AUDITION ANNOUNCMENT
A Family Reunion to Die For
by Mike & Matt Steele
AUDITION DATES: June 3 (3pm-6pm) June 12 & 13, 2023.
SIGN IN: 6:30pm. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
AUDITION LOCATION: Sand Lake Center for the Arts. 2880 NY 43, Averill Park NY 12018
Production dates: August 18, 19, 25, 26 @8pm August 20 & 27 @2:30pm, 2023
Tech week begins August 13. (No conflicts)
It’s time for the Knotting Family Reunion, and newlywed Christine Franklin is eager to show off her husband Freddie to the family she hasn’t seen in years. The joyful reunion quickly turns sour though when Aunt Gretchen, Cousin Rachel, and Cousin Stefan are all murdered. The members of the Knotting Family are dropping like flies, and Christine seems to be next in line to become a victim! To make matters worse, a terrible storm has trapped all of the guests inside. It’s up to Freddie to catch the murderer and save his blushing bride. After all, he is a detective — well, a mall security guard turned wannabe detective, anyway. Who is trying to wipe out the Knotting family? Is it the pair of squirrel-hunting hillbilly sisters with their rifle? The former Vegas showgirl with a knack for knitting? The maid with a single digit IQ? The grouchy cook? The bitter journalist? The troupe of mimes? Gretchen, Rachel, and Stefan return from the dead, and with the audience’s help, teach Freddie what it takes to be a real detective.
All roles are open to every race and ethnicity. A diverse cast is ideal.
Available roles:
Gretchen Wilcox- Female Identifying, age 50+. Owner of Wilcox Bed and Breakfast, sweet to guests, nasty to staff, elderly aunt to Christine
Connie Carlson- age 20’s to 40’s, maid at Bed and Breakfast, not too smart
Beatrice Googleheimer (could be Barry)- cranky Cook.
Christine Franklin- female identifying, age 20’s-40’s, Freddie’s pushy new wife, Gretchen’s niece.
Freddie Franklin-age 20’s to 40’s, wannabe detective, married to Christine.
Costumed Guest- comic book enthusiast that dresses as his favorite characters
Lola Matthews- female identifying, knitting champion, originally from NYC, beautiful former showgirl.
Carla Jo Michaels- Texan who loves to hunt squirrels, Rhonda Mae’s sister.
Rhonda Mae- also loves to hunt squirrels. (This could also be 2 brothers and change name or brother/sister
Neil Camp/could be Nellie- age 40+ manager of Troupe of mimes.
Molly-hungry mime
Minnie-another mime
Joel March/could be Jo- age 40+ nasty hotel critic.
Stefan Livingston- male identifying- regional theater actor with large ego, married to Suzanne, he is Christine’s cousin.
Suzanne Livingston-female identifying- Stefan’s wife a regional theater actress with large ego.
Rachel Shanklin-female identifying- eccentric anthropologist married to Robert and Christine’s cousin.
Robert Shanklin- male identifying- Rachel’s husband also an eccentric anthropologist.
Optional extra mimes (mimes will add comedy to the production with lots of silent mime acting with Molly, Minnie and Neil)
Production director: Mindy Huerter mindy.huerter@gmail.com (Please reach out to Mindy with any questions)
SLCA-CTP can be reached at 518-674-2007