Casting Kids for Show "A Christmas Story"
Looking to cast kids for the Show "A Christmas Story". Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Rate: Pay Rates Lead roles - $1,200-$1,600 per show week. Featured roles - $600-$800 per show week. Kid Ensemble roles (locals) - $400 per show week. Rehearsals- $900-$1,500 total for rehearsal period Additional info: Digital submissions are now being accepted. Those selected for in-person callbacks will be notified by email. Roles will require an in-person callback in NYC on Sept 3rd and 4th. Digital or Zoom callbacks may be considered. Further details will be sent to those invited to a callback. Rehearsals November 18- December 11, 2025, on-site at the MGM Beau Rivage in Biloxi, MS. Runs December 12- 27, 2025 (14 show days, 24 performances). Dark days: At least 2 (likely 3) during rehearsals and 3 during the show’s run. Return travel: December 28th or 29th, 2025 (Kids) Kids Ensemble ($400- $500) Excellent acting skills and singing voices to play various characters throughout the show. Should be able to hold harmonies and be fluent readers. Must be strong dancers with jazz and tap technique. Some ensemble members will also understudy featured roles. Age 10 by the start of rehearsals. Required Media: Video Reel, Cover Letter If interested, please apply.
6 roles
Under 5’. Cute and winsome. Bright, but not precocious. A regular kid you wouldn’t mind having as a next-door neighbor. He’s a bit mischievous and rascally but with a twinkle in his eye. Experienced on stage with a great strong singing voice. High belter and voice must be unchanged. Vocal range is low F# to high D. Tap dancing is a plus but not mandatory.
(to play 7 to 8). Must be at least 9 years old. 4’7” or smaller. Ralphie's younger brother. Cute, funny, cuddly and whiny. Admires Ralphie but won't admit it. He's at the stage of childhood wherein he seems opposed to everything, but he's still lovable not a brat. Vocally, voice is unchanged and high belter low F# high C#. Must be strong mover with dance training. Tap dancing is a plus but not mandatory.
(to play 9 to 10) A classmate and best buddy of Ralphie's; Flick is the guinea pig in the flagpole licking experiment. The actor playing this role should be able to sustain and communicate with a comical lisp at times ! Must be strong singer and mover with dance training. Tap dancing is a plus but not mandatory.
(to play 9 to 10) A classmate and best buddy of Ralphie; Schwartz becomes the scapegoat when Ralphie utters an unmentionable word. Must be strong singer and mover with dance training. Tap dancing is a plus but not mandatory.
(to play 12 to 13). The textbook example of a schoolyard bully, except this truant doesn’t go to school. He is loud, obnoxious and intimidating. Older than Raphie and his classmates by a year or two, he wears a perpetual scowl beneath his trademark coonskin cap. He always appears at the most inopportune times to scare and harass his innocent victims. Must be strong singer and mover with dance training. Tap dancing is a plus but not mandatory.13
(to play 9 to 10) Always at Farkus’ side. Younger and smaller than Farkus, Dill delights in being tethered to his “hero”. His rapid-fire belly-laughs, always heard with Farkus’s threats, make them the fear of the neighborhood whenever they appear. But, when the two are finally challenged and bested, they turn out to be the biggest cowards of all. Must be strong singer and mover with dance training. Tap dancing is a plus but not mandatory.
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