THE MOUSETRAP - Lakewood Theatre Company
LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY TO HOLD AUDITIONS FOR AGATHA CHRISTIE MYSTERY
THE MOUSETRAP
OCTOBER 7 & 8, 2013
Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for the casting of Agatha Christie's
The Mousetrap on
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 & TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013. Call
503-635-3901 to reserve an audition slot.
The director, Tyson Stephenson, is seeking five men (ages 20-60) and three women (ages 20-60) for the cast of this classic Agatha Christie mystery. All ethnicities are encouraged to audition. All roles receive remuneration.
Audition Location: Lakewood Theatre Company at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Materials Needed: Please bring a resume and an 8X10 glossy photo. A prepared monologue is not required. Auditioners will read from the script. For more information and role breakdown, see Lakewood's website at
www.lakewood-center.org
Performance Schedule: The Mousetrap opens January 10, 2014 and continues throughFebruary 16, 2014. Performances are Thurs. - Sat. at 7:30 PM, some Sundays at 7:00 PM, some Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM and two Wednesday performances at 7:30 PM. Lakewood Theatre Company features an intimate 220-seat theatre located at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
About the Play: The Mousetrap opened in the West End of London in 1952, and has been running continuously since with over 25,000 performances. It is the longest running show (of any type) of the modern era. Written by the famous Agatha Christie, this murder mystery will have you guessing throughout and is known for its twist ending
, which the audiences are traditionally asked not to reveal after leaving the theatre.
The story: At Monkswell Manor, news on the radio reports that a murder has recently taken place in London. Mollie and Giles Ralston, the young owners of the once-regal estate recently converted into a guesthouse, hardly notice the news. They are far too busy preparing for the arrival of their first guests and concerned that the heavy snowfalls may prevent the guests reaching their destination. As the guests arrive safely and the Manor becomes snowed in, a policeman arrives on skis suspecting that one of the seven occupants may be the killer. After a second murder occurs in the Manor, Sergeant Trotter is convinced.
Suspects include the young married couple, a spinster with a curious background, an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef, a retired army major, an unexpected visitor who claims his car has run into a snowdrift and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. During his interrogation, Sergeant Trotter uncovers the many mysterious secrets of everyone present, as he tries to solve the murder in true Christie style.
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About Lakewood Theatre Company
61 Years of Live Theatre: Founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1952, Lakewood Theatre Company is a theatre dedicated to the study and presentation of drama in all its forms; the training and development of actors; and the creation, maintenance and operation of a theatre in which to present plays and other forms of entertainment. Lakewood Theatre Company is the oldest continually operated, not-for-profit theatre company in the Portland Metropolitan area. It annually provides more than 400 theatre artists the opportunity to learn and display their craft and attracts more than 40,000 people to its shows.
- 61st Season -
Productions in the 2013-14 Season are underwritten, in part, by
The Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Work for Art Program
The Oregon Arts Commission
The National Endowment for the Arts
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