Jekyll and Hyde

 

Author :  LEONARD H. CADDY

Directed By Colin Clyde

The Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames.  Week of 14th November 2010

 

 

This two act play is set in the late Victorian age and is richly imbued with the rigid social, ethical, intellectual
and religious conventions of the time. Against this backdrop Dr Henry Jekyll is intent to examine the workings
of the brain and the personality that lies beneath the external semblance of character and social condition.
With disastrous results he seeks through his experiments on himself to identify a person free from the cloak
of convention: in short a monster named Hyde devoid of any moral principle.
 
The play has eight performers with Jekyll and Hyde played by the same actor.
All the characters have strong roles for men and women of varying ages (equally distributed.)
 
Character/description breakdown:
JEKYLL: mild mannered, professionally inquisitive/ Hyde: his wild unpredictable alter ego with no sense of
good or evil.(playing age 35-45)
POOLE (the butler):Deferential to his "betters", vicious to those in his charge(at least to Charlotte.){playing age 45+}
CHARLOTTE ( Parlor maid):young unworldly servant, timid and nervous to her social superiors, holds her own
with fellow servants.(Playing age late teens/early 20's)
HILDA (Housekeeper):reliable experienced servant, mild mannered.(age indeterminate but older than Charlotte.)
CELESTINE: betrothed to Jekyll. Plays her inbred social superior card to great advantage.(playing age late 20's-early 30's.)
Dr LANYON (her uncle):an opinionated debater recognizing his social standing(playing age 50+)
UTTERSON: an elderly lawyer. Practical and down to earth and appears a "drinker".(Playing age 60+)
PENNY: Hyde's woman. Rough East Ender. Pretty stereotypical.(Playing age young to middle age.)
 
Colin's contact number is 07957985943. The production dates are during the week commencing 14th November 2010 at
The Walton Playhouse. Come and audition to join the cast or the crew, and be part of the exciting new start to
The Ember Players season.