Agatha Christie's masterpiece, directed by Joel Fenster. Playing September 12 - 28 in The Dressing Room Theatre.
Auditions will be held Monday & Tuesday July 21 & 22 beginning at 7:00PM. Those auditioning should be prepared to read from the script. All roles open. Non-union actors only.
In this Agatha Christie classic, eight guests who have never met each other or their apparently absent host and hostess are lured to Soldier Island off the coast of Devon and, along with the two house servants, marooned. A nursery rhyme tells how each of the ten "soldiers" met his death until there were none. A mysterious voice accuses each of having gotten away with murder and then one drops dead---poisoned. One down and nine to go as statuettes of little soldier boys on the mantel fall to the floor and break or disappear as those in the house succumb to a diabolical avenger one by one in accordance with the nursery rhyme. Fred Narracott – Male of any age --Boatman who ferries the guests to Soldier Island. Appears at the beginning and very end of the play.
Rest of characters listed in the order they die: Anthony Marston –- Male, late 20s to mid 30s – A bit of a playboy and partier. Has “devil may care” attitude. Ethel Rogers – Female, mid 30s to mid 50s – Maid, somewhat meek & skittish General John MacKenzie – Male, 60s to 70s – Old soldier who is going a bit senile Thomas Rogers – Male, late 30s to late 50s – Butler, somewhat suspicious looking Emily Brent – Female, late 40s to late 50s – Prim & proper. Somewhat of a religious zealot Sir Lawrence Wargrave – Male, late 50s to late 60s – Retired Judge with a keen mind Dr. Edward Armstrong – Male, late 40s to late 50s – Disgraced physician, former drunk William Blore – Male, mid 30s to late 40s – Former Policeman turned Private Investigator, very blunt, if not always correct in his suspicions Philip Lombard – Male, mid 30s to mid 40s – Adventurer, dashing, handsome Errol Flynn-type Vera Claythorne – Female, late 20s to late 30s – former nanny with mysterious past, attractive & intelligent
Be prepared to read from the script and play with British accents.
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