Dust off your detective hats and get ready to dazzle us at our next round of auditions!
Something’s Afoot is a zany, entertaining musical that hilariously satirizes Agatha Christie mysteries and the musical styles of the English music hall of the 1930s. Ten strangers are stranded in an isolated English country house during a raging thunderstorm. One by one, they fall victim to cleverly fiendish devices. As the bodies pile up in the library, the survivors race against time to unmask the cunning culprit.
Auditions will be held Sunday and Monday, July 28 and 29 at 7:30 PM. You only need to attend one evening of your choice. Individuals 17 and up should prepare a song (less than one minute) that best showcases your voice. Bring sheet music (an accompanist will be provided) or bring accompaniment on a device that can connect to our speaker via Bluetooth. There may be some brief movement for characterizations. Depending on time, those auditioning may be asked to participate in some improvisation exercises or those may take place at callbacks at a later date.
Please complete this audition form and bring it with you to auditions.
Something’s Afoot premiered at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta in 1972. It was subsequently produced at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut, the American Theatre in Washington, D.C., and by the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The play made its Broadway debut at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City on May 27, 1976. Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, Dasha Epstein, and John Mason Kirby, it was directed and choreographed by Tony Tanner. Something’s Afoot later graced the West End stage at the Ambassadors Theatre in London in 1977.
All roles are available. A list of characters, ranges and descriptions is below. Note: All of the characters are British stereotypes. Two of them, Lettie and Flint, are cockney. The situation is farcical, but, because the plot is a murder mystery, the characters should play the play for real.
Seeking versatile actors for the following roles:
LETTIE – The saucy maid
FLINT – The caretaker
CLIVE – The butler
HOPE LANGDON – The ingenue
DR. GRAYBURN – The family doctor
NIGEL RANCOUR – The dissolute nephew
LADY GRACE MANLEY-PROWE – The grande dame
COL. GILLWEATHER – The old army man
MISS TWEED – The tweedy, elderly amateur detective
GEOFFREY – The juvenile
Something’s Afoot will be directed by Marybeth Berry, with music direction by Julia Turner and choreography by Christy Shealy Mills. The show runs October 25 – November 10, 2024.
If you are unable to attend auditions on either of the above dates, please email shannon@towntheatre.com.
If you would like to be added to our audition database, please email town@towntheatre.com and share your age with us. Then we can put you on the appropriate list.
Auditions for the rest of the season are noted below. If you have other questions, please e-mail Shannon Scruggs at shannon@towntheatre.com.
