AUDITIONS for Daniel DeRey’s “MACKERS THE ELF” At Planet Ant
Schedule
Sun Oct 05 2025 at 12:30 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Planet Ant Black Box 2320 Caniff Street | Hamtramck, MI
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Auditions are coming up soon for “MACKERS THE ELF” a Christmas dark comedy based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The show is written and directed by Daniel DeRey and will be produced by Mystic Heroes TheatreSIGN UP HERE https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0C45AEAB29AAF8CF8-58133605-mackers
SYNOPSIS
Mackers is your typical hard working elf in Santa’s workshop but after encountering a group of witches he suddenly finds himself as Santa’s head elf. At the behest of the witches and his conniving wife Susan, Mackers decides to take one more murderous step towards supremacy which brings him face to face against evil bunnies, hard nosed detectives, and even Tim Burton.
SHOW DETAILS:
Show runs December 12-14 and 19-21 at Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck, MI
*the show contains Rated R language*
Payment for actors will come from an equal split of show proceeds after the venue takes their 50% share.
REHEARSAL DETAILS:
Rehearsals will begin in November and will be Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7 at the various Planet Ant facilities
AUDITION DETAILS:
Auditions will run from 1 PM to 4 PM, actors auditioning are advised to arrive a half an hour early to fill out their audition sheets.
Please bring a headshot and resume
The audition will consist of cold reads of the script
Must be 18 by the beginning of November to audition.
CHARACTERS:
MACKERS: A timid yet hard working elf
SUSAN: Macker’s manipulative wife
SANTA CLAUS: Jolly Old Saint Nick
EASY B: The Walking Dead’s Negan as The Easter Bunny
DUFFY: A well meaning but not so smart elf
PAULINA: Mackers and Susan’s psychotic 9 year old daughter
MRS. CLAUS: Santa Claus’s wife and eventual widow
DETECTIVE RICK FROZEN: Hard nosed detective
THE DUKE OF TURKEY: The gobbling head of Thanksgiving
TIM BURTON: Eccentric filmmaker and head of Halloween
THUMPER: Easy B’s erratic and twitchy right hand rabbit
ADAM WEST: Narrator, actor and Christmastorian
HELGA, BARBARA, and PORTIA: Witches
TINSEL, WINNIE, GIGGLY, GUMDROPS, and SUNNY: Elves
Other Minor Characters include Evergreen Joe, The Tooth Fairy, Mama Mackers, Chick Soldiers, Blitzen and Burtonites
Please email [email protected] if you have any questions
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Where is it happening?
The Planet Ant Black Box 2320 Caniff Street, 2357 Caniff St, Hamtramck, MI 48212-2946, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
