AUDITIONS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2024)

AUDITIONS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2024)

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater

From the novella by Charles Dickens, Adapted by

Directed by Joy Arzaga

AUDITION DATES:  Oct. 15 – 17

• Tuesday, Oct. 15   – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Wednesday,  Oct. 16  – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
• Thursday, Oct. 17 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions.  We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)

PERFORMANCE DATES:  Dec. 7 – Dec. 22, 2024

AUDITION NOTICE:

TITLE:  A CHRISTMAS CAROL

AUTHOR:   From the Novella by Charles Dickens, adapted by Joy Arzaga

DIRECTOR: Joy Arzaga

RUN:  Dec. 7 – Dec. 22, 2024 

Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Wednesday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. 

This is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay. 

AUDITION DATES:

Open Call: (Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)

Dates: Tuesday, Oct. 15 and Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024   

Times: 7pm – 9pm

Location: Long Beach Playhouse  

Callbacks: By Invitation Only.

Date: Thursday, October. 17

Times: 7pm – 10pm

REHEARSALS:

First Read-Through: Saturday, Oct. 19, noon – 4pm

First Rehearsal: Starts Monday, Oct. 21.

Regular Rehearsal: Mondays – Thursdays, 7pm – 10pm, Saturdays 1pm – 4pm. 

• NO REHEARSAL ON Halloween & Thanksgiving BUT will rehearse the Wednesday before those days on 10/30 and 11/27

(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)

Flexible to work around some minor conflicts except for tech dates and performances.

Location: Long Beach Playhouse

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: 

Bring headshot, resume, and calendar of conflicts.  

Audition will consist of cold readings from the script. Sides will be provided at auditions. 

You may be asked to sing your favorite Christmas Carol. Be prepared to sing a cappella or bring your own track.

British accents required for all roles.  

Non-traditional casting welcome: open to all races, genders, and ages.  

SHORT SYNOPSIS:  

An adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas novella, A Christmas  Carol is the famous tale of a miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. Over the course of the story, he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, who give him a new perspective on his life.

CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:  

NOTE: Looking to cast 12 actors, with most everyone but Scrooge playing multiple parts. Non-traditional casting welcome: open to all races, genders, and ages.  

EBENEZER SCROOGE (M, to play 50+) A cold-hearted miser, whose fear of the world has manifested in a hatred for Christmas. 

BOB CRATCHIT (M, 35-50) An optimistic, mild-mannered man who loves his family. Also plays Dick Wilkins who was Ebenezer’s best friend when he was younger. 

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST (F, to play 18-25) A strange, otherworldly spirit who shows Scrooge his past. Singing is a bonus. Will also play a Salvation Army Bell Ringer, a Caroler, Martha Cratchit and Ghost of Christmas YTC puppeteer. Singing is a bonus.

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT (M, all ages 20+ considered) An exuberant spirit who is the embodiment of Christmas Day. Singing is a bonus. Will also play Salvation Army Bell Ringer, a Caroler, Mr. Fezziwig and Ghost of Christmas YTC puppeteer.

JACOB MARLEY (M, to play 50 +) The ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge’s dead business partner. Will also play a Narrator, Old Joe, and the Poulterer.  

FRED HOLLOWELL (M, 18-30) Scrooge’s nephew and a joyful young  man filled with Christmas cheer. Will also play Young Ebenezer, Thomas and Broker  2.

BELLE (F, 18-30) A young woman with fierce convictions and the lost love of Ebenezer. Will also play Caroline, Catherine, and Broker 1. 

MRS. CRATCHIT (F, 35-50) A strong headed matriarch of her family. She  is kind-hearted but not afraid to speak her truth. Will also play Mrs. Fezziwig, a Narrator, and Mrs. Oliver.

ELIZABETH HOLLOWELL (F, 18-30) Fred’s outgoing and playful wife.  Singing voice is a bonus. Will also play the Solicitor, Narrator, a Caroler, a party goer and Mrs. Dilber. 

PETER CRATCHIT (M, 13-17) Eldest son of the Cratchits. Singing required. Will also play Ignorance, and Boy. 

BELINDA CRATCHIT (F, 7-13) Youngest daughter of the Cratchits. Will  also play a Street child, Fan, Belle’s daughter, and Want. 

TINY TIM (M, 7-10) A kind-hearted, sickly boy who loves Christmas.  Singing is a bonus. Will also play School-age Scrooge. 

BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: