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Child and Teen Performers Needed for "A Christmas Story"

Selma, CA, United States
ID: 590048Exp: 9/8/2025
online audition
Description:

Seeking child and teen performers for “A Christmas Story.” Details are provided 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 approximately 16-32 bars of music in the style of contemporary musical theatre or a Pop/Rock song. Please have an instrumental or karaoke track prepared; a Bluetooth speaker will be provided. Callbacks – Wednesday, September 10th at 6:30PM Please see the attachment for details. If you are interested please apply.

8 roles

RALPHIEMale9-10 y.o.All ethnicities

(may be played by a 9 to 12-year-old). 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.

RANDYMale7-8 y.o.All ethnicities

(may be played by a 7 to 10-year-old). Ralphie’s younger brother. Cute, cuddly, and whiny. Admires Ralph 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.

SCHWARTZMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate.

FLICKMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate.

ESTHER JANEMale10-18 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate.

MARY BETHFemale10-18 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 Raphie and his classmates by ayear 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 in his day, Dill. 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.