TCP Announces Auditions for DEATHTRAP and THE CURIOUS SAVAGE

Tri-County Players are having combined auditions for their Winter and Spring plays. Auditions are 2 to 4pm on Sunday Sept. 15, and 7 to 9 pm on Monday Sept. 16. The auditions will be held at the North College Hill City Center, 1500 W. Galbraith Rd. Cincinnati OH 45231.

DEATHTRAP by Ira Levin
Show dates : January 17, 18 , 19, 24, 25, 2014

Directed by Judy Berrens

• Sidney Bruhl – A playwright, 40’s to 60’s
• Myra Bruhl – Sidney’s wife, classy/stylish/self-effacing 40’s to 50’s
• Clifford Anderson – A writer 20’s to 40’s
• Helga Ten Drop – A clairvoyant, any age
• Porter Milgrim – A lawyer, Sidney’s contemporary 40’s to 60’s

Plot: Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from one of his students – a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential hit. He plans offer collaboration, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. Thereafter suspense mounts steadily as the plot begins to twist and turn with devilish cleverness and an abundance of thrills and laughter until the final startling moments of the play.

THE CURIOUS SAVAGE by John Patrick
Show dates April 4 , 5, 6, 11 & 12, 2014

Directed by Nancy Hughes

• Florence – A young mother 20’s to 30’s.
• Hannibal – An unusual man aged 30’s to 50’s.
• Fairy May – An ethereal young woman 20’s to 30’s.
• Jeffrey – A handsome young man 20’s to 30’s.
• Mrs. Paddy – An unusual woman of any age.
• Titus Savage – Pompous and well dressed aged 30’s to 50’s.
• Lily Belle Savage – Chic and assured and a real bitch 30’s to 50’s.
• Samuel Savage – Undistinguished and overshadowed 30’s to 50’s.
• Ethel Savage – Sweet and a little off center 60’s to 70’s.
• Mrs. Wilhelmina – Attractive nurse age 20’s to 30’s.
• Dr. Emmet – Distinguished and calm aged 30’s to 50’s.

Plot: Ethel Savage is a widow with unusual ideas of how to spend her late husband’s millions. Her grown up stepchildren very much want to get their hands on the negotiable securities that represent ten million dollars, before Ethel gives it all away. Hoping to bring her to her senses, the stepchildren have her committed to a sanatorium. At The Cloisters she meets various social misfits, who just cannot adjust themselves to life, but who become true friends to Mrs. Savage. They even help her thwart the efforts of the stepchildren to get the millions for themselves.