Seeking Actors for Upcoming Productions

Accent Belgian. 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. He is an observer of people, astute at analyzing why people behave as they do, and firmly believes that most crimes can be solved primarily by observation, psychology, and thinking them through. "Murder on the Orient Express"

Accent Belgian A Belgian gentleman of good humor; playful, proud, generous; a predilection for grandeur; a whirlwind of energy; must be an excellent comedian. "Murder on the Orient Express"

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 Arburthnot. "Murder on the Orient Express"

Personal assistant and secretary to Samuel Ratchett, McQueen is a nervous character on the verge of falling apart or coming unwound. Seems rather new to his profession. "Murder on the Orient Express"

(doubles as Head Waiter), accent French (Michel) & Turkish (Head Waiter) Competent and organized, Michel is the conductor for the first-class carriages of the Orient Express. Handles himself well in a crisis, and is very good at his job. Head Waiter is snooty, smooth and should have great comic timing. "Murder on the Orient Express"

Accent Russian Displaced Russian nobility. The Princess is a battleship: determined, arrogant, and accustomed to getting her way. She travels a great deal, and holds very decided opinions. "Murder on the Orient Express"

Accent Swedish A Catholic missionary and baby nurse, currently serving as a companion to Princess Dragomiroff. She would like to help small children in Africa. Deeply devout. "Murder on the Orient Express"

Accent Hungarian 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. "Murder on the Orient Express"

An outspoken, flamboyant American older woman with a penchant for gossip, eager to share her suspicions. Does sing and dance. "Murder on the Orient Express"

(doubles as Samuel Ratchett), accent Scottish A military man of the old fashioned type, possibly old-money, and used to being obeyed without question. He is strong, charismatic, but also problematic in some of his personal views. Has a temper. Samual is a middle-aged American businessman, evil at heart and domineering. "Murder on the Orient Express"

(doubles as Colonel Arbuthnot), accent Scottish (Colonel) A dangerous and unlikable man, full of entitlement, with a hair trigger temper. Forceful personality. As the murder victim, this actor may be required to remain on stage and still for an extended period of time. Colonel is middle aged, very matter of fact, occasionally tender. "Murder on the Orient Express"

You want Chris at your party. She will talk to people she doesn’t know, find things to say to fill silences and generate laughter. Chris is at home being the center of attention. Without Chris in her life, Annie would be better behaved, her life less fun. The two best friends are like naughty schoolgirls. "Calendar Girls"

Annie will join in mischief but is at heart more conformist and less confrontational than Chris. The mischievousness Chris elicits saves Annie from being a saint. She has enough edge to be interesting, and enough salt not to be too sweet. Married to John who is battling cancer. "Calendar Girls"

Cora’s past is most eclectic, her horizons broadened by having attended college. A resilient single mom, Cora is the joker of the pack but never plays the fool. Her wit is deadpan, raising laughter in others but rarely in herself. Special skills: Piano playing, singing. "Calendar Girls"

Get on the right side of Jessie as a teacher and she’ll be the teacher you remember for your life. Get on the wrong side and you will regret every waking hour. A lover of life, Jessie doesn’t bother with cosmetics—her elixir of life is bravery. Jessie goes on rollercoasters and bothers about grammar "Calendar Girls"

The fact that Celia is in the WI is the greatest justification of its existence. She is more at home in a high-end department store than a church hall. There is a rebelliousness in Celia that sets her apart from the vapid materialism of her socio-economic peer group, and the reason she defected from it. "Calendar Girls"

Ruth is always sincere and desperate to please her fellow WI co-members and, especially, Marie, the WI’s forceful leader. Ruth has a spine, but it is buried. Others feel protective of her because they sense there is something more to Ruth than her life is letting out. They are proved right. "Calendar Girls"

Marie has gradually built the current “Marie” around herself as a defense mechanism. She once ventured into her Land of Oz (Cheshire) and found that Oz didn’t want her. She came back scorched. The WI is a trophy to her, which justifies her entire existence. There is a lingering part of Marie that would love to be on that calendar. "Calendar Girls"

Annie’s husband. John is a human sunflower. Not a saint. Not a hero. Just a person you can count on. When he dies it feels like someone somewhere has turned a light off. "Calendar Girls"

You need to be a certain kind of person to stick with Chris and Rod loves it. He can give back what he gets and has a deadpan humour which can always make Chris laugh. Dedicated to keeping the floral shop he and Chris own above water. A mate of John’s. "Calendar Girls"

The WI’s guest lecturer of the month, eager to share her insights on all-things-broccoli. "Calendar Girls"

Lawrence is an orderly at the hospital where John was a patient. He is also an amateur photographer. Hesitant without being nerdy, he has enough wit to make a joke and enough spirit to turn up at the WI hall in the first place. When he arranges the shots he is close to female nudity but sees only the photo. "Calendar Girls"

Lady Cravenshire really doesn’t mean to be so patronizing but the WI girls seem to be from another world. The world of her estate workers. "Calendar Girls"

A self-important young beautician, hired to prepare the Calendar Girls for a commercial shoot. Coincidentally, she is having an affair with Ruth’s husband. "Calendar Girls"

Liam would prefer to be directing other things than photoshoots for washing powders. He’s not so unprofessional as to let it show, but we can sense a slight weariness at having to deal with these women. "Calendar Girls"

The spirit that leads both the audience and Scrooge through the story of A Christmas Carol, or at least tries their best to. "Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

The classic character of the cynical holiday hater, with a sarcastic and sadistic sense of humor. "Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

The counter balance to Scrooge, a joyous man who loves the holiday season, family, and overly optimistic. "Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

The blunt wife of Bob, a woman who is tired of her husband’s optimism and unstable, fantastical lifestyle. "Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

Young appearing, the crippled child of the Cratchit’s that warms the hearts of Scrooge in the classic story. "Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

A large physical presence, a classic Dickens character turned into one of the Cratchit children, now a worker in the sweatshops. "Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

"Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

"Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

"Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

"Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

"Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

"Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

"Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

"Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"

"Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge"