AUDITION NOTICE FOR PERSIMMON TREE PLAYERS’ FALL 2026 PRODUCTION
DEADLINE
by Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes
Auditions:
Sunday, August 16th – at 3pm
Monday, August 17th – at 7:30pm
Callbacks (if needed) on Wednesday, August 19th at 7pm
Victory Hall Theater, 401 Valley Street, Scottsville, VA 24590
Open call, readings from the script. Please schedule your audition HERE
Performance Dates:
November 14th , 15th , 20th , 21st , 22nd
Directed By:
Andrea Kojan
Summary:
Just as they are about to give up on their careers, a pair of struggling playwrights find out that their mentor, the most celebrated murder mystery writer since Agatha Christie, has just died with the script to his upcoming Broadway thriller left unfinished. Tasked with completing his work in under a week, Mara and Don jump into the story – but once they begin digging into the world of the play, they quickly find themselves trapped inside it. Can they use their writing skills to solve the mystery and save the play – and themselves?
Characters (Note – Actors will be playing multiple-roles.):
Don / Silas – Don is a confident but discouraged American playwright. Silas is an aging spoiled Hollywood rich kid.
Mara / Meredith – Mara is Don’s playwrighting partner. Meredith is a reserved, smart, upper-class British woman.
Dean / Trevor – Dean is Don and Mara’s energetic theatrical manager. Trevor is an attractive, fit young man.
Bartholomew / Policeman – Bartholomew is a strait-laced lawyer-type, age 40 to 60.
Devorah / Violet / Mrs. Vacratsis – Devorah is a stylish woman with a cultured German accent. Violet is the matriarch of the family. Mrs. Vacratsis is Don and Mara’s office landlord and has a heavy Greek accent.
Tabitha / Delivery Woman – Tabitha is a hippy-style woman aged 25 to 40.
Productions Details:
Rehearsals will primarily be held on Sunday late afternoons and Monday and Wednesday evenings, with some evening rehearsals added closer to performance. All performances and rehearsals will be held at Victory Hall Theatre. The first rehearsal will be a full cast read-through on Sunday, August 23 rd starting at 4pm. Those auditioning must be available each evening beginning on Sunday, November 8 th for the entire week for Tech rehearsals as well as for all performances. There will also be one brush-up rehearsal scheduled for the week between the two weekends of performances.
