HALLOWELL — Auditions for Gaslight Theater’s fall show, “The Stranger,” are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 and Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Hallowell City Hall at 1 Winthrop St.

“The Stranger” is an adaptation by Agatha Christie, of her short story “Philomel Cottage.” The play centers around Enid Bradshaw, who breaks her seven-year engagement to Dick Lane in favor of marrying the charming Gerald Strange, whom she had known for a mere afternoon. The two move to a cottage in the country in Act Two, and it is then that the audience gets a sense of Gerald’s true character. Things are not always what they seem, of course, and a well-placed red herring plus Enid’s fascination with Scheherazade and “One Thousand and One Nights” add key elements to the plot, according to a news release from the theater.

Show dates are the weekends of Nov. 11-13 and 18-20 at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium.

People are asked to bring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to auditions. The show consists of two acts with parts for four women and two men. Auditions are cold readings.

Details on the parts:

• Doris West — A nondescript girl of 28. Friend of Enid. Similar age.

• Mrs. Huggins — A middle-aged woman, housekeep, singing, cheerfully pessimistic. Husband is controlling.

• Enid Bradshaw — A pretty girl of 28. Engaged for several years to a man who returns to marry her. Looking for some adventure.

• Gerald Strange — An attractive man of about 38 who looks like he has lived an outdoor life. He has a diffident, boyish manner, which endears him to women. There is nothing bold or flashing about him. He becomes somewhat self-centeredly mad.

• Dick Lane — A gentle man of 35, looking older than his years. He stoops a little and has a diffident manner. Rather meek at first but belatedly learns to speak his mind.

• Mrs. Birch — A thin, anemic looking woman with a flat depressed voice. She has none of Mrs. Huggins’ cheerful pessimism.

For more information, check gaslighttheater.org or call 207-626-3698.

 

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