Auditions

Clue

Based on the Screenplay by Jonathan Lynn
Written by Sandy Rustin
Directed by Susan Thornton   

Auditions:

Sunday, August 16 at 4:00pm 

Monday, August 17 at 7:00pm

At the Old Opera House Theatre in Charles Town, WV

Performance Dates:

October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 2026

Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth – the butler - Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum,
Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, and Colonel Mustard race to find the killer as the body count stacks up. Clue is the comedy whodunit that will leave both cult-fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to figure out … WHO did it, WHERE, and with WHAT!

Characters:

  • WADSWORTH (Male, 30+): A traditional British butler in every sense: uptight, formal, and “by the book.” He is the driving force in the play.

  • YVETTE (Female 20-40) a loyal and sexy French maid

  • MISS SCARLET (Female, 25+): A dry, sardonic D.C. madam who is more interested in secrets than sex.

  • MRS. PEACOCK (Female, 30+): The wealthy wife of a Senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria.

  • MRS. WHITE (Female, 30+): A pale, morbid, and tragic woman. Mrs. White may or may not be the murderer of her five ex-husbands.

  • COLONEL MUSTARD (Male, 30+): A puffy, pompous, dense, blow-hard of a military man.

  • PROFESSOR PLUM (Male, 30+): An arrogant academic, easily impressed by himself.  

  • MR. GREEN (Male, 20+): A timid, yet officious, rule follower. He’s awfully anxious. 

  • ENSEMBLE WOMAN – playing THE COOK a gruff woman with a threatening presence and possibly also SINGING TELEGRAM GIRL a tap dancer with a heart of gold

  • ENSEMBLE MAN – playing BODDY a slick, Frank Sinatra, film noir-esque type fella and CHIEF OF POLICE a cop who helps save the day

  • ENSEMBLE MAN 2 – playing THE UNEXPECTED COP a regular joe and BACKUP COP a backup for the Chief

  • ENSEMBLE MAN 3 – playing THE MOTORIST, a professional driver and BACKUP COP

The auditions will consist primarily of cold readings from the script. You do not need to prepare anything for the auditions, but becoming familiar with the story and the characters is helpful. Please bring your calendar or a list of dates that you are not able to rehearse (such as vacations, evening, or weekend work, etc.) Rehearsals are held primarily in the evening and weekends.    

Do you want to be involved in a show but don’t like being on stage? We will also need backstage and tech crews. If you have an interest in helping backstage, please let our Production Manager, Lee Hebb lee@oldoperahouse.org, know. No prior experience is required.

Please pass this along to anyone who might be interested.