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Child Auditions for Musical Production "A Christmas Story"

Newhall, CA, United States
ID: 591054Exp: 9/27/2025
Description:

Сhild auditions for musical production “A Christmas Story.” Details are provided below. 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. A Christmas Story is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial. Additional info: Callbacks (By Invitation Only): - Monday, September 29th from 7PM to 9PM Rehearsals: - Rehearsals start September 30th at 7PM - Monday through Friday 7 - 10pm Performance Dates (MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL PERFORMANCE DATES): - Starting November 28th, running weekends & some weekdays through December 23rd The Audition: - Please bring a resume and headshot if you have one. (Not required.) - Auditions will consist of cold reading from the script. If you are interested please apply.

8 roles

RALPHIEMale8-9 y.o.All ethnicities

Cute and a little mischievous. A regular, likeable boy.

RANDYMale5-7 y.o.All ethnicities

Ralphie's younger brother. Cute, whiny, but not obnoxious.

SCHWARTZBoth genders5-9 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate.

FLICKMale5-9 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate.

ESTHER JANEFemale5-9 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate.

HELENFemale5-9 y.o.All ethnicities

A classmate

SCUT FARKUSMale13-14 y.o.All ethnicities

He is loud, obnoxious and intimidating. Older than Ralphie by a few years, he is a classic bully, picking on kids younger and smaller than him.

VARIOUS OUTHER CHILDRENBoth genders5-8 y.o.All ethnicities

Some small speaking roles.