Upcoming Auditions
September 27 & 28 6:30-8:30 p.m.
ACTOR ONE (M)
Ebenezer Scrooge - standard English - 50-60
ACTOR TWO (M)
Bob Cratchit - cockney - 40
Marley - standard English - 50-60
Young Scrooge - standard - 16-19
Little Scrooge - standard - 8
Katie Cratchit - cockney - 9
Boy in street - cockney - 12
Frederick’s children - standard - 3-12
Various narrators, carol singers, debtors, spirits, skaters, ghostly helpers etc.
ACTOR THREE (F)
Mrs Lack - cockney - 40
Lavinia Bentham - standard - 35
Mrs Grimes - Northern English - 60
Fanny - standard - 18
Isabella - Sweet spoken Irish - 18-28
Spirit of Christmas Present - cockney/Music Hall/various 60
Frederick's Housemaid - cockney - 30
Various narrators, carol singers, debtors, spirits, skaters, ghostly helpers etc.
ACTOR FOUR (F)
Hermione Bentham - standard - 35
Spirit of Christmas Past - standard - 40
Constance - standard - 30
Mrs. Cratchit - cockney - 40
Scrooge's mother - standard - 40
Various narrators, carol singers, debtors, spirits, skaters, ghostly helpers etc.
ACTOR FIVE (M)
Frederick - standard - 35
Mr Grimes - Northern English - 60
Mr Fezziwig - Irish - 50
George - standard - 30
Peter Cratchit - cockney - 15
Abigail Cratchit - cockney - 9
Tiny Tim - cockney - 7
Spirit of Christmas Yet To Come - standard - 50
Passer-by - cockney - 20
Various narrators, carol singers, debtors, spirits, skaters, ghostly helpers etc.
This play is written specifically for five actors. Three men and two women. One actor plays Scrooge throughout. Everybody else plays everybody else.
Runs December 4-20
The audition will consist of cold readings from the script. Dress for light movement. Headshots/Resumes welcome, but not required.
Directed by Beth Henderson
Patrick Barlow, writer of the Broadway and West End hit The 39 Steps, retells Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol with the same fast pace, quick wit and small cast.
This thrilling adaptation uses only five actors to bring some of Dickens’ most beloved characters to life. From Scrooge and Tiny Tim to Bob Cratchit and Mrs. Fezziwig, Barlow's A Christmas Carol uses nothing more than some simple props, fresh physicality and the power of imagination to convey this timeless story of redemption. Witness Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation from a stingy miser to a man who generously celebrates the spirit of the season all year long in this highly theatrical adaptation.