A Murder is Announced
St. Mary’s Drama Guild
Date: 8/14/2025
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Character Descriptions
All characters have an English accent except Mitzi & Rudi, 18+ are encouraged to apply! Character ages are suggestions and are flexible apart from Miss Marple.
Julia Simmons: Julia is staying with her Aunt Lettie. She is studying pharmacy. Beautiful but difficult.
(Age: 20-30)
Letitia Blacklock: Owner of Little Paddocks, Letitia is a striking individual. She has taken care of her figure and features. She has taken in Bunny as well as Julia, Patrick, and Phillipa. Reserved and opinionated. (Age: 40–50)
Dora Bunner: Dora is Lettie’s school chum who has become her companion. Befuddled and laughable. (Age: 40–50)
Patrick Simmons: Julia’s brother, Patrick, is a very handsome young man. A jokester fights with Julia.
(Age: 20–25)
Mitzi: Lettie’s cook, Mitzi is dark and of Hungarian descent. She is explosive, if not paranoid, but is very funny.
(Age: 20–45)
Miss Marple: Miss Marple is overly inquisitive, grandmotherly, but shrewd. Amateur detective.
(Age: 50–70)
Phillipa Haymes: Tall, rather elegant looking, blonde, and classy, Phillipa is a war widow with a young son.
(Age: 25-30)
Mrs. Swettenham: Mrs. Swettenham is new to the village. She is very pushy but easily flustered.
(Age: 50–65)
Edmund Swettenham: A serious young man with pretensions of being a writer, Edmund is dark and foreign-looking, though very British. Embarrassed by his mother. He is interested in Phillipa.
(Age: 20–30)
Rudi Scherz: Rudi is a young Swiss national.
(Age: 18-30)
Inspector Craddock: Craddock is the local police inspector. He is serious and business-oriented.
(Age:40- 50)
Sergeant Mellors: Mellors is Craddock’s assistant. Sometimes not too bright but diligent.
(Age: 25–35)
Rehearsals: Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays. | Performances: November 1st, 2nd, 8th, 7th
Audition requirements:
Age Requirement: 18 and above. A 1-minute monologue (comedic or lightly dramatic). A Pen We will be doing sides as well which sets will be provided. Sign up for a time-slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CA9AF28A6F9C61-57496318-amurder#/
Mandatory attendance is required for all performances and all rehearsals during tech week October 26th-31, November 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th. If you are interested in working backstage, please let us know what you would be interested in working on.
A Murder is Announced is a classic whodunit set in the quiet English village of Chipping Cleghorn. The townspeople are shocked when a mysterious advertisement appears in the local newspaper, announcing that a murder will occur at Little Paddocks, the home of Letitia Blacklock, at 6:30 p.m. that very evening. Despite thinking it’s a party game or hoax, curious guests gather at the house. At the appointed time, the lights go out, a gunshot rings out—and a real murder takes place. Enter the unassuming but sharp-witted Miss Marple, who sifts through secrets, false identities, and long-held grudges to uncover the killer. Twists and red herrings abound in this suspenseful and witty mystery.
Questions: Kerryclare Gleason stmarysdramaguild@gmail.com
Cask of Amontillado staged reading
Woodcleft Ave.
Freeport, 11520
Cask of Amontillado: Musical theater adaption of the Edgar Allan Poe shorty story of the same name
Roles Open:
Looking for chorus members – all voice ranges – to fill lead, supporting, and ensemble roles. Age not relevant. Especially need mezzo-soprano for supporting role. Musical style similar to Les Miserables, Sweeney Todd
Rehearsals: multiple dates starting after Labor Day, will supply to respondents. Approx. 20 hours of rehearsals over 5 weeks.
Performance: Nov 8th, 2025
Instructions:
Send links to audio/video files, or reels – musical theatre style of Les Miserables, Sweeney Todd to Larry Dresner: email-LarryaDresner@gmail.com
Performance Venue: 734 Miller Ave
Daybreak Productions
The Boy Who Wields the Key
Zoom workshop
Roles Available:
Sora | M | 18+ | Find our Destinies, Betrayed, Kick Some Ass Tonight, Where’s My Dad
Kairi | F | 18+ | Gravity of Love, Find our Destinies
Riku | M/F| 18+| Find Our Destinies, Betrayed, Monster, Nothing Left to Lose
Donald & Goofy |M/F| You’ve Gotta Smile, Kick Some Ass Tonight
Ansem | M | 18+| Your’e on the Dark Side
Leon, Yuffie & Aerith | We Swim Together|
The Narrrator | F | Prologue
Other Non singing roles: Jiminy, Maleficent, Beast, Peter Pan, Alice, Captain Hook, Hades, Queen of Hearts
Rehearsals: Will run asynchronously
Performance Date: August 15 8pm
Submission: ChrisOspina99@gmail.com Email me your tapes
Note: This is a script read via the Ok Zoomer Theatre Company but you are responsible for recording your own vocals for songs. They will be edited for them to be listened to during the read. Because this is a parody musical there will be swearing.
About the Show: 14-year-old Sora joins forces with Disney and Square Enix heroes to save his friends from forces of darkness in this alternate universe jukebox/parody musical inspired by the popular Kingdom Hearts series. Note: this is an adaption of the 2013 Fandom Musicals stage show at Con Bravo.