AUDITIIONS: "Murder By Membership Only"
Schedule
Sun Dec 15 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
915 S York St, Mechanicsburg, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17055 | Mechanicsburg, PA
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“Murder By Membership Only”By Thomas Hischak
Director:
Kristen Borgersen
Auditions:
12/15/2024 (Sun) & 12/16/2024 (Mon) @ 7:00 PM
LTM | 915 S York St • Mechanicsburg PA 17055
Performance Run:
02/21/2025 (Fri) through 03/09/2025 (Sun)
- Thursday-Saturday Shows @ 7:30 PM
- Sunday Matinees @ 2:30 PM
LTM | 915 S York St • Mechanicsburg PA 17055
Summary:
This murder mystery-comedy occurs in the exclusive Orczy Club, an “inner sanctum” for women mystery writers in London. Most of them hate the arrogant Octavia Sturges, the most successful mystery writer of the day, so it is no surprise when she is found dead—poisoned by one of the poisons she was so fond of using in her stories. But what happens now? Should these specialists in murder try to solve the case themselves—at the risk of their own lives, since obviously the murderer is one of them—or should they call Scotland Yard?
“How would it look if a roomful of mystery writers had to go to the police to solve a murder that took place under their very noses?” one of the characters in this play asks. The group decides to solve the murder themselves.
The Characters (9 women, no men):
HESTER TANDY
An English mystery writer, in her 30s; intelligent, frank, likable
LYDIA BEATON
Private secretary to Mrs. Sturges; a spinster in late middle age; cold, efficient, nervous
MRS. PLIMPTON
A member of the Orczy Club, anywhere between 30 and 50 years old; quiet, aloof, but dominating when she speaks
MADAME LECOQ
The proprietor of the club, from France; a former author; in her 60s; motherly, warm
CLARICE FURGUSSON
Another member, also a writer, in her 50s; harsh, impatient, not liked
MRS. BALSER
The cook, late middle age; quiet, but manages to make her complaints known
EVE HAWKINS
An American writer, anywhere between early 20s and mid-30s; fresh, vibrant, talkative
OCTAVIA STURGES
A famous mystery writer and a celebrity, in her 50s or 60s; loud, demanding, snobbish
MAY COBBS
A journalist, in her 20s; awkward, uncomfortable, nearly always says the wrong thing
Produced by special arrangement with
THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois
www.ltmpa.com/auditions
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Where is it happening?
915 S York St, Mechanicsburg, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17055Event Location & Nearby Stays: