Deathtrap
by Ira Levin

Auditions
Sunday, August 18 and Monday, August 19
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Callbacks (if needed) on Tuesday, August 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Open call, readings from the script

To sign up for an audition, please click HERE

Victory Hall Theater

401 Valley Street, Scottsville, VA 24590

Performance Dates
November 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24, 2024
at Victory Hall Theater

Directed by Jen Starkey

Summary
Comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college — a thriller that Sidney immediately recognizes as a potential Broadway smash. Sidney’s plan, devised with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student for co-credit. Or is it? Is anyone really safe when a desperate man sees a clean shot at success? Deathtrap is a sharply funny play full of twists and turns that keep an audience on the edge of their seats until the curtain closes.

Characters

Sidney Bruhl – A once successful playwright who hasn’t had a hit in many years. Polished, dashing, devious. Thinks he’s the smartest man in the room and wants people to know it. Is “on stage” even when at home.

Clifford Anderson – A playwright and recent student of Sidney’s. Very clever, but hides it behind a façade of innocence and naïveté.

Myra Bruhl – Sidney’s wife. Sophisticated, but sweet and sensitive. Encouraging of Sidney’s career and has been supporting them financially for the past few years.

Helga ten Dorp – A renowned Dutch psychic who has visions of the future. Is in and out of this world and her own world. Knows she’s a celebrity and buys into the show of her gift.

Porter Milgrim – Sidney’s lawyer. Professional, prudish, observant.

Productions Details

Rehearsals will primarily be held Sunday late afternoons, Monday and Tuesday evenings, and every first Thursday evening of the month. The first rehearsal will be a read-through on Sunday, August 25.  Those auditioning must be available in the evenings beginning on Sunday, November 10 for the entire week before the show opens. All performances and most rehearsals will be held at Victory Hall Theatre. 

Don’t hesitate to email jjstarkey@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions!