AUDITION INFORMATION FOR "A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED"
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APRIL 20TH & 21ST, 2008 |
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7:00 PM |
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PLACE: |
OYSTER MILL PLAYHOUSE |
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DIRECTOR: |
DUANE BAKER |
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The cast for A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED includes 7 men and 5 women, ages 20 to 70, or so. All ages in the
following descriptions are considered "playing ages." The play takes place in Chipping Cleghorn, an English
village. This means all of the characters (with 2 exceptions) should have some semblance of an English accent. Please
prepare to read with an accent, but don't let this get you bogged down. The role of Mitzi will require a
mid-European accent (e.g. Hungarian, Romanian, etc.), and the role of Rudy Scherz requires a Swiss accent. Skill
with the accents is greatly appreciated, but they can be learned as well. We will be reading sides from the script
for auditions. A reading of the script is tentatively scheduled for Monday,
April 28, with rehearsals beginning the following day.
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BOOK BY LESLIE DARBON
ADAPTED FROM AGATHA CHRISTIE'S NOVEL
PRODUCED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
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The Victorian home of the proper Miss Letitia Blacklock hardly seems a likely setting for a crime. So when a
mysterious advertisement in the local paper announces the exact date and time a murder will take place there, the mistress
of the house can only imagine it must be a silly prank. Of course, it's not. Luckily, the indefatigable
Miss Marple is on hand to help the local inspector tackle one of Agatha Christie's most fiendishly ingenious and deadly puzzles
of mixed motives, long-buried secrets and concealed identities.
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Julia Simmons: Julia is staying with her Aunt Lettie. She is studying pharmacy. (Age: 25-26)
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Letitia Blacklock: Owner of Little Paddocks, Letitia is attractive. She has clearly looked after her figure and features. (Age: 5560)
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Dora Bunner: Dora is Lettie's school chum who has become her companion. (Age: 5863)
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Patrick Simmons: Julias brother, Patrick is a very handsome young man. (Age: 2627)
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Mitzi: Lettie's cook, Mitzi is small and dark and mid-European (e.g. Hungarian, Romanian, Yugoslavian, etc.). She is explosive, if not paranoid. (Age: 2526)
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Miss Marple: Miss Marple is overly inquisitive, grandmotherly, but shrewd. (Age: 6070)
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Phillipa Haymes: Tall, rather elegant looking, blonde, and classy, Phillipa is a war widow.
(Age: 26)
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Mrs. Swettenham: Mrs. Swettenham is new to the village. (Age: 5860)
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Edmund Swettenham: A serious young man with pretensions of being a writer, Edmund is dark and foreign looking, though very British. (Age: 2627)
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Rudi Scherz: Rudi is a young Swiss national. (Age: 20-21)
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Inspector Craddock: Craddock is the local police inspector. (Age: 50)
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Sergeant Mellors: Mellors is Craddock's assistant. (Age: 3035)
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- Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows are at 8:00 PM
- Sunday matinees are at 2:00 PM
- Private Performances: July 13th (2:00 PM), 15th (TBD), 17th (TBD) & 22nd (TBD)
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- Click here to send an email if you have any questions about auditions.
- Scripts may be available before the auditions.
- If you would like your own copy of the script, you can buy one from Samuel French, Inc.
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