LSC is pleased to announce auditions for this year’s NEST Murder Mystery Fundraiser, HOW TO HOST A MURDER MYSTERY DINNER PARTY (In Fifteen Simple Steps) by Brian D. Taylor.
Auditions:
- Friday, February 7th: 6:30-8:30PM
- Saturday, February 8th: 1-3PM
Auditions will be held at Loveland Stage Company and will consist of cold readings from the script. Please bring a list of conflicts from now through March 28th (no conflicts during “tech week”) and a resume of past experience. Headshots are preferred, but not required. Sign up for a spot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/…/10C0E4BA9AD2DABFBC34…
Performance: Friday, April 4, 2025
Synopsis:
Host Miss Penelope Chrysler-Michelin presents her proven, fifteen-step process on how to host a murder mystery dinner party to your audience, the dinner guests at her seminar. To guide them through the presentation, Miss Penelope has planned her own murder mystery dinner party to play out onstage. She takes guests through all the most important steps, such as “Setting the Scene,” “Choosing Your Mark,” “Establishing Motive,” and more.
Of course, her guest list has been carefully selected to make sure the very best mix of suspicious characters are present — The Celebrity, The Writer, The Doctor, The Ladykiller. But like any good murder mystery, the weather worsens and the plot thickens when there is an unexpected visitor on the dark and stormy night. Good thing Miss Penelope has thought of everything, including Step Eight: “Always Have a Backup Plan.”
Can anyone really be trusted at this devious dinner party? With all of the usual fun and games of a murder mystery, the unexpected twists and turns make this an absolutely delectable dinner theatre piece!
Available Roles:
There are 14 available roles (3M, 5F, 6 Any gender). Please note, one role is the Pianist (this role is preferred to be played by someone who can actually play the piano and has very few lines).
- THE HOST (any gender): aka Miss Penelope Chrysler-Michelin; our guide; a bored heiress who’s out of touch with her audience
- THE HOUSEKEEPER (F): aka Miss Gwyneth; runs the household.
- THE MAID (F): aka Miss Sherry; assistant to Miss Gwyneth
- THE PIANIST (any gender): aka Harmony Kline; helps to set the mood.
- THE GOSSIP (F): aka Gabby Reynolds; has the dirt on everyone.
- THE CELEBRITY (F): aka Charlotte Beauregard; an off-Broadway and small screen starlet.
- THE LAWYER (any gender): aka James Wilhelm, Esq.; the most prominent lawyer in the region.
- THE FREE SPIRIT (F): aka Venus Starship; an advocate for mainstream – and fringe – issues.
- THE GROUNDSKEEPER (M): aka Hannibal Lattice; maintains the property.
- THE DOCTOR (any gender): aka Dr. Jennifer Nightingale; a successful family physician.
- THE LADYKILLER (M): aka Hugh Glover; a wealthy, handsome, and charming bachelor.
- THE WRITER (any gender): aka Gregory Hemingway; a famous – but fragile – novelist.
- THE LOST TRAVELER (M): aka Mark DeMarco; unsuspecting “Mark” marooned by the storm.
- THE INSPECTOR (any gender): aka Charles Enigma; a local lawman who happens to be on the scene.
Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Denver, Colorado.
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