Theatre Du Jour is looking for actors for th eir next offering - “Murder at the Prom” by Peter DePietro - directed by Sh erri Metz! Auditions are being held at the Art Loft (171 W 1st Street) in&n bsp;Oswego on Monday and < span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday , March 13 & 14th from 6-9. A cold read from the scr ipt (provided) is all that is required to be considered. The interactive mu rder mystery runs May 13th at the Barnes Hiscock Mansion in Syracuse, the 18th at the Ei s House in Mexico and the 26th at GS Steamers in Oswego! Patrons are invite d to wear their prom best (or worst) and join the fun! Tickets are on sale now at dujourcny.com!
Show Synopsis:
Stroll down the lane that love paved as you and your s weetheart attend the high school senior prom. You'll bask in the glory of y our recent varsity victory and cheer as the king and queen of the prom are selected from among the guests. But beware! Glory days soon turn into gory days as one among you is murdered, then another. Gee whiz, not even Carrie was this treacherous. The list of suspects includes class snobs Charles Jon athan Edward Buckley III and Margot Ralston, the class outcast Patty Primpi npoof, and a couple from the wrong side of the tracks, Vinnie DiMici and Be lla Baloopi. Vinnie and Bella are always making a scene. This year Bella in sisted on coming to the prom, even though she is "in the family way," or is that a bomb she has hidden under her gown? Attend the prom and find out th e answer, along with whodunit.
Character Descriptions:
BELLA BALOOPI - a loud-mouthed, bawdy female from the wrong s ide of the tracks; a tough moll-type with a temper; high school senior
< p style="font-family: verdana; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-si ze: 15px; line-height: normal; color: #252525;">VINNIE DIMICI - a Brooklyn-esque greaser with a brash style - rude, in-your-face and bois terous; trouble-maker with no etiquette, yet he can be smooth in his own te stostrone-infused way; high school senior.CATHERINE CRANSTON - a former military official; now an ostensibly straight-lac ed, commandeering high school principal; an efficient leader with a no-nons ense sensibility; 40-55 years old.
PATTY PRIMPINPOOF - a nosey, belligerent spoiled brat; an overly zealous participant in class activities, even though she is the school outcast; very unattractive ; high school senior. Can be played by a man in drag.
C HARLES JONATHAN EDWARD BUCKLEY III (CHUCKY) - an obnoxious, p retentious prig; a very wealthy WASP, who flaunts his superior social posit ion formidably; high school senior.
MARGOT RALSTON (MUFFY) - an abominable snob, whose constant degradation of people less financially well-off than she is loathsome; very attractive; high school s enior.
KIM CRANSTON - Catherine's twin si ster; a tough private investigator with a passion for solving crimes; delib erate and intelligent; 40-55 years old. Played by the same actress as Cathe rine.
P oster Design courtesy of Brian Graves and Brandon Holmes
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Calling all thespians - Theater Du Jour brings MURDER to the table
Theatre Du Jour is looking for actors for their next offering - “Murder at the Prom” by Peter DePietro - directed by Sherri Metz! Auditions are being held at the Art Lof t (171 W 1st Street) in Oswego on Monday and Tuesday, March 13 & 14th from 6-9. A cold read from the script (provided) is all that is required to be consi dered. The interactive murder mystery runs May 13th at the Barnes Hiscock Mansion in Syr acuse, the 18th at the Eis House in Mexico and the 26th at GS Steamers in O swego! Patrons are invited to wear their prom best (or worst) and join the fun! Tickets are on sale now at dujourcny.com!
Show S ynopsis:
Stroll down the lane that lov e paved as you and your sweetheart attend the high school senior prom. You' ll bask in the glory of your recent varsity victory and cheer as the king a nd queen of the prom are selected from among the guests. But beware! Glory days soon turn into gory days as one among you is murdered, then another. G ee whiz, not even Carrie was this treacherous. The list of suspects include s class snobs Charles Jonathan Edward Buckley III and Margot Ralston, the c lass outcast Patty Primpinpoof, and a couple from the wrong side of the tra cks, Vinnie DiMici and Bella Baloopi. Vinnie and Bella are always making a scene. This year Bella insisted on coming to the prom, even though she is " in the family way," or is that a bomb she has hidden under her gown? Attend the prom and find out the answer, along with whodunit.
Character Descriptions:
BELLA BALOOPI - a loud-mouthed, bawd y female from the wrong side of the tracks; a tough moll-type with a temper ; high school senior
VINNIE DIM
ICI - a Brooklyn-esque greaser with a brash style - ru
de, in-your-face and boisterous; trouble-maker with no etiquette, yet he ca
n be smooth in his own testostrone-infused way; high school senior.
< strong>CATHERINE CRANSTON - a former military official; now a n ostensibly straight-laced, commandeering high school principal; an effici ent leader with a no-nonsense sensibility; 40-55 years old.
P ATTY PRIMPINPOOF - a nosey, belligerent spoiled brat; an over ly zealous participant in class activities, even though she is the school o utcast; very unattractive; high school senior. Can be played by a man in dr ag.
CHARLES JONATHAN EDWARD BUCKLEY III (CHUCKY) - an obnoxious, pretentious prig; a very wealthy WASP, who flaunts his superior social position formidably; high school senior.
MARGOT RALSTON (MUFFY) - an abominable snob, whose constant d egradation of people less financially well-off than she is loathsome; very attractive; high school senior.
KIM CRANSTON - Catherine's twin sister; a tough private investigator with a passion for solving crimes; deliberate and intelligent; 40-55 years old. Played by the same actress as Catherine.
Poster Design courtesy of Brian Graves and Brandon Holmes
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