at The Five Points Theatre
June 5-15, 2025

 

 

About the show

In A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder a distant heir to a family fortune sets out to speed up the line of succession by using a great deal of charm… and a dash of murder.  It’s the knock-’em-dead, uproarious hit and the most-nominated show of the 2014 season. With ten Tony nominations and four wins, including Best Musical, Book, Direction and Costumes, it also earned seven Drama Desk Awards (including Best Musical), four Outer Critics Circle Awards (including Best Musical) and one Drama League Award (Best Musical).  And it’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys!

Ages 18 and older may audition

Show Credits

Book & Lyrics
Robert L. Freedman

Music & Lyrics
Steven Lutvak

Based on a Novel by
Roy Horniman

The Production Team

Director
Candy “I love schtick” Pryce​

Music Director
Terry “Sing out Louise” Therien

Choreographer
Railyn “Your other left” Webber

Stage Manager
Brent “Cat Herder” Campbell

Co-Producers
Andree Day & Michael Whyte

Audition Information

Auditions:  Jan 31st, 2025, 5pm – 9pm

                   Feb. 1st, 2025, 11am to 2pm            at the KCP Unit:  481 Welham Rd, Unit 12 Barrie

Ages 18 and older may audition

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

All characters require some approximation of English accents.  (By Jove, won’t that be jolly good fun!)

Montague “Monty” Navarro – tenor

Handsome, clever, charismatic, vulnerable and endearing.  Discovers he is in line to become the Earl of Highhurst and intends to kill off the family that stands in his way.

Gender of the Character: Male

 Miss Shingle – alto/mezzo soprano

Monty’s unexpected visitor.   “An eccentric woman of a certain age.”

Gender of the Character: Female

Sibella Hallward – mezzo soprano

The girl Monty loves.  “An enchanting girl of the upper-middle class.”

Gender of the Character: Female

 Phoebe D’Ysquith – soprano

Monty’s cousin and the other girl Monty loves!  “earnest and lovely”

Gender of the Character: Female

 The D’Ysquith Family

*Asquith D’Ysquith, Jr., a dandy
*Lord Adlabert D’Ysquith, Eighth Earl of Highhurst
*Reverend Lord Ezekiel D’Ysquith, a clergyman
*Lord Adlabert D’Ysquith, Sr., an elderly banker
*Henry D’Ysquith, a country squire
*Lady Hyacinth D’Ysquith, a benefactress
*Major Lord Bartholomew D’Ysquith, a bodybuilder
*Lady Salome D’Ysquith Pumphrey, an actress
*Chauncey D’Ysquith, a janitor

* These roles all played by one actor!  What a hoot! – baritone

ENSEMBLE of 6 to 15 – need to be comfortable holding your own part in close harmony singing

Feminine Presenting #1:  (Alto) Mourner; Tour Guide; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Pub Owner’s Wife; Mrs. Pebworth; Phoebe’s Maid; 3rd Newsboy; Tailor; Selina Chard (Servant); Flower Girl

Feminine Presenting #2(mezzo) Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Mrs. Hetherington; 4th Newsboy; Tailor; Lady Eugenia D’Qsquith; Flower Girl

Feminine Presenting #3:  (soprano)Mourner; Sibella’s Maid; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Miss Evangeline Barley; Bridesmaid; Miss Hayes; Tailor; Hilda (Servant); Flower Girl

 Masculine Presenting #1:  (baritone)Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 2nd Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Tom Copley; Dr. Brownlee; 1st Newsboy; Weightlifter; 3rd Actor; Ancestral Bust; Walter (Servant); Dr. Pettibone (Medical Examiner); Prison Guard

 Masculine Presenting #2:  (bass) Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 1st Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Owner; Mr. Cross; 2nd Newsboy; Weightlifter; 1st Actor; Lord Asquith’s Physician; Ancestral Bust; Mr. Waters (Servant); Chief Inspector Pinckney

 Masculine Presenting #3: (tenor) Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Patron; Henry’s Employee; Mr. Goodsall; 2nd Actor; Alfred Gorby (Butler); Lord High Steward (voiceover); Magistrate

REHEARSALS

 held at the KCP Unit : 481 Welham Rd, Unit 12 Barrie

Starting Sunday, March 23rd.  Sundays 1-5pm, Wednesdays & Fridays 7-10pm.  

Adding Sundays 6pm – 9pm in May.

No rehearsal on Easter Sunday.

Good Friday and Sunday, May 18th (long weekend) TBD based on cast availability.

Sitzprobe  (chance to sing through the show with the whooooole band!)   to be decided closer to the show opening …. Late May ??

Tech and Dress rehearsals:  June 1, 2, 3 (subject to change)

PERFORMANCES  

 June 5, 6, 12 & 13 (evenings) June 7  & 14 (matinees & evenings) June  8 & 15 (matinees only)

FINE PRINT

  • Membership Fees of $100 + HST ($113.00) are due and payable within 14 days of casting and are

non-refundable. (additional family members – fee is $60 + HST ($67.80))

  • Signed agreement with KCP policies and Code of Conduct due at the second rehearsal.

 

AUDITION DETAILS

Auditions will be 10 minutes long for each individual applicant.  Auditionees should prepare a 16-32 bar song which shows the range and quality of their singing voice.  This song can be either from the show or in the style appropriate of the show.  We may also be asked to stay after your singing audition for a cold read from the script.  (So allow about 30 minutes total to be at the audition space.)

Please bring sheet music as accompaniment will be available, you can also bring your music on an iPad/iPod or cell phone. We will have a docking station available…no a cappella singing please.

AUDITION FORM: The audition form will be live on Jan 3rd

To book your audition, please click the audition form Link once it is live. You will be sent a time to audition by email.

Look forward to seeing you, mate!  It’s going to be loverly!

(If you have any concerns or questions that are making you hesitate to book your audition slot immediately for this funtastic show, feel free to contact Candy at 705-828-3311 and she’ll talk you into it!  😉

Shows Dates, Times And Ticket Links!

Tickets will be come available closer to the time of the show

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