[BetweenGigs] Bedford Off Broadway announces auditions for Laura, a Murder Mystery

Bedford Off Broadway Community Theater is holding auditions for their spring play, Laura by Vera Caspary & George Sklar a mystery in 3 acts in the genre of film noir.

Auditions will be held on January 12 & 13 at 7:00pm

At the Bedford Old Town Hall, 3 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford, NH

Performance Dates: Fridays & Saturdays, 8PM, March, 19, 20, 26 & 27

Rehearsals start January 19^th and are on Tuesdays & Wednesday with some Sundays if necessary.

Tech week starts March 16^th.

The play calls for 5 men & 3 women

· Mark McPherson, Early 30’s, attractive, lean, masculine

· Danny Dorgan, 19 years old, NY kid with crude manner

· Waldo Lydecker, Late 40’s early 50’s, heavy, self-conscious about his looks

· Shelby Carpenter, older southern gentleman, in his 40’s attractive & lean

· Bessie Clary, Laura’s maid, 40ish NY Irish woman

· Mrs. Dorgan, faded woman of 45, Danny’s mother

· A girl (Laura) late 20’s early 30’s, very attractive

· Olson, an older NY cop

LAURA

By Vera Caspary & George Sklar

A Mystery in 3 Acts

When Mark McPherson first falls in love with Laura, he knows he's in love with a phantom -- for Laura is dead, and he's in charge of her murder investigation. From her portrait, her letters, her personal effects, and from his contacts with the three men who loved her, Mark has created an image of a woman tantalizingly alive and real. When she appears in the midst of a thunderstorm, very much alive after all, it is revealed that Laura's best friend (and rival) was the true victim of the crime. But now, all evidence seems to point to Laura's guilt. Despite his growing love for her -- a love which Laura seems to return -- Mark is about to pin the crime on her, when the real murderer appears and tries to do away with the girl he meant to kill in the first place -- Laura.