Hartford Stage to Audition Child Actors for
A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas
Hartford Stage will be holding auditions for child actors for the Tony Award-winning theatre's 16th annual production of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas on Tuesday, September 17, and Wednesday, September 18, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Callbacks will be on Friday, September 20.
Auditions are for children of all ethnic backgrounds, 5-13-years-old, and children who audition may not be a member of the Actors Equity Association. Children, who wish to audition, may not turn 14 years of age until after December 28, 2013. Rehearsals beginTuesday, November 12, with performance dates from Friday, November 29, throughSaturday, December 28.
Auditions are by appointment only, and there are a limited number of appointments available. To schedule an audition, call
860-520-7103 Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. or email
artistic@hartfordstage.org. Audition location and requirements will be discussed when parents or guardians call to arrange an appointment.
A Christmas Carol is Connecticut's premier holiday entertainment. Inaugurated in 1998 by former Hartford Stage Artistic Director Michael Wilson, the show has quickly grown to be enjoyed by tens of thousands of adults and children annually.
History of Hartford Stage
Now entering its 50th Anniversary season, Hartford Stage is one of the nation's leading resident theatres, known internationally for producing classics, provocative new plays and musicals, and neglected works from the past, as well as a distinguished education program that reaches 21,000 students annually. Hartford Stage has earned many of the nation's most distinguished awards, including a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, the Margo Jones Award for Development of New Works, OBIE awards, two New York Critics Circle Awards, a Dramatists Guild/CBS Award and an Elliot Norton Award, and has produced nationally renowned titles, including the Broadway productions of Enchanted April and Our Country's Good and the Off-Broadway productions of The Orphans' Home Cycle and The Carpetbaggers Children. In the fall of 2013, the Hartford Stage production of A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder will open at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. The leading provider of theatre education programs in Connecticut, Hartford Stage's offerings include student matinees, in-school theatre residencies, teen performance opportunities, theatre classes for students (ages 3-18) and adults, afterschool programs and professional development courses.
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