MOUSETRAP - Lone Tree, CO EPA City of Lone Tree for the Lone Tree Arts Center | Lone Tree, CO
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, September 18, 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (M)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Contact Makenzie Pedersen, 720-509-1010, Makenzie.Pedersen@cityoflonetree.com, M to F, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm to schedule an appointment.
LOA
$900 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT D)
Equity actors for roles in MOUSETRAP (see breakdown).
Actors should prepare two (2) contrasting contemporary monologues no longer than 1 minute each. At least one must be comedic, and at least one must have a British dialect. Visit www.lonetreeartscenter.org/mousetrap auditions for instructions on how to upload your resume and headshot. Vimeo or YouTube video submissions are welcomed.
Lone Tree Arts Center
10075 Commons St
Lone Tree, CO 80124
Event Hall max. capacity 583; holding room max. 225
Expected to attend:
Director Samuel Gregory
Artistic Director Leigh Chandler
Casting Director Sylvia Gregory, CSA
Additional EPA on September 20, 2023 Callbacks on September 25, 2023
The first rehearsal date is tentatively the week of March 19, 2024
Opening date April 11, 2024
Closing date April 24, 2024
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
MOUSETRAP
All roles will understudied.
SYNOPSIS: After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer is among them, and the seven strangers grow increasingly suspicious of one another. It soon becomes clear that the killer is among them, and the seven strangers grow increasingly suspicious of one another. A police detective, arriving on skis, interrogates the suspects: the newlyweds running the house; a spinster with a curious background; an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef; a retired Army major; a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift; and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. When a second murder takes place, tensions and fears escalate.
Mollie Ralston: the spouse of Giles Ralston, Mollie is the young owner of Monkswell Manor, a Victorian era estate that has recently been converted into a guest house.
Giles Ralston: Mollie’s spouse of one year, Giles is the co-host of Monkswell Manor.
Christopher Wren: A flighty, obviously neurotic young person, Chrisopher Wren is a guest at Monkswell Manor.
Major Metcalf: A typical retired British military officer, Major Metcalf is a guest at Monkswell Manor.
Miss Casewell: A bit masculine in demeanor, Miss Casewell, another guest at Monkswell Manor, remains mysteriously aloof from the other guests.
Mr. Paravicini: An unexpected guest at Monkswell Manor, Mr. Paravicini is there after becoming stuck in a snowbank during a terrible blizzard.
Detective Sergeant Trotter: A late arriving guest at Monkswell Manor, Detective Trotter is trying to establish a relationship between any of the guests and a murder already committed at another location.
Mrs. Boyle: Stern and generally unpleasant, Mrs. Boyle is a guest at Monkswell Manor.
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