Step on the STAAR stage this fall with a fun twist on the classic “House on Haunted Hill.” Auditions for ages 16-adult will be held Monday, August 31 and Wednesday, September 2 at 6 PM. Performances will be the weekend before Halloween!
Show Description
Come to the party…stay if you dare. An eccentric millionaire promises six guests a mysterious prize if they can survive the night at the only truly haunted house in the world. Everyone invited has a few skeletons in their closets though, and screwball scares lurk around every corner. The classic 50s horror movie House on Haunted Hill becomes a campy whodunnit in this stage adaptation. Join us at the House on Haunted Hill – it’ll be a scream.
Adapted by Matthew Byrd & Kathryn Funkhouser from the 1959 film House on Haunted Hill, written by Robb White, directed by William Castle, starring Vincent Price
Production Fees
$50 first participant, $25 additional family members
$100 family cap
Full and partial scholarships available!
Production Team
CO-DIRECTORS: Felicia Gvozdas & Belinda McGill
Rehearsals
Mondays and Wednesdays 6-8 PM
Auditions
Monday, August 31 at 6 -8 PM
Wednesday, September 2 at 6-8 PM
Auditions are closed, please choose a specific audition time below. Plan to stay the whole time for auditions and for cold readings.
Ages 16-Adult
- Prepare a memorized monologue up to 60 seconds
- Cold read from the script
Performance Dates
October 23-24 | 7 PM
October 24-25 | 2 PM
Character Role Descriptions
Beware the House on Haunted Hill
Watson Pritchard: The current owner of the house on Haunted Hill. He seems to live in fear of the house’s history and power, but is strangely willing to rent it out to anyone who makes the right offer.
Frederick Loren: A wealthy producer of popular stage thrillers. Elegant, witty, and undeniably mischievous. He’s Vincent Price.
Annabelle Loren: An actress. Frederick’s wife and star of his plays. Unhappy about both and makes it known.
Lance Schroeder: A pretty-boy actor and Annabelle’s costar in Frederick’s plays. Years after the events of this play, someone will invent the word “himbo” to describe him.
Dr. David Trent: A pop psychiatrist to the stars, including Annabelle. He claims to be among the most respected professionals in his field. Few others support that claim.
Ruth Bridgers: Theatre critic to a big newspaper, known to pan Frederick’s plays.
Nora Manning: A student impersonating a professor of the paranormal.
Younger and Elder Slydes: The house’s caretakers. Deeply unnerving.