All aboard! Aurora Arts Theatre is thrilled to announce auditions for the Murder on the Orient Express, directed by Drake Jackson and stage managed by Sandra Cisneros and Lorrie Gomez. As part of our 15-year anniversary celebration, we’re inviting you to join this thrilling production! Auditions will be held Wednesday, January 29th, and Thursday, January 30th, starting at 6:30 pm at the Aurora Arts Theatre. Auditions will consist of readings selected by the director—be sure to wear comfortable clothing.

The Murder on the Orient Express runs Friday, March 21st, through Sunday, April 27th.

Synopsis:

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

Characters:

Detective Hercule Poirot
Gender – Male
Age Range – 40’s - 60’s
Accent - French

Monsieur Bouc - A Belgian gentleman of good humor
Gender – Male
Age Range – 30’s - 50’s
Accent - French

Mary Debenham - A Governess
Gender – Female
Age Range – mid 20s-30s
Accent - English
May need to kiss onstage.

Colonel Arbuthnot - A military man of the old fashioned type
Gender – Male
Age Range – 20’s - 30’s
Accent - Scottish accent
May need to kiss onstage.

Hector McQueen - Personal assistant and secretary to Samuel Ratchett
Gender – Male
Age Range – 20’s - 40’s
Accent – American

Michel (doubles as Head Waiter) - Michel is the conductor for the first-class carriages of the Orient Express
Gender – Male
Age Range – 20’s - 40’s
Accent – French (Michel)
Note: This actor will double as the Head Waiter of the Tokatilian Hotel, and will also need to be able to do a Turkish accent.

Princess Dragomiroff - Displaced Russian nobility
Gender – Female
Age Range – 50’s - 70’s
Accent - Russian

Greta Ohlsson - A Catholic missionary and baby nurse, currently serving as a companion to Princess Dragomiroff
Gender – Female
Age Range – 30s - 40’s
Accent – Swedish

Countess Andrenyi - Brilliantly beautiful, like something out of a fairytale; impeccably put together, with a warmth that wins over everyone she meets
Gender – Female
Age Range – 20’s - 30’s
Accent - Hungarian

Helen Hubbard - Not exactly what she seems, Hubbard comes across as a gregarious, loud, obnoxious American
busybody who has been married multiple times.
Gender – Female
Age Range – 40’s - 60’s
Accent - American
Must be able to sing and do a little dancing

Samuel Rachett - A dangerous and unlikable man, full of entitlement, with a hair trigger temper.
Gender – Male
Age Range – 40’s - 60’s
Accent – American (mobster – possibly Brooklyn or Chicago-style)

For more information, please call (361) 851-9700 or email drios@auroraartstheatre.com.

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