Book your calendar today! Auditions for Deathtrap are coming up Monday and Tuesday, February 13th and 14th at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theater, beginning at 7 PM.

Auditions for Deathtrap by Ira Levin. Directed by Christopher Smith,

Assistant Director: Devon Ford:

Cold reads.  Sides will be made available.

Please bring head shot and resume', if you have them available

The play, "Deathtrap," is a five character, two act thriller so perfect in its construction that, as Sidney says, "A gifted director couldn't even hurt it." Using his penchant for plot, and out of his desperate desire to once again be the toast of Broadway, Sidney, along with Myra, cook up an almost unthinkable scheme: They'll lure the would-be playwright to the Bruhl home, kill him, and market the surefire script as Sidney's own. But shortly after Clifford arrives, it's clear that things are not what they seem! Indeed, even Helga Ten Dorp, a nosey psychic from next door, and Porter Milgram, Sidney's observant attorney, can only speculate where the line between truth and deception lies.

Character Breakdown:

SIDNEY BRUHL – Main character, about 50, a playwright who is most famous for his mystery thriller "The Murder Game".  He is the ultimate sophisticate – a total sociopath, charming, ruthless, witty and self-serving, unburdened by sentiment, capable of sharp verbal cruelty and, we soon learn, of murder as well.

MYRA – His wife, a frail, self-effacing woman and quite rich. She is very admiring of her husband and seems to live in his shadow; she is trying to encourage him in his writer’s slump. She also has a heart condition, which is an important detail.

CLIFFORD ANDERSON – Young playwright who has attended Sidney’s summer playwrights’ seminar and has apparently written what could be the big hit that Sidney has been unable to write. As we get to know him, we learn that he, like Sidney, is a total sociopath. He is outwardly very attractive but is absolutely ruthless, free of any feelings of guilt or compassion. A very dangerous young man.

PORTER MILGRIM – Sidney’s attorney and one of the Bruhls’ circle of friends. Very capable and businesslike, but a good friend and concerned about Sidney. Also very perceptive: notices and warns Sidney of Clifford’s suspicious behavior.

HELGA TEN DORP – A psychic, famous for pointing out murderers to the European police. Staying with the Bruhls’ neighbors, Helga drops by to tell the Bruhls that she is receiving bad vibes from the house. She wanders around the living room and study, sensing pain and death in various spots and associated with various prop weapons and handcuffs.

Note:  Director will be looking for high energy and a commitment to choices.  Take risks!  Free yourself and live by this quote:  "In theatre there is no such thing as a bad choice, only better choices."

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