05/19/2026
********* AUDITION NOTICE **********
Crazy Quilt Club
Written by Pat Cook
Directed by Dale Kelly
Audition Dates: Sunday, June 7 from 1-4 pm & Monday, June 8 from 7-9 pm
Audition Venue: Hendry Hall, 815 East 11th Street, North Vancouver
Cast Requirements:
● Matilda Thibedeaux, President of the Crazy Quilt Club; late 50s
● Myrtle Ipswitch, A bit of a snoop, late 50s
●Clara Quinten, Another senior citizen, a compulsive liar
●Sarafina Litton, Early 60s, thinks crabbiness is a virtue
●Viola Underwood, Early 50s, has a telltale allergy
●Lydia Thornedyke, Late 50s , likes to die on Tuesdays
●Dr. Joyce Lydecker, A young doctor who looks after this cantankerous group; niece of Veronica
●Veronica Blather, Early 50s, has published several whodunits, thinks best when she is knitting
●Lt. Jack (Jackie) McCoy, A police officer who’s determined to solve this case
Production Dates: September 17 to October 3, 2026
Call Back Dates: Possible call back on Wednesday, June 10 from 7-9 pm
Production Venue: Hendry Hall, 815 East 11th Street, North Van
The Play:
Veronica Blather is a sweet little old lady who spends most of her time knitting and solving murders, most of which occur whenever she shows up. Understandable, she has a problem finding a place to live.
When her niece, Dr. Lydecker invites her to stay at a retirement home for old knitters, it seems ideal - until one of its members dies from drinking a bad punch. Or was it poisoned? Who did it? Was it Matilda, the president of the Crazy Quilt Club? Or Clara, who’s a compulsive liar? And what about the wise-cracking Sarafina who doesn’t trust anybody and carries a rifle just to be sure?
Clues drop as fast as corpses and Lieutenant McCoy shows up, just to muddle the waters more. Add in a black widow spider, a drafty old cave, a gold nugget, and an ominous phone call and light begins to dawn on Veronica. That is, before the storm knocks out all the lights.
Dialogue races along at breakneck speed and keeps the audience guessing till the last minute in this ferocious mystery comedy.
Contact: Bernadette Andrade [email protected] or 778.847.4564
Notes:
•This is a non-equity production
•Sides are available from the director at auditions or a prepared piece is fine
•These are open auditions. If these dates are not possible an alternative time can be arranged.
•Quilting, knitting, and crocheting skills are an asset.
•All cast and crew members of the production must join NVCP prior to the first rehearsal ($20 fee).
