ALL ROLES ARE OPEN!

 

AUDITION REGISTRATION: 

To register for auditions please send Headshot/Resume/Conflicts and preferred audition date(s) to: Shane.Robert349@gmail.com  (with the subject line of: MOTN AUDITION REGISTRATION). No later than May 17th by 5:00 PM.

 

Once registration is submitted you will get an audition form and sides. Please make sure this form is printed and handed in. 

 

How to Prepare:

Auditions will consist of readings from the script . 

 

Anyone auditioning for the following roles will be sent a monologue that *must* be memorized:

- CANNON PENNE FATHER

- SIMON MOSTYN

- JACQUELINE 

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Show Synopsis:  Kay Ridgeway is cruising on the River Nile on the paddle steamer Lotus. Kay has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enormous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Under scrutiny is a multitude of memorable passengers, all with a reason to kill. The tension and claustrophobia build as a shocking and audacious conspiracy is laid bare.  

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Character Breakdown: 

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MALE ROLES
 

• SIMON MOSTYN (MALE) (AGE 25-35) Kay’s new husband; good looking, good tempered with a simple hearty manner, from humble beginnings, determined not to use Kay for her money. British accent.
   

• CANON PENNEFATHER (MALE) (AGE 40+) An imposing clergyman, a self-described worldly order of the clergy who enjoys the good things in life’, Kay’s guardian whom she calls Uncle Ambrose; the sleuth and pivotal detective of the play. British accent.
   

• WILLIAM SMITH (MALE) (AGE 30+) An irreverent man who has devoted himself to the causes of the “working man” yet with a sparkle in the eye. A bit dirty and careless about his dress. His voice and dry wit contradict his appearance. British accent.
   

• DR. LUDWIG BESSNER (MALE) (AGE 30+) Medical doctor with a marked foreign accent from a small country in Europe; hates Kay’s father and blames him for the financial ruin of his country and his family. German accent.

 

FEMALE ROLES 
 

• KAY RIDGEWAY-MOSTYN (FEMALE) (AGE 18-25) A charismatic, rich and beautiful young socialite who leaves all in her path breathless with admiration or disgust. British accent.
   

• JACQUELINE DE SEVERAC (FEMALE) (AGE 18-25) Simon’s ex-fiancée and Kay’s best friend; raging with jealousy over Simon and Kay’s marriage. Emotional and mercurial, if somewhat fragile. British accent.
   

• HELEN FFOLIOT-FFOULKES (FEMALE) (AGE 40+) Unpleasant aging socialite; rude, snobbish and gruff. A believer in the upper and lower classes and that they should never meet. Upper class. British accent.
   

• CHRISTINA GRANT (FEMALE) (AGE 18-25) Nice, sensible girl with a steady temper. The niece of Helen, grateful for the adventure on her aunt’s dime. British accent.
   

• LOUISE (FEMALE) (AGE 20-30) Kay’s flirtatious and devious French maid. Speaks fluent French. French

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OTHER ROLES
 

•  STEWARD (MALE/FEMALE) (AGE 25+) Steward of the paddle steamer Lotus; sly and humorous character with the opportunity to go beyond what appears on the page. Speaks with a strong accent and requires speaking some Arabic.
   

• MCNAUGHT (MALE/FEMALE) (AGE 20+) The ship’s manager. British accent.
   

• 2 BEADSELLERS (1 MALE & *1 FEMALE) (18+) The Beadsellers are in and out throughout the beginning of the play. 
  *This beadseller will be Jacqueline’s Double at the end of the show.