The Real Inspector Hound Auditions

Cape Rep Theatre will be holding open auditions for The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard, directed by Holly Erin McCarthy. 

About the auditions: 
We are seeking actors, singers and dancers of all races, ages, ethnicities and gender identities. All roles are available. To stay up to date visit www.caperep.org/auditions/

Submission instructions:
Please email an appointment request along with your headshot and resume to auditions@caperep.org. We are looking for actors with a wonderful sense of comedy and physicality for our upcoming production of Tom Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound, directed by Holly Erin McCarthy. Please prepare a short comic monologue of a minute or so. All listed roles are available.

Auditions are by appointment but walk-ins will be seen on a first come, first served basis in between scheduled appointments. Please email a request for an appointment along with a headshot and resume to auditions@caperep.org.

Rehearsals start on or about May 25, 2026
Production dates are currently scheduled for: June 24 – July 19, 2026 in the Indoor Theater

The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

Summary: A comedic spoof of an Agatha Christie-style whodunit in which two theater critics become entangled in the very murder mystery they are reviewing. In The Real Inspector Hound, Tony and Academy award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard has crafted a witty and gripping tale in which identity is as variable as a mustache.

Available Roles and Character Breakdown:
MOON – Second string theater critic of a major newspaper in London. Ambitious but insecure.
BIRDBOOT – First string theater critic with the “other” major London paper. Has a bit of an ego. Married but a womanizer.
MRS. DRUDGE – The dutiful maid who sees and hears everything that goes on in Muldoon Manor.
SIMON GASCOYNE – Young, dashing, self-absorbed, flirty.
FELICITY CUNNINGHAM – Young, very attractive, enjoys tennis, Cynthia’s friend.
CYNTHIA MULDOON – The Lady of the Manor and wife of the missing Albert Muldoon. She is wealthy, upper class, beautiful.
MAJOR MAGNUS MULDOON – The half-brother of Albert Muldoon. Or is he?
INSPECTOR HOUND – A Holmes-like detective. Or is he?

Personnel in attendance:
Janine M. Perry, Producing Artistic Director
Maura Hanlon, Associate Artistic Director
Holly Erin McCarthy, Director

Cape Rep Theatre is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive creative home for both artists and audiences. We welcome and encourage all to audition.