| Galloping in and out of the four doors of an English vicarage are an American actor and actress (he is now stationed with the Air Force in England), a cockney maid who has seen too many American movies, an old maid who 'touches alcohol for the first time in her life', four men in clergyman suits presenting the problem of which is which (for disguised as one is an escaped prisoner), and a sedate Bishop aghast at all these goings-on and the trumped up stories they tell him. |
| Director: | Rachael Lindley |
| Presented by: | Richardson Theatre Centre |
| Audition Start: | Sunday, April 26, 6:30-9pm |
| Audition End: | Monday, April 27, 7-9pm |
| Audition Details: | Please bring a resume and current photo (professional headshots are not required). Walk-ins are welcome. There will be cold readings from the script. Please come prepared to list all conflicts. |
| Audition Location: | Richardson Theatre Centre, 518 W. Arapaho Road, Suite 113, Richardson, TX 75080 |
| Callback Dates: | Tuesday, April 28, at 7pm |
| Rehearsal Dates: | Read through will be June 16, Rehearsals will start July 6 and will typically run Sundays (6-9:30), Mon - Thursday (7-10:30). |
| Performance Dates: | Please note that this is a 4 weekend run.
August 7-30 Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm and Thursdays at 7:30 of the second and third week. Fourth weekend performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday. |
| To Sign Up: | Sign Up To Audition |
| Requirements: | |
| Roles Available: |
CHARACTERS: (SUGGESTED AGES) British dialect required.
Penelope Toop: (20s – 30’s). American wife and former actress. Vivacious and free spirited. Ida: (late teens -20’s) A dutiful house maid & spunky village girl. Speaks her mind, cockney accent Miss Skillon: (30’s -40’s)Sour, self righteous spinster & busy-body. Gets very drunk. Reverend Lionel Toop: (late 30’s) Pleasantly dignified vicar of the parish. Loses his composure & his pants. Corporal Clive Winton: (20’s -30’s) Actor friend of Penelope’s, now in the army. Dashing and witty. Bishop of Lax: (50’s) Imposing & dignified, until he looses it. The Man: (30’s-40’s) Escaped prisoner, possibly demented, Russian accent. Reverend Arthur Humphrey: (40’s-50’s) Mild-mannered man, becomes bewildered. Sergeant Towers: (40’s-50’s) Cockney Police Officer. oafish and self-important. |
| Compensation: | Actors will receive a stipend. |
| Originally Posted: | 2026-03-30 |