SEASON 19 GENERAL AUDITIONS

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION

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Tipping Point Theatre is seeking both Equity and non-Equity actors for roles in its 2026-2027 season. Local actors and actors who have worked with us previously are encouraged to attend.

THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
(Jane Austen is for everyone. All are welcome!)

Rehearses: 10/27-11/17/2026
Runs: 11/18-12/13/2026

In this delightful companion play to Miss Bennet, Jane Austen’s beloved characters take 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.

Characters:
MRS. REYNOLDS: 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: 20’s. A footman, in love with technology and inventions, sincere and earnest, perhaps a bit arrogant.

CASSIE: 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: 30’s. Head and owner of Pemberley.

MRS. ELIZABETH DARCY: mid-late 20’s. Mistress of Pemberley.

GEORGE WICKHAM: late 20’s-30’s. 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: late teens-early 20’s. A bright, warm and charming personality, if sometimes a bit much, eloped with Wickham and is now somewhat trapped in this marriage.