A Murder is Announced - Different Stages Non Equity Auditions

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A Murder is Announced

By Agatha Christie

Adapted by Leslie Darbon

Date:

Monday July 29

Tuesday July 30

Time:

Monday 7-9:50 PM

Tuesday 7-9:50 PM

Location:

Violet Crown City Church

1300 Morrow St

Austin, TX 78757

Plot Description:

An announcement in the local paper states the time and place of an imminent murder. When an unknown visitor to Miss Blacklock’s Victorian home dies under the prescribed circumstances, Miss Marple turns up to solve the case.

Casting the following roles:

7 women, ages 18-65

4 men, ages 18-55

Characters:

• Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster and amateur detective.
• Inspector Dermot Craddock, lead detective on the case.
• Letitia Blacklock, lady of the house called Little Paddocks, in her sixties.
• Dora Bunner, Letitia's fluttery childhood friend, usually known by her nickname, Bunny.
• Patrick Simmons, Miss Blacklock's young cousin. He calls her aunt due to the difference in ages.
• Julia Simmons, sister of Patrick.
• Mitzi, Miss Blacklock's foreign housekeeper and cook, a refugee from Europe.
• Phillipa Haymes, a young widow with a young son, Harry, at boarding school. She is a paying guest at Little Paddocks and works nearby as a gardener.
• Mrs. Swettenham, a widow who dotes on her grown son, Edmund.
• Edmund Swettenham, a cynical young writer who is in love with Phillipa.
• Rudi Scherz, a young man of Swiss extraction, the receptionist at a local spa hotel, and small-time thief.
• Sargent Mellors, Craddock’s right-hand man.

Director:

Norman Blumensaadt

Production Dates and Location:

November 22 – December 14, 2024

The Vortex, on Manor Rd

Rehearsal times and dates:

Mon-Thu 7-10 PM

Either Sat OR Sun 1-4 PM

Oct 12-Nov 21, 2024

Email picture and resume submissions to:

differentstagescompany@yahoo.com

For additional information:

differentstagescompany@yahoo.com

POC and all ethnicities are encouraged to audition, We are actively seeking a diverse cast!

Actors are strongly urged to read the script before the auditions. Please request a digital copy of the script.

Actor stipend