06/19/2026
AUDITION NOTICE FOR
OCCUPATION: MURDER!
Audience Interactive Murder Mystery/Comedy Dinner/Dessert Theatre
Written by Billy St. John
Directed by Ben Mahon
AUDITION DATE/TIMES
Sunday, June 28: 6-8pm
Tuesday, June 30: 6-8pm
AUDITION/REHEARSAL LOCATION
YWCA, 72 Concord St, Manchester, NH - Community Room
Rehearsal Days/Time: TBD based on directors/actors availability
*Auditions will be readings of sides from script.(Scroll down for downloadable audition application and sides.)
SHOW DATES/LOCATIONS
Saturday & Sunday, Oct 3 & 4: Tupelo Music Hall, Derry, NH
Saturday & Sunday, Oct 10, 11, 17 & 18: YWCA, Manchester, NH
*A small stipend in the form of a gas/gift card, amount based on show profits, will be distributed at conclusion of final performance/set strike.
Lend Me A Theater is a non-profit, nomadic community theater company performing mainly in New Hampshire, occasionally in Maine and Massachusetts. We are open to all auditioners and cross type/gender casting. ALL ROLES ARE OPEN.
SETTING
Place: A Television Studio in New York City
Time: The present
**WARNINGS: Death, Gunshots, Infidelity implied; Mafia/bimbo tropes.
SYNOPSIS
When the rehearsal begins for the TV quiz show It's a Living! who would suspect that before the telecast is over, the hardest problem to solve would be “Who Killed Tony Fabrizi, the show’s sponsor?” And why was he murdered? Was it for the diamond bracelet he had brought for the commercial, or was he shot for personal reasons? Homicide detective Lt. Jim Slate discovers that most of the TV show's cast had motives to murder the man - or could it have been his Italian wife with the fiery temper? Perhaps she knew about her husband's involvement with Marilyn, a girl with knockout looks and horrible voice? Rounds of the fictional game show are actually played during the performance using members of the audience on stage as contestants. With the help of Amanda Maxwell, a little old lady amateur sleuth, Lt. Slate solves the murder at the exciting conclusion to OCCUPATION: MURDER!
CHARACTER LIST
BUZZ LANGSTON: (90 lines) Director of It's a Living! in his 20s, a bundle of nervous energy.
FRAN RAWLINS: (48 lines) Assistant director of the show, in her early 20s.
TONY FABRIZI: (21 lines) Sponsor of the show, a big man with a forceful personality.
MARILYN McBRlDE: (43 lines) The It's a Living! Girl, a knockout.
EDWARD ST. JAMES: (43 lines) The announcer, an older man, usually very jovial, who has a well-trained speaking voice.
JULIA WARREN: (42 lines) A Broadway star and regular panelist.
DENNIS CLARK: (37 lines) The moderator.
PAUL IRWIN: (39 lines) A publisher and regular panelist.
VIRGINIA SINGLETON: (44 lines) A recording artist and regular panelist.
LOIS BENNETT: (34 lines) Julia's agent, middle aged.
ALLENE CLARK: (19 lines) Dennis’ wife. A well dressed, proper and matronly woman who seems quite vague.
MARIA FABRIZI: (22 lines) Tony's wife, an attractive Italian woman with a fiery temper.
AMANDA MAXWELL: (24 lines) An amateur sleuth, a feisty, clever, elderly lady.
LT. JIM SLATE: (66 lines) A homicide detective who’s gruff, smart, and good at his job.
GUEST PANELISTS and CONTESTANTS: Chosen from the audience
https://www.lendmeatheater.org/auditions.html
