THE PRICE
By Arthur Miller
Location: City Stage at Union Station
Director: Dennis Hennessy
Run: May 25th to June 12th, 2022
***THE PRICE has been cast.***
SPIDER’S WEB
by Agatha Christie
Location: The Goppert Theater at Avila University
Director: Darren Sextro
Run: July 13th to July 31st, 2022
Clarissa, wife of a diplomat, is adept at spinning tales of adventure but when a murder takes place in her drawing room she finds live drama much harder to cope with. Desperate to dispose of the body before her husband arrives with an important politician, she enlists the help of her guests. Hilarity ensues when they are interrupted by the arrival of a wry detective.
Available roles, with playwright and director’s descriptions…
SIR ROWLAND – 50s-60s, male. Clarissa’s godfather. Distinguished and charming.
JEREMY WARRENDER – 30s, male. An elegant young man.
PIPPA HAILSHAM-BROWN – reads 12-15, female. Henry’s daughter, Clarissa’s stepdaughter.
ELGIN – 30+, male or female, any ethnicity. The household’s butler or cook.
OLIVER – 30s or 40s, male. An attractive man with villainous intent.
HENRY HAILSHAM-BROWN – 40s, male. Clarissa’s husband, a mild-mannered diplomat. (This actor will also play CONSTABLE JONES.)
INSPECTOR LORD – 40s or 50s, male. Experienced but occasionally befuddled, performatively “in charge.”
All available roles in SPIDER’S WEB can be played by actors of any ethnicity, and will require British dialects.
***The roles of Clarissa, Birch, and Mildred Peake have been cast.***