And Then There Were None/Ada & the Engine Auditions

For this audition, please be prepared to cold read the audition sides found at the bottom of the page.  Please plan to be there for 1.5-2 hours.  The audition process is time consuming and we will do our best to stay on schedule.

For questions please contact Cole Butcher, Production Stage Manager, 239-434-7340 ext. 125 or [email protected].

DESCRIPTIONS:

And Then There Were None

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate… for each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins; one by one, they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme about “Ten Little Soldier Boys.”

**Content & Intimacy Notice**  The following represents intimacy, violence, and language imbedded within the script.  This show dramatizes and highlights actions of murder and insensitive, period language.  The dialogue is the embodiment of the character speaking and must express their intention at that point in the play.  This means that the author will have chosen terminology to be spoken with varying degrees of precision, sensitivity, and deliberate insensitivity according to the character and the circumstances in which they are speaking.  Other intimate moments will include violent male-to-female and male-to-male physical contact, non-violent/non-romantic male-to-male and male-to-female physical contact.  Consent-forward and best practices intimacy staging will be part of all rehearsals involving these moments.  If you have concerns you would like to discuss, contact Cole at [email protected].  All questions are welcome.  Concerns or limitations with any of the above material will not affect your consideration for the roles.

Director: TBD
Stage Manager: TBD
Cast [Age on all shows & parts is flexible]: 3 Women (20-70s), 7 Men (20-70s)
Rehearsal & Performance Schedule: And Then There Were None Conflict Sheet

Characters:

• THOMAS ROGER – (Male, 30+) The Butler.  Rogers and his wife have been hired as caretakers of the eight guests who will be arriving.  He is overwhelmed by his duties, displaying exasperation and ill will.
• ETHEL ROGERS – (Female, 30+) The Cook/Housekeeper. While she is technically employed as a cook, like her husband, Ethel is expected to go beyond the scope of her position. Ethel is frail, nervous and overwhelmed. Trapped beneath the thumb of her demanding husband, she is unhappy and lost.
• JOHN GORDON MACKENZIE – (Male, 60+). The General. General MacKenzie sticks out among the others and doesn’t seem to be comfortable socializing. One might suspect that he suffers from a guilty conscience. Defensive about the accusations directed at him, MacKenzie prefers to talks about the love and devotion he felt for for his dear wife Lesley.
• SIR LAWRENCE WARGRAVE – (Male, 60+) The Judge. A retired criminal judge, Wargrave is a sober and rigid man of the law. Thanks to his many years at the bench, he is able to maintain a cool head even when circumstances become increasingly dire.
• DR. EDWARD ARMSTRONG – (Male, 60+) Dr. Armstrong is a highly successful nerve specialist. He was invited under the pretense of treating Mrs. Owen. His demeanor is that of a weak and somewhat sorrowful person who can easily be taken advantage of.
• ANTHONY JAMES MARSTON – (Male, 20s-30s) The Playboy.  Handsome, youthful, from a wealthy family and oozing with superiority and little moral judgment, Anthony seems the least ashamed of his checkered past..
• WILLIAM HENRY BLORE – (Male, 50+) The Police Officer. A former police officer from South Africa, Blore presents himself as wise and available to give advice to others. He is the first to act in a variety of situations, but his actions don’t always yield positive results.
• VERA CLAYTHORNE – (Female, 20s-30s) The Secretary.  A former governess, Vera was hired to serve as secretary to Mrs. Owen, wife of the mysterious host. Intelligent and poised, Vera is at first excited by the prospect of this adventure, but her enthusiasm eventually evolves into an urgent desire to leave the island.
• EMILY BRENT – (Female, 60+) Possibly the least likable character in the household, Emily comes off as righteous, judgmental and negative. Her rules for proper living allow for no exceptions..
• CAPTAIN PHILP LOMBARD – (Male, 30s) The Soldier.  Captain Lombard is confident and self-assured and more than proud of his military service in Africa. He is flirtatious with Vera but treats her with a somewhat superior attitude. He misjudges her and is surprised by her capability.

Ada & the Engine

As the British Industrial Revolution dawns, young Ada Byron Lovelace (daughter of the flamboyant and notorious Lord Byron) sees the boundless creative potential in the “analytic engines” of her friend and soul mate Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer. Ada envisions a whole new world where art and information converge—a world she might not live to see. A music-laced story of love, friendship, and the edgiest dreams of the future. Jane Austen meets Steve Jobs in this poignant pre-tech romance heralding the computer age.

**Consent & Intimacy Notice**  Though a period show, there may be moments of intimacy which could include non-violent/romantic and non-violent/non-romantic physical contact between male and female, male to male, and female to female.  If you have concerns you would like to discuss contact Cole at [email protected]. All questions welcome. Concerns or limitations with any of the above material will not affect your consideration for the roles.

Director: TBD
Stage Manager: TBD
Cast: 3 Women (18-60s), 3 Men (25-60s)
Rehearsal & Performance Schedule: Ada & the Engine Audition Conflict Sheet

Characters:

• ADA BYRON LOVELACE – (Female, 18-36) Curious, funny, brilliant, aware of her brilliance, stories, aware of her story. Never met her famous father. Tries to be a “good girl” but just cannot help her curiosity and love of all things impossible. A woman of modern time stuck in hers.
• LADY ANABELLA BYRON – (Female, 35-55) Ada’s mother, harsh, strict, jealous? Yes. But realistic. She has had a hard life largely due to Ada’s father. Projects his sins on her.
• CHARLES BABBAGE – (Male, 40-60) Singing Role.  Ada’s soul mate, friend, mentor. Lauded genius of London. A holder of famous salons, an inventor, a mathematical scholar, a dreamer who just cannot seem to make his dreams into the metal they require to be real. Almost perfect for Ada. Almost.
• LORD LOVELACE – (Male, 25-45) A gentleman who becomes Ada’s husband. He’d rather that he was more rich and more lordly but he’ll manage with his lot. A proud man. A wanting man. A serious man. Is not madly in love with Ada but she’ll do just fine.
• MARY SOMMERVILLE – (Female, 40-60) Charles’ friend and colleague and Ada’s mentor. There are no women as successful and respected in science and math as her. Pragmatic, sharply friendly, someone who will tell you when you’re wrong.’.
• LORD BYRON – (Male, 30s) Singing Role. A charming man, darkly funny, unpredictable, emotional, brooding but self-aware. A poet.

Select and reserve an audition slot below:

There are no assigned time slots for play auditions.  If you need to CANCEL your audition time, please contact Cole Butcher, Production Stage Manager, [email protected].