[NEohioPAL] Auditions -- The Mousetrap June 16th and 17th at Geauga Lyric Theater Guild

[Geauga Lyric Theater Guild operations]

Audition NoticeTHE MOUSETRAP
Sunday, June 16 at 2:00pm
Monday, June 17 at 7:00pm
Thrilling twists abound in Agatha Christie's classic mystery
About the Show
Directed by Art Suskin
Written by Agatha Christie

The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie is currently approaching its 28,000
consecutive performance in London’s West End where it opened 25th November
1952. A group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snow
storm. One of them is a murderer. The suspects include the newly married
couple who run the house. The suspicions in their minds nearly wreck their
perfect marriage. Arrivals include a spinster with a curious background, an
architect who seems better equipped to be a chef, a retired Army major, and
a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. And then comes the
unexpected guest—a strange little foreign man who claims his Rolls Royce
overturned in a snowdrift. Into their midst add a policeman traveling on
skis. He no sooner arrives than the jurist is killed. Could this be
connected to the horrific murder that has dominated radio broadcasts all
day? Two down, one to go. To discover the rationale of the murderer’s
pattern, the policeman probes the background of everyone present, rattling
one skeleton after another. Another famous Agatha Christie switch finish!
Chalk up another superb intrigue for the foremost mystery writer of her
time!

The Mousetrap is produced by Special Arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Audition Information

Auditions will be held at The Geauga Lyric Arts Center, 106 Water St,
Chardon, OH 44024 (across the street from the theater)

For appointments, please contact Art Suskin at 816-210-6266

Appointment is necessary. Auditions will consist of readings from the
script and/or your prepared dramatic piece. (A prepared dramatic piece of
1-2 minutes is preferred but not required.) Please be prepared to stay for
a few hours.

Callbacks (if necessary) are by invitation only on Wednesday, June 19 at
7:00pm.

Please bring all your conflicts for June 22 and 23  and between Saturday,
August 24 and Sunday, September 22.  Include your conflicts for Saturday
and Sunday afternoons and evenings and all weekday evenings.

The Director advises that actors read the play before attending the
auditions.
Rehearsal & Performance Information

One early Read-Through will be held on either Saturday, June 22 or on
Sunday, June 23. Casting may not be finalized until AFTER that
Read-through.

The Rehearsal Process will continue with a Company Meeting and Second
Read-through from 1:00-6:00pm on Saturday, August 24.

Rehearsals start on Sunday, August 25: generally 5 per week: Mon-Thurs eve
and Sun afternoons (with some Fridays and Saturdays due to the shorter
rehearsal period).

Performances: Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm, September
27-October 13.
Roles Available

The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild is casting 5 men and 3 women as described
below.

NOTE: Except for Mr. Paravicini, all the characters will have English
accents.

WOMEN:
Mollie Ralston—Age 20s: Mollie is a tall, pretty young woman with an
ingenuous air, a bit naïve, but eager to succeed. Mollie has inherited
Monkswell Manor and, along with her possibly less enthusiastic husband,
turned it into a boarding house. This is opening day for the business and
she is excited and focused on getting this new adventure off to a solid
start.

Mrs. Boyle—Age Late 40s-60s: A large, imposing woman in a very bad temper,
the second guest to arrive. Very demanding, she criticizes everything. In
the day, she might have been played by Edith Evans, Dame Mae Witty or Marie
Dressler.

Miss Casewell—Age 30s: The fourth and last expected guest to arrive. A
young woman of a manly type. Possibly gay. Remember this play premiered in
1952, a very different time.

MEN:
Giles Ralston—Age 20s: Giles is an attractive but rather arrogant young
man, seemingly completely in love with Mollie. He is her partner in running
Monkswell Manor as a boarding house.

Christopher Wren—Age 20s: The first guest to arrive, Christopher is a
rather wild-looking neurotic young man. His hair is long and untidy and he
sports clothing that would be worn by a “Bohemian” artist, but seems more
interested in cooking than art or architecture. He has a confiding, almost
childish manner. Possibly gay. Remember this play premiered in 1952, a very
different time.

Major Metcalf—Age late 40s-60s: The third guest to arrive, he is a
square-shouldered man, very military in manner and bearing.

Mr. Paravicini—Age 50s-60s: The unexpected and fifth guest. Foreign
(Italian accent) and dark and elderly with a rather flamboyant moustache, a
slightly taller version of Hercule Poirot, which may give a wrong
impression to the audience. He seems to be continental in style, kissing
ladies hands and full of continental formality.

Detective Sergeant Trotter—Age Late 20s-early 30s: The last character to
arrive (on skis, no less). Looks too young to be a sergeant in the
Berkshire Police. A cheerful, commonplace young man with a Cockney accent.
He is investigating a possible connection between a famous child-abuse
case, a recent murder, and the appearance of the name “Monkswell Manor” on
a page of a notebook found at the murder scene.
Questions?

For further information and appointments, contact the director, Art Suskin,
at 816-210-6266 or art at theatregym.org

-- 

Erika Hansen
Executive Director
106 Water Street
Chardon, OH 44024

440.285.7701
operations at geaugatheater.org
geaugatheater.org
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.neohiopal.org/pipermail/neohiopal-neohiopal.org/attachments/20190612/3bbe474e/attachment.html>