Casting Call for "Dial M For Murder" Show

English accent. Margot’s a wealthy socialite married to a man beneath her station (Tony). As the play opens she’s recommitted herself to her marriage after bringing her torrid affair with one of Tony’s colleagues (Maxine) to an end. She’s confident Maxine won’t disclose their past intimacies because, in 1950’s London, this would expose both of them to criminal prosecution.

American accent. Maxine’s a successful crime novelist who works with Tony and is one of his former flames. Although she longs to rekindle her prior relationship with Margot she attempts to abide by Margot’s new boundaries and to confine herself to the role of a platonic friend.

English accent. Sophisticated, articulate and cunning, Tony’s a failed novelist now reduced to toiling away as a publicity agent for Maxine’s British publisher. He’s financially dependent upon Margot, who has access to a private family fortune that Tony covets.

English accent. A professional cad with a long history of victimizing wealthy women. He’s gone by several names in an effort to avoid drawing attention from law enforcement. But Tony’s been surreptitiously surveilling him for years and - via a clever use of Maxine’s licentious letter to Margot and a bit of Margot’s cash – Tony’s able to manipulate Lesgate into doing his bidding.

English accent. When events take an unexpected turn, the Inspector enters and oversees the ensuing inquiry. He’s highly intelligent and observant but tends to reflexively doubt and assume the worst about people he views as sexual deviants. Yet he’s committed to uncovering the truth.