Theater Audition for "Deathtrap" Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking performers to portray roles in production of "Deathtrap". More details are below. About the show: A washed-up playwright finds a chance to rise to the top once more, a shot he’d be willing to kill for. Sidney Bruhl hasn’t written a hit play for 18 years when he receives a script from a former student, Clifford Anderson, that’s a guaranteed success. His wife, Myra, suggests the two men could collaborate; Sidney jokes that it’d be just as easy to murder the young man and steal the script for his own. When Clifford arrives later that evening, no one–not even the visiting psychic–could predict where the dark events of the night will go. Who is innocent? Who only seems that way? Deathtrap is a sharply funny play full of twists and turns that keep an audience on the edge of their seats. Additional information: Performance Dates: November 26th, 2025, December 7th, 2025. Performance Location: London, ON. Rehearsals: First read through: Sept 7th, 2025. Rehearsal Schedule: Sundays: 1pm – 4pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm., September through November. Audition Requirements: Prepare a staged 2–3-minute contemporary dramatic monologue. Auditions run from 6:30pm – 10:00 pm. Please, see attached the audition form. When applying, please submit your requested date.
5 roles
Male Presenting. A once acclaimed author fallen victim to a recent creative drought. He’s usually the smartest and most charming one in the room and wants to make sure everyone else in the room knows it. Sidney is extremely ambitious and will do almost anything to get what he wants, no matter who might be in his way.
Male Presenting. An attractive and talented young writer with a bright future ahead of him. He’s usually the smartest and most charming one in the room but is fine with biding his time to let people find that out. He is extremely clever and can easily slip on fronts of innocence and naivete that belies some of his darker ambitions.
Female Presenting. Sidney’s loving and supportive wife. She is a kind and calming presence during some of Sidney’s stormier moods. Her soft exterior will give way to a much firmer attitude when she needs to get Sidney off some of his unhealthier notions.
Female Presenting. Dutch accent. Celebrity Psychic who loves every minute of her fame. She is free spirited, and not easily intimidated. Actors auditioning for Helga are encouraged to attempt her accent in their audition but are not required to do so.
Male Presenting. Sidney’s friend and attorney. Very sharp an observant of his surroundings. Isn’t sure he trusts Clifford.
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