Getting Away with Murder by Stephen Sondheim & George Furth
Location: New Canaan, CT
Type: Theater
Getting Away With Murder
By: Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Monday, August 22 and August 23 at 7:00pm
Auditions for the opening show of our 2016-2017 season, Getting Away With Murder by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, will take place on Monday, August 22 and Tuesday August 23 at 7:00pm at The Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park, New Canaan.
Performance Dates are October 28 to November 12, 2016
Cast: 11 (7m, 4f)
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
MARTIN CHISHOLM – Distinguished, formal and forceful man in hiss mid 40s/early 50s. Stylish with expensive tastes.
DOSSIE LUSTIG – Apprehensive, yet lusty pretty waitress/hostess in her mid 30s
J.R. – Young, rambling, unstable man in his 20s
CHARMAINE – Shapely, tightly dressed NY secretary preferably of ethnic origin
VASSILI LAIMORGOS – Big, loud Greek art dealer in his late 40s who is constantly eating food he has brought with him to sessions
PAMELA PRIDEAUX – Chic, thin, typical Connecticut Gold Coast cougar, full of pride in her 40s
GREGORY REED – Good looking, late 40s greedy real estate developer
DAN GERARD – Handsome, yet angry one-armed policeman, preferably African-American, late 30s to late 40s
NAM-JUN VOUNG – Suspicious and envious, constantly measuring everyone up. Asian American female in her late 30s
ROBERTO – Stoned doorman preferably of Hispanic origin, 20s to 40s
CONRAD BERING – Distinguished psychiatrist in his late 50s early 60s
THE STORY: The esteemed and retired Dr. Conrad Bering has selected, out of countless applicants, several individuals for private as well as Group therapy. It seems this Pulitzer Prize- winning doctor might be writing another book and it further seems these patients might be his subjects. The Group consists of Martin Chisholm, an ambitious political consultant; Dossie Lustig, a sensual restaurant hostess; the snob socialite Pamela Prideaux; Vassili Laimorgos, a sly dealer in antiques and collectibles; the rich and arrogant real estate mogul Gregory Reed; a cop with a grudge, Dan Gerard; and Nam-Jun Vuong, a college instructor and resentful would-be administrator. On this particular evening the members of the Group gather as usual in Dr. Bering’s office only to discover that the doctor has been murdered. Who did it? And what do the appearances of a mysterious young man who killed a girl in Central Park have to do with what’s going on? Does the fact that the doctor is the last and only tenant in this otherwise empty, guarded security building confirm that one of them had to have done it? To call the police will subject them to reckless scandal, relentless investigation and turn them all into fodder for the hungry media, so a collective decision is made to try to solve the murder themselves. The play then is propelled by a series of twists and turns and red herrings, along with some hold-your-breath shocks, all culminating in an explosive surprise ending. Act One is a “whodunit” and by its end the audience knows the murderer. Act Two becomes a suspense play… will the characters figure it out? Will someone actually be “getting away with murder?”
The writers of the revolutionary Broadway musical Company team up again to bring us this new whodunit. “…devilishly delicious doings…That hasn’t happened since Deathtrap.” —NY Daily News.
Monday, August 22, 2016, 7pm-9pm
Tuesday, August 23, 2016, 7pm-9pm
Payment: Non Paid
City or Location of call: New Canaan, CT
Please submit to: This is an open call, see above for address.
This casting notice was posted by: Town Players of New Canaan
