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74 Hauppauge Road
Commack, NY 11725

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For Tickets or Information, Call the Box Office at
631-462-9800 x-131
Monday thru Friday from 9am-5pm.

You may also purchase your tickets at the Customer Service Desk
Monday thru Friday from 9am-5pm.

Tickets are also available at the door before each performance.

CAST CALLS

THE MYSTERY OF
EDWIN DROOD

Auditions
Kids (any gender ages 14-16)
Sunday, January 4, 2026 | 5:00-6:00 pm
Adults
Sunday, January 4, 2026 | 6:00-8:30 pm
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | 7:00-9:00 pm

Callbacks
Sunday, January 11, 2026 | 6:00-9:00 pm

ALL ROLES OPEN!
Please bring a headshot and resume,
have 32 measures of a song prepared in the style of the show,
bring your own sheet music, and be prepared to dance.
Video submissions accepted up to January 4, 2026, not after.

Held at
The Suffolk Y JCC
74 Hauppauge Rd., Commack, NY
For info call 631-462-9800 x-131

Performance Dates
Saturdays, April 25 & May 2, 2026 | 7:30 pm
Sundays, April 26 & May 3, 2026 | 2:00 pm

Synopsis
Based on Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
is a witty, show-within-a-show where the sudden disappearance of
young Edwin Drood sparks chaos and suspicion in a small English town.
As everyone becomes a suspect, the audience votes to decide
the story’s ending—and the killer—each performance.

Character Descriptions

Chairman/Mayor Thomas Sapsea: The leader of the music hall troupe. Converses
with the audience to keep the play moving while jumping into the action. Age 40+

Clive Paget/John Jasper: Bari-Tenor. A devilishly attractive cad, and he
knows it. Choirmaster of Cloisterham Cathedral, and uncle of Edwin Drood.
In love with Rosa Bud. Madness lurks beneath his smooth exterior. Age 30+

Alice Nutting/Edwin Drood: Mezzo soprano. Charming but determined
and a lot of ego. Must command the stage. As Edwin Drood, she is an
attractive, rich, and popular young man who has everything. Age 25-45.

Deirdre Peregrine/Rosa Bud: Soprano. The not-so-innocent ingenue
of the Music Hall Royale, Deirdre portrays the love interest of Drood,
the young, beautiful and apparently fragile Rosa Bud. Age 20-0

Angela Prysock/Princess Puffer: Alto. General purveyor
of all vices. Glamorous and personable. Age 40+

Janet Conover/Helena Landless: Mezzo. Neville’s sister, she is a
mysterious woman from a foreign land, with unknown motives. Age 25-40

Victor Grinstead/Neville Landless: Bari-tenor. Helena’s twin brother.
Very passionate and often angry. Falls in love with Rosa Bud. Age 25-40

Cedric Moncrieffe/Reverend Crisparkle: Baritone.
A member of the clergy with a mysterious past. Age 40+

Phillip Bax/Bazzard: Bari-tenor. The theatre company’s perennial
understudy, who finally gets his moment in the spotlight. Age 25+

Nick Cricker, Sr./Durdles: Baritone. Clown Prince of the Royale who
makes the most of every line and plays the drunkard sexton in Drood. Age 30+

Nick Cricker, Jr./Deputy: Boy, any age younger than Cricker, Sr.
as the Deputy, lowest in the pecking order, and very funny. Age

An ensemble of strong singers, dancers, and actors
to play a variety of roles throughout the show

Production Staff
Director: Matt Stashin
Musical Director: Carl J Ferrara
Choreographer: Brendan Bitler
Producers: Karen Santaromita and Mark Santaromita

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74 Hauppauge Road
Commack, NY 11725
631-462-9800 x-131

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