From Director Larry Nielsen:
Performances:
September 26, 27, 28 & October 3, 4, 5
AT AUDITIONS I’LL BE LOOKING FOR ALL 10 ACTORS! If you are interested in playing one of these 10 characters, please come to one of the auditions. At auditions we’ll do cold readings. You may also do a 45-90 second monologue. Monologues are not required but may show your talents more than a cold reading. Let me know if you cannot make the audition dates and I’ll try to schedule a time with you. Auditions are open to anyone and everyone. If you have not been in a spoof before, come out; try it, you’ll like it! Character descriptions follow.
CHARACTERS TO BE CAST: (Open to any and all. Ages can be flexible.)
The characters in Murdered to Death are all deliberately based upon ‘whodunnit’ stereotypes. Ages are for guidance only and can be varied, provided that the overall balance is maintained.
• Mildred, the moderately wealthy owner of the Bagshot House. Written to be in her late fifties.
• Dorothy, the rather plain niece who would inherit Bagshot House. Dorthy is also the companion and housekeeper to Mildred. Written to be in her late twenties.
• Bunting, the pedantic Butler, somewhat creepy as if lost in his own world. Appears at times like a ghost. Written to be in his sixties.
• Colonel Charles Craddock has the stiffest of stiff upper lips and posture. A confidant and blustery Colonel in tweed. A philanderer in the past and present. Written to be in his sixties.
• Margaret Craddock, the long suffering but acerbic wife of the Colonel who knows what she knows. Written to be slightly younger than her husband.
• Elizabeth Hartley-Trumpington, the stunningly attractive, well-dressed, and very high-society socialite. Written to be in her mid-twenties.
• Pierre Marceau, a shady French art dealer, caught recently defrauding Mildred. Has an exaggerated French accent. Perhaps mustachioed as Hercule Poirot. Written to be in his early thirties.
• Joan Maple, (The parody of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple) Gossipy older woman with a knack for solving crimes. Underestimated by others who think Miss Maple is too confused to solve crimes. A nosy busybody of a neighbor, sleuth wannabe who murder follows. Maple is quirky and naive yet astute. Wears hats. Written to be in her sixties.
• Constable Thompkins, a bright, village policeman or policewoman, precise, calm, and logical demeanor in comedic contrast to Pratt. Gets shot twice. Written without age.
• Inspector Pratt, over-the-top in demeanor and incompetent in ability but lacking any self-awareness and humility. Inept, posing, and clumsy Inspector. The type of person once met is never forgotten. He’s armed and a menace to all. More Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau while trying to be Hercule Poirot. Written without age.
Please reach out to Director Larry Nielsen if you have questions.
Mobile: 269-569-5345
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