Encore Player Fall 2026 Auditions: "An Old Fashioned Family Murder"
Mon, Aug 17
|Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Unleash your inner detective with BMCA’s Senior Readers Theater—cold-reading auditions only, no memorization needed!
Time & Location
Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W State St, Black Mountain, NC 28711, USA
About the event
RSVP is not required for auditions
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Step back in time to 1943 for a dark, stormy night full of twists, backstabbing, and classic comedic mystery! The Encore Players invite you to audition for Joe DiPietro’s hilarious whodunit, An Old Fashioned Family Murder.
Whether you’re a seasoned performer or stepping onto the stage for the first time, we welcome you to join our collaborative, fun-focused production team.
About the Play
When an arrogant mystery novelist reveals a shocking secret at Colonel Claythorne’s grand estate—that someone has been cut out of the family will—murder predictably follows. Everyone in the household is a suspect, from glamorous daughters to a dim-witted fiancé. While eager Detective Paul Peck tries to solve his very first murder case, it’s his meddling, razor-sharp mother, Mrs. Shirley Peck,…