew) |
Large |
Male |
- |
- |
| Mrs Montague (Dr M's Wife with a
different view) |
Moderate |
Female |
- |
- |
| Arthur Parker (Headteacher of Boys
School, as Mrs M) |
Moderate |
Male |
- |
- |
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Auditions
Auditions were held on on Sunday 14th
December 2014 at 2pm, at the Community Centre, and the cast will be announced
in January 2015 after the panto.
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Dates
you MUST be available for
Performances:
- Thursday 14th May 15 (possibly at
7:00pm)
- Friday 15th May 15 (7:30pm)
- Saturday 16th May 15 (2pm and
7:30pm)
Technical and Dress Rehearsals
- Final Dress Rehearsasl: Wednesday 13th
May 15 (7pm)
- Dress Rehearsal: Sunday 10th May 15 (1pm
until late)
- LX Technical Rehearsal: Friday 8th May 15
(7pm)
- Stage Technical Rehearsal: Friday 1st May
15 (7pm)
Final Rehearsals
Cast are
expected to attend all rehearsals in April. |
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