Auditions Getting Close for Possum Point Players' THE TRIAL OF EBENEEZER SCROOGE

Director Jim Hartzell and the Possum Point Players will conduct auditions for their 2015 Christmas show: The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge. Auditions will be held at 7 pm on Sunday, October 4th and Monday, October 5th at Possum Hall, 441 Old Laurel Highway in Georgetown.

The cast consists of 11 actors, seven males and 4 females. Three of the four female actresses will play multiple roles. The male roles range in age from 25 to 75. The female roles range in age from 18 to 70. Auditions will consist of reading from the script.

The show will run December 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th and 13th. Anyone wishing more information or who cannot make either of the audition dates, is encouraged to contact Jim Hartzell by phone (302 856-6166) or through E-mail at jlhart8@mchsi.com. For further information about Possum Point Players, visit www.possumpointplayers.org.

The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge is the trial of the century! A year after his miraculous transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge is back to his old ways and is suing Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future for breaking and entering, kidnapping, slander, pain and suffering, attempted murder and the intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The ghosts employ Solomon Rothschild, England's most charismatic, savvy, and clever barrister. Scrooge, that old penny pincher, represents himself. One by one, Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's nephew Fred, solicitor and philanthropist Sara Anne Wainwright, and the ghosts themselves take the witness stand to give their account of the night in question.

The surprise ending should actually take no one by surprise. And it is not a spoiler alert to say this one ends happily. . . . well, for most everyone!

Here is a description of the characters:

Bailiff (Mr. Connolly)- Kindly bailiff with an IQ somewhat south of average.

Judge Pearson- The newly crowned king of Humbug and judge of this courtroom.

Solomon Rothschild- England's most savvy and clever barrister. Quite pompous.

Scrooge- Miserly owner of a London counting-house. I.e. accounting firm

Bob Cratchit- Scrooge's clerk, a kind, mild, and very poor man with a large family.

Jacob Marley- Scrooge's equally miserly former partner. He's been dead seven years.

Fred- Scrooge's nephew, a genial man who loves Christmas.

Mrs. Cratchit- Bob's wife, a kind and loving woman.

Fan- Scrooge's sister and Fred's mother. She died giving birth to Fred.

Ghost of Xmas Yet to Come- Phantom in hooded robe. Presented Scrooge a view of his lonely death.

Translator- Can speak Ghost and translates for the Ghost of Xmas yet to come.

Ghost of Christmas Past- Curious apparition who took Scrooge on a tour of his past Christmases.

Belle- Scrooge's beautiful former fiancée. He lost her due to his greed.

Sara- Wealthy dowager, collects for poor and needy.

Mrs. Dilber- An old beggar woman with a deep cockney accent.

Possum Point Players is supported, in part, by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

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