🎭 Murder on the Menu — Audition Information

Presented by Huntington Theatre Guild: Act 2
🗓 Performance Dates:
Friday, October 24 & Saturday, October 25, 2025
📍 Venue: New Hope Church, 2001 Engle St, Huntington, Indiana

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🔪 About the Show

Dinner is served… with a side of murder!
Artemus Ward, the cantankerous yet charitable head of Ward Books, drops dead—face-first in his mashed potatoes—with a knife in his back. And suddenly, everyone at the table becomes a suspect.

Good thing the overeager and questionably qualified county coroner, Dr. Bullfinger, is dining nearby and ready to launch an investigation… mostly to help her career.

This laugh-out-loud murder mystery dinner theatre show is filled with eccentric characters, suspicious motives, and a killer good time.

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👥 Who Can Audition

📌 Adults 18 and older only
🎤 No singing required
📚 Cold readings from the script will be used. You’ll read for whichever characters interest you!

All experience levels are welcome. Come ready to bring big characters to life and lean into the comedy!

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🎬 Audition Dates & Location

📍 Room 110, Merillat Centre for the Arts
Huntington University – 2303 College Ave, Huntington, IN

🗓 Audition Dates & Times:

• Wednesday, August 13 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

• Thursday, August 14 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

👉 Please select a time slot in advance. Walk-ins welcome, but sign-ups are preferred for scheduling.

Rehearsals - Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings at College Park Church

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📝 What to Expect

• Readings will be provided—no monologue necessary

• Wear comfortable clothes

• Bring your calendar to note any known conflicts

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💀 Character Descriptions

Artemus Ward – Elderly murder victim. Cranky, opinionated, and philanthropic owner of Ward Books
Bernie Jones – Insecure, underachieving nephew who works in the Ward Books mailroom
Eileen Morrow – Cold and defensive attorney and executor of Artemus’s will
Jeannie Dell – Slightly daft but sweet restaurant owner
Alexis Ward-Regent-Middlefield-Abernathy-Gillicuddy-Boskowicz – Artemus’s eccentric, often-widowed daughter; a dramatic acquisitions editor
Reginald Ward – Artemus’s cold, scheming son and co-heir to Ward Books
Dr. Bullfinger – Ambitious, incompetent newly elected county coroner
Major Major Major – Fast-thinking journalist named after the Catch-22 character; sharp and opportunistic

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💬 Questions?

📧 Email us: HuntingtonTheatreGuild@gmail.com
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