Auditions: Deathtrap
AUDITION DATES: Sunday, May 7th, 2023 and Monday, May 8th, 2023
AUDITION TIMES: 7:00 PM (Both Sunday and Monday)
DIRECTOR: Mike Rogusky
DIRECTOR’S NOTES:
- Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. No monologues required.
- Please bring a list of all conflicts from the audition dates through to the close of the show to the auditions, and be honest about your availability so that rehearsals can be planned accordingly.
- Actors auditioning for Helga are encouraged to attempt her accent in their audition but are not required to if not comfortable.
In Ira Levin’s classic comedic thriller, Deathtrap, a washed-up playwright finds a chance to rise to the top once more, a shot he’d be willing to kill for. Sidney Bruhl hasn’t written a hit play for 18 years when he receives a script from a former student, Clifford Anderson, that’s a guaranteed success. His wife, Myra, suggests the two men could collaborate; Sidney jokes that it’d be just as easy to murder the young man and steal the script for his own. When Clifford arrives later that evening, no one -- not even the visiting psychic -- could predict where the dark events of the night will go.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
SIDNEY BRUHL (Male Presenting. Mid 40s-60s) – A once acclaimed author fallen victim to a recent creative drought. He’s usually the smartest and most charming one in the room and wants to make sure everyone else in the room knows it.
Sidney is extremely ambitious and will do almost anything to get what he wants, no matter who might be in his way.
CLIFFORD ANDERSON (Male Presenting. 20s-30s) – An attractive and talented young writer with a bright future ahead of him. He’s usually the smartest and most charming one in the room but is fine with biding his time to let people find that out. He is extremely clever and can easily slip-on fronts of innocence and naivete that belies some of his darker ambitions.
MYRA BRUHL (Female Presenting. Mid 40s to 60s) – Sidney’s loving and supportive wife. She is a kind and calming presence during some of Sidney’s stormier moods. Her soft exterior will give way to a much firmer attitude when she needs to get Sidney off of some of his more unhealthy notions.
HELGA TEN DORP (Female Presenting. 30+. Has a Dutch accent.) – Celebrity Psychic who loves every minute of her fame.
She is free spirited, and not easily intimidated. (See Note Above)
PORTER MILGRIM (Male Presenting. 30+.) – Sidney’s friend and attorney. Very sharp and observant of his surroundings.
Isn’t sure he trusts Clifford.
