Two virtuosic comic actors with exceptional timing, physical stamina, strong dialect facility (British RP), comfort playing across gender, and the discipline to execute rapid-fire quick changes. 

ACTOR ONE plays:

• Lady Enid Hillcrest — a high-strung new bride and mistress of Mandacrest. A gothic-romance heroine in full swoon.

• Nicodemus Underwood — the gruff, peg-legged swineherd and handyman. Superstitious, and possibly werewolf-cursed.

• An Intruder & Pev Amri — figures in the Egyptian sequence, including an awakened ancient princess.

ACTOR TWO plays:

• Lord Edgar Hillcrest — master of Mandacrest, a brooding Egyptologist aristocrat mourning his late first wife and son.

• Jane Twisden — the severe, secretive housekeeper, fiercely devoted to the dead first wife.

• Alcazar — an Egyptian guide in the tomb sequence; the creature transformations (werewolf, vampire).

Casting note: Per the play's licensing requirements, both roles must be played by two actors of the same gender — i.e., two men or two women. All invited to audition.

*** We will consider actors of any age, gender and identification - so please audition if inspired!

Self-tape Audition — please submit through the google form the following:

1. Slate — name, home base, Equity status, contact info, and representation if any.

2. Comedic monologue (max 1 min) — heightened, theatrical comedy preferred. Show us bold choices and sharp timing.

3. Transformation piece (1 min max) — perform a short piece in which you play two sharply contrasting characters, switching voice, body, and ideally gender between them, to demonstrate the rapid character shifts. May be self-selected, devised, or two brief contrasting monologues.

4. Dialect sample (30 sec max) — a few lines in British Received Pronunciation. Note any additional dialects in your slate optional.

5. Optional (30 sec) — any relevant special skills: physical comedy, clown, commedia, movement.

6. Headshot & CV

To submit: Submission Form. 

Label files "LastName_FirstName_IrmaVep." Deadline: Mon. July 20th by 11pm MST.

Any questions or support - please email Emily at, emily@woodriverrep.org

Callbacks: Held the week of July 22nd-24th via Zoom or in person. Please note general availability in your submission please.

Wood River Rep is an equal opportunity employer and encourages performers of all backgrounds to submit.

• Production with Wood River Rep in Hailey, ID,

• AEA Contract: SPT category 4 equivalent. 

• Union and Non-Union actors are welcome to submit.

• Fee: $496.00 weekly rate

• Provided: Flights to/from, housing, and local transportation.

• We welcome and encourage performers of all races, ethnicities, genders, gender expressions, sexual orientations, ages, body types, and abilities to audition here