Auditions: Murder For Two

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MURDER FOR TWO by Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian 

Directed by Kerri Norris for The Royal Canadian Theatre Company

Casting paid, non-union role, 25-40 years old, female presenting, to play THE SUSPECTS. All ethnicities and backgrounds are encouraged to audition. (Please note: the role of Marcus has been cast) 

This role requires a high skill level of piano playing, singing ability and performance. Comedic skills, some dance and ability to improv are assets.This fast paced, 90-minute, musical whodunnit features two actors who act, sing and play the piano throughout. They accompany themselves, each other and sometimes play together. The actor cast as THE SUSPECTS needs a high energy and versatile performance that can switch between the 10 different characters at the drop of a hat. 

Vocal range: Bb3-E5 (as written, but can be transposed)

Grade 9 RCM piano ability for the most difficult passages of music

Rehearsals running August 2nd – September 22nd at The Studio, 10660 City Parkway, Surrey.

(Rehearsals will be Sunday daytime & Tues/Thurs evenings up until show opening. Two additional back-up rehearsals will be scheduled based on cast availability.  Tech week schedule TBD.)

Show runs September/October in Surrey/New Westminster

  • Surrey: September 25-27 (Dress Rehearsal, Sept 24)
  • New Westminster: October 2-4 (Dress Rehearsal, Oct 1)

Auditions by electronic submission.  

  • 2 min video recording accompanying yourself singing a comedic song
  • 1 min comedic monologue sample.    

Please also send your headshot and CV with your submission to auditions@rctheatreco.com by May 4th. 

TITLE ALL FILES WITH YOUR NAME!

Local submissions only for this casting call

Callbacks: Saturday, May 9th. (Only those invited to callbacks will be contacted. Those invited will be given a short excerpt from the show to learn for piano & voice as well as sides from the script.)

The Royal Canadian Theatre Company employs non-discrimination in all audition and hiring practices, and is honoured to be able to make theatre on the ancestral and unceded traditional territories of the Qayqayt, Matsqui, Kwantlen, Katzie and Semiahmoo First Nations, who were the first peoples to live, to dance, tell stories and sing songs in these lands.