Lakewood Theatre Company

Auditions:
Agatha Christie's Spider's Web

Spider's WebAuditions by appointment on Sunday Sept. 13 & Monday Sept. 14, 2009.

Location: Lakewood Theatre Company 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034. Call 503-635-3901 to schedule an appointment.

Spider's Web will be directed by Don Alder.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Please bring a current headshot & resume.
  • Be prepared to read from the script - sides will be provided.
  • Bring your calendar and be prepared to list all conflicts. Conflicts not listed at time of audition may not be honored.



IMPORTANT DATES:
  • Spider's Web opens January 15 and continues through February 21, 2010. Performances are Thurs-Sat at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 7:00 PM Sun and some Sunday matinees.

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ABOUT THE PLAY

Spider's Web by Agatha Christie - Directed by Don Alder

Clarissa Hailsham-Brown is entertaining her guardian, Sir Rowland Delehaye, their friend Hugo Birch, and a young man named Jeremy Warrender. When her husband Henry's ex-wife's new husband, Oliver, shows up threatening to take Henry's daughter, Pippa, Clarissa's evening begins to fall apart.  The discovery of a body makes things even more complicated because Henry is planning a secret high-level meeting of diplomats that evening and it just wouldn't do to have the police investigating a murder when the government officials arrive. Clarissa's overactive imagination begins to cook up a complicated alibi to protect Pippa (who she suspects is the murderer). The answer is revealed as Clarissa's "web" of lies is unraveled. 

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Role Breakdowns

  Available roles include:

  • Clarissa Hailsham-Brown: Age 25-35. The second wife of Henry Hailsham-Brown,  charming and inventive, her imagination tends to work overtime, with some unexpected consequences.
  •  Jeremy Warrender: Age 25-30. An elegant young man and guest at the Hailsham-Brown's house, the private secretary for a man much wealthier than he.
  • Oliver Costello: Age 40s. He is suspected of shady dealings. None of the other characters like him and neither should the audience - even though he is killed in the first act, his body gets to hang around in the second act.
  • Pipa Hailsham-Brown: Clarissa's young stepdaughter: Age about 12 years old, she exhibits the strong emotional swings of a pre-teen, made worse by a previous family problems, will need to look much younger than Clarissa but strong enough for Clarissa (and the audience) to believe that she could have clobbered Oliver.
  • Mildred Peake: She is a big, jolly-looking woman of forty odd, in tweeds and gum boots. The gardener with a hale and hearty attitude, some suspect that she isn't all there.
  • Mr. Elgin: The butler - middle aged. Nothing escapes his attention.
  • Henry Hailsham-Brown: Age 40-50s. Clarissa's husband. A good-looking man of about forty with a rather expressionless face who works in the foreign office, a strong, solid type.
  • Constable Jones: Age 20-40s. He and the Inspector have been working together long enough that they understand each other well.

Parts that have been cast:
  • Sir Rowland Delahaye: Age 50-60. A distinguished gentleman with very definite charm. Clarissa's guardian, friend, and adviser, he likes to think that he can guide her, but would never admit that she has him wrapped around her little finger. This role has been cast.
  •  Hugo Birch: Age 50-60. The local Justice of the Peace. A rather irascible type who shouldn't be involved in business like a murder. This role has been cast.
  • Inspector Lord: Age 40-50s. The wheels are always turning in his brain. Although he doesn't let on, he doesn't miss a thing. This role has been cast. 

    Auditions: Sunday, Sept. 13 and Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. Call Lakewood Theatre Company at 503-635-3901 to schedule an appointment.