[NEohioPAL] AUDITIONS: Agatha Christie's TOWARDS ZERO @Coach House Theatre, directed by Fred Sternfeld

[Fred Sternfeld via NEohioPAL]

Coach House Theatre

Nancy Cates & Terry Burgler, Artistic Directors

AUDITION INFORMATION

Towards Zero
by Agatha Christie


Adapted from Agatha Christie’s book, “Towards Zero,” by the authoress and
Gerald Verner

Directed by Fred Sternfeld

AUDITION INFORMATION

AUDITION DATES & LOCATION: Sunday, November 9, beginning at 6:00pm, OR
Monday, November 10 beginning at 6:00pm. Callbacks, if needed, will be the
weekend of November 15.

Coach House Theatre is located at 732 W. Exchange St., Akron, Oh  44302

AUDITION APPOINTMENTS: To make an audition appointment, please send an
email with date and time window preference to
directors at coachhousetheatre.com.

AUDITION PREPARATION: Please prepare a 1-2 minute memorized monologue OR
you can read a monologue from the script that will be provided to you when
you arrive for your appointment.  Please arrive to your appointment 15-20
minutes early to fill out an audition form and so that you will have ample
time to look over a monologue from the script.

PERFORMANCE DATES: January 28 - February 22, 2015. Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:30pm.

ABOUT THE PLAY: In true Dame Agatha fashion, an elderly lady is murdered
during a weekend house party at her cliffside mansion, and every guest has
a reason to want her dead.


PLOT: The novel is not exactly the same as the play, but you can see a
fairly accurate description at this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towards_Zero

ROLES AVAILABLE: All roles are open except for Lady Tressillian. Non-AEA
actors appear in Coach House productions on a volunteer basis. There are no
AEA contracts available for this production. 7 males, 4 females.


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   Lady Camilla Tressilian: Host of her seaside home near Saltcreek. A
   widow in her early seventies. (already cast)
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   Mary Aldin: Lady Tressilian's maid, secretary & “dogsbody.”  30s - 40’s.

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   Nevile Strange: a handsome athlete and tennis player, former ward of
   Lady Tressilian's late husband. 20s - 30s.
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   Kay Strange: Nevile’s beautiful and emotional second wife, 20s.
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   Audrey Strange: Nevile’s first wife. She was orphaned young, raised with
   her cousins and aunt, the Roydes. 20s - 30s.
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   Ted Latimer: a friend of Kay since she was 15 years old. 20s - 30s.
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   Thomas Royde: On vacation from his work in the Malay states. A man of
   few words. He is in love with Audrey. 30s - 50s.
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   Mathew Treves: an old friend of Lady Tressilian; a distinguished lawyer
   of ripe experience and great shrewdness. 60s - 80s.
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   Inspector James Leach, local C.I.D. : Battle's nephew, assigned to the
   Saltcreek area. 30s - 40’s.
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   Superintendent Battle, C.I.D., Scotland Yard: Vacationing with nephew,
   he is assigned to the case with him; husband and father of five children,
   youngest of whom gives him an insight useful to solving this case. 40s -
   60s.
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   Police Constable Benson: Assist Leach and Battle. 20s.


REHEARSALS: There will be 5 weeks of rehearsal. 1.5 weeks from December 1 -
10, then a break for the holidays, then 3.5 weeks from January 4 - 27. For
the first four weeks, rehearsal days and times will be Sundays - Thursdays,
7:00 - 10:00pm. For tech week, the hours will be a bit longer. Actors will
only be called when needed for specific scenes, so they may not be needed
for all the rehearsals.

DIRECTOR: Fred Sternfeld is an award winning director with more than 100
plays to his credit. For more information: http://www.fredsternfeld.com/

QUESTIONS? Contact director Fred Sternfeld at fsternfeld at gmail.com.

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Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
216-360-0718-home
216-496-6087-cell
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