Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson ‐ Apt. 2B

by Kate Hamill
Directed by Dave Hetrick

Production Kickoff: Dec 28, 2025

Audition: Jan 04, 2026

Performance Dates

Mar. 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, & 28, 2026 at 8:00PM
Mar. 22 & 29, 2026 at 2:00PM

Unless specifically noted, all roles are open to all regardless of race or ethnicity.

  • Cast has 4 characters - 3 female-identifying, 1 male-identifying

  • Sherlock Holmes – (female-identifying, age 30s-40s) A once-in-a-generation genius. Eccentric. Focused, to a fault. Can be less-than-sensitive. Always playing psychological 3-D chess; operating on a totally different level than civilians. Like many geniuses, has a megalomaniac streak. Gets bored easily; likes applause; sometimes accused of being unfeeling. LOVES costumes and drama.
  • Dr. Joan Watson – (female-identifying, age 30s-40s) American. Formerly type-A high-achiever. Recently divorced; struggling to find herself, feels broken. Reflexively defensive. Once had great bedside manner. Sometimes accused of being a loser; is not a loser. Wry. Smart.
  • Irene Adler / Mrs. Hudson / Mrs. Drebber – (female-identifying, age Late 20s-40s)
    Irene Adler: A whip-smart, super-charming sex worker finding success at the highest levels. Always playing psychological 3-D chess; operating on a totally different level than civilians. Has incredible charm, confidence, and wit, and she knows it - uses it without mercy. You may want to be Irene, or you may want to be with Irene; but you can't ignore her.
    Mrs. Hudson: Holmes & Watson's long-suffering landlady. Mrs. Drebber: Seemingly an ordinary housewife. Somebody you would be very wise not to underestimate.
  • Moriarty / Lestrade / Elliot Monk – (male-identifying, age 30s-50s) Moriarty: A criminal so great you've never heard of him. A master blackmailer; knows just when to play his cards. Always playing psychological 3-D chess; operating on a different level than civilians. Wears many masks. A professional. Amoral, but you'd like him.
    Lestrade: An inspector new to his position at Scotland Yard. Not very imaginative. Often says the wrong thing.
    Elliot Monk: An amoral tech billionaire from Texas.

An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous sleuth and sidekick. This fast-paced romp re-examines the world's most famous detective story with a bold new feminist lens. In this highly theatrical, small-cast escapade, oddball female roommates Sherlock (yes, it?s also a girl's name - wait, is it a girl's name? Is it even a name?) Holmes & Joan Watson join forces to emerge from pandemic fog as a deeply codependent, quasi-dysfunctional Odd Couple adventure duo-solving mysteries and kicking butts, until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers.

Dave Hetrick is an experienced actor and director. His most recent directing project, The Psychic at Little Theater Off Broadway in Grove City was selected to represent the state of Ohio at the regional competition of the American Association of Community Theatre. Dave's primary theater education took place at Ohio University where he studied acting and playwriting. Playwriting instruction provides some of the inspiration for his directing style, with an emphasis on adhering to the play's fundamental dramatic structure with all artistic choices ideally revolving around the story the playwright has written.

When

  • Production Kickoff: Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 6:30 pm
  • Audition: Sun, Jan 04, 2026

Where

Script review, auditions, and performances take place at:
Curtain Players Theatre
5691 Harlem Road, Galena, OH 43021

Curtain Players offers an information session for each of its productions as a help for actors seeking roles, but attendance is not required to audition. The event is an opportunity for actors to become acquainted with the community theatre organization, to discuss the play with the director, and to ask questions about the audition process, rehearsal period, and production plans. Those interested in working behind the scenes are also invited to attend.

Curtain Players conducts open auditions for its productions. Roles are not cast in advance, and, unless specified otherwise in the role's description, are open to all without regard to race or ethnicity. Casting decisions are made by the director and a casting committee comprised of a member of the theatre board, a general member of the organization, and individuals of the director's choosing.

All auditioners should show up at beginning of audition and plan to be there most of the time on that date.

The audition will be cold readings from the script.

Scenes will be chosen that will highlight each of the characters, so 4 rounds of readings. Everyone who wants to audition for a particular character will be given an opportunity to read for that character. After many of the readings, notes will be given by the director and the readers will read the same scene again, ideally incorporating the notes to the best of their ability.

Requests for an early audition for Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt. 3B must be made no later than December 21, 2025.

Questions related to the audition process may be directed to production@curtainplayers.org.


We will rehearse 4 nights per week with the likely night off being Tuesday nights. The times will be 7 pm to 10 pm Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday.
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