Announcing Auditions for THE CAT AND THE CANARY

The Cat and The Canary

A Mystery by John Willard
Directed by Dennis Canright

Auditions will be held at
MainStage222
222 E Irving Blvd
Irving, TX 75060

IMPORTANT DATES

Auditions:
September 8, 6:30-9:30PM
September 9, 6:30-9:30PM
Callbacks:
September 10, 6:30-9:30PM

Rehearsals will begin October 4, 2025.
Performance dates:  November 7-8, 14-15, 20-22 at 7:30PM and November 9, 16 at 2:30PM

IMPORTANT AUDITION INFORMATION

Ms. Pleasant – Housekeeper, Jamaican, Psychic and may dabble in Voodoo – 40’s to 60’s
Roger Crosby – Lawyer – 50’s – 60’s
Harry Blythe – early to mid 30’s cynical, bored and dangerous
Cicily Young – mid to late 20’s young and easily frightened but full of energy, naivety and secrets
Susan Sillsby – 30’s strong, outspoken and psychic
Charley Wilder – 30’s leading man looks, a poet and easily rattled but strong
Paul Jones – late 20’s – early 30’s - veterinarian and a mechanic, an average Joe
Annabelle West – late 20’s to early 30’s, full of life and optimistic
Hendriks – Guard at asylum – 40’s, gruff and powerful
Dr. Patterson – 40’s – 50’s – village doctor
The Cat – escaped lunatic

We are committed to diverse casting and all roles are open to characters of all backgrounds. If
there is a role you feel is right for you, please audition!

SYNOPSIS
Twenty years after his death, the family of Ambrose West arrive to his castle on the Hudson to attend a reading of his will at midnight. His will designates that Annabelle West is his sole heir if there is no indication that she suffers from insanity. Should she be unsound of mind, a second will is to be opened naming a different heir. The family endeavors to unbalance Annabelle with tales of lunatics, murders, and death strikes. Everyone among the possible heirs is suspected, but not until the final fall of the curtain is the extraordinary mystery solved.

COMPENSATION
Actors receive a gas stipend and comp tickets.