Auditions
Contact
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General Information
When an appointment is required for an EPA Call, members of AEA can request an appointment until all time slots are taken. When an appointment is required for a non-Equity Open Call, anyone can request an appointment until all time slots are taken.
Virginia Repertory Theatre is an equal opportunity employer. Performers of all ethnicities, races, gender identities, and abilities are strongly encouraged to audition.
Murder on the Orient Express
(PLAY)
By Agatha Christie; Adapted by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Rick Hammerly
When a wealthy and despised passenger is found murdered in his locked train compartment, Agatha Christie’s legendary detective, Hercule Poirot, finds himself trapped by a snowstorm and surrounded by suspects, each harboring dark secrets and hidden motives. Poirot meticulously unravels an intricate web of lies and deceit, revealing a shocking conclusion that will leave you breathless.
1.) Notice Type
EPA
2.) Employer Information
Virginia Repertory Theatre
114 W. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
3.) General Information
Virginia Repertory Theatre EPA
Contract Type: SPT Tier 6
Contract Salaries:
Actor: $605.00/week
Stage Manager: $725.00/week
Assistant Stage Manager: $637.00/week
Casting Personnel:
Artistic Director – Rick Hammerly
Director – Rick Hammerly
4.) Audition Notice
Audition Location: November Theatre Complex (114 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 2322)
Callback Location: November Theatre Complex (114 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 2322)
Call Type: EPA
Audition Schedule
Equity Principal Auditions: July 15, 2025 (1-5PM and 6-10PM)
In Person Callback (in Richmond, Virginia): July 21, 2025
Rehearsal & Performance Dates
Rehearsals begin: August 11, 2025
Performance run: September 11 – October 12, 2025
Schedule an audition appointment:
- Please fill out an audition form through THIS LINK.
- In Person Auditions & Callbacks will be held in Richmond, VA. You will be notified via email after your initial audition if you need to attend a callback audition.
- Please direct all questions to casting@virginiarep.org.
Stage Managers
- For consideration, please submit cover letter, resume and three references to casting@virginiarep.org with the subject line: MOTOE – Stage Manager – Applicant Name
What to prepare:
The AUDITION will consist of reading monologues, which will be shared with instructions after appointments are scheduled. While memorization is not mandatory, we strongly encourage you to become familiar with the material. If you have experience with dialects appropriate to the character(s) you’re reading for, please incorporate them into your audition.
Murder on the Orient Express CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
In casting Murder on the Orient Express, Virginia Repertory Theatre endeavors to be as inclusive as possible. We invite all performers, including gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors, to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities.
SEEKING:
HERCULE POIROT: (Male identifying, 40s-60s) Meticulous and exacting, Poirot is a keen observer of detail and an astute judge of character. Certain that the crime was committed by someone on the train, he confidently and patiently works his way to a shocking solution. Poirot is Belgian and speaks with a Belgian/French accent.
SAMUEL RATCHETT: (Male identifying, 40s-50s) A middle-aged American businessman, Ratchett is brusque and unforgiving, with a threatening demeanor and a whiplash of a voice. He’s made plenty of enemies. (Doubles with COLONEL ARBUTHNOT).
COUNTESS ELÉNA ANDRENYI: (Female identifying, 20s-30s): Countess Eléna Andrenyi is a doctor, brilliantly beautiful, and always dressed in furs and diamonds. She seems too good to be true. Should be able to put on a Hungarian accent.
COLONEL ARBUTHNOT: (Male identifying, 30s-40s) A Scotsman, Arbuthnot is handsome and very matter of fact. He’s hopelessly in love with Mary. (Doubles with SAMUEL RATCHETT)
MONSIEUR BOUC: (Male Identifying, late 30s to 50s) A Belgian man of good humor, Monsieur Bouc is an old friend of Poirot’s. He appears removed from the crime, often acting as Poirot’s sounding board.
MARY DEBENHAM: (Female identifying, late 20s to 30s) An English beauty, Mary bears a certain sadness in her eyes. When she first appears, she is very anxious.
PRINCESS DRAGOMIROFF: (Female identifying, 60s-80s) The Russian princess who commands the room. Expensively dressed and handsomely bejeweled.
HEAD WAITER: (Male identifying, 20s-40s) Professional in demeanor, he is knowledgeable and a bit overconfident. (Doubles with Michel the Conductor)
HELEN HUBBARD: (Female identifying, 50’s) An outspoken American widow, well-dressed with a touch of flamboyance, Hubbard is a tough-talking broad with a rough edge and a bold sense of humor.
HECTOR MacQUEEN: (Male identifying, 30s) A nervous young American with a strained, rather beleaguered face, Hector appears to be suppressing something.
MICHEL THE CONDUCTOR: (Male identifying, late 30s-40s) A good-looking Frenchman, Michel is the train conductor and has a quiet, almost grave sense of humor. He’s seen a lot in his years on the Orient Express, and knows his way around the train.
GRETA OHLSSON: (Female identifying, 20s-40s) Plain and modest, Greta is a Swedish nurse and African missionary with a frightened, sheep-like quality about her.
Also seeking understudies for the above roles.
Please direct all questions to casting@virginiarep.org.
Murder on the Orient Express
(PLAY)
By Agatha Christie; Adapted by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Rick Hammerly
When a wealthy and despised passenger is found murdered in his locked train compartment, Agatha Christie’s legendary detective, Hercule Poirot, finds himself trapped by a snowstorm and surrounded by suspects, each harboring dark secrets and hidden motives. Poirot meticulously unravels an intricate web of lies and deceit, revealing a shocking conclusion that will leave you breathless.
1.) Notice Type
Open Call Auditions
2.) Employer Information
Virginia Repertory Theatre
114 W. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
3.) General Information
Casting Personnel:
Artistic Director – Rick Hammerly
Director – Rick Hammerly
4.) Audition Notice
Audition Location: November Theatre Complex (114 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 2322)
Callback Location: November Theatre Complex (114 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 2322)
Audition Schedule
Open Call Auditions: July 20, 2025 (6-10PM)
In Person Callback (in Richmond, Virginia): July 21, 2025
Rehearsal & Performance Dates
Rehearsals begin: August 11, 2025
Performance run: September 11 – October 12, 2025
Schedule an audition appointment:
- Please fill out an audition form through THIS LINK. (https://forms.gle/kr38tidqbcWVXqj18 )
- In Person Auditions & Callbacks will be held in Richmond, VA. You will be notified via email after your initial audition if you need to attend a callback audition.
- Please direct all questions to casting@virginiarep.org.
What to prepare:
The AUDITION will consist of reading monologues, which will be shared with instructions after appointments are scheduled. While memorization is not mandatory, we strongly encourage you to become familiar with the material. If you have experience with dialects appropriate to the character(s) you’re reading for, please incorporate them into your audition.
Murder on the Orient Express CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
In casting Murder on the Orient Express, Virginia Repertory Theatre endeavors to be as inclusive as possible. We invite all performers, including gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors, to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities.
SEEKING:
HERCULE POIROT: (Male identifying, 40s-60s) Meticulous and exacting, Poirot is a keen observer of detail and an astute judge of character. Certain that the crime was committed by someone on the train, he confidently and patiently works his way to a shocking solution. Poirot is Belgian and speaks with a Belgian/French accent.
SAMUEL RATCHETT: (Male identifying, 40s-50s) A middle-aged American businessman, Ratchett is brusque and unforgiving, with a threatening demeanor and a whiplash of a voice. He’s made plenty of enemies. (Doubles with COLONEL ARBUTHNOT).
COUNTESS ELÉNA ANDRENYI: (Female identifying, 20s-30s): Countess Eléna Andrenyi is a doctor, brilliantly beautiful, and always dressed in furs and diamonds. She seems too good to be true. Should be able to put on a Hungarian accent.
COLONEL ARBUTHNOT: (Male identifying, 30s-40s) A Scotsman, Arbuthnot is handsome and very matter of fact. He’s hopelessly in love with Mary. (Doubles with SAMUEL RATCHETT)
MONSIEUR BOUC: (Male Identifying, late 30s to 50s) A Belgian man of good humor, Monsieur Bouc is an old friend of Poirot’s. He appears removed from the crime, often acting as Poirot’s sounding board.
MARY DEBENHAM: (Female identifying, late 20s to 30s) An English beauty, Mary bears a certain sadness in her eyes. When she first appears, she is very anxious.
PRINCESS DRAGOMIROFF: (Female identifying, 60s-80s) The Russian princess who commands the room. Expensively dressed and handsomely bejeweled.
HEAD WAITER: (Male identifying, 20s-40s) Professional in demeanor, he is knowledgeable and a bit overconfident. (Doubles with Michel the Conductor)
HELEN HUBBARD: (Female identifying, 50’s) An outspoken American widow, well-dressed with a touch of flamboyance, Hubbard is a tough-talking broad with a rough edge and a bold sense of humor.
HECTOR MacQUEEN: (Male identifying, 30s) A nervous young American with a strained, rather beleaguered face, Hector appears to be suppressing something.
MICHEL THE CONDUCTOR: (Male identifying, late 30s-40s) A good-looking Frenchman, Michel is the train conductor and has a quiet, almost grave sense of humor. He’s seen a lot in his years on the Orient Express, and knows his way around the train.
GRETA OHLSSON: (Female identifying, 20s-40s) Plain and modest, Greta is a Swedish nurse and African missionary with a frightened, sheep-like quality about her.
Also seeking understudies for the above roles.
Please direct all questions to casting@virginiarep.org.