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Auditions for "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940"

7/25/2013

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What:

Auditions for 5 males and 5 females at 10 am this Saturday, July 27th, 2013
Cold reads only.  No prepared monologues.

Where:

The Garrett's house:  914 Monument Pk Dr.  Gardnerville, NV  89460

Show Description:

THE STORY: The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious "Stage Door Slasher") assemble for a backer's audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy "angel." The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people—all of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem which follows when the infamous "Slasher" makes his reappearance and strikes again—and again. As the composer, lyricist, actors and director prepare their performance, and a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases, and accusing fingers point in all directions. However, and with no thanks to the bumbling police inspector who snowshoes in to investigate, the mystery is solved in the nick of time and the "Slasher" unmasked—but not before the audience has been treated to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author's biting, satiric and refreshingly irreverent wit.

An ingenious and wildly comic romp which enjoyed a long and critically hailed run both on and Off-Broadway. Poking antic fun at the more ridiculous aspects of "show biz" and the corny thrillers of Hollywood's heyday, the play is a non-stop barrage of laughter as those assembled (or at least those who aren't killed off) untangle the mystery of the "Stage Door Slasher."
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  • Show Galleries
    • 2009 >
      • Godspell
    • 2010 >
      • Peter Pan
      • Once Upon a Mattress
      • Steel Magnolias
      • Romeo and Juliet
      • Love Letters
    • 2011 >
      • Annie, Jr.
      • Children of Eden
      • Cinderella, Kids
      • Noises Off
    • 2012 >
      • Murder at Cafe Noir
      • Sleeping Beauty, Kids
      • It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
    • 2013 >
      • The Irish Eyes Murders
      • SHOUT!
      • Shootout at Sadie's Saloon
    • 2016 >
      • Shootout at Sadie's Saloon
    • 2017 >
      • The Reluctant Dragon
      • It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
    • 2018 >
      • Same Time, Next Year
      • Mulan, Jr
      • It's A Wonderful Life; A Live Radio Play
    • 2019 >
      • Once Upon a Mattress
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