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"A Christmas Story" The Musical Needs Kids and Teens

Wallingford, CT, United States
ID: 588774Exp: 8/15/2025
Description:

Looking for kids and teens for "A Christmas Story" The Musical. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: This musical, which received rave reviews on its Broadway run, is based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Rebuffed at every turn with a similar echoing response, Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. All the iconic scenes from the movie are here: Ralphie's friend, Flick, getting his tongue stuck to the flagpole; his brother, Randy, getting dressed in his snowsuit; the bullies, Farkus and Dill; the leg lamp award; the bunny suit; Christmas dinner; and many others. The delightfully versatile score ranges from gentle ballads to show-stopping full-ensemble numbers such as "Ralphie to the Rescue!", "A Major Award," "Sticky Situation," "Up on Santa's Lap," "Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana," and the inevitable "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!" A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven't. Additional info: Please prepare a headshot, resumé, and 32 bars of a song of your choice. Accompanist provided. Performances will take place at the Wallingford Grange, December 12th, 13th, 14th & 19th, 20th, 21st If interested, please apply.

9 roles

RalphieMale9-12 y.o.All ethnicities

Cute and winsome, but not precious. 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.

RandyMale8-10 y.o.All ethnicities

Ralphie's younger brother. Cute, 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.

SchwartzMale9-12 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate.

FlickMale9-12 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate.

Esther JaneFemale9-12 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate.

Mary BethMale9-12 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate.

Scut FarkusMale14-15 y.o.All ethnicities

The textbook example of a schoolyard bully, except this truant doesn't go to school. He is loud, obnoxious, and intimidating. Older than Ralphie 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.

Grover DillMale9-12 y.o.All ethnicities

Always at Farkus' side is his toady, Dill. Much younger and decidedly smaller than Farkus, Dill delights in being tethered to his "hero." He punctuates the bully's threats and warnings with a series of rapid-fire belly-laughs, thus making the two of them the scourge of the neighborhood whenever they appear. But, like most of their ilk, when the two are finally challenged and bested, they turn out to be the biggest cowards of all.

EnsembleBoth genders8-18 y.o.All ethnicities