by Agatha Christie
adapted by Leslie Darbon
directed by Brian Joyce
AUDITION INFORMATION
COVID PRECAUTIONS
The safety of TRP artists, staff, volunteers, and patrons is of the utmost importance to us. Rehearsals and performance will be in-person, indoors. All cast members must be fully vaccinated. During rehearsals, all who are not actively rehearsing will be masked. During performances, any support crew will be masked. TRP will continue to monitor vaccination rates and positivity rates in the metro area and will proceed with this project informed by guidance from Federal, State, CDC and industry guidelines to ensure a safe environment for all.
PERFORMS
Weekends November 19 thru December 19, 2021 (15 performances)
AUDITIONS
Readings from the script (see sides below)
IN-PERSON AUDITIONS
Monday August 23 and Tuesday August 24, 2021
7:00pm to 9:00pm at Theatre in the Round – doors will open at 6:30
Please bring a resume and headshot.
Masks are required. We ask you to observe social distancing while in the building, and remain masked until you begin your audition. Director, stage manager, and audition monitors will all be masked.)
IN-PERSON CALLBACKS
Date and time will be available at auditions
“A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED” BY AGATHA CHRISTIE
An announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock’s Victorian house. The victim is not one of the house’s several occupants, but an unexpected and unknown visitor. What follows is a classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, a second death, a determined Inspector grimly following the twists and turns, and Miss Marple on hand to provide the final solution at some risk to herself in a dramatic confrontation just before the final curtain.
ROLES
Except as noted, roles are open to actors of all identities – racial, ethnic, sexual, gender – and no roles assume the presence or absence of disability.
All characters (other than Mitzi and Scherz) will require a British dialect.
JULIA SIMMONS (F – early 20s) a pleasant, but sarcastic young woman staying at her cousin’s house with her equally caustic brother
LETITIA BLACKLOCK (F – 50s-70s) an older woman, calm, collected, and a soothing influence to all
DORA BUNNER (F – 60s-80s) Letitia’s oldest friend, somewhat dotty and confused, but with a wicked streak
PATRICK SIMMONS (M – 20s-30s) Julia’s older brother; witty, sarcastic — a man of thoughts, not action
MITZI (F – 20s-60s) the eccentric, excitable, paranoid middle-European cook. Dialect to be decided during rehearsal
MISS MARPLE (F – 40s-60s) Letitia’s neighbor and amateur sleuth; quiet but very perceptive
PHILLIPA HAYMES (F – 20s-30s) Letitia’s mysterious boarder; secretive, and somewhat aggressive
MRS. SWETTENHAM (F – 40s-60s) another neighbor; snobby and nosey
EDMUND SWETTENHAM (M – 20s-40s) Mrs. Swettenham’s privileged son; condescending upper-class type
RUDI SCHERZ (M – 20s-50s) the mysterious stranger; heavy, unrecognizable accent. Dialect to be determined during rehearsal
INSPECTOR CRADDOCK (M – 30s-60s) the police inspector
SERGEANT MELLORS (M – 20s-40s) Craddock’s cohort
AUDITION SIDES
Side 1: Julia and Miss Blacklock
Side 2: Miss Blacklock; Mitzi; Bunny
Side 3: Miss Marple; Craddock; Mitzi
Side 4: Julia; Patrick; Craddock; Miss Blacklock
Side 5: Phillipa; Craddock