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1 – Even if you do not wish to audition for an on-stage role, you are encouraged to come to auditions to learn about volunteer opportunities. You can meet the show’s Director and offer to help backstage.
2 – Generally, auditions only involve cold readings from the script. Any other audition requirements will be listed below.
3 – Audition dates are subject to change. For the latest information, find us on Facebook or check here on our website.
4 – Suggested ages are approximate
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Directed by Duff Taylor
Cast: 5 males ages approximately 30-65+, 5 females ages approximately 25-75+
Auditions: Monday, August 5 at 7 pm. Callbacks Tuesday, August 6.
Production dates: September 12-21
Audition Notes: Be ready to list all conflicts on a provided schedule. Rehearsals will usually be held Monday– Friday nights, depending on director and cast conflicts. Monday, September 2nd, is Labor Day and is intended to be an off night but can be open for scene work if actors feel it is needed.
Character Dialects: This play has several characters who speak in dialect, so if you have proficiency in Belgian, British, Swedish, Scottish, French, Russian, and Hungarian dialects, please be ready to demonstrate that during your audition.
You are encouraged to visit YouTube The Actors Academy for information and help on how to do accents such as French (LINK); Russian (LINK); British (LINK); German (LINK); Scottish (LINK), Swedish (LINK), Belgian (LINK), Turkish (LINK), Hungarian (LINK), and American, lol, not Southern (LINK). Belgian is so close to French that I do not believe our audiences (nor the director) will require such attention to detail.
Audition Sides: Click here for sides (portions of the script) to be read during auditions.
Role Descriptions: Click here for more information.
Synopsis: Famous detective Hercule Poirot is called back from Istanbul to London on urgent business. He intends to book a first-class compartment on the Orient Express, run by his former friend and colleague, Monsieur Bouc. The train is surprisingly full, but Bouc manages to secure Poirot a spot in the first-class cabin. While aboard the Orient Express, Poirot meets a host of peculiar characters: an aging Russian princess, her Swedish companion, a Hungarian countess, a Minnesota housewife, a Scottish colonel, an English governess, a French conductor, a disagreeable American businessman, and his anxious secretary. While aboard the train, the angry businessman, Samuel Ratchett, corners Poirot and demands Poirot to investigate a series of ominous letters that have been sent to Ratchett, threatening his life.
As a snowdrift halts the Orient Express in its tracks, Ratchett is found stabbed multiple times in his locked train compartment. Poirot is tasked by Monsieur Bouc to solve the murder, as the killer could still be in their midst. As Poirot investigates, conflicting clues and convoluted alibis lead him to dead ends. Over the course of 48 hours, will Poirot be able to solve the case of the Murder on the Orient Express?
Directed by Tina Dale
Cast: 4 males ages approximately 30-60+, 3 females ages approximately 20-50+
Auditions: Monday, October 7 at 7 pm. Callbacks Tuesday, October 8.
Production dates: November 14-23
Synopsis: Gubernatorial candidate Ned Newley is terrified of public speaking. His poll numbers are horrible, and he seems destined to fail. But wait – his political consultant has the perfect plan! This insightful, witty comedy skewers politics and celebrates democracy. It’s funny, timely, and dare we say, entirely possible.