SINNERS

Written by: Norm Foster
Directed by: Angie McLeod
Produced by: Metro Theatre

Sinners is an irreverent, ridiculous escapade involving murder, mistaken identities, and more than one dishonest marriage. When the wife of a Reverend invites her lover over while the husband is out of town, one thing leads to another and he ends up dead. The husband, that is. Now the pair must sort out not only how to keep their affair hidden, but also how to get away with murder – a task made no easier by distraught parishioners showing up in the middle of the night to confess things to the (now dead) Reverend, and a visit from the police  chief and his nosy wife in the morning. Unravel a web of lies, mistakes, regrets, and bold decisions all done in the name of … love? Let’s go with love

PERFORMANCE DATES

Preview Friday, January 24, Opening Saturday, January 25, Closing Saturday, February 15, 2025

Thursday to Saturday evening performances; Sunday Matinees: January 26; February 2 and 9

 

AUDITIONS:

When: Monday, October 21 and Tuesday, October 22 at 7:00 PM

You may be asked to attend the call-back audition. Information will be sent to you in a separate communication. 

CALLBACKS:

When: Wednesday, October 23 at 7:00 PM

Where: Metro Theatre, 1370 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC

 

Ethno-cultural casting statement:
We encourage submissions from artists with a broad range of backgrounds including, but not limited to: race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, body type, and sexuality. We encourage anyone to audition for any role as we will be casting on who is best for the role.

 

Characters Needed: 3 – male identifying; 3– female identifying

Monica Lloyd: She / her, 20s – 30s. Driven by passion, and a deep need for love and excitement. Bored of her marriage, desperate enough to kill a man to get what she wants. Must be comfortable with kissing onstage and a high amount of physical contact with another actor.

Peter Kramer: He / him, 20s – 30s. A respectable furniture salesman, caught up in his passions and in too far over his head. Nervous and frantic but hopelessly in love. Must be comfortable with kissing onstage and a high amount of physical contact with another actor.

Reverend Lloyd: He / him, 30s – 40s. A dead man. He enjoys a glass of milk before coming across his wife and her lover, when he is promptly murdered. Need to be comfortable playing a dead body onstage with a few physical gags such as falling off the bed and being moved around.

Diane Gillis: She / her. 30s – 50s. A kind and sweet and distraught woman who comes to seek marital advice from the Reverend and ends up caught up in the shenanigans. She is strong enough to hold her ground and try to get to the bottom of the night’s events. 

Carolyn Cavanaugh: She / her, 40s – 60s. Nosy and opinionated, a busybody who likes to keep busy, and has a very high opinion of herself and her place in the community. Must be comfortable singing onstage as the character sings hymns to herself throughout the show.

Roy Cavanaugh: He / him, 40s – 60s. Chief of Police, eager to retire, gruff and simple.

 

TO BOOK YOUR AUDITION:

Please complete the Audition form available on our website at 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOPLTio3wCmraDGF3AvxGkZTAuXmXgaEAuY6ksTNaLr0pckA/viewform?usp=sharing

Resume and Headshots to be included with your on-line submission

Once your application has been received you will be contacted with the necessary sides from the script.

 

Accessibility:

Audition, rehearsal, and performance spaces are not accessible.

 

Notes: This is a NON-EQUITY production. All roles are Volunteer positions.  Auditions are open call, first come, first seen. You will be reading sides from the script.  We will do our best to be respectful of your time.

 

Rehearsal period: Rehearsals will be in Metro Theatre’s Scene shop (8960 Oak Street). Rehearsals begin November 04 Pausing week of December 16 and restarting first week of January 2025. 

 

Requirements: Metro Theatre is a cooperative member based society, we require that all cast and crew become members upon being cast in the production. If you are cast, you will be required to become a Member of Metro Theatre. Membership fee is $20.00

 

All cast and crew at Metro are expected to apply and comply with the Theatre’s policies and procedures on bullying and harassment, copies of which are posted at the Theatre and Scene Shop and also available on request.

 

Contact: show@metrotheatre.com