Fort Wayne Civic Theatre Holds Auditions for DEATHTRAP, 7/25

Deathtrap by Ira Levin: One of the great popular successes of recent Broadway history, this ingeniously constructed play offers a rare and skillful blending of two priceless theatrical ingredients-gasp-inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter.

THE STORY: October, 1978 - Westport, Connecticut. Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a "dry" spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college-a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit. Sidney's plan, which he devises with his wife's help, is to offer collaboration to the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. Thereafter suspense mounts steadily as the plot begins to twist and turn with devilish cleverness, and with such an abundance of thrills and laughter, that audiences will be held enthralled until the final, startling moments of the play.

Auditions: Sunday, July 25th, 5:30-8:30 p.m. West RehearsAl Hall

Call Backs: Only if needed - Monday, July 26th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Rehearsals: Mon.-Fri., August 9th-Sept. 3rd @ Arts United Center/Civic Theatre, 7 to 10 p.m.

Tech Rehearsal: Sat., Sept. 4th 10 a.m.-9:00 p.m. (cast call-1:00 p.m./Dinner break-5:00 to 6:00 p.m.)

Tech/Mounting Rehearsals: Mon.-Fri., Sept. 6th-10th, at Arts United Center - 6:00-11 p.m.

Final Dress Rehearsal: Friday, Sept. 10th, Arts United Center, 7:00 call/8:00 curtain

Performances: Opening Night is Sat. Sept. 11th w/ performance thru Sept. 19th (2 weekends)

Performance Times: Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m., (7:00 call time), and Sundays @ 2 p.m. (1:00 call time)

(Performances Fri.-Sun. w/ IN THE WINGS Perf. on Thursday, Sept. 16th 6:30 call/7:30 curtain)

Auditions will take place on Sunday, July 25th at 5:30 p.m. in the West RehearsAl Hall of the Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St.). Please arrive early to check in and fill out the audition forms. Please call Phillip Colglazier, Executive/Artistic Director, to sign up to audition (260-422-8641 ext. 225). Scripts may be signed out with a refundable $10 deposit.

CHARACTERS: 3 men, 2 women

Sidney Bruhl (age range 40-60) an impressive and well-tended man, a Broadway playwright going through a dry spell.

Myra Bruhl (age range 35-55) slim and self-effacing, wife to Sidney.

Clifford Anderson (age range 20-35) a seminar student of Sidney's who wrote the play Deathtrap, a first time playwright, free of obvious defects, an attractive young man who types fast., possibly gay but does not strike people as such.

Helga Ten Dorp (age range 40-55) a psychic, neighbor to the Sidney & Myra Bruhl, a stocky strong-jawed Teutonic woman

Porter Milgrim (age range 50-60) a man of substance, Sidney's Attorney and friend.

If you would like to serve on the backstage crew for this production, please contact Phillip Colglazier at 422-8641 ext. 225.

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