DEATHTRAP - The Lionheart Theatre Company Non Equity Auditions

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DEATHTRAP - The Lionheart Theatre Company

The Lionheart Theatre Company will be holding open, non-equity auditions for our upcoming production of “Deathtrap” by Ira Levin. This production will be directed by Scott Rousseau.

Lionheart is seeking 5 actors for this production. Auditions are open to all body types and all ethnicities are welcomed. Please note that these roles are all non-paying.

**Special Note from the Director**
Before you audition, please become familiar with the play or the film version of “Deathtrap.” The film can be found on YouTube.

Audition Dates:
Sunday, September 10 at 7 pm
Monday, September 11 at 7 pm

Auditions will consist of cold reading from the script. Please bring a copy of your acting resume and a current photograph that we may keep.

Show Dates:
November 3-19, 2023
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm
Sundays at 2 pm

Audition Location:
The Lionheart Theatre Company
10 College Street
Norcross, GA 30071

Rehearsal Schedule:
Schedule will be set by the director after casting based on actor availability.

Show Synopsis:
In Ira Levin’s classic comedic thriller, Deathtrap, a washed-up playwright finds a chance to rise to the top once more, a shot he’d be willing to kill for. Sidney Bruhl hasn’t written a hit play for 18 years when he receives a script from a former student, Clifford Anderson, that’s a guaranteed success. His wife, Myra, suggests the two men could collaborate; Sidney jokes that it’d be just as easy to murder the young man and steal the script for his own. When Clifford arrives later that evening, no one–not even the visiting psychic–could predict where the dark events of the night will go. Who is innocent? Who only seems that way? Deathtrap is a sharply funny play full of twists and turns that keep an audience on the edge of their seats. Is anyone really safe when a man sees a clean shot at success?

Character Breakdown:

SIDNEY BRUHL (MALE): 40s-60s – a washed-up, has-been playwright, who was once very successful but hasn’t had a hit in many years.

CLIFFORD ANDERSON (MALE): 20s-30s – a student of Sidney’s, also a playwright

MYRA BRUHL (FEMALE): 40s-60s – Sidney’s wife, who is encouraging of his career and has been supporting them financially for the past few years.

HELGA TEN DORP (FEMALE): 40s-80s – a mysterious psychic who has visions of the future.

PORTER MILGRIM (MALE): 40s-80s – Sidney’s shrewd lawyer

Questions? Email the director at
s
cott.rousseau@aol.com

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