Description:

The playhouse theatre in Tinley park is looking for some adult actors for our Production of Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced. We welcome all skill levels to audition.

Summary
An announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock's Victorian house. The victim is not one of the house's several occupants, but an unexpected and unknown visitor. What follows is a classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, a second death and a determined inspector grimly following the case's twists and turns. Fortunately, Miss Marple is on hand to provide the solution - at some risk to herself - in a dramatic final confrontation.

We will be looking for the following

Miss Marple: Miss Marple is overly inquisitive, grandmotherly, but shrewd. Amateur detective. (Age: 60-70)

Letitia Blacklock: Owner of Little Paddocks, Letitia is attractive. She has clearly looked after her figure and features. She has taken in Bunny as well as Julia, Patrick and Phillipa. Reserved and opinionated. (Age: 45-50)

Inspector Craddock: Craddock is the local police inspector. He is serious and business oriented. (Age: 50)

Julia Simmons: Julia is staying with her Aunt Lettie. She is studying pharmacy. Beautiful but difficult. (Age: 22-24)

Patrick Simmons: Julia's brother, Patrick is a very handsome young man. A jokester, fights with Julia. (Age: 25-26)

Dora Bunner: Dora is Lettie's school chum who has become her companion. Befuddled and laughable. (Age: 45-50)

Mitzi: Lettie's cook, Mitzi is dark and mid-European or Asian (e.g. Hungarian, Romanian, Yugoslavian, Chinese etc.). She is explosive, if not paranoid but is very funny. (Age: 25-26)

Phillipa Haymes: Tall, rather elegant looking, blonde, and classy, Phillipa is a war widow with a young son. (Age: 26)

Edmund Swettenham: A serious young man with pretensions of being a writer, Edmund is dark and foreign looking, though very British. Embarrassed by his mother. He is interested in Phillipa. (Age: 26-27)

Mrs. Swettenham: Mrs. Swettenham is new to the village, she is very pushy but easily flustered. (Age: 58-60)

Sergeant Mellors: Mellors is Craddock's assistant. Sometimes not too bright but diligent. (Age: 25-30)

Rudi Scherz: Rudi is a young Swiss national. (Age: 20-21)

Audition Date and time- August 17 1:00-4:00 and auditioners will be seen on first come first serve basis

Location- Tinley Park Performing Arts Center 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477

Auditions will consist of Cold readings from the script. No need to prepare anything.