The River City Community Players announces an open call for auditions for its next patron production of A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody; written by Ron Bernas and directed by Jeff Adams.
Auditions will be held on September 8 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Leavenworth Performing Arts Center and on September 17 and 18 beginning at 7 p.m.
Audition Information: Cold readings from the script. All cast members must be 18
years old by October 26, 2012.
This six-character comedy is a spoof of and love letter to the screwball comedies of the 1930s and to stage mysteries in general. It is a one-set,
two-act piece featuring witty dialogue and slapstick comedy.
The play opens with the rich, bored Matthew promising to kill his rich, bored wife Julia so he can become a jet setter like his friend who recently lost his wife. Julia, who's always about three steps ahead of him, plays along. And so
the game begins - a hilarious year-long match of wits and the witless.
During the year the play takes place, there are several mysterious deaths that occur on the grounds of the family estate, a butler who is not what he seems, a detective who can't buy a clue, and two innocents (sort of) caught in the
hilarity as they plan their wedding. While Julia cleverly dodges Matthew's devious murder attempts, the Perry friends and staff are dying off mysteriously.
It seems Matthew is successful in murdering everyone but Julia. As the bodies fall, dim-witted daughter Bunny contemplates calling off her
wedding to unwitting Donald since all the intended gift-bearing guests are dying. Enter Detective Plotnik - a Sam Spade reincarnation who suspects everyone, but hasn't a clue. That is, not until Donald stumbles upon Julia and
gentlemanly butler Buttram in what Donald mistakenly perceives as a compromising
situation.
Performances are October 26 and 27 at 8 p.m.; November 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m.; and a November 4 matinee at 2 p.m.
Leavenworth Performing Arts Center
500 Delaware St
Leavenworth, KS
(913) 651-0027
www.rccplv.com
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