"Murder on the Orient Express" Audition for the Theater
Seeking men and women for Agatha Christie’s "Murder On The Orient Express". Please see the details below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again. Additional info: SHOW DATES: May 9th-25th, 2025 If interested, please apply.
12 roles
Iconic character. Agatha Christie’s most famous detective. Poirot is fastidious, thorough, a touch ridiculous, and incredibly observant and intelligent. He is both arrogant and humble to fault. Belgian accent.
The owner of Wagon Lit, Orient Express. Bouc is a middle-aged man with a youthful vigor and attitude. Gregarious, honest and forthright, he puts his friends and customers above profit. French accent.
A governess. Anxious, but also cool and determined, Mary has a certain sadness about her, as well as many secrets. She is carrying on a secret affair with Colonel Arbuthnot. American accent.
Personal assistant and secretary to Samuel Ratchett, McQueen is a nervous character with a stutter that appears when he is especially anxious. American accent.
Competent and organized. French accent.
Displaced Russian nobility. The Princess is a battleship: determined, arrogant, and accustomed to getting her way. Russian accent.
A Catholic missionary and baby nurse, currently serving as a companion to Princess Dragomiroff. Swedish accent.
In addition to being married to a count (and thus, nobility), she also is a doctor. Beautiful, educated, charming, and intelligent enough to match wits with Poirot. Hungarian accent.
Not exactly what she seems, Hubbard comes across as a gregarious, loud, obnoxious American busybody who has been married multiple times. Must be able to sing and do a little dancing. American accent.
(Doubles with Michel the Conductor) French accent.
A dangerous and unlikable man. American accent (mobster – possibly Brooklyn or Chicago style).
A military man of the old-fashioned type, possibly old-money, and used to being obeyed without question. Scottish accent.
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