"A Christmas Story: the Musical" Needs Child Performers
Seeking young talent for "A Christmas Story: the Musical". Please see the details below. About the project: Based on the perennial holiday movie favorite, and from the songwriting team behind the smash-Broadway hit, DEAR EVAN HANSEN and the film LA LA LAND, we bring you the hilarious musical, A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL. This now-classic story follows bespectacled Ralphie Parker as he schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle (“You’ll shoot your eye out kid!”). An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Additional info: Auditions will consist of prepared song and readings from sides Rehearsals will be from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM on Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays, although they will likely run later the week the show opens. Some Tuesdays may be added in late October or early November, if needed. Rehearsals begin Sunday, September 1, and run until the show opens on Friday, November 21st. Not every person may be called to every rehearsal and/or for the full duration of each rehearsal; the time commitment depends on the size of the role. A full rehearsal schedule will be provided at auditions for your convenience. Rehearsals begin on Sunday, August 24th The Performances: November 21,22, 23, 29, 30, December 5, 6, 7, (possible added shows on Thursday, December 4, added matinee on Saturday, November 29 and December 6) 7:00 pm performances on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 2:00 pm matinee performances on Sundays. Please see the attachment for details and audition sides. If interested, please apply.
14 roles
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. Vocal range: F#3 to D5
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. Vocal range: F#3 to D5
A classmate
A classmate.
A classmate.
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.
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.
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