Main Stage Auditions
The Plight Before Christmas
Author: Fred J. Cusick & Diane Moore
Director: Dale Jones
Run: Dec 3 – Dec 26 (no show 12/25)
Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special Thursday and Sunday night shows available for private parties and special events.
Audition Dates
Open Call Oct 18 and Oct 19, 7–10 PM
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callback
Oct 20 7–10 PM
Rehearsals begin:
Oct 23
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Audition Requirements
Bring headshot and resume. Cold reading from script. Specialty acts desired but not required. If you have a specialty skill (magic, juggling, singing, dancing, pantomime, etc.), prepare a 1-minute audition with your own accompaniment if needed.
Synopsis:
Old-fashioned melodrama where the audience boos the villain and cheers for the hero. Will also feature a vaudeville-style olio of singing and specialty acts.
Ebeneezer Humbug is about to foreclose on everyone in town and force Felicity Fuzziwig to marry him, much to the dismay of his clerk Bob Scratchit, who also wants to marry her. Jake Marley, Humbug’s former partner, appears to claim his share of Humbug’s fortune.
Casting the following roles:
Emcee (M or F 30-70) Introduces the characters and olio acts; encourages audience responses.
Cheyenne (F 40-50) Downtrodden woman with a heart of gold.
Ebeneezer Humbug (M 40-60) The villain—evil, stingy and will stop at nothing to get his way.
Bob Scratchit (M 20-30) The hero—poor clerk in love with Felicity.
Slim Dickens (M 30-60) Upright sheriff.
Aunt Fuzziwig (F 40-60) Good-natured and absentminded.
Felicity Fuzziwig (F 20-30) The heroine—pure and sweet orphan.
Jake Marley (M 40-60) Grizzled miner who has recently regained his memory.