Second Street Players set mystery auditions Dec. 17, 19

Second Street Players announced upcoming auditions for its first children’s stage production in 2024, “The Long Red Herring,” a classic who-did-it mystery written by Pat Cook.

Directors SaraKate and Scott Hammer will host open auditions from 6:30  to 8:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 17, and Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Riverfront Theater, 2 S. Walnut St., Milford.

There will be eight speaking roles (three males and five females or four males and four females, with flexible casting). Prospective cast members must be at least 15 years old and up. Auditions will be cold reads from the script.

Show dates will be Friday to Sunday, Feb. 23 to 25. 

“The Long Red Herring” is the story of Professor Kleine, a creative literature instructor, who has a rather unusual final exam. He sets up a murder in his own home and has his students try to solve it. Somewhere along the way, however, one of the students begins to wonder if it really is just an assignment or if a real murder has taken place. But when another student is killed, it really gets serious. Are these part of the final, or actual homicides? Who is really dead? And who is the murderer? The ending will be a killer surprise. Please take note that this show discusses the topics of homicide and will use prop weapons in production.   

For more information on casting opportunities, go to secondstreetplayers.com. Email questions for the directors to sarakatehammer@gmail.com.