Theatre--Auditions

IPAL will hold open auditions for Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest directed by Travis Guillory. Auditions will be held Monday, March 28th and Tuesday, March 29th at 5:30 pm. Performances will be June 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 2011

On a foggy night in South Wales, Michael Starkwedder crashes his car in a ditch and enters the darkened study of Richard Warwick to find Warwick dead and Warwick's wife, Laura, standing near with a smoking gun. Despite the murder being obvious and overwhelming evidence pointing towards it, Starkwedder does not believe she killed him. The two decide to place the blame on an enemy from the past, MacGregor, a man whose son was run over by Richard while he was driving drunk. As the story progresses, the two fake the fact that they were just finding out about the murder and others in the house are introduced. The police suspect everyone in the house, but are especially puzzled by a set of unidentified fingerprints. Are they MacGregor’s? Or do they belong to Laura’s lover whom Laura has lied to protect? Murder, jealousy, craftiness, and witty humor add up to equal another one of Agatha Christie’s surprise endings.

The roles to be filled are:
Richard Warwick (Male; no lines) has just been murdered
Laura Warwick (Female; early 30s-late 40s; Lead) Richard’s wife, murdered her husband
Michael Starkwedder (Male; early 30s-late 40s; Lead) Innocent bystander
Miss Bennett (Female; 50s-60s) Caregiver to the family
Jan Warwick (Male; late teens-early 20s) Richard’s mentally challenged half-brother
Mrs. Warwick (Female; 60s-80s) Richard’s haughty mother
Henry Angell (Male; 30s-50s) Richard’s sneaky butler
Sergeant Cadwallader (Male; 20s-30s) Detective’s assistant
Inspector Thomas (Male; 40s-60s) Detective
Julian Farrar (Male; early 30s-late 40s) Laura’s lover


For more information, email ipal@cox.net or call the director at (337) 789-9362.