THEATRE 29 AUDITIONS FOR “A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER”

ROLES AVAILABLE (11 Adults) The ages listed below are approximate stage ages. All characters have English accents. Most actors will be playing multiple roles. Minimum physical age to audition is 17 years old. 

Montague "Monty" Navarro (20-30) Handsome, clever, charismatic, vulnerable and endearing. Discovers he is in line to become the Earl of Highhurst and intends to kill off the family that stands in his way. Gender: Male Baritone Vocal range top: Bb5 Vocal range bottom: Bb3 

Miss Shingle (40-60) Monty's unexpected visitor. A servant from Highhurst Castle and Monty’s mother’s friend and confidant. Gender: Female Soprano Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: Eb3 

Sibella Hallward (20-30) A childhood friend of Monty. An enchanting girl of the upper middle class with aspirations above her station. She is also the girl Monty loves. Gender: Female Soprano Vocal range top: Gb5 Vocal range bottom: F#3 

Phoebe D'Ysquith (20-30) Monty’s Cousin, sister to Henry D'Ysquith, a gentle woman of good breeding and manners and luckily below Monty in the line of succession. Gender: Female Soprano Vocal range top: high sustained C#6 with an optional Eb Vocal range bottom: G#3 

The D'Ysquith Family (20- 50) A family of high position with vast wealth and influence. And many of them are ahead of Monty in the line of succession. THE ENTIRE FAMILY WILL BE PLAYED BY ONE ACTOR.

Asquith D'Ysquith, Jr. - a dandy (20s) Lord Adlabert D'Ysquith - Eighth Earl of Highhurst (60s) 

Reverend Lord Ezekiel D'Ysquith - a clergyman (40s) 

Lord Adlabert D'Ysquith, Sr. - an elderly banker (60s) 

Henry D'Ysquith - a country squire (30s) 

Lady Hyacinth D'Ysquith - a benefactress (30s) Major Lord Bartholomew D'Ysquith – a bodybuilder (40s) 

Lady Salome D'Ysquith Pumphrey - an actress (30s) 

Chauncey D'Ysquith - a janitor (30s) Gender: Male Baritone Vocal range top: G#4 Vocal range bottom: F#2/Bb3 Physical comedy and stamina is a necessity. Plays a full range of characters from the same family, ranging from an off-kilter priest to a closeted bee enthusiast to a lowly custodian (each of them intrinsic “English types”). 

The following 6 ensemble members play every other role in the show and can be any age from 17-60. 

Woman #1 Mourner; Tour Guide; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Pub Owner's Wife; Mrs. Pebworth; Phoebe's Maid; 3rd Newsboy; Tailor; Selina Chard (Servant); Flower Girl Gender: Female 

Woman #2 Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Mrs. Hetherington; 4th Newsboy; Tailor; Lady Eugenia D'Ysquith; Flower Girl Gender: 

Female Woman #3 Mourner; Sibella's Maid; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Miss Evangeline Barley; Bridesmaid; Miss Hayes; Tailor; Hilda (Servant); Flower Girl Gender: Female 

Man #1 Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 2nd Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Tom Copley; Dr. Brownlee; 1st Newsboy; Weightlifter; 3rd Actor; Ancestral Bust; Walter (Servant); Dr. Pettibone (Medical Examiner); Prison Guard Gender: Male 

Man #2 Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 1st Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Owner; Mr. Cross; 2nd Newsboy; Weightlifter; 1st Actor; Lord Asquith's Physician; Ancestral Bust; Mr. Waters (Servant); Chief Inspector Pinckney Gender: Male 

Man #3 Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Patron; Henry's Employee; Mr. Goodsall; 2nd Actor; Alfred Gorby (Butler); Lord High Steward (voiceover); Magistrate Gender: Male