Auditions are open to anyone and everyone.
The director of the show has the final decision on casting the actor that they feel is best for the role. However, whenever legally required to do so by our performance agreement we will cast within the limitations set by the playwright (age, gender, weight, race, etc.).
If cast, you will be required to become a member of Monroe Community Players. Memberships start at $20 and may be purchased HERE. Membership is valid from July 1- June 30. There is also a $10 participation fee for each production you are cast in to assist in defraying the costs of production.
Monroe Community Players maintains a policy of open casting at all auditions. This means that you will be auditioning in front of a group of others who are auditioning and may be asked to perform along with them.

Location: MCP Studio Theater at The Mall of Monroe (2121 N. Monroe St, Suite 400)
Audition Dates: July 23, 24, and 25 @ 6:00 PM
Show Dates:
September 25, 2025 @ 7:00 PM
September 26, 2025 @ 7:00 PM
September 27, 2025 @ 2:00 PM
Synopsis: The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious “Stage Door Slasher”) assemble for a backer’s audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy “angel.” The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways, and a German maid who is apparently four different people—all of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem which follows when the infamous “Slasher” makes his reappearance and strikes again—and again. As the composer, lyricist, actors, and director prepare their performance, and a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases, and accusing fingers point in all directions. However, and with no thanks to the bumbling police inspector who snowshoes in to investigate, the mystery is solved in the nick of time and the “Slasher” unmasked—but not before the audience has been treated to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author’s biting, satiric, and refreshingly irreverent wit.
Director: Brian Burchette-Ross
Assistant Director: Sue Sacks
Characters:
HELGA –No-nonsense German maid. Played by a female or male actor who later plays her twin brother.
ELSA VON GROSSENKNUETEN – The Host. Flair for the dramatic and extremely eccentric.
SERGEANT MICHAEL KELLY – Undercover New York City police officer.
PATRICK O’REILLY – Claims to be an Irish tenor. Irish brogue; later German accent
KEN DE LA MAIZE– The Director. Self-absorbed. Likes to drop names in a most annoying way.
NIKKI CRANDALL– An Actress. Considered a typical chorus girl.
EDDIE MCCUEN – An Actor. Struggling out-of-work comedian.
MRS. MARJORIE BAVERSTOCK – The Producer. Dresses and carries herself like royalty.
BERNICE ROTH – The Librettist. Dresses like a gypsy dancer. Rather odd and emotional. Perpetually thirsty.
ROGER HOPEWELL – The Lyricist. Outrageous, flamboyant songwriting partner of Bernice.