“Death and Taxes” Synopsis:

Ever wonder what goes on at a small-town city council meeting? In Hendricks, they're looking for a murderer. Mayor Kathleen Lyles boldly announces that the meeting will be more like a coroner's jury than the usual round of arguments. Not only was a man murdered, but he was an employee of the IRS. "Somehow I don't feel that bad!" Carl Johansen says, as the sheriff clamps the cuffs on him, making him the prime suspect. Slowly it becomes apparent the entire city council had seen the man, and each of them seems to be hiding something. Who murdered the stranger? Was it Cora Sedgewick, who was still dizzy at the time from stepping on a rake and being thumped in the face with its handle? Or newspaper editor King, who's right on the spot to report the facts, if he could only find a pencil? Or maybe the mayor herself, who was doing her laundry in the back of city hall?

Show performances are being planned for April; details to follow soon.  

Cast is five (5) women and four (4) men.

Characters in the show for audition are:

Kathleen Lyles.                 Stylish mayor

Eddie King.                        newspaper editor

Lydia Kleft.                        mousey secretary

Wesley Thorne.                sheriff

Carl Johansen.                 citizen

Mattie Johansen.             Carl's wife

Cora Sedgewick.              nosy neighbor

Dr. Efrem Bishop.             country doctor

Evelyn Martindale.           drama teacher

Ages are flexible.