Kids Required for "A Christmas Story" Musical
Searching for kids ages 6-18 years old for "A Christmas Story" Musical. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher, and even Santa Claus himself at Higbee’s Department Store. The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family’s temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys’ experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie’s father winning a lamp shaped like a woman’s leg in a net stocking; Ralphie’s fantasy scenarios and more. Additional info: Download the audition packet attached for all the important information. Print and bring the packet with you to auditions, if able. Copies of the packet will also be available at auditions. If interested, please apply.
8 roles
Is a boy who wants an Air Rifle for Christmas: specifically, the Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun. He is a bright, winsome, mischievous, cute kid – someone you wouldn't mind having as a next-door neighbor. Not a smart-aleck or overly precocious, Ralphie's imagination drives several scenes. The actor playing this role must be a fluent reader with a lot of stage presence.
Is Ralphie's younger brother. He is cute, cuddly, lovable, and whiny – like most baby brothers! He looks up to his big brother, tries to keep up with him, and is young enough that he can be convinced to eat his dinner like a baby piggy. The actor playing this role must have strong stage presence.
Is a classmate and best buddy of Ralphie. He is the guinea pig in the flagpole-licking experiment. The actor playing this role should be able to sustain and communicate with a serious lisp.
Is a classmate and best buddy of Ralphie. He becomes the scapegoat when Ralphie utters an unmentionable word.
Is a classmate of Ralphie.
Is a classmate of Ralphie.
Is a textbook example of a schoolyard bully. Scut is loud, obnoxious, and intimidating. He is a year or two older than Ralphie and his friends and wears a perpetual scowl under his coonskin cap. He always appears at the most inopportune time to harass his victims. In the end, he ends up being the biggest coward of all.
Are boys in girls in the classroom, school, and shopping scenes.
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