MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Equity Principal Actors - Theatre Arlington Inc Auditions

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - Arlington, TX EPA

Theatre Arlington Inc | Arlington, TX

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, November 20, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
No break scheduled.

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please contact Steven D. Morris at:

stevendmorris@theatrearlington.org OR 817-261-9628, Mondays-Fridays 10:30am-5:30pm.
In-person auditions only.

CONTRACT

SPT
$333 weekly minimum (SPT 1)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please be prepared to cold read from the script – preselected Sides. Sides will be available on the website Nov. 7th by 5pm ET at:
https://theatrearlington.org/auditions/.
Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time with your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Theatre Arlington - Admin and Education Building
316 West Main St.
Arlington, TX 76010-7115
Located across the street from the theatre.

PERSONNEL

Written by Agatha Christie
Adapted by Ken Ludwig
Expected to attend:
Directed by Steven D. Morris and Bryan Stevenson

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals begin: March 30th, 2026
Performances: May 1st - 17th, 2026
Rehearsals Schedule: M-F evenings 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm and Saturday Mornings
Performance Schedule: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 2:00 pm

OTHER

www.theatrearlington.org
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

SYNOPSIS: Just after midnight, a snowstorm stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of year, but by morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, but the door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer in case he or she decides to strike again.

SEEKING:

• COLONEL ARBUTHNOT – Scotsman, mid 30s, very matter of fact. Doubles as SAMUEL RATCHETT - Middle-aged American businessman, brusque, unforgiving. With a threatening demeanor and whiplash of a voice.
• MARY DEBENHAM – an English beauty, late 20s
• HELEN HUBBARD – an outspoken American 50s, well dressed with a touch of flamboyance
• HECTOR MCQUEEN – a nervous young American, 30s, a strained, rather beleaguered face
• MONSIEUR BOUC – Belgian, middle-aged man of good humor
• MICHEL THE CONDUCTOR – Frenchman, 40s, quiet, almost grave sense of humor. Doubles as HEAD WAITER
• GRETA OHLSSON – Swedish, 30s and plain, a frightened, sheep-like quality about her
• COUNTESS ANDRENYI – 20s, brilliantly beautiful and dressed to the nines in furs and diamonds, a warm smile that wins you over immediately.

THESE ROLES ARE CAST:

• HERCULE POIROT – CAST. world famous Belgian detective
• PRINCESS DRAGOMIROFF – CAST. Russian, 70s, expensively dressed and heavily bejeweled