Audition Information
Spider's Web
By Agatha Christie
​Audition Dates
Sunday, February 9th and Monday, February 10th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Auditions will be held at the Basile Westfield Playhouse 220 N. Union Street, Westfield, IN 46074. Please enter through the right-side doors at the front of the building. Auditions will be held upstairs.
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How to Prepare
Auditions will consist of cold reads from the script. Bring a theatre resume and headshot if you have them and a list of all conflicts between February 11 and April 13.
Scripts are available for perusal by emailing the director at jjansmith3510@aol.com.
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Rehearsals
Rehearsals will be Monday through Thursday from 7-9:30 pm.
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Performance Dates
April 3 - 13, 2025
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 pm. Sunday shows begin at 2:30 pm.
​​​Synopsis
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 wry detective Inspector Lord.
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Roles to be cast
All roles are open.
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Sir Roland Delahaye - male, stage age 50-70
Hugo Birch - male, stage age 50-70
Inspector Lord - male, stage age 50-70
Henry Hailsham-Brown - male, stage age 30-40
Constable - male, stage age 30-40
Jeremy Warrender - male, stage age over 25
Elgin the butler - male, stage age over 25
Oliver Costello - male, stage age over 25
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown - female, stage age 25-35
Mildred Peake - female, stage age 40-70
​Pippa Hailsham-Brown - female, stage age 12-14
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