Open auditions for the first show of Altoona Community Theatre’s 2021-2022 season!
“Deathtrap” by Ira Levin, is a sharply worded who-will-do-it murder mystery that keeps the audience guessing until the last scene. Directed by Tara Enedy
Auditions will be at the ACT Rehearsal Hall.
Deathtrap rehearsals will begin Monday August 2nd and the show performs at the Historic Mishler Theatre September 16-19th.
*If needed, callbacks will be held on July 28th at 6pm.
Roles to be cast:
Sidney Bruhl – male, 40-65 years old
Myra Bruhl – his wife, 35-60 years old
Clifford Anderson – male, 30-45 years old
Helga ten Dorp – female, ageless psychic with a Dutch dialect
Porter Milgrim – male, 55-75 years old
Sidney Bruhl – male, 40-65 years old
Myra Bruhl – his wife, 35-60 years old
Clifford Anderson – male, 30-45 years old
Helga ten Dorp – female, ageless psychic with a Dutch dialect
Porter Milgrim – male, 55-75 years old
Anyone auditioning for the show should be aware that the script contains some adult content and all roles include stage combat, particularly Sidney, Myra and Clifford. Actors cast in these roles will need to be moderately physically fit and able to lift.
Auditions will consist of cold readings of scenes not from the script. You will be provided the scenes at the auditions. It is HIGHLY recommended that you read the script before auditioning. Prepare to have some fun and think on your feet.
“The play is known as one of the biggest hits on Broadway, running for four years with almost 1800 performances. The preface to the published script describes it as “something so evil that it infects all who touch it. The thing has a life of its own. In Deathtrap, Levin has taken the basic components of thrillers and horror stories; murder, deceit, innocent dialogue with hidden sinister meanings, plot reversals, unexpected turns of events, etc., and twisted and rearranged the pieces again and again.”