AUDITIONS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL - THE MUSICAL
Saturday, Sept 13th, 2014 at 10 am – 12 pm
Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 7 pm – 9 pm
Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 7 pm – 9 pm
Location: Trinity Church, 2907 Mountain Road, Joppa, MD 21085
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MUSICAL
Performances Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, December 19, 20, 21, 2014 at 8 pm
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens
Based on the story by Charles Dickens
ONE ACT MUSICAL, RATED G
Original Radio City Entertainment/Madison Square Garden Version
Broadway heavy hitters Alan Menken (Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS) & Lynn Ahrens (RAGTIME, SEUSSICAL, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND) breathe fantastic new life into the classic tale of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated "Bah! Humbug!" Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he's forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present, & Future. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful "Happy Christmas" before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens's most well-known story. Proving its staying power with a decade long run at Madison Square Garden, A CHRISTMAS CAROL is sure to be a fantastic new Holiday tradition for Get2Act and the communities it serves.
AUDITION SCHEDULE
Auditions Held at Trinity Church, 2907 Mountain Road, Joppa, MD 2185
An accompanist will be provided.
Saturday, September 13th, 10 am to 12 pm: Children’s Auditions (Ages 12 and under)
Children may sing a prepared piece or learn a song from the show. There will learn a simple dance movement, so wear movement friendly clothing.
Sunday, September 14th, 7 pm: Adult Auditions (Age 13 and up)
Monday, September 15th, 7 pm: Adult Auditions (Age 13 and up)
Adult auditions will consist of performance of a short, prepared song (16 bars to one minute in duration), dance audition and possible cold readings from the script. Prepared monologues are welcome, but not required and should be no more than one minute in length. Please wear movement friendly clothing for the dance audition.
CHARACTER LIST
• A BEADLE
• THREE CHARITY MEN
• MR. SMYTHE
• GRACE SMYTHE
• SCROOGE
• CRATCHIT
• MARTHA CRATCHIT
• MRS. CRATCHIT
• TINY TIM
• POULTERER
• FRED ANDERSON
• JONATHON
• GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT (SANDWICHBOARD MAN)
• GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST (LAMPLIGHTER)
• BLIND OLD HAG
• MRS. MOPS
• SCROOGE'S DOUBLE
• MARLEY
• MARLEY'S FOUR ACOLYTES
• JUDGE
• SCROOGE AT 8
• SCROOGE'S FATHER
• SCROOGE'S MOTHER
• MR. HAWKINS
• SCROOGE AT 12
• FAN AT 10
• FEZZIWIG
• YOUNG EBENEZER (SCROOGE AT 18)
• YOUNG MARLEY
• EMILY
• MRS. FEZZIWIG
• TWO GRANNIES
• FOUR ABUNDANCE AND CHARITY ELVES
• SALLY ANDERSON
• GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE (BLIND OLD HAG)
• TWO UNDERTAKERS
• OLD JOE
• ENSEMBLE:
• BANKERS, STREET VENDORS, PANTOMIME GIRL, SAILORS, LOWER CLASS LADIES, CRATCHIT CHILDREN, CHARWOMEN, GHOSTS, JAILERS, FACTORY WORKERS, FEZZIWIG PARTY-GOERS, CLERKS, CREDITORS, DANCING GIRLS, MONKS, CHILDREN, CHORUS OF CHILD ANGELS, etc.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN AND VOCAL RANGE
• BEADLE/CREDITOR, a worker in SCROOGE'S bank. Baritone
• BOB CRATCHIT, a hardworking clerk in SCROOGE'S employment. Baritenor
• EMILY, young, lovely, and goodhearted. Truly in love with young Ebenezer.Soprano
• FRED ANDERSON, warm and compassionate, SCROOGE'S nephew Baritenor
• GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE/BLIND OLD HAG Alto *Doubles as BLIND OLD HAG
• GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST/LAMPLIGHTER, a twinkly, spritely apparition, full of the Christmas spirit. Soprano or Tenor *Doubles as LAMPLIGHTER
• GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT/SANDWICHBOARD MAN, a large jovial man. Baritone *Doubles as the SANDWICHBOARD MAN
• GRACE SMYTHE, the young daughter of MR. SMYTHE. Girl Soprano
• GHOST OF JACOB MARLEY, returned from the grave to warn SCROOGE of the consequences of living the life of a miser. Baritenor
• MR. FEZZIWIG, a portly, jolly man. A kind-hearted bank-owner who helps Ebenezer Scrooge get his start. Tenor
• MR. SYMTHE, recently widowed and left with a young daughter, GRACE. Baritone
• MRS. CRATCHIT, a wonderful wife and mother, hopeful and generous. Alto
• MRS. FEZZIWIG, the cheerful wife of MR. FEZZIWIG the banker. Soprano
• OLD JOE, a rag picker who scavenges off the dead. Baritone
• SALLY ANDERSON, the wife of SCROOGE'S nephew FRED.Alto
• EBENEZER SCROOGE, an old man whose great wealth has turned his heart to stone. Deaf to the needs of his fellow men. A2 - Eb3 Baritone
• SCROOGE AT 12, a poor orphan who works all day at a boot making factory. Tired of poverty, he vows to save his money and make his fortune. He desperately misses his parents and wants to ?nd a home of his own. Boy Tenor
• SCROOGE AT 18, saving his money and running from a life of poverty, YOUNG EBENEZER is still happy and sociable and deeply in love with EMILY. Tenor
• TINY TIM, the young son of BOB CRATCHIT. Weak and crippled, but full of true goodness and hope. More than anyone, TINY TIME embodies the Christmas Spirit. Boy Soprano
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