<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Albany Civic Theater Announces the Auditions for Deathtrap</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Audition Dates: <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">February 3</a> and 4. <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">6:30</a> sign in, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">7:00</a> start</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Location: Albany Civic Theater, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">235 Second Avenue, Albany, NY 12206</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Performance Dates: <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">May 1-17</a>, Friday and Saturday at 7:30, Sunday at 3:00.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Rehearsals <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://7" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">start Feb 9</a>, dates based on actors conflicts </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Roles</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sidney Bruhl Male, 45-59, stately, wry, witty, erudite, distinguished, a writer, has a strong magnetizing presence of a man who has achieved great fame and stature. A celebrated playwright of mystery thrillers who gained astonishing success early in his career but has hit a dry spell. Actor preferred to have some experience in stage combat. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Myra Bruhl, Female, 40-59, a modest, self-effacing woman, middle-upper class. Has a nervous, quick, disposition and tends to follow, rather than lead. Married to Sidney for eleven years. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Clifford Anderson, Male, 20-35, charismatic, sturdy, good-looking, with the youthful, optimistic exuberance. A former writing student of Sidney’s and young lover. Actor preferred tohave some experience in stage combat. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Helga Ten Dorp Female, 40+, a wildly eccentric, mysterious woman, European psychic. Her magical powers are very real and potent. She is a celebrity and enjoys the fame, attention and the status. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Porter Milgram (Supporting): Male, 50-59, a pragmatic, though fairly meddlesome, lawyer, direct, to the point, businessman who is in charge of Sidney’s legal affairs. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br><div>To help you prepare for auditions, here are the Reading selections for auditions from the Dramatists Play Service 1979c Script:</div><div>Character code:</div><div>S= Sidney</div><div>M= Myra</div><div>C= Clifford</div><div>H= Helga</div><div>P= Porter</div><div><br></div><div>Set 1:</div><div>pages 7-14, </div><div>characters S and M</div><div><br></div><div>Set 2:</div><div>Pages: 15-21</div><div>Characters: S, M, C</div><div><br></div><div>Set 3:</div><div>Pages: 31-34</div><div>Characters: S, M, H</div><div><br></div><div>Set 4:</div><div>Pages: 41-43</div><div>Characters: S, C, P</div><div><br></div><div>Set 5:</div><div>Pages: 43-47</div><div>Characters: S and P</div><div><br></div><div>Set 6:</div><div>Pages: 56-59</div><div>Characters: H, C, S</div><div><br></div><div>Set 7:</div><div>Pages: 66-68</div><div>Characters: P and H</div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Albany Civic Theater, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://10" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="10" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">235 Second Avenue, Albany, NY 12206</a></span><div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Rehearsals begin <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://11" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="11" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">February 9</a> with a read through and mid-March regular rehearsals. </span></div><div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Performances run <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://12" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="12" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">May 1-17</a>, Friday and Saturday at 7:30, Sunday at 3:00.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Call or text the director for more information or a copy of the script, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://15" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="misc" x-apple-data-detectors-result="15" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">Michael McDermott</a><a href="tel:(518)669-5414" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="16" style="color: currentcolor;">(518)669-5414</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Michael McD</span><br><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>