ABOUT
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Agatha Christie’s death, her haunting mystery of justice and secrecy unfolds under the evening sky as ten strangers in a mansion start dying one by one. Will there be any survivors? One of Christie’s most foreboding tales and a masterpiece of dramatic construction, the growing sense of dread and unfaltering tension will keep you guessing to the very end.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Note: All ethnicities are encouraged to submit to any of the roles in this show. Please see below for character specific gender and age range.
THOMAS ROGERS
Competent middle-aged manservant. Not a butler, but a house-parlour man. Quick and deft. Just a trifle suspicious and shifty.
MRS. ETHEL ROGERS / Run Crew
Middle-aged wife of ROGERS. Worried, frightened looking woman. Cook and housekeeper. This actor will assist backstage as part of the Run Crew for the production when not in scenes onstage.
FRED NARRACOTT / ANTHONY MARSTON / Run Crew
MARSTON is a good-looking young man in his mid-twenties or so. Rich, spoiled, and not very intelligent. This actor will double as NARRACOTT, the delivery man. This actor will also assist backstage as part of the Run Crew for the production when not in scenes onstage.
VERA CLAYTHORNE
Fashionable female. Mid-twenties to mid-thirties. Former governess, now a secretary. This role includes a staged kiss with LOMBARD.
PHILIP LOMBARD
Mid-thirties. A touch of the adventurer about him. A soldier of fortune. An outrageous flirt, he is taken with VERA. This role includes a staged kiss with VERA.
WILLIAM BLORE
Middle-aged, any gender. Wears rather loud clothes, giving the impression of a gold magnate. A first-class liar with no respect for the personal space of others. Former police officer, now a private investigator.
GENERAL JOHN MACKENZIE
Upright, soldierly old man with a gentle, tired face. Absentminded with a tendency to look lost. Retired WWI general.
EMILY BRENT
Spinster with a disagreeable, suspicious face. Bitter old lady. A self-righteous tea totaler.
SIR LAWRENCE WARGRAVE
Older retired criminal judge. Air of authority and judicial manner. Silky voice. A man who likes to be in control.
DR. ARMSTRONG
A fussy, good looking individual of approximately 44 years of age. Appears rather tired. Any gender.
SIDES
And Then There Were None Sides are posted here so that you may familiarize yourself with them prior to auditions. You may be asked to read a side as part of a day-of callback.
