Auditions - Nightwatch - A Play by Lucille Fletcher
Show Dates: 6th - 9th March 2024
Unable to sleep, Elaine Wheeler paces the living room of her Manhattan townhouse, troubled by unsettling memories and vague fears. Her husband tries to comfort her, but when he steps away for a moment, Elaine screams as she sees (or believes she sees) the body of a dead man in the window across the way. The police are called but find nothing except an empty chair. Elaine’s terror grows as shortly thereafter she sees another body— this time a woman’s—but by now the police are sceptical and pay no heed to her frantic pleas. Her husband, claiming that Elaine may be on the verge of a breakdown, calls in a lady psychiatrist, who agrees with his suggestion that Elaine should commit herself to a sanatorium for treatment.
From this point on, the plot moves quickly and grippingly as those involved—Elaine’s old friend and house guest Blanche; the inquisitive and rather sinister man who lives next door; and the nosy German maid Helga—all contribute to the deepening suspense and mystery of the play as it draws towards its riveting and chilling climax
Readthroughs: Sunday 12 November at 2pm and Wednesday 15th November at 8pm
Auditions: Tuesday 28th and Thursday 30th November at 7:45pm
Rehearsals: Tuesdays and Thursdays and will commence on Tuesday 5th December at 7:45pm
