Announcing Auditions for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson

Directed by Kayt Prue

Synopsis:

A new and shocking version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of depravity, lust, love and horror.

“This is not your grandfather’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In Hatcher’s version, the dark Hyde indeed comes out, and he is evil beyond measure. But not all evil: He loves, and is loved. Too, Jekyll isn’t the pure soul we’ve come to believe him to be. Hatcher has written a play that honors the original, but gives a more complex interpretation of the dual nature of man. A dark and disturbing story liberally peppered with humor.” - Arizona Daily Star

On the fog-bound streets of Victorian-era London, Henry Jekyll’s experiments with exotic “powders and tinctures” have brought forth his other self—Edward Hyde, a sensualist and villain free to commit the sins Jekyll is too civilized to comprehend. When Hyde meets a woman who stirs his interest, Jekyll fears for her life and decides to end his experiments. But Hyde has other ideas, and so the two sides battle each other in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse to determine who shall be the master and who his slave. 

Audition date: Saturday September 27, 1pm to 4pm

Please plan to stay the whole time. Sides will be provided. Actors should be prepared to use British accents. 

Please bring a headshot, resume and a list of all conflicts January through March. 

Callbacks: Sunday September 28 

By appointment based upon the outcome of auditions. 

Performers of all races, ethnicities, body types, genders, and identities are encouraged to audition.

Characters:

Dr. Henry Jekyll

Edward Hyde

Elizabeth Jelkes

Gabriel Utterson

Sir Danvers Carew

Doctor H. K. Lanyon 

Poole

Various other persons

This play is designed to be performed by six actors. One will play the role of Jekyll, and one will play the role of Elizabeth. The other four actors double, with each playing a version of Hyde in turn. 

There will be two additional actors cast to be orderlies and patrons, doubling as tech crew. 

Production details:

March 13 - 28, 2026 for a total of 8 performances. 

Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 4:00pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm

Rehearsal details:

A read-through will be scheduled in early November. 

Rehearsals will begin in January 2026.