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Theatre Auditions for "The Adventure of the Clutching Claw" Show

Berea, KY, United States
ID: 294747Exp: 10/20/2025
Description:

The company is holding auditions for "The Adventure of the Clutching Claw" show and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: Get ready for a thrilling evening of old-fashioned melodrama set in the late 1890s at Wichita Hillside University! “The Adventure of the Clutching Claw” is a delightfully over-the-top tale of heroes, villains, and damsels in distress. A mysterious figure stalks the darkened campus pathways, threatening students and staff alike. This classic melodrama invites audiences to cheer for the hero, boo the villain, and gasp at every twist and turn. Full of suspense, humor, and theatrical fun, this show is perfect for performers who love big emotions and even bigger characters! Additional info: Audition Details: Cold readings from the script Come prepared to embrace the dramatic and comedic style of melodrama! Note: Some roles are double-cast (same actors play multiple characters)

9 roles

DR. PENROSE PLAYFAIRMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The kindly president of the college; a devoted educator who is sometimes at a loss for words

FENTON ORMONDROYDMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The villain; Dr. Playfair’s evil identical twin cousin who seeks to put the college’s money in his own pocket (played by same actor as Dr. Playfair)

GENEVIEVE ASTORBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The heroine; Dr. Playfair’s beautiful ward who loves the hero in a pure manner

DICK BESTMANMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The hero; a student at W.H.U., an athlete, scholar and all-around swell guy

TIMMY OLDFELLOWMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Boy cheerleader and Dick’s best pal; not quite as swell as Dick, but swell

MISS ALMA SHREWWDFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The president’s secretary; a suffragette who thinks she should be in charge of the school, and mostly is

PROFESSOR KRANSTONMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A brilliant scientist who harbors a secret past

PEACHES LATOURMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A sultry chanteuse with high ambitions

THE CLUTCHING CLAWMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A mysterious figure of fear! Who, or what, is it?