Company & Audition Venue:

The Wimberley Players, 450 Old Kyle Road, Wimberley TX 78676

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Directed by:

Rebecca Woods

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​​​Audition Dates: 

** December 21st, 3-7pm (by appointment)
* VIDEO auditions accepted through midnight, December 21st at 7pm.
If you are unavailable for the in-person date, please contact the Producer at deathtrap@wimberleyplayers.org to make alternate arrangements.

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Appointment Form (click link below):    

https://forms.gle/rbKNzwzgpDnAQntu9

(all actors must submit form - including headshots, resumes, and video file or link if needed)​​

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​How to Prepare:

1–2 minute monologue with the possibility of cold reads (sides will be provided).​

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Callbacks (if needed):

Monday December 22nd, 7 pm. Sides will be provided.

 

Rehearsals:

First table read will be Monday January 5th, 7-10 pm. Full rehearsals will begin that week, depending on availability

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Technical Rehearsals:

Will be February 14 & 15,  12pm to 9pm.

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​Dress Rehearsals:

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday,  February 17 - 19, 6 -11 pm.

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Performances (12):

February 20th through March 15th. Friday and Saturday night curtains are at 7:30pm. Sunday matinee curtains are at 2:30 pm.

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Compensation:

All actors are offered a stipend.

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About the Play:

In Ira Levin’s classic comedic thriller, Deathtrap, a washed-up playwright finds a chance to rise to the top once more, a shot he’d be willing to kill for. Sidney Bruhl hasn’t written a hit play for 18 years when he receives a script from a former student, Clifford Anderson, that’s a guaranteed success. His wife, Myra, suggests the two men could collaborate; Sidney jokes that it’d be just as easy to murder the young man and steal the script for his own. When Clifford arrives later that evening, no one--not even the visiting psychic--could predict where the dark events of the night will go. Who is innocent? Who only seems that way? Deathtrap is a sharply funny play full of twists and turns that keep an audience on the edge of their seats. Is anyone really safe when a man sees a clean shot at success?

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Time and Place:

Sidney Bruhl's study in Westport, Connecticut, 1970’s 

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Characters:

Sidney Bruhl (40’s - 60’s) -  A once-acclaimed thriller playwright who is struggling with a creative drought after 18 years without a hit. He is ambitious, charming, and devious, and will do almost anything to regain his status. 

 

Myra Bruhl (40’s - 60’s) - Sidney's supportive wife who comes from a wealthy family and financially supports their lifestyle. She is kind and calming but can be firm when needed. 

 

Clifford Anderson (20’s - 30’s) - A talented and ambitious young writer who is a former student of Sidney's. He is clever and can appear naive, while harboring his own darker ambitions. 

 

Helga ten Dorp (Any Age) - A celebrity psychic with a strong Dutch accent who lives next door. She is free-spirited, not easily intimidated, and often senses the danger in the house. 

 

Porter Milgrim (Any) - Sidney's friend and attorney, who is concerned about his well-being. He is sharp and observant. 

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