CURIOUS INCIDENT CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

All characters do not have a specific race or ethnic background; we're excited to see a diverse pool of actors audition for all roles. Please note the show does take place in the United Kingdom, so we may ask to hear a British accent.

CHRISTOPHER (Any race/ethnicity): The narrator and protagonist of the novel. Fifteen-year-old Christopher is mathematically gifted struggles for social acceptance and understanding as a result of his apparent autism. He views the world largely in absolutes, dividing his life experience into a series of extreme likes and dislikes. He feels most comfortable with logic and order, making Wellington’s murder an irresistible puzzle for him to solve. He resides with his father and pet rat Toby at 36 Randolph Street.

ED (Christopher’s Dad) (any race/ethnicity): Single father of Christopher. Father prepares meals for Christopher and sees to his daily needs. Father owns a heating maintenance and boiler repair business. Known for having anger management issues. Not an affectionate personality, all covering up other events from his life that he has long kept hidden.

JUDY (Christopher’s Mom) (any race/ethnicity): Logical and efficient. Full of pure love for her son. A calming presence, but also lost and sad. Very affectionate with Christopher, but not with others. Christopher believes she died of a heart attack prior to the time when the novel begins. Remembered as a loving but impatient and volatile woman, she was at times overwhelmed by the difficulty of caring for her troubled son.

SIOBHAN (Christopher’s teacher) (any race/ethnicity): The one person who sees Christopher for his full potential, without any judgement whatsoever. An even-handed mentor, she works to expand Christopher’s horizons socially as well as academically. As a result, she is one of the few people whom Christopher trusts, and in the limited moments when the reader sees her, she mirrors the reader as an observer and commentator on Christopher’s life.

SUPPORTING CAST: 6 to 10 people

Creative character-actors for development of multiple roles. Being able to utilize movement and change voice to demonstrate different characters a must. Opportunity for each performer to play 3-5 different characters throughout the show. They are the building blocks of the entire play and will be onstage for the majority of the performance.

CHARACTERS INCLUDE:

• Mrs. Shears: Christopher's neighbor

• Mrs. Gascoyne: the head of Christopher's school

• Woman on Train

• Shopkeeper

• Roger Shears: Mrs Shear's ex-husband.

• Mr. Wise: one of Christopher's neighbors.

• Duty Sergeant

• Man behind Counter

• A Policeman

• Mr. Thompson: one of Christopher's neighbors

• London Policeman

• Man with Socks

• Reverend Peters: a priest and teacher at Christopher's school.

• Uncle Terry: Christopher's uncle

• Station Policeman

• Station Guard

• No. 37

• Lady in Street

• Information

• Punk Girl

• Mrs. Alexander: An old lady, one of Christopher's neighbors

• Posh Woman