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AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2026 SEASONThe Maltese Falcon is an adaptation of the Dashiel Hammett novel, adapted by Mitch Maglio, that follows hardboiled detective Sam Spade, whose life unravels when a mysterious woman, Brigid O’Shaughnessy, hires him to find her and drawing Spade into a dangerous quest for a priceless jewel-encrusted falcon statue with treacherous characters like Casper Gutman and Joel Cairo, forcing Spade to navigate betrayal, violence, and his own code of ethics to solve the case and clear himself.
Auditions are on Wednesday, January 7th and Thursday, January 8th with call backs on January 9th or 10th starting at 7PM.
Show dates are March 19 -22 and March 26-29
ALL AUDITIONS AND PERFORMANCES ARE AT HEMSLEY HALL 4 Arthur K*ll Rd
Directed by Mitch Maglio and Charles Sullivan
All roles are open.
Actors may bring an optional 1–2-minute dramatic monologue.
Principal Cast:
Sam Spade: (30-40) Cynical, hardboiled private detective.
Effie Perine: (25-50) Spade’s loyal and capable secretary.
Miles Archer: (30-40) Spade’s partner, murdered early in the story.
Iva Archer: (25-40) Miles’s widow, who has an affair with Spade.
Brigid O’Shaughnessy: (25-40) A mysterious woman who hires Spade.
Casper Gutman: (Age indeterminate)A wealthy, cunning, and obsessive collector.
Joel Cairo: (Age indeterminate)A shifty character working for Gutman.
Wilmer Cook: (20’s)Gutman’s young, trigger-happy bodyguard
Lieutenant Dundy: (40-60)A tough, suspicious police detective.
Sergeant Tom Polhaus: (40’s)A police detective. Sam’s friend
Captain Jacobi: (Age indeterminate)Captain of the ship bringing the falcon.
Luke: (Age indeterminate)A hotel detective.
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