Play On! by Aurora Community Theatre (Ohio) in Aurora, Ohio

What To Know About This Production

One plucky community theater is about to produce a show called Murder Most Foul, a new “murder mystery play” with the same title as an Agatha Christie novel but with no relation whatsoever. The director/theater manager, Gerry, thought producing the play was a good idea since the inexperienced playwright has agreed to let the company perform the show for no charge. Gerry, however, had no idea what disasters awaited her: the show is hilariously amateur, the “murder mystery” plot doesn’t really have a murder, and to top it off the playwright keeps changing the story and script only two days from its premiere! It doesn’t help that the cast is disgruntled, and the playwright accidentally deletes the entire sound effect board. All of the disasters come to fruition in Act III when the company performs the actual show with hilarious mishaps at every turn. Play On! is a hilarious love letter to community theater.

Performance Dates

  • Jan 17 Friday 7:30 PM
  • Jan 18 Saturday 7:30 PM
  • Jan 24 Friday 7:30 PM
  • Jan 25 Saturday 7:30 PM
  • Jan 31 Friday 7:30 PM
  • Feb 1 Saturday 7:30 PM
  • Feb 7 Friday 7:30 PM
  • Feb 8 Saturday 7:30 PM

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Auditions For Play On!

What To Expect At Auditions

  • Actors will enter as groups of 4 and will spend approximately 30 minutes doing cold reads with fellow auditioners.
  • Please note all conflicts (day and night) from Dec 1 - Jan 17.


Aurora Community Theatre strives to provide quality shows for our audiences and a rewarding experience for our performers through team spirit and mutual respect. We ask that you respect your fellow actors and the production team. Any age, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, body type, abilities, or other identities are encouraged to audition and will be considered equally in character casting, unless directly specified by the playwright as integral to their story. Age/age ranges, genders, and descriptions, if listed, are recommendations by the script but are flexible to interpretation. No roles for this production have been precast unless otherwise stated in marketing announcements regarding the auditions.

All persons appearing onstage or working on an ACT production, especially with children in the cast, may be subject to a background check.

Audition Times

  • Nov 17 Sunday 7:00 PM
  • Nov 17 Sunday 7:30 PM
  • Nov 17 Sunday 8:00 PM
  • Nov 17 Sunday 8:30 PM
  • Nov 19 Tuesday 7:00 PM
  • Nov 19 Tuesday 7:30 PM
  • Nov 19 Tuesday 8:00 PM
  • Nov 19 Tuesday 8:30 PM

Audition Form

Audition Process

Create your free Cast98 user account then return here to fill out the online audition form.

There are four steps to the audition form:

  1. General info and privacy disclaimers
  2. Contact information and background
  3. Upcoming conflict calendar
  4. Time slots and preferred roles

Once submitted, you can review your form and make changes up until your audition date.

Cast List For Play On!

Available Roles

  • Aggie Manville - A stage manager and prompter – any age
  • Geraldine/Gerry Dunbar - A director – over 30 years old
  • Louise/Louie Perry - An overworked sound, light, and sound technician – any age
  • Phyllis/Phil Montague - A somewhat eccentric novice playwright – between 42 and 57
  • Henry Benish (Lord Dudley) - Leading man – mid 50’s
  • Polly Benish (Lady Margaret) - A “diva” somewhat concerned and teased about her weight – mid 50’s
  • Marla “Smitty” Smith (Doris the maid) - Pretty but awkward – quite young
  • Saul Watson (Dr Rex Forbes – the villain) - 45-50 years old
  • Billy Carewe (Stephen Sellers) - Future leading man – looks 25-35
  • Violet Imbry (Diana Lassiter- an Ingénue) - Looks 25-35

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