It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, 2023. Photo by Robin Jackson

AUDITIONS

Open Auditions

Ross Valley Players holds open auditions for every show we produce. To receive all audition notices, please click HERE. We welcome you to join our wonderful group of collaborators in making professionally-oriented, high-quality live theatre in Marin. We are the oldest continually operating theatre company on the West Coast. Wonderful Non-AEA actors come from throughout the Bay Area to play on our historic stage. Our houses our well-attended, parking is free and easy, and we offer a stipend. We have been nominated for and have received Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards, Dean Goodman Awards, and Theatre Bay Area Awards.

 

AUDITIONS:

Sunday, November 16, 2025, 6:00-9:00 pm, and Monday, November 17, 2025, 7:00-9:00 pm, at Ross Valley Players Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, CA 94957

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • 1 comedic audition monologue, no more than 2 minutes. This is a very fast, funny, physical comedy!
  • Union & non-union welcome. There may be one Equity Single Engagement Category 1 Tier 2 contract.
  • Non-union pay is as an employee at the hourly rate of $17.00 per hour.

Please send your request for an audition appointment producer, Steve Price at steve@tessera.bz


CALLBACKS:

Saturday, November 22, 2025, 10:00 am -1:00 pm


REHEARSALS:

Monday April 6 – Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 7:00-10:00 pm
April 12 – May 7, 2026: Sundays: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Monday – Thursday: 7:00-10:00 pm


TECHNICAL REHEARSALS:

Tech – Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10, 2026 (this may be an all-day commitment, each day)
Dress Rehearsals – Monday, May 11 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Preview – Thursday, May 14, 2026


PERFORMANCES:

May 15, 2026 – June 7, 2026
Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:00pm
Saturday, May 30th: The 7:30pm performance is replaced by a 2pm matinee.


SYNOPSIS:

Set in London, 2021, Joan Watson, an American in search of a new life, finds a formidable roommate in Sherlock (not Shirley) Holmes. Sherlock, eager for a new adventure, IS trying the patience of her landlady, Mrs. Hudson, when Inspector Lestrade arrives at the door with a new case. The game’s afoot as Sherlock and Joan race to solve this case, which leads to the next, which leads to the next. This is the Conan-Doyle timeless partnership with Kate Hamill’s inspired, comedic, and theatrical spin.


ROLES for Four Actors:

Ms. Joan Watson (30s-40s): female-identifying, American. Formerly type-A Achiever, now struggling to find herself. Reflexively defensive. Sometimes accused of being a loser; is not a loser. Wry. Smart.

Sherlock Holmes (30s-40s): Not American. female-identifying. Eccentric. Focused, to a fault. Always playing psychological 3-D chess;. Gets bored easily; likes applause; sometimes accused of being unfeeling. LOVES drama.


Irene Adler/Mrs. Hudson/Mrs. Drebber and Others (30s-40s): All British, different regions

  • Irene: a whip-smart, super-charming sex worker. Always playing psychological 3-D chess. Incredible charm, confidence, wit.
  • Mrs. Hudson: long-suffering
  • Mrs. Drebber: seemingly an ordinary housewife


Moriarty/Lestrade/Elliott Monk and Others (30s-50s): male-identifying

  • Moriarty: Criminal mastermind. Always playing psychological 3-D chess. Wears many masks. A professional. Amoral, but you like him. Cockney accent.
  • 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.

 

RVP looks forward to meeting artists of all races/ethnicities, abilities, ages, and genders/gender identities who would like to help create theater at RVP.