Seeking Talent for "Murder on the Orient Express" Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ADMITTED. Searching for performers for "Murder on the Orient Express" play. More details are below. About the show: One of Agatha Christie’s greatest novels springs to life in this thrilling new stage adaptation. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. By morning, an American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times and with his door locked from the inside. Was it the Colonel, the Countess, the American Traveler or the Russian Princess? Or perhaps it was the English Beauty, the American Assistant, the French Conductor or the Swedish Missionary. The eccentric collection of passengers become suspects and the world-famous detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer before he or she decides to strike again! Additional information: Show Dates: November 14th to 23rd, 2025 (two weekends, 8 shows). To be performed in Cobourg. Rehearsals Dates: Thursday evening, 6:30pm to 9:30pm, and Sunday afternoon, 1:30pm to 6:30pm, each week, starting Sunday August 17th, 2025 in Cobourg. Tech Week: Cast will be required most evenings in the 2 weeks leading up to opening night. A schedule will be finalized closer to the date. Once you are registered, you will receive an audition packet that will include several short monologues from the script, with at least one from each character. Please choose TWO of the short monologues from this packet to prepare for your auditions. Please choose two different characters. Auditions may also consist of cold readings from the script. Please, see attached the monologue scripts. If you're interested, please apply.
12 roles
Female Identifying, Male Identifying. Belgian. World famous detective, meticulous, witty, oddly charismatic in his own way, slightly pompous, passionately driven to find the answers, strong moral compass, very aware of his ability and his well-deserved reputation.
Director of Wagon-Lit, the train company that owns the Orient Express, a good humored man, playful, generous, proud, an excellent host with a love of luxury and grandeur. A former colleague of Poirot, with whom he shares a close and complimentary relationship.
A governess, capable yet romantic, anxious about her journey on the Orient Express, there is a sadness around her eyes, clearly has a secret and an unknown relationship to Colonel Arbuthnot.
(American) Secretary and assistant to Samuel Ratchett, tightly wound, edgy and nervous, always seems to be on the verge of falling apart.
(French) Polite, hard-working, happy to have a good position on the Orient Express, eager to please.
(Russian) Royalty, a sweeping, impressive presence, intimidating, impatient, everyone knows when she enters the room.
(Swedish) Missionary, inherently odd, very strict and religiously devout, plain with a sheepish, almost frightened quality. Princess Dragomiroff is paying her way in exchange for helping her on her journey.
(Hungarian) Beautifully and exquisitely dressed, like something out of a fairy tale, with a warmth that wins over everyone she meets. Intelligent, her delicacy belies a steely edge; she is no wilting flower.
(American) Eccentric, bold and outspoken with a touch of flamboyance, from the American Midwest, jovial, deliciously nosy and brash, often flirtatious. She can talk to anyone, even if they don’t want to listen.
(Scottish) Handsome, very matter of fact, clearly has a secret and an unknown connection to Mary Debenham. He enjoys the sense of adventure that the Orient Express provides; takes charge when he needs to.
(American) American businessman with a gangster’s edge, evil at heart and frightening, unforgiving, stern demeanor, pushy, domineering.
(Turkish) Snooty and smooth, a (phony) name dropper.
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