AUDITION NOTICE  - “Murder Through the Ether” by Chris McDermott

Directed by Haydn Davis

 

Auditions will be taking place for the Pump House Theatre Company’s Autumn production of a staged Murder Mystery, “Murder Through The Ether” by Chris McDermott, and directed by Haydn Davis, on Tuesday 8th and 15th September @ 7.30pm, in the Upper Rehearsal Room at the Pump House Theatre, 5 Local Board Road, Watford, United Kingdom, WD17 2JP.

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Performances: Friday 27th and Saturday 28th November at 7.30pm and Sunday 29th November at 2.30pm, in the Colne River Room.

Rehearsals: Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 7.45pm - 10pm in the Upper Rehearsal Room, beginning on Tuesday 6th October.

Synopsis:  A 3 act Murder Mystery play. After the funeral of the wealthy patriarch Ronald ‘Knockers’ Johnson, his family and friends convene in a hotel for the weekend, to hear the reading of his Will. 

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Contact: If you wish to attend one, or both, of the auditions, email me at haydn240462@hotmail.com and let me know which audition, and what character(s) you would be interested in auditioning for. Sides will be sent to you accordingly, and auditions will be based on character interactions and compatibility. You don’t need to learn the pieces by heart, but please be very familiar with them.

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Characters (Playing ages are approximate)

Rev. Cuthbert Wood: A  friend of the deceased, Ronald ‘Knockers’ Johnson. Appears to be indecisive and certainly wedded to God. His character is stereotypically that of the Derek Nimmo style vicar.  (Playing age -  Middle-aged)

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Eric ‘The Red’ Johnson: A secondary science school teacher. He is a socialist who can be angry with the world. Many of his comments are acerbic. He has no love for his deceased brother, but, may have love for his deceased brother’s partner!  (Playing age -  Middle-aged)

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Edith Johnson: The estranged wife of the deceased, Ronald, and has had two children by him, Robin and Ronnie. She is a strong character who has been taught many hard lessons by life.  (Playing age -  Middle-aged)

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Camilla Pavel: She has been the deceased’s partner for the past five years. She is probably younger than Edith and  has no children of her own. She has been Eric’s lover in the past. Could she possibly be considering returning to ‘pastures old’?  (Playing age -  Middle-aged)

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Ronnie Johnson: The younger sibling of Robin. She is the sensible one and has trained to become an accountant.  Ronnie has a close relationship with her mother and little respect for her dead father and her brother. She is a strong character, like her mother, and does not take any nonsense from her older brother.  (Playing age - around 26)

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Robin Johnson: Like his father, he has gone into the commercial world. Unlike his sister Ronnie, Robin believes that life is for the pursuit of pleasure. He makes light of things when, perhaps, he would do better to take them seriously.  (Playing age - around 27)