The Darien PlayersThe Darien Players
Upcoming Auditions
| Title: | Go Back For Murder |
| Author: | Agatha Christie |
| Directed by: | Joel Fenster |
| Audition Dates: | Monday, March 15, 8pm in the Weatherstone Studio Tuesday, March 16, 7pm in the Visual Arts Studio |
| Performance Dates: | May 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 2010 |
| Based on the Christie novel “Five Little Pigs” (aka “Murder in Retrospect” – anyone familiar with the novel will notice that Hercule Poirot is absent from the stage version). Sixteen years ago, before dying in prison for poisoning her husband, Caroline Crale wrote a letter to her daughter Carla proclaiming her innocence. Now, Carla, with the aid of lawyer Justin Fogg is determined to clear her mother’s name by persuading those at the house the day her father was murdered to return to the scene of the crime and remember the events leading up to it. Act 1 takes place entirely in 1953, while Act 2 contains many flashbacks to 1937 (sixteen years earlier). For most of the roles, we are seeking actors who can play both younger and older versions of their characters. Both ages are listed. British accent required unless otherwise noted. |
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| Parts: | JUSTIN FOGG – male in his early 30s – good looking lawyer TURNBALL – male in his 60s+ -- Justin’s elderly law clerk CARLA LA MARCHANT (CRALE) – female around 21 – Canadian accent – beautiful and assured of her mother’s innocence. The actress cast in this role will also be playing CAROLINE CRALE (Carla’s mother) who is in her mid to late 20s in the flashback scenes. Caroline is beautiful, but jealous and erratic at times. JEFF ROGERS – male around 35 – either Canadian or American – Good looking bombastic, insensitive fiancé of Carla’s PHILIP BLAKE – male in his late 40s/early 50s (mid/late 30s in flashbacks) – Good looking, self-important, irritable, self-assured. Has a fondness for Caroline. Bitter and angry about everything from being the second son to having once had his amorous approach to Caroline spurned. MEREDITH BLAKE – male in his mid to late 50s (late 30s/early 40s in flashbacks) – Philip’s older brother, pleasant, unsure, ineffectual. Has a fondness for Caroline. A merry man, but one who might harbor a few unpleasant secrets. LADY ELSA MELKSHAM (GREER) – female around 35 (around 19 in flashbacks) – Amyas Crale’s mistress who he flaunts to everyone. Tall, beautiful, smart. MISS WILLIAMS – female in her 60s (40s in flashbacks) – Governess to the Crale girls. Intelligent and precise ANGELA WARREN – female around 30 (mid teens in flashbacks) – Caroline’s devoted younger half-sister. Tall and distinguished. AMYAS CRALE – male in his mid 30s – Big, handsome husband to Caroline who is cheating on her with Elsa. For more information, please contact the director at flmfrk@optonline.net |