07/18/2026
Welcome to the Elsinore Detective Agency, where business is dead—literally. "Little H" is nursing a cheap rye and a dying legacy when his first real client materializes in the shadows: the ghost of his father, blowing a mournful saxophone and demanding justice for his own murder.
The prime suspect? H’s slick Uncle Claude, who didn't waste a second taking over the family racket and marrying H's mother, Gertrude. Backed only by Rae—his sharp-tongued secretary by day and smoky speakeasy chanteuse by night—Little H sets out to shake down his own treacherous family to uncover the truth.
Will he crack the case, or just crack wise? Packed with hard-boiled betrayal, smoky jazz, and deadly dark comedy, Noir Hamlet proves that digging up family secrets can be a real killer.
Director: Byron Holder
Cold Reading Auditions: sides are available here
When: Saturday, August 1st, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Sunday, August 2nd, 3:00 pm-6:00 pm
Where: Addison Theatre Center
Callbacks: Tuesday, August 4th, 7:00 pm
Rehearsals: Rehearsals begin August 31st and are 7-10pm Monday through Friday.
Performances: October 9-31 and November 1, Thurs-Sat at 8:00PM and Sat/Sun matinees at 2:30PM
Casting Notice: All roles are for actors of Hispanic/Latine heritage for this production.
Characters:
Little H - (25ish - Hispanic/Latine) An aspiring private dick, mourning the death of his father Big H. He is a cynical detective seeking the truth about his father’s death, navigating the mystery in classic rapid-fire 1930’s mobster slang.
Rae Chio - (24ish-Latine/Hispanic) Was Big H’s gal Friday. Now works for Little H. She moved to Los Angeles from Mexico with the dream of becoming a nightclub singer. In love with Little H. In the show, she sings the old Bessie Smith song, “Send Me To The Lectric Chair”.
Ghost - (50ish-Latin/Hispanic) The ghost of Big H, Little H’s father. He was a big man and, in life, a successful private dick. Wears a Sydney Greestreet-style white suit. Either needs to play a saxophone or look like he can play a saxophone.
Claude - (48ish-Latin/Hispanic) Big H’s brother, Little H’s uncle - Engaged to marry Little H’s mother, Gertrude. Very much the scheming Uncle.
Gertrude - (48ish-Latine/Hispanic) Little H’s mother. Big H’s fast-talking, tough-walking, hard-drinking mother who is caught in the power struggle. Engaged to marry Claude whom she’d dated long before marrying Big H.
Paolo Niro - (50is-Latin/Hispanic) A rival private dick. He is a shadowy underworld figure.
Reynaldo Mori/Yorick - (28ish-Latin/Hispanic) A coroner. A Peter Lorrie type if Peter Lorre had a Spanish accent mixed with a bit of Snor Wences. Also voices YORICK, a skull.
Register now:
https://www.theaterforms.com/PegasusDallas/noirhamlet/auditionform/?ref=tf-email
