DEKALB, ILL, March 31, 2022 – Stage Coach Players (SCP) will hold an audition to fill roles in the Agatha Christie play, A Murder Is Announced, and the musical-comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone on Sunday, April 10, 2022.  Auditions will be held at Stage Coach Players theatre from 1 to 3 p.m.

 For A Murder Is Announced, the director is looking for a man to fill the role of Patrick Simmons, aged 20 – 40 who could play a man in his mid to late 20’s.  The actor will need to do a formal English accent (will have a dialect coach to assist at rehearsals).  Simmons is pompous, sarcastic character.  The actor will be required to do an onstage kiss. 

The director for The Drowsy Chaperone is also in need of a man aged 20 – 40 for the role of Robert Martin, the groom-to-be.  Auditioners should prepare 32 bars of a musical theatre song (not from the show) and bring sheet music in the correct key.  Vocal range is tenor (C3 – Ab4).  They will also be asked to learn a short dance routine.  Ideally, the actor should be able to tap and roller skate.  Martin is the token leading man of 1920’s musical theatre.  He’s debonair, dashing and a matinee idol who is cheesy, cheerful, and optimistic. 

All those cast in the 2022 season for SCP must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by the time rehearsals for each show begins.  For more information about these plays or any show in our 2022 season, visit the SCP website at www.stagecoachplayers.com.