Actors Needed for "Double Cut" Play Audition
Theatre Play "Double Cut" seeks males and females. Find more details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Diamond heiress Olivia Prescott is disturbed by an enigmatic stranger arriving at her villa, claiming to be her supposedly dead brother. He seems to know every trivial detail of their past family life. His papers verify his identity, but Olivia insists with mounting hysteria that he is an imposter despite his convincing everyone around them. Is Olivia going mad…or is she concealing something? And what about the £10 million worth of diamonds that have gone missing? (thriller). Additional info: Be prepared to read scenes from the script. Please bring a resume and headshot. References may be required. Rehearsals will be in Plano and will begin on or around August 3 – to be set based on theater schedule and conflicts of cast. Rehearsals will typically be Sunday-Wednesday, some Thursdays. All conflicts must be noted at time of audition. To be considered, please apply.
7 roles
Distinguished gentleman - uncle to Olivia and Ward Prescott. Conflicted - he wants to do what's right and loves his family. (British accent preferred)
Diamond heiress who fled South Africa to find peace in her Spanish villa after the death of her father and brother. Appears innocent but is actually conniving. (British or South African accent preferred)
Spanish maid - will double as a guard. (Spanish accent preferred)
Charismatic and convincing - he arrives at the villa claiming to be Ward Prescott, driving Olivia mad. (British or South African accent preferred)
Spanish police commissioner. Honest and intelligent - he only wants the truth. (Spanish accent required)
Spanish manservant of Ward and Mrs. Whitman - speaks in both Spanish and English (Spanish accent required)
Mysterious woman accompanying Ward - she's English, stern, and very practical. (British accent preferred)