Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for speaking roles in the Barbara Robinson holiday play
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on
SATURDAY, OCT. 10.
Auditions for the Angel Choir (non speaking roles) will be on
TUESDAY, OCT.12 at 6:00 PM
.
Call
503-635-3901 to reserve an audition time slot for both speaking and non-speaking roles.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is directed by
Benjamin Tissell.
The director is casting for 4 men and 6 women (various adult ages), 8 boys and 9 girls (ages 9-15) and a singing angel choir (ages 7-10). The director is seeking young people with self-confidence, good vocal skills and stage presence. Call
503-635-3901 for an audition appointment time. For a breakdown of roles, please
click here.
Audition Location: Lakewood Theatre Company at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
Materials Needed for speaking roles: Please bring a current photo/snapshot and resume and be prepared to read from the script. Please be prepared to stay if the director requests you to read with others. Callbacks, if needed, will be at the director's discretion. Parents will be asked to sign agreement forms. Conflicts not listed at time of audition may not be honored. Those auditioning should be available for possible callbacks on Monday, October 12.
Materials Needed for non-speaking roles: (Angel Choir) come prepared to sing.
Rehearsal schedule: Rehearsals will be held on Saturdays and/or Sundays Oct 24/25, 31, Nov 1, and Nov. 7, 8. Weekday rehearsals will be added starting the week of Nov 9, 6:00-8:30 PM 3-4 evenings a week.
Performance schedule: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens Thursday Dec. 17 at 7:30 PM and continues nightly at 7:30 PM Dec. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23. There are also 2:00 PM matinees on Sat. Dec. 19 and Sun. Dec. 20. Lakewood Theatre Company features an intimate 220-seat theatre located at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego.
About the play: The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lied and stole and smoked cigars (even the girls) and talked rough and hit little kids and talked back to their teachers. So it surprised just about everybody when they decided to take part in the town's Christmas Pageant.
The Herdman kids had never heard of the Christmas story, but the way they interpreted it, you'd think the story of Jesus came right out of the F.B.I. files. (They called the Wise Men a bunch of dirty spies). It was a Christmas pageant to remember. An American classic ... one of the best Christmas stories ever told.
