Open Auditions for "The Game's Afoot; or Holmes for the Holidays", winner of the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Play
Synopsis: It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it's up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. Danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
4 w, 4 m
Characters:
William Gillette: middle-aged handsome Broadway star
Martha Gillette: William's somewhat vague mother, mid-70's
Felix Geisel: early 40's, histrionic
Madge Geisel early 40's, flamboyant, wry
Simon Bright: 25, sweet, enthusiastic
Aggie Wheeler, 25, pretty, spunky
Inspector Harriet Goring: 40-50, British, eccentric
Daria Chase: 35ish, glamorous, catty but likable
This production is directed by Breely Arford.
Auditions will consist of reading from the script.
Tech week begins October 12.
Performance dates are October 17-19 and October 24-26.
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