A CHRISTMAS CAROL Equity Principal Actors - Ronald O Perelman Performing Arts Center Auditions

A CHRISTMAS CAROL - NYC EPA

Ronald O Perelman Performing Arts Center | New York, NY

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, August 14, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM

CONTRACT

Special Agreement
$1450 weekly minimum (PAC NYC category 1)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in A CHRISTMAS CAROL (see breakdown). All roles will be understudied internally.

PREPARATION

Picture and Resume stapled together. Please prepare one of the sides in the Dropbox below or a monologue of your choice. All roles require an English accent. Material can be found on this link:
Dropbox

LOCATION

Ripley-Grier Studios (520)
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6507
Studio 16O (Holding – Capacity: 30); Studio 16Q (Audition – Capacity: 44)

PERSONNEL

Producer: World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc. d/b/a Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
Director: Matthew Warchus
Playwright: Jack Thorne
Composer/Orchestrator: Christopher Nightingale
Choreographer: Lizzi Gee
Casting Director: Jim Carnahan, CSA, Jason Thinger, CSA

EXPECTED TO ATTEND

Jason Thinger (Casting Director)

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: October 14, 2025
First Preview: November 23, 2025
Opening Night: December 4, 2025
Announced Closing: December 28, 2025
One week extension: January 4, 2026
Possible final extension: January 11, 2026

OTHER

Venue: Perelman Performing Arts Center
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

EQUITY POLICY

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

NOTE: Additionally, we are looking for a performer who can play the Ukulele or Mandolin. The Ukulele or Mandolin can be placed on a variety of tracks and will be set during the audition process based on who is being seen.

Cast:

TBA – SCROOGE (Male, late 40s-mid 50s): Grouchy old miser with a cold-hearted approach to life. His kindness and goodwill are restored after a visit from some wise ghosts.

TBA – FATHER/MARLEY (Male, 35-55): Marley – Scrooge’s former business partner. A bitter man who bitterly regrets his bitterness. Father - Scrooge and Little Fan’s Father. Alcoholic. Commanding, pathetic, pathetically commanding.

SEEKING:

NOTE: All roles require an English accent. All roles (with the exception of Scrooge) will be asked to sing Christmas carols a cappella.

GHOST PAST (Female, 55-75): Sinewy and clever, the first of the ghosts. Takes Scrooge back to his childhood and visits Little Fan, Belle, and Fezziwig through the years. Pensive and cunning but with a sweet Grandma-like appearance.

GHOST PRESENT (Female, 35-45): A giant. With giant ways. She sees the present clearly, mainly because she's so tall. She thinks he's funnier than he is. She enjoys life, which is a wonderful skill in a ghost.

LITTLE FAN (Female, 18-28): Soft and sweet and clever, Little Fan is the Jiminy Cricket we all wished we had as a relative. Scrooge's sister and the Ghost of Christmas future. Scrooge is very fond of Fan.

BELLE (Female, 25-40): Cunning, beguiling, both extraordinary and ordinary. Scrooge meets Belle when they are young and falls in love with her. Leaves her behind with promise to return as a rich man and to marry her. Belle grows as Scrooge does, but in an entirely different way.

BOB CRATCHIT (Male, 35-45): An affable man stuck in an ineffable job. He loves his family, he tries to love his boss, he believes if you project happiness in the world, you will get happiness back - he's wrong.

NEPHEW/FRED (Male, 25-35): A quick-witted man who enjoys being fun and playful. He likes a game, he likes a chat, he doesn't do a great deal with his time but lives life lovingly.

FEZZIWIG (Male, 40-60): The most joyous undertaker you'll ever meet. Father of Belle. Warm, welcoming man - his house is full of Christmas cheer. Offers the young Scrooge work with the intention of making him an associate and business partner. Scrooge rejects this in his mission to provide more for Belle.

NICHOLAS (Male, 30-40): A good and kind husband to Belle. Same age as Belle.

JESS (Female, 18-30): City type. Young, playful and competitive. A friend of Scrooge's nephew, Jess is quick-witted and a keen game player.

MRS CRATCHIT (Female, 30-45): Bob Cratchit's wife and mother to Tiny Tim. Kind, loving woman, focused on her family and providing what she can considering their poverty. Not a fan of Scrooge. She knows how to cook a goose.

FERDY/GEORGE/CELLO (Male, 18-30): City type. Young, playful character. Able to play the cello.

YOUNG EBENEZER (Male, 18-30): The young Scrooge, but not as we know him. Young Ebenezer is playful, bright and energetic despite his sorrow at being left alone at boarding school throughout school holidays.

TINY TIM (Male or Female, 8-12): A seer who carries a disability. NOTE: Performers with mobility and physical disabilities are encouraged to audition. No prior experience is required.