To reserve your audition time: Click on the “Audition Survey” button on our
AUDITIONS web page and you will be taken to a Google Survey so that we can collect your contact information. Be sure to double check your email so we can reach you for callbacks. Have your calendar handy so that you can provide a list of any upcoming schedule conflicts. When you complete the audition survey you will be given a link to select your audition time.
The signups will close Friday, July 12 at noon so the office may prepare materials for the production team.
Murder Inn
By Keith McGregor & Howard Voland
Director: David Alan Morrison
Audition Dates
Sunday, July 14, 2024: 6:30pm-10:00pm
Monday, July 15, 2024: 6:30pm-9:30pm
Audition & Callback Location
Edmonds Driftwood Players Rehearsal Annex located at 200 Dayton Street, Edmonds
Callbacks (by invitation only)
Wednesday, July 17, 2024: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Rehearsal Information
July 23 – September 12, 2024
Monday through Thursday evenings from 7:00pm-10:00pm (except tech, see below). Actors might not be called to every rehearsal. There will not be rehearsal on Labor Day (Monday, September 2).
All of the following days are REQUIRED for participation:
· September 8: 10 out of 12-hour Tech Day (standard breaks included and meal provided)
· September 9-September 12: Tech Week (6:30-11p)
· Performances: September 13-October 6, 2024 (see “Performance Dates” for more details)
· October 6: Strike (following the closing performance)
Rehearsal Location
Edmonds Driftwood Players Rehearsal Annex located at 200 Dayton Street, Edmonds and/or Wade James Theatre located at 950 Main Street, Edmonds
Performance Dates
September 13 – October 6, 2024 for a total of 15 performances over four weekends. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays curtain is at 8:00pm, Sunday curtain is at 2:00pm. Call times will be determined closer to opening, but will be no more than 1.5 hours prior to curtain.
· September 13 (8pm)
· September 14 (8pm)
· September 15 (2pm matinee)
· September 19 (8pm)
· September 20 (8pm)
· September 21 (8pm)
· September 22 (2pm matinee)
· September 26 (8pm)
· September 27 (8pm)
· September 28 (8pm)
· September 29 (2pm matinee)
· October 3 (8pm)
· October 4 (8pm)
· October 5 (8pm)
· October 6 (2pm matinee)
Performance Location
This production plays at The Wade James Theatre, home of Edmonds Driftwood Players, located at 950 Main Street, Edmonds (Free lot & street parking)
VOLUNTEER STIPEND
Edmonds Driftwood Players is not associated with Actors’ Equity Association and does not participate in union contracts. We are a volunteer-based organization and actors receive $150 stipends to help offset transportation costs associated with participating in our productions. Cast and crew will each receive two comp tickets as well as a Friends & Family discount to share and use on additional ticket purchases.
SHOW SYNOPSIS
This delightful comedy features a cast of zany characters. Set in New England, the Barnsley Inn
is a dilapidated inn, supposedly haunted by Marco, a knife-throwing poltergeist. A group of
tourists on a ghost tour is forced to make an unscheduled stop for a night. But when the body
count starts to rise, the survivors try to figure out who done it. And who is next?
“Murder Inn” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
AUDITION REQUIREMENT
If you would like to check out the script before auditions, please contact Office@EdmondsDriftwoodPlayers.org.
Monologue: Please prepare a serio-comic or comedic monologue; 1 ½ minutes *max*. This show is full of zany characters. When you audition, we will specifically be looking for character traits or something that makes this character stand out. Open to what “character traits” you want to show us: accents, physical quirks, ticks, nervous habits - be creative. Have fun.
Accents: N/A
Headshot and Resume: Please bring one copy of each. The headshot does not need to be professionally made – a print out of a selfie will suffice. If this prevents a barrier to participation, please contact the office by Friday, July 12 to request your materials be printed.
ROLES
We are casting 12 actors: 4 male presenting roles and 8 female presenting roles. Actors of all ethnicity, gender, identity, and ability are encouraged to audition. *Note* We strongly encourage actors with improvisation experience to audition.
MALE PRESENTING ROLES:
· Jake Talbot (20 - 30’s) Son of the owner of the Barnsley Inn. A sturdy, no-nonsense young man. Not the sharpest tack in the shed. Brawn over brains.
· Donald Schultz (40’s) The van driver. Physically either heavy or very thin. Morose.
· Todd Currier (Late 20’s) Congenial, intelligent, pleasant to be around.
· Lawrence Currier (Mid to late 50’s) A college professor on sabbatical, doing research for a book. Widowed in the last couple of years. Distinguished and intellectual.
FEMALE PRESENTING ROLES:
· Martha Talbot (50’s) Owner of the Barnsley; cantankerous, glass is always half-empty.
· Agnes Tate “Middle Aged” (40+) Meddlesome, antagonistic, sarcastic, inconsiderate. Everyone’s murder victim of choice.
· Carolyn Pickett (Late 20’s) Niece and traveling companion for Agnes; attractive, unassuming,
pleasant.
· Ellen Halsey (Late 20’s to early 30’s) The tour guide, attractive and professional.
· Muriel Lampmann “Middle Aged” (40 -50) Petite and “ethereal”. A true believer in the occult.
· Patricia Simpson “Middle Aged” (40+) Reserved, nervous, always tense.
· Grace Sharp (60+) A retired school teacher; she’s petite and “fluffy,” and she looks helpless,
which is by no means the case. Traveling with her longtime friend, Doris Brooks.
· Doris Brooks (60+) Retired nurse practitioner. Matter of fact and sarcastic. Traveling with
Grace.
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