AUDITION FOR
MURDER ON THE
ORIENT EXPRESS
By Agatha Christie & Ken Ludwig
Directed by Sophia Nachmanoff
All 7th - 12th grade students are invited to audition!
All who audition will be cast.
WHERE?
Davis Arts Center, 1919 F St.
Davis, CA 95616
WHEN?
4-6pm
Wed, Sep. 16
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express is a playwright adapted by Ken Ludwig from the original novel!
The story begins just after midnight when a massive snowdrift stops the opulent Orient Express in its tracks.
The train is unusually full of diverse passengers.
The next morning, an unpopular American tycoon named Samuel Ratchett is found dead in his locked compartment. He has been stabbed eight times.
Trapped by the snow with a killer among them, the passengers turn to the world-famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who happens to be on board.
Poirot must interview the eccentric passengers, check their alibis, and dig into their hidden pasts.
He uncovers connections to an old, tragic kidnapping case that tore a family apart years earlier. Poirot uses his sharp mind to solve the locked-room murder before the local police arrive.
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Theatre takes a lot of time.
Our rehearsal schedule is available below:
REHEARSALS:
Sep. 26 - Oct. 2
1 - 4pm
Sep. 26
2-5pm
Sep. 27
4 - 6pm
Sep. 28, 29, 30
Oct. 1 & 2
SHOW DAY
NO ACCEPTED CONFLICTS
Oct. 3
Saturday
1 - 3pm Dress Rehearsal
4 - 6 pm Show & Clean Up
Be prepared to list all of your possible conflicts
on the conflict form you will be given.
We understand that many of us have extracurriculars, jobs, and other commitments. We will do our best to build the rehearsal schedule to be respectful of your time and conflicts. We ask that once you are cast and the schedule is distributed, you do your utmost to avoid additional conflicts.
Actor Invitation:
Come be a part of Acme's fall staged reading! This project is an opportunity for actors of all experience levels to grow their acting skills in a fun rehearsal process.
About Acme's Audition Process
Acme Theatre Company invites all 9th-12th-grade students to audition to act or sign up to work as technicians for our three main stage shows and one staged reading this season. There is no cost to participate in Acme Theatre Company. No prior theatre experience is required!
We invite and welcome company members of all ethnicities, races, gender identities, ages, and body types, as well as performers with disabilities, to join us.
We hold open auditions before each production.
Audition sign-up info will be posted on this page as it becomes available.
Actors are asked to complete a Google form, attend an audition session, and then attend a group callback session. Technicians are asked to sign up on the Google form, and then we will contact you regarding technical work as the process unfolds!