St. Paul Players: Auditions for Fall Production

St. Paul Players announce auditions for their October production: Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest, directed by Mary Benken.

Audition dates and times: Monday July 8, at 7:00 pm and Tuesday July 9, at 7:00 pm. Callbacks on Thursday July 11 at 7:00 pm.

Location: St. Paul Lutheran Church, 106 Maple St., Reading, Ohio 45215 (parking lot for the Church is at 121 Willow St., Reading

More Info: Call David Hill at 513-324-8304

Performance Dates: October 18-20 and 25-27

Auditions consist of cold readings from the script.

SYNOPSIS: Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house, only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun. But the woman’s dazed confession is anything but convincing, and the unexpected guest decides to help. Remarkably, the police clues point to a man who died two years previously, but as the ghosts of a past wrong begin to emerge, a tangled web of lies reveals family secrets and chilling motives, where the real murderer turns out to be the greatest mystery of all.

CHARACTERS:

Richard Warwick Dead (no lines – great for someone wanting to get started in community theatre acting)
Laura Warwick Kind and caring. Richard Warwick’s wife.
Michael Starkwedder Rugged outdoor look. Not polished but quick thinker.
Miss Bennett Organized, alert, and nosey. Runs the household.
Jan Warwick Excitable young man with an innocent sweetness about him. Eyes dart and add sly look to him.
Mrs. Warwick Commanding and alert with a strong personality.
Henry Angell Manservant with proper manners but shifty untrusting personality.
Sergeant Cadwallader Poetic and soft spoken. Somewhat unobserving.
Inspector Thomas Good poker face with dry sarcastic attitude.
Julian Farrar Politician with soldierly aspect.