Auditions for Agatha Christie’s white-knuckle murder mystery, “The Mousetrap,” are set at Theatre 29. The classic thriller features a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house, cut off from the outside world by a snowstorm, who soon find out that there is a murderer in their midst. Reporter Rebecca Havely has the audition details…
Director Katie Fleischman will cast the murder-mystery thriller “The Mousetrap” at auditions on Monday, August 28, at Theatre 29. Roles to be cast include: Mollie Ralston, proprietor of Monkswell Manor, who’s in her late 20s to early 40s, and is secretive about the unfolding events; Giles Ralston, early 30s to late 40s, Mollie’s loving husband who turns suspicious of her sudden friendship with a guest; Christopher Wren, a hotel guest in his late 20s to early 30s, a hyperactive young man who acts in a very peculiar manner; Mrs. Boyle, age 50-plus, a critical old woman; Major Metcalf, age 40-plus, he’s retired from the Army with a commanding, authoritative presence; Miss Casewell, late 20s to early 30s, a strange, aloof, masculine woman; Mr. Paravicini, in his late 40s to 50s, he speaks with an affected Italian accent; Detective Sergeant Trotter, in his late 20s to 30s, a cheerful young man with a slight cockney accent.
In addition to cold-reading sides from the play, those auditioning will be asked to deliver a memorized monologue of their own choosing, about one minute in length.
Rehearsals will begin the night after auditions and run weeknights from 6 to 9 p.m. “The Mousetrap” opens on October 6 and runs weekends through October 22. For tickets visit theatre29.org or call the Theatre 29 Box Office at 760-361-4151.
AUDITIONS SET FOR “MOUSETRAP” AT THEATRE 29
