THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields

Sherman Community Players (NON EQUITY)

Directed by Joe Barr and Gena Graham

Auditions are Sunday, February 8th and Monday, February 9th  from 630pm to 930pm.  Auditions will include both cold readings from the script and improv activities. Auditions will be held at SCP Theater, 500 North Elm Street, Sherman 75090. Please email pam@scptheater.org for audition sides.  

Note: all actors cast will be required to be very physical.  Stage fighting, falling, and various pratfalls are required for each character. All actors should be able to do a British accent.

Roles:   

Chris Bean

• Role in the play: Director of the Cornley Drama Society / Inspector Carter
• Description:
  Serious, uptight director trying desperately to keep the show together. Authoritative, earnest, and increasingly frustrated. Often breaks the fourth wall to manage chaos.

Robert Grove

• Role in the play: Thomas Colleymoore
• Description:
  Overconfident leading man who believes he is a great actor. Loves drama and big moments, even when inappropriate. Frequently injured but soldiers on.

Max Bennett

• Role in the play: Cecil Haversham / Arthur the Gardener
• Description:
  Nervous, sweet, and inexperienced actor. Terrified of going onstage but well-meaning. His panic escalates hilariously as the play unravels.

Dennis Tyde

• Role in the play: Perkins
• Description:
  Struggles with accents and character consistency. Often confused about blocking and dialogue. Earnest but not particularly skilled.

Jonathan Harris

• Role in the play: Charles Haversham
• Description:
  Intense, brooding actor who takes theatre far too seriously. Prone to emotional outbursts and rivalry, especially over leading roles.

Sandra Wilkinson

• Role in the play: Florence Colleymoore
• Description:
  Ambitious performer who frequently breaks character to grab the spotlight. Overacts romance and drama, often competing with others for attention.

Annie Twilloil

• Role in the play: Stage Manager / later Florence
• Description:
  Blunt, no-nonsense stage manager forced onstage when things go wrong. Not an actor—and proud of it. Deadpan delivery heightens the comedy.

Trevor Watson

• Role in the play: Lighting & Sound Operator
• Description:
  Long-suffering tech crew member dragged into the action. Sarcastic, reluctant, and increasingly hostile toward the cast.

The Show runs from April 10th through April 26th. [Note: performances will be April 10,11,12,16,17,18,19,22,23,24,25,26. Please note the performance on Wednesday, April 22 is a sponsor show beginning at 7pm. All other performances are at 7:30pm in the evenings and 2:00pm on Sundays.         

 Welcome to Cornley Drama Society’s production of The Murder at Haversham Manor.  It is opening night and everything that can go wrong…does.  As such, this show will require a lot of the production team and actors.  This will be a longer than usual rehearsal, for a total of 8 weeks before open.  Actors must be able to improv, vamp, fight and fall, kiss and make up.  This may be one of the most challenging shows you have ever been a part of!