GUILFORD-Guilford Center Stage will hold open auditions for actors for their fall production, Agatha! in two sessions: Wednesday, July 30, 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 2, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Broad Brook Community Center.
Directed by Miles Ledoux, of Springfield, Vermont, Agatha! is a pair of one-act Agatha Christie plays: The Yellow Iris is a radio play Christie wrote in the 1930s, which introduced the character of detective Hercule Poirot. The Thumb Mark of Saint Peter, which introduced her other famous detective character, Miss Jane Marple, was adapted by Ledoux from a Christie short story.
The show, concluding Guilford Center Stage's 10th anniversary season, will be on stage in the fully accessible Broad Brook Community Center, 3940 Guilford Center Rd., on Oct. 17–19.
No reservations are necessary to audition. There are female and male adult roles in both plays in a range of characters from 20s to 70s in age, and one part for a female jazz singer (auditioners for this role should prepare a short solo, for example "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess or "Fever" by Peggy Lee.)
Although no prepared monologue is required - those trying out will be given scenes to read from the script - anyone who is auditioning for the two leads (Poirot or Marple) may prepare a short monologue from a play or story of their choice featuring these characters.
For more information, contact production manager Julie Holland at JHollandPTA@live.com.
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