Auditions

Audition Notice - ITR's Fall 2026 Production

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley

Directed by Wendy Wagner [contact: wendyapwagner@gmail.com]

Assisted by Jorie Basque

Produced by Jorie Basque [contact: basquejorie@gmail.com]

Please contact us (at the emails above) with the date you would like to audition so that we can prepare a roster ahead of time! The deadline to register is June 5th. Any questions are also welcome. Monologues and Sides will not be released prior to the auditions but we may be able to share the script for those who wish to read it in advance.

Audition Dates/Times:

Sunday June 7, 2026 from 1:00 to 4:00
Tuesday June 9, 2026 from 6:45 to 9:15
CALL BACKS, ONLY IF NECESSARY - Wednesday June 10, 2026 6:45 to 9:15

Audition Location:

Manotick Place Retirement Residence in the basement multi-purpose room. 1145 Bridge St. Manotick, Ontario K4M 0G8
There is NO parking at the Residence but ample parking at the corner of Rideau Valley Drive and Bridge St. in the strip-mall with the RBC and Creekside Bar & Grill.
You may also use the street parking near Watson’s Mill.

Rehearsals will be held at Manotick Place Retirement Residence beginning on Tues. Sept. 1st. Rehearsals will run Tues-Thurs-Sun evenings from 6:30-9:30 pm. There will be one read through in each of June, July, and August that will be scheduled around cast availability.

The show will move into the performance space upstairs at the Stuart Holmes Arena/Community Centre on Osgoode Main St. approximately three weeks prior to opening. Performance dates are November 20-22 (matinee on the 22nd) and November 27-29 (matinee on the 29th).

Play Summary:

In this delightful companion play to Miss Bennet, authors Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Jane Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice. While Miss Bennet depicted the newly wed Darcys’ Christmas gathering on the ground floor of Pemberley, The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters for that same celebration. Mrs. Reynolds, a no-nonsense housekeeper; Cassie, an eager new maid; and Brian, a lovesick footman, are bustling with preparations for holiday guests. But their work is interrupted by the midnight arrival of the definitely not invited Mr. Wickham – Lydia’s rogue of a husband and Mr. Darcy’s sworn enemy. The Wickhams is a charming holiday tale that explores the confines of class and the generosity of forgiveness.

Audition Format:

Everyone should be prepared to stay for the full time.
Please arrive about 15 minutes early so that you have time to fill out the audition form.
All readings will be done “cold” though there will be some opportunity to work with the monologues (individually) and with the sides (in groups) before being asked to read for the production panel.
Each person will be asked to read their chosen monologue twice: once as they prefer and once with a direction from the production panel.
All people auditioning will be given the opportunity to read several scenes.
Wear comfortable clothing as you will be asked to move!
Be prepared to try a British accent, if able.

Character Descriptions:

Mrs. Reynolds - Stage age late 50’s, early 60’s, the housekeeper at Pemberley, knows all and sees all, has been on staff since Darcy was a child, a mother figure to the household.

Brian - Stage age early 20’s to 30 - A footman, in love with technology and inventions, sincere and earnest, perhaps a bit arrogant.

Cassie - Stage age early to mid-20’s - The new housemaid, a village girl, an orphan who came from less than nothing. The opportunity to work at Pemberley means security she has never had and she takes this job very seriously. She is sometimes maybe too eager and a bit headstrong.

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy - Stage age late 20’s-35 - Head and Owner of Pemberley

Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy - Stage age mid-20’s-early 30’s - Mistress of Pemberley

George Wickham - Stage age mid-20’s to 30 - Grew up at Pemberley, son of the former steward, once a soldier, has been in and out of trouble (of his own making) his whole life.

Lydia Wickham - Stage age 18-22 - A bright, warm, and charming personality, if sometimes a bit much, eloped with Wickham at 15 and is now somewhat trapped in this marriage.

Please note that all roles require a British accent. The ‘downstairs staff’ would have standard working class accents and the Darcy’s would have a more refined RP British accent with Mrs Reynolds being somewhere between the two.