Audition: The Mousetrap

Name: Audition: The Mousetrap
Start: 2024-12-07T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-07T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, NY, United States, New York 12572

Schedule

Sat Dec 07 2024 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, NY, United States, New York 12572 | Rhinebeck, NY

The Mousetrap
By Agatha Christie
Saturday, December 7 at 1:00 PM
Sunday, December 8 at 7:00 PM
Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00 PM callbacks
Up In One Productions in collaboration with The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck announces open auditions for Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery play, The Mousetrap.
Synopsis: Mollie and Giles Ralston, on the opening of their new inn, find themselves snowbound with a gaggle of utter strangers, but not before word arrives of a murder in London. Soon, both innkeepers and guests become aware that the killer is among them, and may not be done killing.
Presented by: Up In One Productions in collaboration with The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck
Director: Vera Perry
Location: The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck.
Performance Dates: February 21 - March 2, 2025. There is also a daytime field trip performance on Tuesday, February 25th.
Seeking: 3 Women, 5 Men
We strongly encourage women, persons of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals to audition. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of our work.
Prepare / Bring: Sides from the script will be provided
Questions: Contact Director at [email protected]
Casting Breakdown
Mollie Ralston - Female 20s-40s A new bride, excited at the opening of the inn she runs with her husband, inexperienced, but eager.
Giles Ralston - Male 20s-40s Mollie’s husband, worried about the prospect of running an inn and wary of their new guests.
Christopher Wren - Male 20s-30s Friendly and flamboyant, with a penchant for morbid subjects and inappropriate laughter.
Mrs. Boyle - Female 40s-60s Believes there is a right way and a wrong way to do things, and Mollie is definitively wrong.
Major Metcalf - Male 40s-60s Retired army officer, polite and helpful, but seems to get nervous whenever the murder is mentioned.
Miss Casewell - Female 20s-30s Taciturn, enjoys needling Mrs. Boyle. Seems reluctant to discuss her past and none too thrilled about being back in England after some years abroad.
Mr. Paravicini - Male 40s-60s Arrives without reservation or background check. Could be any age; it’s hard to tell under the makeup. Who knows if he’s even really Italian.
Sergeant Trotter - Male 20s-30s Policeman who arrives at the inn after clues from a murder in London point that way. May be a bit young for the job, but seems anxious to prove himself.