Auditions
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Monday, June 29th and Tuesday, June 30th at 6:00 pm
SYNOPSIS
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is the knock-'em-dead, uproarious hit and the most-nominated show of the 2014 season. With ten Tony nominations and four wins, including Best Musical, Book, Direction, and Costumes, it also earned seven Drama Desk Awards (including Best Musical), four Outer Critics Circle Awards (including Best Musical), and one Drama League Award (Best Musical).
When the low-born Monty Navarro finds out that he's eighth in line for an earldom in the lofty D'Ysquith family, he figures his chances of outliving his predecessors are slight and sets off down a far more ghoulish path. Can he knock off his unsuspecting relatives without being caught and become the ninth Earl of Highhurst? And what of love? Because murder isn't the only thing on Monty's mind....
Montague "Monty" Navarro
Handsome, clever, charismatic, vulnerable and endearing. Discovers he is in line to become the Earl of Highhurst and intends to kill off the family that stands in his way.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
The D'Ysquith Family
Asquith D'Ysquith, Jr., a dandy
Lord Adlabert D'Ysquith, Eighth Earl of Highhurst
*Reverend Lord Ezekiel D'Ysquith, a clergyman
*Lord Adlabert D'Ysquith, Sr., an elderly banker
*Henry D'Ysquith, a country squire
*Lady Hyacinth D'Ysquith, a benefactress
*Major Lord Bartholomew D'Ysquith, a bodybuilder
*Lady Salome D'Ysquith Pumphrey, an actress
*Chauncey D'Ysquith, a janitor
* These roles are all played by one actor
Gender: male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Phoebe D'Ysquith
Monty's cousin.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: B5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Sibella Hallward
The girl Monty loves.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Miss Shingle
Monty's unexpected visitor.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: D#3
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Hill Country Community Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for our Season 41 opener, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder!
Audition Dates
Monday, June 29, 2026 – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 – 6:00 PM
Location
Hill Country Community Theatre
4003 W FM 2147
Cottonwood Shores, TX
Audition Requirements
Please prepare one song in a style similar to the show. Auditioners should also be prepared to:
Sing their prepared selection
Participate in cold readings from the script
Learn a brief movement combination
Performance Dates
September 25 – October 11, 2026
Questions? Please contact Artistic Director Daniel Melton at:
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Ensemble of 6
WOMAN #1: Mourner; Tour Guide; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Pub Owner's Wife; Mrs. Pebworth; Phoebe's Maid; 3rd Newsboy; Tailor; Selina Chard (Servant); Flower Girl
WOMAN #2: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Bridesmaid; Mrs. Hetherington; 4th Newsboy; Tailor; Lady Eugenia D'Qsquith; Flower Girl
WOMAN #3: Mourner; Sibella's Maid; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Miss Evangeline Barley; Bridesmaid; Miss Hayes; Tailor; Hilda (Servant); Flower Girl
MAN #1: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 2nd Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Tom Copley; Dr. Brownlee; 1st Newsboy; Weight Lifter; 3rd Actor; Ancestral Bust; Walter (Servant); Dr. Pettibone (Medical Examiner); Prison Guard
MAN #2: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; 1st Clerk; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Owner; Mr. Cross; 2nd Newsboy; Weight Lifter; 1st Actor; Lord Asquith's Physician; Ancestral Bust; Mr. Waters (Servant); Chief Inspector Pinckney
MAN #3: Mourner; Tourist; Ancestral Portrait; Skater; Tailor; Groomsman; Pub Patron; Henry's Employee; Mr. Goodsall; 2nd Actor; Alfred Gorby (Butler); Lord High Steward (voiceover); Magistrate