Dial M for Murder
by Hill Country Community Theatre (HCCT)
Dec. 07 - Dec. 08 (2015)
Tony Wendice has married his wife, Margot, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason. He arranges the perfect murder. He blackmails a scoundrel he used to know into strangling her for a fee of one thousand pounds, and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself. Unfortunately…the murderer gets murdered and the victim survives. But this doesn't baffle the husband: He sees his hireling's death as an opportunity to have his wife convicted for the murder of the man who tried to murder her, and that is what almost happens. Luckily, the police inspector from Scotland Yard and a young man who is in love with the wife discover the truth, and in a scene of almost unbearable suspense they trap the husband into revealing his guilt, thus freeing Margot.
Wikipedia: Dial M for Murder is a 1954 American crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings. The screenplay and the successful stage play on which it was based were both written by English playwright Frederick Knott, whose work often focused on women who innocently become the potential victims of sinister plots. The play premiered in 1952 on BBC television, before being performed on stage in the same year in London's West End in June, and then New York's Broadway in October.
The Hill Country Community Theatre announce open auditions for their production of the drama “Dial ‘M’ for Murder ” by Frederick Knott. Auditions are Monday December 7 and Tuesday December 8 at 7:00 PM at the theatre, 4003 W FM 2147, Cottonwood Shores, TX 78657.
Production dates are February 18 through March 6 (3 weeks), Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Sunday matinees at 2:15 PM.
The roles are:
Margot Wendice - a wealthy housewife (mid 20’s – mid 40’s)
Max Halliday - American television crime writer (30 – 45)
Tony Wendice - Margot's husband (30 – 45)
Captain Lesgate - Tony's classmate from Cambridge (30 – 45)
Inspector Hubbard - a police detective (30 and up)
Thompson - a policeman
Max Halliday - American television crime writer (30 – 45)
Tony Wendice - Margot's husband (30 – 45)
Captain Lesgate - Tony's classmate from Cambridge (30 – 45)
Inspector Hubbard - a police detective (30 and up)
Thompson - a policeman
For more information, please call the theatre at (830) 693-2474 or send an email todirector@thehcct.org.
