Performers Wanted for Upcoming Production
The company is holding auditions for "How to Host a MURDER MYSTERY Dinner Party (In 15 Simple Steps)" please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: What could be more fun than a dinner theatre murder mystery at a how-to seminar about hosting a murder mystery dinner party, complete with audience interaction, information packets with extra clues, and multiple endings?! Host Miss Penelope Chrysler-Michelin presents her proven, fifteen-step process on how to host a murder mystery dinner party to your audience, the dinner guests at her seminar. To guide them through the presentation, Miss Penelope has planned her own murder mystery dinner party to play out onstage. She takes guests through all the most important steps, such as “Setting the Scene,” “Choosing Your Mark,” “Establishing Motive,” and more. Of course, her guest list has been carefully selected to make sure the very best mix of suspicious characters are present — The Celebrity, The Writer, The Doctor, The Ladykiller. But like any good murder mystery, the weather worsens and the plot thickens when there is an unexpected visitor on the dark and stormy night. Good thing Miss Penelope has thought of everything, including Step Eight: “Always Have a Backup Plan.” Additional info: Auditions will consists of cold reads for character development* Performance dates: Sat. Aug. 30th, 2025 at 6:00pm & Sun. Aug. 31st, 2025 at 2:00pm
14 roles
Aka Miss Penelope Chrysler-Michelin; our guide; a bored heiress who’s out of touch with her audience
Aka Miss Gwyneth; runs the household
Aka Miss Sherry; assistant to Miss Gwyneth
Aka Harmony Kline; helps to set the mood
Aka Gabby Reynolds; has the dirt on everyone
Aka Charlotte Beauregard; an off-Broadway and small screen starlet
Aka James Wilhelm, Esq.; the most prominent lawyer in the region
Aka Venus Starship; an advocate for mainstream—and fringe—issues
Aka Hannibal Lattice; maintains the property
Aka Dr. Jennifer Nightingale; a successful family physician
Aka Hugh Glover; a wealthy, handsome, and charming bachelor
Aka Gregory Hemingway; a famous—but fragile—novelist
Aka Mark DeMarco; unsuspecting “Mark” marooned by the storm
Aka Charles Enigma; a local lawman who happens to be on the scene
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