The Cat and the Canary
Coming Soon! March 23 - April 7, 2012
The Cat and the Canary
by John Willard
March 23 - April 7, 2012
Directed by Michael Serrecchia
A Mystery Thriller
Dupree Theater
Irving Arts Center
3333 N. MacArthur Blvd.
Irving, TX 75062
Fridays & Saturdays, March 23, 24, 30, 31, April 6, 7, 2012 at 8pm.
Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 8pm.
Sundays, March 25 & April 1, 2012 at 2:30pm.
The family of rich eccentric, Ambrose West, goes to his looming old house on the Hudson to attend a reading of his will at midnight 20 years after his death. His will designates that Annabelle West is his sole heir if there is no indication that she suffers from insanity. However, should she be unsound of mind, a second will is to be opened naming a different heir. The family endeavors to unbalance Annabelle with tales of lunatics, murders, and death strikes. In this old-fashioned thriller, everyone among the possible heirs is suspected, but not until the final fall of the curtain is the extraordinary mystery solved. “They have watched my wealth as if they were cats, and I -- a canary.”
PG
Cast
Miss Pleasant - Michelle Mays
Annabelle West - Ashlie Kirkpatrick
Cicily Young - Shannon Rasmussen
Susan Sillsby - Trista Wyly
Roger Crosby - Dave Schmidt
Harry Blythe - Michael Speck
Charlie Wilder - Aaron White
Paul Jones - Scott Higgins
Hendricks - John Medaille
Dr. Patterson - William (Bill) Kledas
Auditions
Directed by Michael Serrecchia
Saturday, January 7, 2012 from 10am - 1pm
Sunday, January 8, 2012 from 5 - 8pm
Performances: March 23 - April 7, 2012
Auditions will be cold readings from the script.
Please bring headshot/resume or updated photo and resume.
We offer a gas allowance.
Call 972-594-6104 or email info@irvingtheatre.org to schedule an appointment.
Roles: 6 Male, 4 Female
(all roles are available)
Roles ranging in age from early 20's to 60's:
Miss Pleasant, the caretaker of the mansion, a woman of color
or exotic ethnicity, believes in spirits.
Roger Crosby, the family lawyer, 50s-60s; executor of the estate
Harry Blythe, about 35: quiet, cynical, bored man, but dangerous.
Cicily Young, 20s, heir to the fortune
Susan Sillsby, 20s-30s,a female with an acid temper, heir to
the fortune
Charlie Wilder, another heir; 20s-30s; full of charm, smiles all
the time and has a magnetic personality.
Paul Jones, 30-40s, another heir, cousin to Cecily, Susan
and Charlie, always sees both sides of things; was a horse
doctor, then became a mechanic-garage owner.
Annabelle West, vigorous, beautiful girl, frank and fearless and
very modern; illustrator by profession.
Hendricks, guard at the asylum
Patterson – a doctor
