Auditions for the "Murder on the Orient Express" Play

Herndon, VA, United States

ID: 244023Exp: 10/6/2023

Description:

Seeking cast for the "Murder on the Orient Express" play. Please see the breakdown below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: It’s the 1930s. Winter. Istanbul to Western Europe. A bunch of people get on a fancy train. Somebody is a detective. Somebody owns the train. Somebody annoys her husband. Somebody is in love with a woman too young for them (but it’s okay because she loves him back and she is definitely the dom). There are a couple of suspiciously nervous people who are probably secretly circus stars. And a really fancy lady who has been a princess her whole life. Then the train gets stuck. Some jerk gets stabbed a lot. The guy who owns the train begs the detective to solve it without involving the authorities because brand management matters and voila! We have a murder mystery. Additional info: Auditions will consist of readings from the script, probably multiple times or maybe just once, it really depends. To be considered, please apply.

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12 roles

Hercule PoirotMale38-42 y.o.All ethnicities

Belgian, mustached, world-renowned detective.

Monsieur BoucMale38-42 y.o.All ethnicities

Belgian, good natured, owns the train company.

Mary DebenhamFemale23-27 y.o.All ethnicities

English, pretty, relationship with Colonel Arbuthnot.

Hector MacQueenMale28-32 y.o.All ethnicities

American, nervous.

Michel the ConductorMale38-42 y.o.All ethnicities

French, handsome, androgenous.

Princess DragomiroffFemale40-72 y.o.All ethnicities

Russian, BIG personality.

Greta OhlssonFemale38-42 y.o.All ethnicities

Swedish, nervous, maybe small, maybe not.

Countess AndrenyiFemale23-27 y.o.All ethnicities

Hungarian, fairytale princess (whatever that means).

Helen HubbardFemale48-52 y.o.All ethnicities

American, loud and yet, classy (the director’s favorite character, not that directors have favorites).

Colonel ArbuthnotMale38-42 y.o.All ethnicities

Scottish, a military man.

Samuel RatchetMale38-42 y.o.All ethnicities

American, self-important jerk.

Head WaiterBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

This role will likely be asked to also double as a steward or whatever a conductor-helper would be on a train to assist with moving things and setting things and making sure actors don’t fall off of platforms.