Buck Creek Playhouse will hold open auditions for the Indianapolis premiere of the 2014 Tony Award winning musical,  A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak on Monday and Tuesday, February 3 and 4, 2020, at 7 p.m. at the playhouse, 11150 Southeastern Avenue. Director D. Scott Robinson and Musical Director Jill Stewart are looking for a diverse group of five men and six women (ages 20 and up) for this production.  All roles are available.

Getting away with murder can be so much fun… and there’s no better proof than the knock-‘em-dead hit show that’s earned unanimous raves and won the 2014 Tony Award® for Best Musical, A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER. This fun and zany Indianapolis premiere musical tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by any means necessary. All the while, he’s got to juggle his mistress (she’s after more than just love), his fiancée (she’s his cousin, but who’s keeping track?), and the constant threat of landing behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance…and be done in time for tea.

AUDITION PREPARATION

Please be prepared to sing 16-32 bars of a prepared song showing your vocal range. An accompanist will be provided.
You may be asked to read from the script or sing from the score.  Please contact us using the form at the bottom of this page to view a copy of the script beforehand.
Click here to listen to the cast recording on YouTube.
Callbacks will be held the following week.
Please bring resume and head shot, if available.
A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER is scheduled for nine performances, weekends June 5-21, 2020. Please bring a list of all conflicts from April through June 2020.
Rehearsals are tentatively set to begin on Sunday, April 5, 2020.

CHARACTER

SEX / ESTIMATED AGE

DESCRIPTION

MONTAGUE “MONTY” NAVARRO

Male, 20s to early 30s.
Tenor/Baritone

Handsome, clever, charismatic, vulnerable and endearing. Discovers he is in line to become the Earl of Highhurst, and intends to kill off the family that stands in his way.

MISS SHINGLE

Female, 50+
​Soprano

Monty’s unexpected visitor

SIBELLA HALLWARD

Female, 20s to early 30s
​Soprano

The girl Monty loves

PHOEBE D’YSQUITH

Female, 20s to early 30s
​Soprano

Monty’s cousin

THE D’YSQUITH FAMILY
*These roles are all played by one actor

Male, 20s to 30s
​Baritone

*Asquith D’Ysquith, Jr., a dandy
*Lord Adlabert D’Ysquith, Eighth Earl of Highhurst
*Reverend Lord Ezekiel D’Ysquith, a clergyman
*Lord Adlabert D’Ysquith, Sr., an elderly banker
*Henry D’Ysquith, a country squire
*Lady Hyacinth D’Ysquith, a benefactress
*Major Lord Bartholomew D’Ysquith, a bodybuilder
*Lady Salome D’Ysquith Pumphrey, an actress
*Chauncey D’Ysquith, a janitor

WOMAN #1

Female, 20s to 40s

Mourner; Tour Guide; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Pub Owner’s Wife; Mrs. Pebworth; Phoebe’s Maid; 3rd Newsboy; Tailor; Selina Chard (Servant); ​Flower Girl

WOMAN #2

Female, 20s to 40s

Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Mrs. Hetherington; 4th Newsboy; Tailor; Lady Eugenia D’Qsquith; Flower Girl

WOMAN #3

Female, 20s to 40s

Mourner; Sibella’s Maid; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Miss Evangeline Barley; Bridesmaid; Miss Hayes; Tailor; Hilda (Servant); Flower Girl

MAN #1

Male, 20s to 40s

Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 2nd Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Tom Copley; Dr. Brownlee; 1st Newsboy; Weight Lifter; 3rd Actor; Ancestral Bust; Walter (Servant); Dr. Pettibone (Medical Examiner); Prison Guard

MAN #2

Male, 20s to 40s

Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 1st Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Owner; Mr. Cross; 2nd Newsboy; Weight Lifter; 1st Actor; Lord Asquith’s Physician; Ancestral Bust; Mr. Waters (Servant); Chief Inspector Pinckney

MAN #3

Male, 20s to 40s

​Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Patron; Henry’s Employee; Mr. Goodsall; 2nd Actor; Alfred Gorby (Butler); Lord High Steward (voiceover); Magistrate