Dial M for Murder

by Frederick Knott, Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher

Directed by Wendy Resch Novak

DESCRIPTION:

Tony Wendice married his wife for her money; now he plans to murder her for it. Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of the classic suspense thriller is a smart, compelling update of Knott’s tale of jealousy, deception and homicide. Tony is convinced that his wife Margot has been cheating on him. Now it seems that the affair is over, but in his jealousy Tony spins a web of suspicion and deception that will tighten around them and ensnare them both in danger, recrimination and murder. A new version of the celebrated murder mystery that inspired Hitchcock’s masterpiece!

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Runs Fridays/Saturdays/Sundays November 20 through December 20, plus a Monday Pay-What-You-Can performance on December 7, and a Thursday performance on December 17. This show is running in partial rep with Acting Can Be Murder (with a different cast), so the schedule will be a bit different than other Theatre in the Round shows. Cast and crew are required to participate in strike immediately following the final performance.

REHEARSALS:

The read-thru will be in EARLY SEPTEMBER followed by a few weeks of working on your own at home. You'll meet at the theater again the LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER for table/character work. Rehearsals will begin in earnest on Monday, October 5th.

Rehearsals will generally be Monday through Thursday evenings 6:30-9:30p OR 7-10p, depending on cast availability. There will be some Saturdays/Sundays with times also based on cast availability. Please look through your calendar and check any dates when you cannot attend a rehearsal, so we can schedule rehearsals for specific scenes to minimize conflicts.

AUDITION DATES:

August 17 & 18, 7:00-9:00pm. Doors open at 6:30p. Callbacks on August 23, at 7:00pm.

AUDITION FORMAT:

Auditionees will be paired to read sides from the script. Memorization not required.

Sides available: https://www.theatreintheround.org/home/get-involved/auditions/

Please note that all roles at Theatre in the Round are volunteer; however, as of the 2024-2025 season all actors will be offered a $100 honorarium and be provided a new professional headshot, with rights to use digitally or print.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

Except as noted, roles are open to actors of all identities – racial, ethnic, sexual, gender – and no roles assume the presence or absence of disability.

Margot Wendice - 30s/40s, English female

Maxine Hadley - 30s/40s, American female

Tony Wendice - 30s/40s, English male

Lesgate - 30s/40s, English male

Inspector Hubbard - 40s/50s, English