Casting Call: The Terror of Abbadia Mare at Hammond Castle Museum

Description

Audition dates: Friday, September 6th, and Monday, September 9th from 4-7 pm.
Non-union, paid roles.

This October, the Hammond Castle Museum will present, "The Terror of Abbadia Mare" a new performance based on founder, John Hays Hammond, Jr's original, horror stories. This room-to-room theatrical performance weaves some of the original members of the Hammond household into the stories. Hammond's writing style is reminiscent of the 1920s Weird Tale and the 1950s Pulp Fiction and offers a unique blend of supernatural intrigue and kitschy charm.

The Museum is seeking actors to fill the following roles for this performance including:
 

• Reporter: Age range: 20’s - 40’s, any build, any gender, character fits the 1920's look, a slice of the 1920's right away.
• The Butler: Age range: 30's, male presenting, slim to average build, the proper English butler who has been by Hammond and has been running his house for years.
• Spiritualist:  Age range: 20's- 30's, female presenting, a spirit.
• Sailor: Age range: 30's-40's, male presenting, any build, a spirit.
• Dr. Serisan: Age range: 30's-50's, male presenting, South American master of black magic and a horde of zombie workers.
• The Mason: Age range: 30's-40's, male presenting, blue-collar worker, a spirit.
• Gertrude: Age range: 20's, female presenting, high class, a spirit.
• John Hays Hammond Jr.: Age range: 30's-40's, slim build, male presenting, Master of the House and host of the party.