MURDER IS ANNOUNCED

Auditions: Sunday, July 6 | 1:00–5:00 PM. Lakeview UCC – 8639 Columbia Rd, Maineville, OH 45039. Callbacks: Monday, July 7 | 7:00–9:00 PM.

Sign Ups: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CADAF22A0FAC70-56309549-auditions#/.

What to Expect: Auditions will consist of script readings.
Sides will be emailed out in advance to those who sign up. Headshots are not required, but they are preferred.

Character Descriptions:

Miss Marple (60–70): Overly inquisitive, grandmotherly, but shrewd. A clever amateur detective.
Letitia Blacklock (45–50): Attractive and well-maintained. Reserved, opinionated, and caretaker of Bunny, Julia, Patrick, and Phillipa.
Inspector Craddock (50): Serious, business-minded local police inspector.
Julia Simmons (22–24): Beautiful but difficult. Studying pharmacy. Staying with her Aunt Lettie.
Patrick Simmons (25–26): Julia’s handsome, jokester brother. Enjoys teasing and sibling rivalry.
Dora “Bunny” Bunner (45–50): Befuddled, humorous, and Lettie’s old school chum and companion.
Mitzi (25–26): Lettie’s cook. Explosive, possibly paranoid, but hilarious. From a mid-European or Asian background.
Phillipa Haymes (26): Elegant, blonde, and classy war widow with a young son.
Edmund Swettenham (26–27): Dark, “foreign-looking” Brit. Aspiring writer, awkward around his pushy mom, smitten with Phillipa.
Mrs. Swettenham (58–60): New to the village. Pushy and flustered easily.
Sergeant Mellors (25–30): Craddock’s assistant. Not the brightest, but very diligent.
Rudi Scherz (20–21): Young Swiss national. Mysterious and crucial to the plot.

Rehearsals: Sundays (1-5pm), Mondays and Thursdays (7-10pm).

Performance Dates: August 29 & 30 and September 5 & 6 at 7:30 PM.