Performers Needed for "Murder on the Orient Express" Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ADMITTED. Seeking performers for production of "Murder on the Orient Express". More details are below. About the play: It’s winter 1934, and the Orient Express sets off from Istanbul on its way across Western Europe, when just after midnight it is halted by a snowdrift on the tracks. The luxurious train is unusually full for this time of year. But, when a man is found stabbed to death in his compartment the passengers are suddenly concerned there is a murderer in their midst. Luckily the famous detective Hercule Poirot is on board and called upon to solve the murder. Everyone is a suspect, and tensions run high, as who knows if the murderer will strike again. Additional information: On Stage Rehearsal Starts: Tuesday, June 30, 2026. First preview: Saturday, July 4, 2026. Opening: Thursday, July 9, 2026. Closing: Sunday, August 2, 2026. THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS April 1. When applying, please submit a head shot and a resume. Write “Orient Express” in the subject line and indicate the role you are interested in in the body of the email. Audition materials will be made available to selected Artists.
11 roles
He/him. Plays 40s to 60s, Belgian accent. BOUC is a middle-aged man of good humor, and youthful vitality. He is the owner of Wagon-Lit, Orient Express. He is the consummate host, and professional.
She/her. Plays 20s to 30s, British accent. Miss DEBENHAM is a governess with a certain sadness around her eyes. Anxious but determined, she is having a secret affair with Colonel Arbuthnot.
He/him, plays 25 to 35, American accent. HECTOR is the personal assistant to American businessman, Samuel Ratchett. He is nervous with a strained, rather beleaguered nature about him.
He/him, plays 40s, French/Turkish accents. MICHEL is the conductor for the first-class carriages of the Orient Express. A competent and hard-working professional, with a quiet, almost grave sense of humor.
She/her, Russian accent. A powerful, opinionated and somewhat impatient woman of Russian nobility. She is expensively dressed, heavily bejeweled and enters a room “like a galleon in full sail”.
She/her, plays 30s to 50s, Swedish accent. A missionary and pediatric nurse, she is a devout Christian. Inherently odd, there is a frightened, sheep-like quality about her.
She/her, plays 30s to 40s, Hungarian accent. A charming, intelligent, and self-possessed woman, the Countess was a physician before her marriage to the Count. Dressed to the nines in furs and diamonds, with impeccable hair and makeup, she has a warm smile that wins you over immediately.
She/her, plays 40s to 50s, American accent. She presents as an outspoken, even obnoxious woman but perhaps she is not what she seems. Well-dressed with a touch of flamboyance, she has been married multiple times. She must be able to sing.
He/him, plays 35 to 55, Scottish accent. The COLONEL is a charismatic military man. He is confident, matter of fact, and has a bit of a temper. In a secret relationship with Mary Debenham. May double with Samuel Ratchett.
He/him, American accent. SAMUEL is a middle-aged businessman, brusque, unforgiving, with a threatening demeanor and a whiplash of a voice. May double with Colonel Arbuthnot.
Performing and/or Non-Performing, may be engaged for this production. Please indicate in your application whether you’d like to be considered for an Understudy track.
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