Murder Among Friends
Auditions

Auditions for Murder Among Friends

Director Ken Mammarella and his team are looking for six performers for the March 26-29 production of Murder Among Friends.

WHEN:

• Thursday, January 15 at 7:30 p.m.

• Sunday, January 18 at 1:00 p.m.

• Callbacks (if needed) will be Tuesday, January 20

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Questions? delawareken@gmail.com

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SYNOPSIS:

A wealthy woman and her lover are planning to murder her husband during a contrived robbery on New Year’s Eve. What could possibly go wrong? The two-act comic thriller by Bob Barry ran on Broadway with Jack Cassidy and Janet Leigh in 1975, when crime was rampant in Manhattan and porn was prevalent 24/7 near Times Square. Greed and love are eternal motivators, replicated in the 1982 movie with Leslie Nielsen and Sally Kellerman.

Barry says almost nothing about the physicality or age of the characters, so Ken and his team are open to a wide range of performers.

CASTING BREAKDOWN:

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• ANGELA FORRESTER:
  A conflicted heiress who is the 15th richest woman in America, and her character is on stage for all but six pages of the play.
   

• PALMER FORRESTER:
  Her egotistical husband, an actor who loves to spotlight a portrait of him as Cyrano in their Murray Hill apartment. He’s older than Angela. On stage for two-thirds of the play.
   

• TED COTTON:
  Palmer’s agent, introduced in the script as “an attractive young man” and a few years younger than Angela. On stage for two-thirds of the play.
   

• MARSHALL SAIDENBERG:
  The producer of Palmer’s current play. On stage for one-third of the play.
   

• GERT SAIDENBERG:
  Marshall’s wife. On stage for one-third of the play.
   

• LARRY PROSCIUTTO:
  A hitman from Ted’s neighborhood. On stage for one-third of the play. Those interested in this part should prepare to read in a Puerto Rican accent.

WDL is a nonprofit community theatre. All roles are cast on a volunteer basis.