The Real Inspector Hound Auditions - Cape Rep Theatre

Cape Rep Theatre will be holding open auditions for The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard, directed by Holly Erin McCarthy. Auditions are by appointment and being held on Saturday, April 11 from 1 - 4 pm and Sunday, April 12 from 1 - 4 pm at Cape Rep Indoor Theater, 3299 Rte 6A, Brewster, MA 02631. For more information, call the box office at 508-896-1888.

About the auditions: 
We are seeking actors, singers and dancers of all races, ages, ethnicities and gender identities. All roles are available. To stay up to date visit www.caperep.org/auditions/

Submission instructions:
Please email an appointment request along with your headshot and resume to auditions@caperep.org. We are looking for actors with a wonderful sense of comedy and physicality for our upcoming production of Tom Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound, directed by Holly Erin McCarthy. Please prepare a short comic monologue of a minute or so. All listed roles are available.

Auditions are by appointment but walk-ins will be seen on a first come, first served basis in between scheduled appointments. Please email a request for an appointment along with a headshot and resume to auditions@caperep.org.

Rehearsals start on or about May 25, 2026
Production dates are currently scheduled for: June 24 – July 19, 2026 in the Indoor Theater

The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

Summary: A comedic spoof of an Agatha Christie-style whodunit in which two theater critics become entangled in the very murder mystery they are reviewing. In The Real Inspector Hound, Tony and Academy award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard has crafted a witty and gripping tale in which identity is as variable as a mustache.

Available Roles and Character Breakdown:
MOON – Second string theater critic of a major newspaper in London. Ambitious but insecure.
BIRDBOOT – First string theater critic with the “other” major London paper. Has a bit of an ego. Married but a womanizer.
MRS. DRUDGE – The dutiful maid who sees and hears everything that goes on in Muldoon Manor.
SIMON GASCOYNE – Young, dashing, self-absorbed, flirty.
FELICITY CUNNINGHAM – Young, very attractive, enjoys tennis, Cynthia’s friend.
CYNTHIA MULDOON – The Lady of the Manor and wife of the missing Albert Muldoon. She is wealthy, upper class, beautiful.
MAJOR MAGNUS MULDOON – The half-brother of Albert Muldoon. Or is he?
INSPECTOR HOUND – A Holmes-like detective. Or is he?

Personnel in attendance:
Janine M. Perry, Producing Artistic Director
Maura Hanlon, Associate Artistic Director
Holly Erin McCarthy, Director

Cape Rep Theatre is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive creative home for both artists and audiences. We welcome and encourage all to audition.