The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery
By Brian D. Taylor
Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Denver, Colorado.
WHO
Ages: 14+
Director: John Bailey
WHEN & WHERE
Auditions: Sunday, November 1 at 6:30 PM
Location: The Spotlight Playhouse (Berea, KY)
PERFORMANCE DATES
January 29–31 & February 5–6
REHEARSALS
Sunday evenings beginning November 8
ABOUT THE SHOW
The players at The Murder Mystery Playhouse are rehearsing a new show — a not-so-good British murder mystery with cheesy dramatic music and questionable accents. But when the lights go out and a character dies onstage for real, nobody’s laughing.
The cast keeps replaying the scene, and every time they reach the end, someone else ends up with a fire poker in the chest. Is it a curse? A rival theatre company’s sabotage? Or something far more twisted? This hilarious play-within-a-play comedy keeps the audience guessing until the very last twist.
AUDITION FORMAT
– Cold readings from the script
– No monologue required
– Please arrive a few minutes early to check in
CHARACTERS
Scarlet Mays / Ms. Polly — Diva actress who demands things go her way
Holly Hanover / Mrs. Margaret Polk — Level-headed, logical, snarky actress
Sandy Smith / Gertrude Polk — Young actress excited about theatre
Misty Gere / The Maid — Drama queen who overplays everything
Richard Green / Mr. Frederick Polk — Experienced actor who tries to direct
Tom Baines / Mr. Humphrey Black — Sleepy actor who plays the dead guy
Gary Ferguson / Inspector Bradshaw — Serious method actor
Erica Stone — Put-upon but reliable stage manager
Brett Donahue — Director who’s lost all control
Susan Wells — Slightly batty accompanist playing dreadful mood music
Inspector Wright — Cheboygan’s finest (any gender)
Inspector Fuller — Wright’s partner (any gender)
Adele Sears — Drama critic (any gender)
Brian D. Taylor — The playwright