NSTC Auditions

Auditions on Sunday, January 19 from 2pm to 5pm and on Monday, January 20 from 6pm to 8pm.

@ Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. in Las Cruces

Easiest access via Parking Lot 4 across from the main Post Office on Church Street

Roles

Needed are seven actors. No roles have been pre-cast.

The roles available are:

Rachel - F, 30-s-40's; the titular girl on the train, a barely functional alcoholic who is embroiled in a mystery involving a missing woman from her old neighborhood that she observes daily on her train commute.

Megan - F, 20's-30's; the woman who appears to have the perfect life that Rachel always wanted but is now mysteriously missing.

Anna - F, 20's-30's; Tom's new wife and the woman he left Rachel for. She lives in Rachel's old home and is very protective of her baby daughter.

DI Gaskill - M, any age; the detective inspector leading the case into Megan's disappearance.

Tom - M, 30's-40's; Rachel's ex-husband who left her for Anna. He is charming and uses that to his advantage.

Scott - M, 20's-30's; Megan's husband and easily jealous. Some of his actions make him the prime suspect in his wife's disappearance.

Kamal - M, 30's-50's; Megan's therapist and confidant. Rachel suspects that he has something to do with the disappearance as she saw him kissing Megan.

Audition Details

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. A perusal copy of the script is available at the Ask Here Desk at Branigan Library. The director highly encourages anyone interested in auditioning to read the script beforehand.

>Synopsis: Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated. The play is based on the novel by Paula Hawkins and the 2016 film adaptation.

The production will run March 21st to April 6, 2025.

For more information you can email the director, Autumn Gieb at autumngieb@gmail.com.

Questions?

Contact the organizer at autumngieb@gmail.com. .