Ravenscroft — Lead Role

Auditions (Inspector Ruffing)

Tred Avon Players is seeking an actor to portray Inspector Ruffing, the lead role in our fall production of Ravenscroft(set in 1905 England). While the show will be performed in October/November, we are casting this role now.

Audition Dates: March 9 & 10 at 6pm
Location: TAP Studio
114 North Washington St, Easton, MD 21601

Accent Note: All characters use British accents except Marcy, who is European. Inspector Ruffing requires a British accent.

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Role Breakdown: Inspector Ruffing (Lead)

Age Range: 30s–50s
Role Type: Detective; rational outsider

 

Core Traits

• Intelligent, observant, dry humor

• Confident at first, increasingly destabilized

• Emotionally guarded but vulnerable

• Torn between logic and the household’s seductions

 

Backstory Notes

• Experienced inspector with emotional scars

• Arrives expecting a simple case

• Becomes psychologically entangled in the manor

 

Objectives

Primary: Uncover the truth about Patrick Roarke’s death
Secondary: Maintain control of the investigation; resist manipulation; keep his own past buried

 

Obstacles

• Contradictory testimonies

• The house’s dreamlike atmosphere

• His own emotional unraveling

 

Playable Tactics

Probe • Charm • Corner • Disarm • Intimidate • Retreat • Appeal to reason

 

Physical / Vocal Notes

• Controlled posture that slowly unravels

• Crisp voice shifting to strained frustration

• Movements become less certain over time

What to Expect at Auditions: Cold readings from the script.

For questions or more information, please contact TAP via our website.