[Capdist-auditions] Home Made Theatre announces auditions for DEATHTRAP

[lwandruski at aol.com]

Home Made Theatre announcesOpen Auditions for a February production of
Ira Levin’s
DEATHTRAP
Directed by TerryRabine
 
Tue., Dec 15th7-9pm & Wed., Dec. 16th 7-8:30pm
At the Spa LittleTheatre, Saratoga Spa State  Park
 
In Ira Levin’s “Deathtrap”. Playwright Sidney Bruhl and hiswife attempt to steal his young protégé’s perfectly-written mystery in order tosalvage his sagging career.  But nothingis as it seems in this clever and always surprising comedy/thriller that shocksand entertains in equal doses.  “Deathtrap”was the longest-running mystery in Broadway history and was also produced as afilm starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon.
 
Character Description
 
Sidney Bruhl – Struggling playwright; early to mid-fifties;well-educated; arrogant; driven by jealousy. Actor must be in good shape to handle physical demands of the role.  Stage combat experience helpful.
 
Myra Bruhl – Sidney’s wife; late forties to early fifties;educated; strong ethical sense; somewhat frail with heart condition.
 
Clifford Anderson – Sidney’sprotégé; late twenties to early thirties; polite; good-looking; educated.  Actor must be in good shape to handlephysical demands of the role.  Stagecombat experience helpful.
 
Helga ten Dorp – The psychic; late fifties to earlyseventies; thick Dutch accent; eccentric; very sure of herself.
 
Porter Milgrim – Bruhl’s lawyer; early fifties tomid-sixties; educated; dry wit; very observant; humor.
 
Scripts will be available, prior to auditions, at TheSaratoga Public Library reference Desk.
 
For the audition: No appointment is necessary, auditionswill be from the script
Please bring a current photo & resume (photos cannot bereturned)
 
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: Monday-Thursday evenings (7-10pm) and Sunday afternoon or evening beginningSunday, January 3rd.
 
PRODUCTION DATES: Weekends, February 12-28, 2010
 
For further information please call Home Made Theater at518-587-4427
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