The Butler Did It
by Tim Kelly
Directed by Don Smith
Casting: 5 Male, 5 Female
AUDITION DATES/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Wednesday, April 6th starting at 7pm
Sunday, April 10th, starting at 12pm*
*This date may be used for some call backs as well as initial auditions. The director will not necessarily call back all of those who are being considered for roles.
Auditions will consist of readings from the scripts in various combinations of actors.
Please plan on reading more than once.
Audition sides will be provided at the auditions.
No monologue or other pre-prepared audition piece is required.
Resumes and headshots are not required, but are welcomed. Forms will be available at the time of the auditions for personal and contact information.
Lyric Music Theater welcomes both experienced and inexperienced actors. We try and make our auditions as relaxing and fun as possible.
Email the Director, Don Smith, at dsmith38@maine.rr.com with any questions about the production or auditions.
Audition Location
Lyric Music Theater
176 Sawyer Street
South Portland, Maine 04106
From the Director
This comedy parodies every English play ever written, but with a decidedly American flair. Miss Maple, a dowager with a reputation for clever weekend parties, invites a group of detective writers to eerie Ravenswood Manor where they are to impersonate their fictional characters. When a real murder takes place, laughs and thrills begin as the writers begin a zany search for the killer.
Performance Dates and Times
June 17, 18, 24 & 25 - Fridays and Saturdays 8:00 p.m.
June 19 & 26 - Sunday Matinees 2:30 p.m.
Character Summary
Haversham – age 20s-30s - A young maid and an ex-convict; a mousey creature cursed with the sniffles
Rita Eyeslesbarrow – age 30s–50s - A Social Secretary and Miss Maple’s companion
Miss Maple – age 50s or older – A well-known society hostess; a commanding dowager with a lively sense of adventure
Father White – age 60s or older – A mystery writer; his manner is slightly doddering
Chandler Marlow – age 30s-50s – A mystery writer; a tough “private eye” type
Louie Fan – age 30s-60s – A mystery writer with a bad “accent;” speaks staccato fashion
Rick Carlyle – age late 20s-40s – A mystery writer; debonair society man
Laura Carlyle – age late 20s – 40s – A mystery writer; debonair society wife
Peter Flimsey – age 30s-60s – A mystery writer; the very model of a proper English gentleman
Charity Haze – age 20s-30s – A mystery writer; an incredibly capable and attractive young woman
